Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, That is really sad news. Kate Chopin was a great writer, and a great trailbreaker for women in the 19th century. She brought the cajun culture and language to life in many, many stories. I have never gotten to her house, and now I will never be able to, sigh. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:30 PM Subject: [Leica] Kate Chopin Fire > Some bad news today, the Kate Chopin Home (Author of "The Awakening")/ > Bayou Folk Museum in Cloutierville, Louisiana burned and we lost most of > the > content. > Archivist Mary Linn Wernet received a call, and we rushed down the > highway > to find three walls and lots of embers. > > My pictures; the first is one I shot a couple years, scroll down for > today's > mess > http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/kate_chopin_fire.htm > > Information on the house and Kate Chopin: > http://www.caneriverheritage.org/main_file.php/chopin.php/ > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information