Ouachita Parish History Tidbits
Explore fascinating little tidbits of lost Ouachita Parish history you probably didn’t know. I post every Tuesday and Friday. You can use the little magnifying glass at the top right of the page to search the past postings!
Current Blog Posts
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Star Hardware History
Last week, Mr. Bill Caverlee, noted local author, stopped by my office to say hi and do some research. He let me know that at the end of this month,… Read more ⇢
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Louisiana Legend Heritage Festival
I never knew we had this, but I wish we still did! Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, NLU theater students would do an outdoor play at the zoo, later… Read more ⇢
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Zeigen Store, circa 1903
As you probably already know, in the next few months we will move the Main branch library to a new building. I was asked by my boss last week to… Read more ⇢
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The First DAR Chapter in Ouachita Parish
The News Star, November 14, 1913, Page 2 D.A.D.’s [sic] Organized. On Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Graham Surghnor, the organizer, a chapter of the Daughters of the… Read more ⇢
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St. Mary’s Female Academy
I just happened to stumble across this ad in the Ouachita Telegraph of February 1, 1866. I had never heard of St. Mary’s Female Academy and wondered if it was… Read more ⇢
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St. Hyacinth and St. Matthew
I won this postcard from eBay and got it in last week. It was sent through the mail in May, 1909. I hope your Memorial Day weekend was relaxing and… Read more ⇢
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1932 Murders at a Church
The first inkling of trouble at Zion Traveler’s Church appeared in the Monroe News-Star of February 6, 1931. The Sons and Daughters of Zion society filed suit in the Ouachita… Read more ⇢
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Boscobel Plantation
The old Boscobel plantation once stood in Bosco, LA as a gorgeous two story plantation home. Sallie Humble’s parents once lived here and it was here that she was born.… Read more ⇢
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The Impressions and Kool and the Gang at Head’s Palladium
This one made me pause a second. I was unfamiliar with The Impressions till I looked up their songs and recognized a lot of them. Plus, they are in the… Read more ⇢
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Gifts For Grads Ad, 1925.
Since it is graduation season, I decided to share this 1925 ad from the City Drug Co. Inc. dated from May, 1925. The City Drug store was at 205 Trenton… Read more ⇢
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