Ione E. Burden Symposium Speaker Series
LSU Rural Life Museum 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
The LSU Rural Life Museum's Ione E. Burden Symposium returns as a speaker series presented on Saturdays throughout the spring. Each week will bring a distinguished speaker presenting presentations on various topics of local culture and preservation. Seating is limited, but all presentations will be available via Zoom as well.
April 24: Meg Marshall, Thomas Klinger, and Dr. Nathan Wendt on "Louisiana Creole Voices: Preserving Recordings of Descendants of Enslaved People Along the Mississippi River."
May 1: Melissa Eastin on "The East Baton Rouge Library's Special Collections Department: Who We Are and What We Do"
May 8: Dr. Jenna Kuttruff on "Louisiana Acadia Textiles and the Importance of Textile Preservation"
May 25: Melissa Smith on "LSU Libraries Special Collections Role with Community Outreach"
Lectures will begin at 10 am. Regular admission rates of $10; $8 for children; $9 for senior citizens and LSU faculty, staff, and students applies. lsu.edu/rurallife/events.php