Lydia Blanchard
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Many residents of Natchitoches have connections to Lydia's scrapbook. You may browse the entire book here, and we encourage your comments and personal stories, particularly if you recognize any of the people in these pictures.


FEATURED COMMENT

I am writing a visual and cultural history of scrapbooks in America, to be published in fall 2008 by Yale University Press: this remarkable scrapbook is one I found on eBay. Moments after the auction ended, I discovered that several people from Natchitoches had relatives in the book: I immediately decided to donate it to the The Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association ? but first, I want to share the scrapbook here, so everyone who knows someone or something in the book can contribute to my research.

—Jessica helfand, August 1, 2007 04:39 PM






This scrapbook is the property of Jessica Helfand, who is writing a history of the American Scrapbook to be published by Yale University Press in 2008. You can reach her by email, or visit the Winterhouse Studio website.