HISTORY

We use the  dollar  every day—a global symbol of American economic power. Yet,  its origin is neither in Washington nor in America , but much further away—in a forgotten European valley whose name traveled across centuries to become the name of the world’s most influential currency. A Bohemian Valley at the Origin of the Word The story begins in the  16th century , in a silver-rich region of northwestern  Bohemia  (today’s Czech Republic). In a small valley called  Sankt‑Joac

The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial: History, Symbolism, and How to Visit Hidden amid the green expanse of the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud — a park that stretches west of central Paris toward Versailles — stands one of the most powerful yet often overlooked tributes to  Franco-American history : the  Lafayette Escadrille Memorial . Built in 1928 to honor the American pilots who volunteered to fight for France in World War I, this monument celebrates courage, sacrifice, and

In the quiet, mist-touched hills of New York’s Hudson Valley lies a Georgian manor built in 1774—Teviotdale—which now forms the latest chapter in the creative lives of designer Thom Browne and curator Andrew Bolton. Their acquisition of this historic estate is not merely a real-estate move, but an elegant intersection of fashion, architectural heritage, and cultural narrative—a story that will undoubtedly resonate with the readership of  French Quarter Magazine . A House wit

What if the greatest mystery of art lay in a simple smile? In Rare smiles – An Investigation in the Museums of the World , published in November 2025, art critic Alexia Guggémos explores this universal emotion, so rare on canvas, yet so essential to our humanity. In museum galleries, faces line up, solemn, hieratic. And suddenly, a smile. Fleeting, shy, almost accidental. This fragile apparition is what Alexia Guggémos has been chasing for thirty years. In Rare smiles – An In

On a crisp December morning in 1923, Paris awoke to the news that Gustave Eiffel, the engineer whose name was forever entwined with the skyline of the City of Light, had passed away at the age of ninety-one. Standing silently above the Champ-de-Mars, the Eiffel Tower loomed not merely as a monument of iron and rivets, but as a testament to resilience, ingenuity, and reinvention. It had survived the shifting tides of public opinion, the weight of scandal, and the threat of...

Stepping into Lafayette on a bright and cloudy summer morning at The Hay–Adams—just across from Lafayette Square and the White House—is...

Stepping onto Massachusetts Avenue’s Embassy Row last week. I found myself before the grand, Beaux-Arts façade of Anderson...

In a constantly changing world, reconnecting with our roots has never been more essential. Heritage — in all its tangible and intangible...

From place names like  Louisville  and  St. Louis  to culinary icons like the  croissant  and  crème brûlée , French culture has long...