| Episode Sketches (downloadable .pdf files) |
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Project |
Description |
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| Miss Olive's Pie Safe |
Cypress Pie Safe |
Octogenarian Olive Freeman lost her ancestral home and most of its contents during the 2005 hurricane, Rita. This pie safe, or garde-manger, was badly damaged, but recovered. Her . . . |
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| Martin Furniture Works |
Breakfast Table and Chairs |
Martin Furniture Works began in the blacksmith shop of Conrad "Coony" Martin in 1935. His son, Howard, made a simple set of wood furniture for his own use. Others liked it and asked him . . . |
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| Breaux Family Table |
Dining Table |
Francis Charles Webb was a respected residential building contractor in post WWII Lafayette until the middle of the twentieth century. He seldom built furniture for others, but could be coaxed by . . . |
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| Chiffarobe |
Chiffarobe |
Get a Cajun to tell you a story from his childhood and the two words "Ma-ma" and "chiffarobe" will probably get used in the same sentence at least once before it's done. This compact . . . |
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| Father Teurling's Rocker |
Rocking Chair |
Father William Teurling(s?), born in Tilburg, Holland in 1872, was instrumental in forming the infrastructure of the Lafayette area Catholic community. Respected by Jews, Catholics, . . . |
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| Gate-Leg Table |
Gate-Leg Table |
Gate-leg tables originally appeared in 16th century Europe, primarily in England. Now found largely in the Jacobian and the William and Mary styles and mostly of European origin, this space-. . . |
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| Gen. Mouton's Secretary |
Mahogany Secretary |
Mouton (1829-1864) was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, the son of former Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Mouton. After graduating from West Point, he resigned his commission and took a . . . |
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| Miss Lura's Table |
Pine Breakfast Table |
Martel Fuselier built this table for his daughter, Lura, as a breakfast table as she first set out on her own in 1945. Her youngest daughter used it as her first kitchen table when she began her . . . |
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| Porch Swing |
Cypress Porch Swing |
The iconic porch swing is not exclusive to Cajuns, but it's hard to find anyone in Louisiana who doesn't have fond memories of family and a porch swing. From the farmhouse to the town house . . . |
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| Prayer Kneeler - 'Prie-Dieu' |
French Prie-Dieu |
A prie-Dieu (French: literally, "pray [to] God"), also known as "kneeler" or prayer desk is a type of prayer desk primarily intended for private devotional use. Often found in churches of the European . . . |
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| Rougeou Family Table |
Dining Table/Love Seat |
Clyde L. Rougeou (1915-1980), born near LeCompte, Louisiana, received his B.S. degree from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (SLI, subsequently known as the University of Southwest . . . |
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| Fall-Front Writing Desk |
White Oak Secretary |
This hand-made English writing desk is dated 2/19/6 in the apparent handwriting of its builder. The cast brass hardware is marked "Made In England" and the pencil and scribe markings of its maker . . . |
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