Williamson Museum

Girard will speak to genealogy group about prehistoric canoe

NATCHITOCHES – Archaeologist Jeff Girard will be guest speaker at the Jan. 28 meeting of the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association. Girard will talk about finding a prehistoric dugout canoe on Red River, its excavation and preservation and putting it in context of the archaeology/prehistory of northwest Louisiana.

The group will meet Tuesday, Jan. 28 at […]

Campus events and activities for Dec. 1-7

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Dec. 1-7 at Northwestern State University.

Dec. 1- Jan. 12, 2020 – Registration for spring semester through NSUConnect

Dec. 2 – University reopens after Thanksgiving holiday

Dec. 4 –Natchitoches-NSU Multicultural Christmas Concert, Treen Auditorium, Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, 6 p.m.

Dec. 4 – Women’s basketball […]

American Indian Crafts Day to be held Dec. 7

NATCHITOCHES – American Indian crafts people from Louisiana will demonstrate and sell their work at Northwestern State University on Saturday, Dec. 7. The annual American Indian Crafts Day will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Williamson Museum on the second floor of Kyser Hall. Admission is free and open to the […]

Gregory will be celebrated during LEH magazine launch

NATCHITOCHES – The accomplishments of Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory, anthropologist, archaeologist and professor at Northwestern State University, will be highlighted during the release of the Fall 2019 edition of “64 Parishes,” the quarterly publication of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. The celebration will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Louisiana […]