The Laffite Society, Galveston, TX (2026)

The Laffite Society is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the study of the privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite and their contemporaries, and to the geographical locales and chronological era associated with them. The primary goal of the Laffite Society is education and proliferation of information concerning the Laffites and their historical times. Although established in Galveston, Texas, th

e Society is not simply a group of connoisseurs and history buffs with a focus on Galveston Island. Active participation of members from various locales is encouraged. Special events are held in other locations and members whose location does not encourage attendance at monthly meetings may join us at special events. Others may participate by contributing to the Chronicles, or simply by advising us of their study interest.

04/13/2026

Big day tomorrow: The public is invited to join the Laffite Society on Tuesday, April 14 (tomorrow) at Moody Methodist Church. Our speaker is Texas A&M nautical archaeologist Annaliese Dempsey, discussing the initial progress of the archaeology dig at Maison Rouge (Jean Laffite’s former camp on Harborside). The dig is now an ongoing project at the A&M Nautical Archaeology program. The meeting will be held at the Moody Church Fellowship Hall on 53rd and Ave U (park and enter from the South Parking Lot on Ave U). The public is invited to join us beginning at 5:30 (meeting at 6 p.m.), so bring a non-alcoholic beverage that you enjoy and some complementing food (pot luck). The Laffite Society meets to study the life and times of Galveston's favorite pirate, Jean Laffite, as well as the early history of Texas and Louisiana. Annual memberships are optional, but can be purchased at the door for $20. Please join us.

03/23/2026

Exciting news! The location of Maison Rouge (Jean Laffite’s former camp on Harborside) is being investigated by Texas A&M archaeologists. The dig is now an ongoing project and the initial progress will be outlined by Nautical Archaeologist Annaliese Dempsey at our Laffite Society meeting on April 14, at the Moody Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on 53rd and Ave U (park and enter from the South Parking Lot on Ave U). The public is invited to join us beginning at 5:30 (meeting at 6 p.m.), so bring a non-alcoholic beverage that you enjoy and some complementing food (pot luck). The Laffite Society meets to study the life and times of Galveston's favorite pirate, Jean Laffite, as well as the early history of Texas and Louisiana. Annual memberships are optional, but can be purchased at the door for $20. Please join us.

01/17/2026

When New Orleans was the home of the Jean and Pierre Laffite, the Privateering brothers took a break from their business of raiding foreign ships (with questionable legalities), to being American heros in helping Andrew Jackson’s army to repel a British invasion in the Battle of New Orleans. The public is invited to join Galveston’s Laffite Society on Tuesday, February 10, at 6 p.m. at the Moody Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on 53rd and Ave U (park and enter from the South Parking Lot on Ave U). Join us beginning at 5:30 (meeting at 6 p.m.), so bring a non-alcoholic beverage that you enjoy and some complementing food (pot luck). Jim Nonus, a charter member of the Society, will be discussing the Institutions and Archives in New Orleans. The Laffite Society meets to study the life and times of Galveston's favorite pirate, Jean Laffite, as well as the early history of Texas and Louisiana. Annual memberships are optional, but can be purchased at the door for $20. Please join us.

10/03/2025

Did Jean and Pierre Laffite know how to spell their names? We think so. The public is invited to join Galveston’s Laffite Society on Tuesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Moody Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on 53rd and Ave U (park and enter from the South Parking Lot on Ave U). Join us beginning at 5:30 (meeting at 6 p.m.), so bring a non-alcoholic beverage that you enjoy and some complementing food (pot luck). Lou Graves Macbeth, a charter member of the Society, will be discussing the Signatures and Images of Laffite. The Laffite Society meets to study the life and times of Galveston's favorite pirate, Jean Laffite, as well as the early history of Texas and Louisiana. Annual memberships are optional, but can be purchased at the door for $20. Please join us.

08/08/2025

This month's Laffite Society meeting on Tues, August 12 has been relocated to the Rosenberg Library, 4th floor, Wortham Auditorium. We will still have some food and drink, but no alcohol is allowed. Still having a presentation by Laffite historian Michael Wonio, discussing the mystery of Jean Laffite’s life after he abandoned and burned his Galveston encampment (Campeche). The public is invited. Memberships can be purchased at the door for $20 per year. Please join us.

07/23/2025

Attention Laffitians: The next Laffite Society Meeting is August 12, with a presentation by Laffite historian Michael Wonio, discussing the mystery of Jean Laffite’s life after he abandoned and burned his Galveston encampment (Campeche). The public is invited. Memberships can be purchased at the door for $20 per year. The Laffite Society of Galveston is now meeting bimonthly, on even numbered months, on the second Tuesday at the Meridian, on 23rd and Seawall at 6 p.m. Please join us.

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Galveston, TX
77553

Website

https://www.laffitesociety.org/

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