322. Linda Duff Niemeir, part 2

322. Part 2 of our interview with Linda Duff Niemeir, co-author with her mother of Sharecropping in North Louisiana: A Family's Struggle Through the Great Depression. A family's history lives and dies according to the dedication of its storyteller. Author Lillian Laird Duff is one such historian, and with the encouragement and help of her daughter Linda Duff Niemeir, the stories of this sharecroppers daughter will spark in readers the desire to keep their own family histories alive. Sharecropping in North Louisiana is the true story of the hardship Lillian's family faced during the Great Depression and World War II. The word-pictures Lillian paints are vivid and will bring to life for readers a time when people were forced to get by with what they had. It will also leave readers hungry for a home-cooked meal, as Lillian recalls food preparation on the farm with such richness and delight that you can almost smell the smoked pork and taste the homemade ice cream and butter. Join Linda in listening to her mothers stories once more.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 19, 1799. Interim governor Nicholas Vidal takes command of Louisiana.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Orthopedic surgeon and cancer researcher Dr. Mary Stults Sherman was murdered in New Orleans on July 21, 1964 at her home in this apartment house at 3101 St. Charles Avenue. Sherman was found dead in her apartment on St. Charles Avenue. She had been stabbed and burned. Her murder is listed as unsolved.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 29 - September 2, 2019, 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
   84^th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
   715 2^nd St.
   Morgan City, LA 70380
   Tap your toes & tempt your tastebuds at Louisiana's oldest state-chartered harvest festival. The four-day extravaganza of family entertainment includes continuous live music by local & national acts, a huge arts & crafts show and sale, a Childrens Village, the Cajun Culinary Classic, the traditional Blessing of the Fleet and water parade . . . all with no gate fee!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. The Super Band plays on Royal St.

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