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Participants in the Bridge to Crafts Careers program work on a tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
Bridge to Crafts Careers Program

Bridge to Crafts Careers, B2CC, a program of the World Monuments Fund and Preservation Resource Center, addresses the growing need for experienced craftspeople through technical training in cemeteries and job placement opportunities in historic trades to students.

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Dianne Honoré Montana

A black-and-white photograph of a second line honoring Louis Armstrong on July 10, 1971, passing in front of Blandin Funeral Home in New Orleans. A smiling man in a striped shirt walks among a crowd of mourners and participants carrying umbrellas and banners. Photograph by an unknown photographer; image shared by Yoshio Toyama in 2020.

Preservation in Print

A Sacred Space: The Legacy of Blandin Undertaking Company

In July 1975, I attended the wake of my great-aunt Madeline “Nana” Victor at Blandin Funeral Home at 1116 St. …
A turquoise New Orleans shotgun house with ornate gingerbread trim, barred windows, and a decorative front door.

Preservation in Print

Culture Needs a Home 

New Orleans’ 7th Ward was once a multigenerational nucleus of Creole families. Traditions lived in the daily rhythm of the …