with the bold text in the example below: The Skychi Travel Guide : New Orelans African American History Museum & Treme Walking Tour

Thursday, February 6, 2014

New Orelans African American History Museum & Treme Walking Tour

New Orleans African American Museum
New Orleans African American Museum

The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.
The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.

The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.
The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.

Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Ercted 1826-1829
Residence of WM. F. Goldthwaite, Antiquarian 1859-1889

Interior of New Orleans African American Museum
Interior of New Orleans African American Museum

The mission of the New Orleans African American Museum is to preserve, interpret and promote the African American cultural heritage of  New Orleans, with a particular emphasis on the Tremé community.

The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.
The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.

The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.
The site was once part of the plantation of Claude Treme where the first brickyard in New Orleans had been established in 1725 by the company of the Indies.

Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Ercted 1826-1829
Residence of WM. F. Goldthwaite, Antiquarian 1859-1889

Treme Viall Meilleur New Orleans African American Museum of Art Culture and History
Treme Viall Meilleur New Orleans African American Museum of Art Culture and History

Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Ercted 1826-1829
Residence of WM. F. Goldthwaite, Antiquarian 1859-1889

Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Meilleur-Goldthwaite House
Ercted 1826-1829
Residence of WM. F. Goldthwaite, Antiquarian 1859-1889

Milton Guide of Treme Walking Tour
Milton Guide of Treme Walking Tour 

Mr. Robinson former proprietor of  the Historiuc Little Peoples Place

Milton Tour Guide at New Orleans African American Museum
Milton Tour Guide at New Orleans African American Museum

Little People's Place in Treme
Little People's Place in Treme

Treme Walking Tour Guide sharing history of area
Treme Walking Tour Guide sharing history of area

Memorial  of the Unknown Slave at Saint Augustine Church New Orleans
Memorial  of the Unknown Slave at Saint Augustine Church

Movie Set of  HBO TV Series Treme
Movie Set of  HBO TV Series Treme

Creole Townhouse Built Circa 1850
Creole Townhouse Built Circa 1850 Listed on Register of National Historic Places




View of  Slave Quarters
View of  Slave Quarters


Faubourg Treme was founded in 1810 as a prosperous community of free people of color.
Treme is the oldest Black neighborhood in the United States. Treme is also known for the birth of jazz and brass bands. The pioneers of jazz Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet created jazz solo traditions. Some more modern New Orleans jazz musicians from Treme are the Marsalis family of  Wynton, Branford, and Delfeayo; Harry Connick Jr., Trombone Shorty and The Soul Rebels.






Trombone Shorty Treme Scenes from TREME HBO TV Series


NOAAM - New Orleans African American History Museum

1418 Governor Nichols Street

New Orleans, LA 70116

504-566-1136


Tip: Call the NOAAM before you visit to verify the times of the guided tour and Treme Walking Tour



Have you ever heard Trombone Shorty cry out "NOLA" "TREME" "WHO DAT?" before his playing his concert?