History Harvest & Open House

Join us for a history harvest at the library to document LGBTQ+ history.

We will be available on the 1st floor of the library with audio and video recorders, scanners, and laptops to document and digitize any story or historical material you would like to share with the southwest LGBTQ+ archive.

• Friday, Jan. 19 | 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 20 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 21 | 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

If you want to learn more about the archive and Acadian's LGBTQ+ HIstory, Saturday programming includes:

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | UL Lafayette History Department UL Lafayette Guilbeau Center undergraduate students will share their research on the archive's collection.
• Noon – 1 p.m. | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate School History Alum Daniel Manuel will give a lecture from his MA thesis on Lafayette's gay history.
• 2 p.m. | We invite you to UL Lafayette Special Collections to look at the latest additions to the archive.
• Lunch will be provided.