Today began with an interesting discovery. In 1880, Edgar Dobard (b 1846) lived with his wife, Mattie Bruigniens (b 1854), and three sons -- Edward (b 1872), Albert (b 1875), and Claude (b 1880) -- at 338 Bouny Street in Algiers. Edgar was the son of St. Luc Daubard (b 1800) and Marie Antoinette Angeletti (b 1822). Sometime around 1881-1882, Edgar moved his family to Texas, where that branch of the Dobards remains today.
The really interesting part is that the house the Daubards are renting is at 527 Bouny, just two blocks away. Edgar's house is gone; the site is now an empty lot between the Dry Dock and Crown and Anchor restaurants.
World War II Museum
The National World War II Museum was on today's agenda. The Daubards were interested in the story of the Pacific Theater as well as the Normandy invasion. The war in the Pacific was not as well known to them as the war in Europe. We spent about four hours among the exhibits.
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| The facade of the building is impressive. |
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| So is the American flag inside! |
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As happened many times during the visit,
we ran into someone who spoke French. |
Make It Right
In the afternoon we toured Brad Pitt's
Make It Right housing development. There was great interest in the "green" aspects of the houses. Bernard snapped these photos.
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While in the neighborhood,
we passed by Fats Domino's home. |
At their request, we dropped the cousins off in the French Quarter to do some shopping. Here's a glimpse of their evening via Bernard's photos.
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| Musicians along Decatur Street. |
They saw some interesting characters.
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Statue of philanthropist Malcolm Woldenberg
in Woldenberg Park, along the Mississippi River. |
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| Sunset behind the Crescent City Connection. |
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