THE REBIRTH OF SAVE OUR CEMETERIES
Come hear Sara Lowenburg, Director of Save Our Cemeteries, and Russell Blanchard, Tours and Travel Manager for SOC, talk about the exciting new initiatives underway at this fifty-year-old nonprofit devoted to the preservation and protection of New Orleans historic cemeteries.
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Merger with the Preservation Resource Center
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Tomb restoration projects
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Educational opportunities
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Hands-on craft career training in St Louis Cemetery #2
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Newly expanded tour offerings (including Lafayette #1!)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BELOW
ELECTIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL BE HELD.
YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING IF YOU WISH TO PLACE A VOTE.
Russell Blanchard is a ninth-generation Cajun descendant who has a deep passion for sharing our history and culture. He brings his love of storytelling and extensive experience as a licensed New Orleans tour guide along with his work developing and coordinating international travel to the PRC’s Tour Program. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Cinematic Production and has worked on major film projects around the globe over the last 20 years. Russell resides in Algiers Point, where he and his wife renovated a historic home and now share it with their daughter Sally.
Sara Lowenburg has a background in nonprofit and cultural work, volunteer management, grant writing, and more. She worked in museums for over a decade before joining the PRC, including as Director of Education at both the Louisiana State Museum and New Orleans Museum of Art. Sara earned a Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College in History and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from New York University.