“Pope Leo’s New Orleans Roots”
Presented by Jari C. Honora
Jari C. Honora, a Certified Genealogist®, is a New Orleans native & resident and proud Louisiana Creole with roots dating back more than two centuries along Bayou Lafourche and the German-Acadian Coast. He has two decades of experience researching families and institutions in south Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.
He is a graduate of St. Augustine High School and Tulane University. He works as Family Historian in the Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection. He previously worked for Le Musée de f.p.c. and taught in local charter schools.
He also does historical and genealogical research professionally, including work for the TV programs Finding Your Roots and We’ll Meet Again, and the Georgetown Memory Project. He has presented at numerous historical and genealogical conferences including the International Black Genealogy Summit; American Educational Research Association; Southern Historical Association; Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (AAHGS); and the Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies.
In 2025, The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (@aahgs_official)recently recognized Honora with the Elizabeth Clark-Lewis Genealogy Award, which honors individuals whose work has significantly advanced the understanding and preservation of African American family history and genealogy. Honora was also honored as a community crusader at the 2025 @ebonymagazine Power 100 Gala for his work uncovering the Creole lineage of Pope Leo XIV.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
1:30 PM PST
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