Fort St. Jean Baptiste Exhibit Opening

On February 10, 2012, Fort St. Jean Baptiste opened a new exhibit. The new exhibit is located in the theater of the museum. It is a pictorial presentation of the past twenty years of encampments, re-enactors, and daily history programs in and around the Fort.

February Exhibit Honors Black History Month

Fort St. Jean Baptiste SHS honors local African American notables past and present with a new exhibit. Visitors are welcome to come throughout the month of February during Black History month to honor notable Natchitoches African Americans.

 

Louisiana Bicentennial in Natchiotches

On January 25, 2012, Interpretive staff from Fort St. Jean Baptiste SHS attended the opening program for the Natchitoches Louisiana bicentennial festivities. The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training hosted the event with speaker Mary Linn Wernet, Archivist, of the Cammie G Henry Research Center, NSU Watson Library. Ms. Wernet presented a power point titled 1812-2012 Louisiana Statehood Bicentennial Natchitoches: Paths To Statehood. This is a must see exhibit.

Hospitality Training

On Friday January 13,2012, Fort St. Jean Baptiste SHS hosted the Louisiana Department of Tourism hospitality training session. We had a great turn out. Those attending included staff from the Cane River National Heritage Area, Cane River Creole National Historic Park, Natchitoches Tourist Bureau, Melrose Plantation Staff, Grand Ecore Visitors Center and Fort St. Jean Baptiste.

Natchitoches Begins Plans for the Louisiana Bicenntinial

On January 10, 2012, Fort St. Jean Staff will atttend a meeting with the Natchitoches Louisiana Bicenntinial planning committee.

French Marine Frontier Meal Preparation

French Marine interpreter James Cox is preparing jerky to be used on a long trek. Thin slices of meat are seasoned and slowly cooked and dried over hot coals to make jerky. Jerky and a piece of soldier bread would be a survival meal for a French Marine on a long frontier walk.

New Photo Exhibit at Fort St. Jean Baptiste

As part of the Natchitoches, LA historic district, Fort St. Jean Baptiste represents the end of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.   Until January 31, 2012, visitors will have the opportunity to visit our exhibit area to view photos taken along the national trail. These photos are a traveling exhibit created and made available to the public in part by the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association.