# Iberia African American Historical Society > "Celebrating the True and Inclusive History of Iberia Parish" ## Posts - [Bayou Teche: Dr. SHANE BERNARD & a brief environmental history](https://iaahs.org/bayou-teche-dr-shane-bernard-presents-a-brief-environmental-history/): Dr. Shane Bernard, author of Teche: A History of Louisiana’s Most Famous Bayou discussed the environmental history of the Bayou Teche, the vital waterway that connects New Iberia to the world. The FREE program was followed by a light reception and book signing by the author. Click here for more details (The Shadows website) - [ANCESTRAL ARTISTRY](https://iaahs.org/ancestral-artistry/): Shown on Nov 24th 2024 at The Acadiana Center for the Arts (Presented by Southern Screen) Click on images below for more film details and availability. - [Ruth Foote Opens 2024 Fall LEH Lecture Series](https://iaahs.org/new-fall-leh-lecture-series-hosted-by-ruth-foote/):  NEW IBERIA, La. — The Shadows-on-the-Teche was recently awarded a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to offer a fall 2024 lecture series centered on education in Louisiana. For the first of this three-part series, Ruth Foote lead a discussion on the 76 black students who integrated the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ... - [Shadows-on-the-Teche Opens Four New Exhibits in July 2024](https://iaahs.org/shadows-on-the-teches-four-new-exhibits-opening-sat-july-20-2024/): The Shadows-on-the-Teche unveiled four new exhibits on Sat., July 20, 2024, at 3 p.m. at the Shadows Visitor Center (320 E. Main St., New Iberia).  For the past year, staff at the Shadows has worked on researching, writing, designing, and producing new exhibits that build on the more inclusive reinterpretation of the site initiated in ... - [An Interview with Dr. Phebe Hayes: Doing Public History in New Iberia](https://iaahs.org/an-interview-with-dr-phebe-hayes-doing-public-history-in-new-iberia/): Published April 9, 2024 on KRVS ( audio ) Dr. Phebe Hayes talks about her work as the Founder and President of the Iberia African American Historical Society. Bayou Politique (<< Click for the Bayou Politique site on KRVS) - [Collecting Memories: From the Kitchen ](https://iaahs.org/collecting-memories-from-the-kitchen/): PRESS RELEASE: When:             Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m.   What:              Community Collecting Event  Who:               Iberia Parish and Surrounding Area Residents   Where:            The Iberia African American Historical Society Center for Research and Learning Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center, 2nd floor, 320 E. Main St. New Iberia, Louisiana 70560 Contact:           Taylor Suir, IAAHS Program Coordinator for Digital Collections(337) 369-6446 TSuir@savingplaves.org The Iberia African American ... - [EXCHANGING FAMILY HISTORIES - growing roots in collaboration with the University of Louisiana Lafayette Public History Seminars](https://iaahs.org/this-coming-saturday-nov-4-1pm-at-the-shadows-center/): As you may know, over the past two years Drs. Ian Beamish and Cheylon Woods have been co-teaching the University of Louisiana Lafayette Public History Seminars 451 and 452, in partnership with IAAHS.  (HIST 451: the systematic examination of archival administration, museum management, historical editing, oral history, historic site management and preservation.) In 2022, after ... - [The Black Farming Experience in New Iberia - Provost Farm](https://iaahs.org/black-farming-experience-in-new-iberia-provost-farm/):     - [Historical Marker Honors Queen Mother Moore - Aug 12th, 2023](https://iaahs.org/historical-marker-honors-queen-mother-moore-aug-12th-2023/): The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) invited the public to A Legacy Revealed: The Unveiling of The Queen Mother Moore Marker and the formal opening of The Iberia African American Historical Society Center for Research and Learning on Saturday August 12, 2023 in New Iberia, Louisiana. Last year, we were awarded a Rebirth Grant ... - [A Voice to the Voiceless   声なき者への声](https://iaahs.org/a-voice-to-the-voiceless-%e5%a3%b0%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8d%e8%80%85%e3%81%b8%e3%81%ae%e5%a3%b0/): Okinawa Prefecture is home to US military bases, and cases in which American servicemen abandon local women and leave them to raise their children alone are not uncommon. For 28 years, New Iberia native and American attorney Annette Callagain fought for those mothers to obtain child support. We follow Annette in her efforts to give ... - [Audley (Queen Mother) Moore Symposium July 27th](https://iaahs.org/audley-queen-mother-moore-symposium-july-27th-live-stream/): MONTAGE: Queen Mother Moore Legacy Symposium and Celebration Also see the Queen Mother Moore PODCAST by Tiffany Caesar, Ph.D The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) was recently awarded a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to host the Queen Mother Moore Legacy Symposium and Celebration to honor Audley Moore (Queen Mother ... - [African American Civil War Veterans in Iberia Parish - Symposium](https://iaahs.org/african-american-civil-war-veterans-in-iberia-parish-symposium/): May 2, 2022. Ian Beamish, PhD., Professor of History at ULL, in collaboration with Cheylon Woods, MLIS, MA (Director and Archivist of the Ernest J. Gaines Center in the Agnes Dupre´ Library at the University of Louisiana ) offered this symposium at the Shadows-On-The-Teche. Panel members included twelve ULL students from the recent Beamish-Woods Public ... - [Howe Institute and Booker T. Washington Symposium November 20, 2021](https://iaahs.org/howe-institute-and-booker-t-washington-symposium-november-20-2021/): Full Video of the Event - [The Iberia African American Historical Society - August 2021 Focus on the Negro Motorist Green Book](https://iaahs.org/iaahs-august-focus-on-the-green-book/): August 21st.  6PM.  Screening of Green Book, the award-winning Hollywood motion picture at the Grand Theater in New Iberia – on Lewis. This entertaining film is free to the public: masking and distancing rules are in place (enforced by theater management and your common sense). August 28th. 2PM. IAAHS August focus on the Green Book ... - [The Iberia African American Historical Society Book Club - August 2021](https://iaahs.org/the-iberia-african-american-historical-society-book-club-august-2021/): IAAHS hosted a virtual Book Club event August 9th. - [Plantation Roads of Iberia Parish](https://iaahs.org/plantation-roads-of-iberia-parish/): The sugar cane industry is a vital part of the Iberia Parish economy, as well as its history. Many roads around the parish are subsequently named for sugar plantations and their owners, and the subject is not without controversy. Belle Place Olivier Rd / Orange Grove Ave: Orange Grove Plantation ran from the Teche south ... - [The Iberia African American Historical Society Book Club - January 2021](https://iaahs.org/the-iberia-african-american-historical-society-book-club/): IAAHS hosted a virtual Book Club event January 11th, 2021. - [Emma Wakefield LEH 64 Parishes Magazine](https://iaahs.org/emma-wakefield-leh-64-parishes-magazine/): Emma Wakefield-Paillet,MD The first African American woman in Louisiana to earn a medical degree and practice medicine By Phebe Hayes To see the original article click this link. Emma Wakefield_LEH 64 Parishes Magazine - [1944 Expulsion of Iberia's Black Doctors Symposium November 15-16 2019](https://iaahs.org/symposium-november-15-16-2019/): The Iberia African American Historical Society Sponsors Historical Marker Acknowledging 75th Anniversary of Expulsion of Black Doctors and the NAACP in 1944: Two-Day Symposium and Dedication On November 15-16, 2019 The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) hosted a community-wide symposium in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the 1944 incident that resulted in the ... - [Historic Marker Honors Dr. Emma Wakefield-Paillet](https://iaahs.org/historic-marker-honors-dr-emma-wakefield-paillet/): The Iberia African American Historical Society erected a state historical marker in honor of New Iberia native, Dr. Emma Wakefield-Paillet, the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in Louisiana (1897) and to practice medicine in the state. The marker was installed November 3, 2018 in the heart of the historical district of New ... ## Pages - [Breighlynn Polk Biography](https://iaahs.org/breighlynn-polk-biography/): Breighlynn M. Polk – Executive DirectorIberia African American Historical Society 320 E. Main St. New Iberia, LA 70560 (2nd Floor of the Shadows Visitor Center) Phone: (337)352-2662 Email: bpolk@iaahsonline.org Breighlynn M. Polk, a native of New Iberia, Louisiana, is a passionate story-liberator, heritage preserver, and cultural curator. As the Executive Director of the Iberia African ... - [ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE POSITION VACANCY](https://iaahs.org/announcement-of-executive-position-vacancy/): The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS),a non-profit organization based in New Iberia, Louisiana, is seeking a dynamic professional to become its first Executive Director. Since 2017, The IAAHS has worked to foster the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the long, rich, and unique history of African Americans in Iberia Parish. They have done this through ... - [SATURDAY, NOV 4, 1PM at the Shadows Center](https://iaahs.org/saturday-nov-4-1pm-at-the-shadows-center/): As you may know, over the past two years Drs. Ian Beamish and Cheylon Woods have been co-teaching the University of Louisiana Lafayette Public History Seminars 451 and 452, in partnership with IAAHS.  (HIST 451: the systematic examination of archival administration, museum management, historical editing, oral history, historic site management and preservation.) In 2022, after ... - [First, education and then, reconciliation](https://iaahs.org/first-education-and-then-reconciliation/): March 16, 12:20 pm by Phebe Hayes In 2017, four years after retiring from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a Professor and Dean of the College of General Studies, I founded The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS). I realized that the experiences and contributions of Blacks in Iberia Parish have been intentionally ... - [Public Historian position open at The Shadows on the Teche](https://iaahs.org/public-historian-position-open-at-the-shadows-on-the-teche/): If you are interested in applying, please contact The Shadows at (337) 369 – 6446 JOB DESCRIPTION JOB SUMMARY The Shadows-on-the-Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana, is a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization that protects significant places representing our diverse cultural experience by taking direct action and inspiring ... - [Audley (Queen Mother) Moore Public Archive](https://iaahs.org/audley-queen-mother-moore-public-archive/): Audley Moore – Black Past.org Mother Moore founded several organizations.  With her base in Harlem, she founded and served as president of the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women  in 1950.   In 1963, she founded the Committee for Reparations for Descendants of U.S. Slaves, and The Republic of New Africa, which demanded self-determination, land, and reparations ... - [Phebe on KANE 1240 radio](https://iaahs.org/phebe-on-cane-radio/) - [Profile of Queen Mother Moore PODCAST](https://iaahs.org/profile-of-queen-mother-moore-podcast/): Click here for PODCAST PAGE:https://wubp.podbean.com/e/episode-99-reparations-series-part-2-a-profile-of-queen-mother-moore-w-prof-tiffany-caesar/ - [Queen Mother Moore](https://iaahs.org/qmmpress/): MONTAGE: Queen Mother Moore Legacy Symposium and Celebration The Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) was recently awarded a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to host the Queen Mother Moore Legacy Symposium and Celebration to honor Audley Moore (Queen Mother Moore) life on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.  The date is her ... - [Home](https://iaahs.org/): Breighlynn M. Polk Executive DirectorIAAHS A dynamic member of the Team! click on any image below for details Featured Insights On the value of doingPublic History in New Iberia: a discussion withDr. Phebe Hayes Confronting History with IAAHS and Dr. Hayes  “First, education and then, reconciliation.” A Voice to the Voiceless  声なき者への声 Annette Callagain in Okinawa ... - [PREVIOUS CALLS FOR PAPERS: 2022 Louisiana Historical Association - 64th Annual Meeting](https://iaahs.org/call-for-papers-2022-louisiana-historical-association-annual-meeting/): Members were invited to submit proposals for presentation at the 2022 annual conference of the Louisiana Historical Association to be held in New Orleans in March.  “IAAHS Members can submit proposals as individuals and we encourage you to do so. For example, Phebe Hayes is working on a proposal with Michael Bieze that tells the ... - [President’s Message](https://iaahs.org/presidents-message-2/): Welcome to the Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) website! I assume you have sought out this website because of your interest in the “true and inclusive” history of Iberia Parish. The establishment of an historical society such as the IAAHS is long overdue in Iberia Parish. Since the founding of the IAAHS we have uncovered historical ... - [Plantation Roads](https://iaahs.org/plantation-roads/): The sugar cane industry is a vital part of the Iberia Parish economy, as well as its history. Many roads around the parish are subsequently named for sugar plantations and their owners, and the subject is not without controversy. Belle Place Olivier Rd / Orange Grove Ave: Orange Grove Plantation ran from the Teche south ... - [Membership form](https://iaahs.org/membership-form/): No form is needed – just include the following information with your donation. - [Membership Info](https://iaahs.org/membership-info/): Thank you for considering our organization! Your annual membership dues help the IAAHS to fund preservation and research efforts. You can contact us at:  info@IAAHSonline.org.    Your email address will serve as your username when accessing the Members-Only section – please include your email address so we can email a password to you.  Annual basic ... - [Journal IAAHS 2019](https://iaahs.org/journal-iaahs-2019/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Committees](https://iaahs.org/committees/) - [Archives](https://iaahs.org/archives/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Events / Activities](https://iaahs.org/activities/) - [Important COVID Information](https://iaahs.org/important-information/): The Covid-19 / SARS-CoV-2 Delta/Omicron/BA-5/ OMG! variants are resident in Louisiana. IAAHS public events will be presented both on live streamed and in-person, as contexts and venues allow. We’ll keep members and friends advised by eMail. Be prepared to wear a mask at our indoor events. Stay healthy. (Posted Nov 2022.) - [Advisory Board](https://iaahs.org/advisory-board/): Michael Bell Mr. Bell is a community activist and humanitarian. He is the founder and president of the Felicité Humanitarian Historical Society of Iberia Parish. Following retirement, Mr. Bell opened the first farmers’ market at 520 Hopkins Street (location of the current Envision Da Berry Market) and recruited young people in the neighborhood as employees. ... - [The Passing of Harry Mahoney — Negro Politician of Radical Days](https://iaahs.org/the-passing-of-harry-mahoney-negro-politician-of-radical-days/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Marcel Cemetery Documents](https://iaahs.org/marcel-cemetery-documents/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [IAAHS Newsletters](https://iaahs.org/iaahs-newsletters/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [The Shadows on the Teche](https://iaahs.org/the-shadows-on-the-teche/): The Shadows on the Teche     - [Ask a Membership Question](https://iaahs.org/contact-us/) - [Members Only](https://iaahs.org/members-only/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [African American Civil War Veterans of Iberia Parish](https://iaahs.org/african-american-civil-war-veterans-of-iberia-parish/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Board of Directors](https://iaahs.org/board-of-directors/): The following individuals have each agreed to serve as a member of the IAAHS Board of Directors for a three-year period: Phebe Hayes, PH.D. Founder/President Dr. Phebe Hayes, a life-long resident of Iberia Parish, retired from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette after 26 years of service (Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, 1986-2013; and ... - [By Laws](https://iaahs.org/by-laws/): THE IBERIA AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY A Louisiana Non-profit Corporation BYLAWS ARTICLE I  NAME 1.01   Name The name of this corporation shall be The Iberia African American Historical Society. The business of the corporation may be conducted as The Iberia African American Historical Society, or IAAHS. ARTICLE II PURPOSES AND POWERS 2.01 Purpose The Iberia African American Historical Society is a ... - [WPForms Preview](https://iaahs.org/wpforms-preview/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Privacy Policy](https://iaahs.org/privacy-policy/): Who we are Our website address is: https://iaahs.org/. 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