Our Mission 🍲

Ya MeeMaw’s Magnalite Collection: A Cajun Recipe and Oral History Archive is a public history project dedicated to the thoughtful collection, preservation, and presentation of oral histories highlighting Louisiana’s Cajun community by providing free oral history services to individuals interested in the documentation of their lives and the exploration of identity, culture, and traditions. Its goal is to uplift the underrepresented and offer a broad audience the authentic representation of the diversity of Cajun culture accompanied by local interpretations of traditional dishes.