Tag: New Orleans

  • Postmarked New Orleansby Jason N. A. Smith: A review

    Postmarked New Orleans

    by Jason N. A. Smith: A review

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    Postmarked New Orleans by Jason N. A. Smith. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Press, 2019. 77p. illus. A Review Timothy Van Staden, PhDat home in New England, USA Postmarked New Orleans is a tantalizing general non-fiction book that joins the ranks of many other titles in the “Then and Now” genre. Cities that come to mind where…

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  • The Windows of St. Louis CathedralNew Orleans, Louisiana

    The Windows of St. Louis Cathedral

    New Orleans, Louisiana

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    Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it ….” With that in mind, we who travel have reasons which complement that essential, to wit: education and curiosity. This is a travel story for me and Saint Louis.

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
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So many have lived among us who we would never know were it not for postcards. Rene Cloke is one. As a shy young girl Rene was interested in drawing and illustrating books. While in her forties, she worked in Britain’s War Office where the maps she made saved young lives during World War II.

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