Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Journal of the Rev. Timothy Flint Part V
Judge Bry has ennobled the ordinary money-getting pursuit of a planter, by directing it by science, experiment, and taste ; and as he is one of the most thriving…
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Journal of the Rev. Timothy Flint part IV
The soil on the surface is generally light, fertile, and of a black colour, except in the oaklands, where it is whitish, and rather stiff and meagre clay. At…
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Journal of the Rev. Timothy Flint part III
Bayley’s, a tavern where you have stopped, is intermediate between Harrisonburg and Monroe, and is a noted stopping place on the Ouachita. The situation is lonely but beautiful. A…
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Journal of the Rev. Timothy Flint Part II
Fifteen miles on the way from Red River to Ouachitta we pass Big Creek, affording the most delightful angling and the greatest supply of fine fish of any stream…
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A Travel Diary of an 1835 Trip up the Ouachita River
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend training in Washington, DC. A day of my classes was to be held at the Library of Congress. I…
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Monroe Baseball Team – 1905
And to go along with yesterday’s post, I did a little online digging for the Spaulding guides and found they have been digitized at the Library of Congress. Here is…
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Baseball in Monroe
Did you know that Monroe was home to many minor league baseball teams in the early 20th century? I have heard a lot of the names, such as the White…
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Employees of the Southern Grocer Co., Limited
I had to reduce this page to get the whole thing on one image! The Southern Grocer company was on North Grand Street, next to the railroad tracks on the…
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Lowe & Youngblood Jewelers
None of the men were identified in the photos. I had never heard of this jewelry store before, so they must not have been open long. The tin ceiling tiles…
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Vienna Bakery
This one is another mystery. In 1912, I found an ad for the Vienna Bakery at 220 South Grand Street. Mr. Hess’ first name was Edwin and his widow’s obituary…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 