The Huguenot Society of North Carolina

Historian's Corner

The Historian of The Huguenot Society of North Carolina will, from time to time, post articles of interest related to Huguenot history and heritage. Please check back periodically for new content.

Picture of Louise de Coligny and the Classic Cupped Daffodil The classic cupped daffodil (Narcissus)
was named for a famous Huguenot 		    The life of Louise de
Coligny inspired the
development of the
classic daffodil in the
Netherlands during the
early to mid 1900's.

Posted April 2019
Picture of ”The Visitation” - A Painting by Isaac Moillon Is the cooking pot, higuenotte, the origin
of the term for "Huguenot"? 		    John de Bry, PhD, Director
of the Center of Historical
Archeology in Melbourne,
FL, explores the origins
in an essay,
On the Origin of the
Word "Huguenot"

Posted March 2019
Picture of ”The Visitation” - A Painting by Isaac Moillon ”The Visitation” - A Painting by Isaac Moillon     Notes on ”The Visitation”
and other works
of art by Isaac Moillon

Posted December 2018
Picture of Harvesting in the Fields Thanksgiving Harvest in the Fields     Prayers for thanksgiving
and peace from the
French Protestant
Church of Charleston, SC

Posted November 2018
Picture Depicting French Built Fort Caroline Depiction of French Built
Fort Caroline 		    First Huguenot Thanksgiving
Celebrated June 1564

Posted November 2017
Picture of Archival Page from Edict of Toleration, 1787 Archival Page from the Edict of Toleration
Promulgated November 1787 		    230th anniversary of the Edict
of Toleration-November 1787

Posted November 2017
Picture of Elias Neau Gravestone in New York City Gravestone of Elias Neau in the churchyard
of Trinity Church Episcopal) Wall Street,
New York City 		    Life of Elias Neau (c.1662-1722)
Presented to The Huguenot Society
of North Carolina in April, 2012,
by Dr. Suzanne Van H. Sauter

Posted July 2017
Picture of Christ Church, Lisburn, Ireland Cathedral of Christ Church, Lisburn, Ireland     Huguenot Settlement of Ireland

Posted June 2017
Picture of Marriage Register from LaSalle Gard, France Marriage Register from LaSalle, Gard, France     The Digitization of French
Protestant Church Records

Posted June 2017
Picture of Marriage Register from LaSalle Gard, France Announcement of First National
Synod of the Reformed Church 		    Being a French Protestant
in 1559 - A Perspective

Posted June 2017