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Dec 3, 2019 · Art collector Jim Nonus has felt an inexplicably deep pull toward Galveston’s most legendary pirate, Jean Laffite ever since he was a boy growing up on the island. “I have a sixth sense when it comes to Laffite,” said Nonus. “I have a thread of interest in him that has haunted me my whole life.”
Sep 26, 2021 · Lou Graves MacBeth, left, and Jim Nonus, both co-founders of The Laffite Society, talk about an oval well on the site of Maison Rouge, pirate and privateer Jean Laffite’s stronghold on Harborside Drive.
Dec 15, 2020 · Jim Nonus, gallery director of Antique Pavilion, speaks about his love of antiques and artwork at his gallery in downtown Galveston. The Trube House at 1627 Sealy in Galveston. The Gresham Residence, aka Bishop’s Palace, in Galveston. A horse and carriage outside Ashton Villa circa 1890.
Sep 22, 2023 · PHOTO: JENNIFER REYNOLDS. Islander Jim Nonus is on a mission. His goal is to dispel the long-held story that brothers Jean and Pierre Laffite, who lived in Galveston, were dangerous criminals and pirates. “They were businessmen,” said Nonus, who is a fifth-generation Galvestonian.
Jim Nonus is a fifth-generation Galvestonian, BOI (born on island). At a very early age his head was filled with pirate dreams and the visits to the old Maison Rouge site at 14th and Water Street were never enough.
Jul 1, 2010 · Studying the life and times of the Laffite brothers has been a lifelong interest for many of the Galveston Laffite Society’s historians and archaeologists.
May 12, 2022 · Mr. Nonus is most proud of serving as the co-founder and president of the Laffite Society, in addition to his specialty as a fine arts dealer and a published playwright and lyricist. GALVESTON, TX, May 12, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jim Nonus has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals ...
