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Thursday, the first full day of the conference, was presentation day.
Items offered for sale by the association were displayed outside the
presentation room and they allowed me to display my books on one of the
tables.
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After putting a ton of effort into getting this year's conference
organized, JHA President Glenn Smith was unable to attend due to health
issues. Vice President (and President elect) Mike Curtis filled in
admirably and got things rolling by introducing Natchitoches Mayor Lee
Posey. Mayor then read a proclamation welcoming the association to the
city. Roger Bell devoted a lot of energy to organizing the conference
along with Mike and Glenn then, as incoming Vice President, put more
energy into picking up some of what Glenn would have otherwise done. He
also gave a preentation on "Traveling the Jefferson Highway: The
Past, the Present and the Future".
Other morning presenters were Mary Linn Wernet speaking on "Images and Memories of the Jefferson Highway in Natchitoches" and Sharon Calcote on "Tourism and Louisiana's Byways". |
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Lunch was "on your own" which made it an opportunity for a
walkabout. Fred Zander and I walked a few blocks of the historic
waterfront before eating lunch at a Front Street restaurant.
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Of course, one of the places we stopped was the oldest general store in
Louisiana, Kaffie-Frederick, Inc. There are a few other old
"we sell everything" stores around the country but I don't
believe any carry the inventory of truly practical and useful items that
Kaffie-Frederick does.
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We also stepped into the Plantation Treasures gift shop, and when the
clerk asked if we'd like to see their staircase, Fred accepted eagerly. He
remembered mention of a staircase in the conference program and correctly
guessed that, if a staircase was being mentioned, that was probably it.
The spiral staircase is one of two shipped from France in 1853. The other
was left at a dock while this one was delivered and was missing when the
workmen returned. The 166 year old theft remains unsolved.
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On the way back to the hotel, I snapped this picture of the exterior of
the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame where last night's reception was held.
The afternoon began with a presentation from Mike Curtis about the methods
used in producing the Jefferson Highway map that I and many others follow.
The official membership meeting followed.
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It's hard to tell, but the rightmost car in the first picture is a police
cruiser that led our caravan to dinner at
Grayson's Barbecue with lights flashing. The second
picture is of the similar but not matching Honda CRVs of Fred Zander and
Mike Curtis. Grayson's has been in business since 1959, and
their tasty product is now being served by the
third generation. Note the walls lined with business cards.
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