Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site — Attraction in St. Martinville

e loved our trip to this historic park. Our tour was guided by Mary, who was passionate and exceptional. She did an amazing job of enlightening us on Evangeline, Creole history, the Acadians, butterflies, architecture, medicinal benefits from plants grown, and much. much more.. We were very pleased with our trip and learned considerably more than we knew about this area of Louisiana and its unique history. Truly worth a trip by this park. Being a fan of Longfellow's poem from childhood, I was still just as entranced with the...

Not much to explore. The historical video is white-washed and romanticizes the old south. The video segment of the tour is offensive, giving a historical narrative of a glossed over ownership of other human beings, focusing on the owners and their glorious and rich history, implying an 'acceptable' slave tale- as though they were treated well or happy. They were slaves. As in beatings, rape, cruelty, long hours, harsh conditions, hard work, and no pay. Historical accuracy of the video is deliberately negligent....

Hostess at front desk very nice. Offered us a film to show history of Longfellow. Our group all seniors but I still donated $20 for 2 bottles water and bought two books, "Evangeline" one for me and one for my sister. Very interesting. Thank you for continuing to perserve history. Yes, slaves were shown in film but I am not offended. That depicted life in days past. We can't and shouldn't erase what happened in the past. Show past issues so history...