Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Special Edition: French Angelenos in World War One

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"War is the business of the French, and they do it very well."                                                                ...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

How I Fell Down The Rabbit Hole to Frenchtown

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Whenever I'm asked about my blog, one question always pops up: how did I start on this journey? In the spring of 2013, I was doing two...
Monday, April 9, 2018

The Most Trusted Citizen in 1850s LA was a Jewish Frenchman

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Don Solomon Lazard Imagine, for a moment, that it's the 1850s and you've just arrived in Los Angeles. Los Angeles has only be...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

International Women's Day Special Edition: Adelina Clos Leonis

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I still need to write a proper entry on Jean Baptiste Leonis. But his wife Adelina is also worthy of note. After the messy, three-year leg...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Frenchtown/Industrial Town

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Los Angeles County's factory towns have French roots. You probably didn't know this (almost no one does), and you may not belie...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Thank You GLAAM!

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A very special merci beaucoup to Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa for inviting me to talk about my people for an hour, and to the StaRGazing 2...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Come Hear Me Speak!

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As I've mentioned a few times over the last few months,  I'm speaking at StaRGazing 2018 , Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa's annu...