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The art-deco influenced "new"
city hall, an icon
of early
political struggles. It's
predecessor, a high Gothic
style
still being used, was referred to
by Mark Twain as the
ugliest
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The
city is rich in ethnic history and settlement as
exemplified by this Islamic Mosque. The "Cajan"
tradition is rich here and can be seen in much of the
cultural landscape including food, music and building
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Baton Rouge, called the "Red Stick"
(named after a native American boundary marker), is now
considered by some to be the city of the "blue tarp" due to
extreme wind damage from Hurricane Gustuv.
Photos from
PAS:APAL Meeting in Baton Rouge, 2008 |
Welcome to the Pioneer
America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts
and Landscapes (PAS: APAL) website! We hope you like our new
facelift, and our many features that we now offer right here
online!
PAS: APAL is an international, non-profit, educational
organization that encourages the scholarly study and
preservation of buildings, sites, structures and objects
representing the history of the Americas and their material
culture, the resultant landscape of human activity.
We are a small organization that encourages the sharing of ideas
and research across a variety of inter-disciplinary fields.
Direct application of this research by academicians and
professionals in the organization can help achieve the mission
of the society.
Our annual meeting is also a place to learn about a particular
region and enjoy the camaraderie that is inherent in a small
group. We also encourage student participation to keep the light
burning. If you have not already, join with us in documenting
the mundane, profane and insane elements of our culture.
Artimus Keiffer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
(Click on link to open)
List of Books Available Review Updated 
Registration forms are now available
in
the
Conference Information
section
Table of Contents
for Material Culture: Journal of the Pioneer America Society
(Vol. 40, no. 2) Now Available Online
PAS 2009 Conference Details
Announced
The PAS Newsletter 26.2, Fall 2008
Now Available!
2009 Secretary-Treasurer
Announcement
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Now to H-Material Culture
PAS: APAL 2008 Award
Recipients Announced
Last Updated 6/11/2009
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