Painting of two Black soldiers in a forest during the American Revolution. The figure in front wears a blue and red Spanish military coat with tall boots and carries a musket, while the man behind him, in a wide-brimmed straw hat and simple shirt, also carries a musket. They move cautiously through shallow water in a wooded landscape.

FOC Member Lecture Series
Harold Marchand: Creole & Black Soldiers in the Militia

Tue, Aug 11, 2026
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central
Virtual Events

Join Friends of the Cabildo for a virtual evening with Harold Marchand as he discusses "Creole & Black Soldiers in the Militia." This program is provided free to members of the Friends of the Cabildo. Tickets for non-members are $10 per lecture. The previously recorded program will take place virtually on Zoom on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Please register and/or purchase tickets for the lecture at the Friends of the Cabildo website.


Fall 2026 FOC Member Lecture Series:

Gálvez Regiment & Militia Series
August 4  |  Robert Freeland – The Gálvez Regiment Composure 
August 11  |  Harold Marchand  – Creole & Black Soldiers in the Militia
August 18  |  Bill Hyland – Los Isleños in the Militia
August 25  |  Dr. Kevin Harrell – Natives in the Militia 

Creole Heritage Month Series
October 6  |  Dr. Phillip P. Fox  – Forging Faithful Subjects: Dynastic State Formation in Early Modern Spain
October 13  |  Dr. Natasha L. McPherson – Making Creole: Women and the Creole Community in Early Jim Crow New Orleans 
October  |  20, 27 – TBA

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