Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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OPPL Photo Index Part IV
1501 Gahagan House – Bettie PFister 1982 1502 Edgewood House – Bettie PFister – May, 1983, Farmerville, LA 1503 West Hill House circa 1876 – Bettie PFister 1982 1504 Lincoln…
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OPPL Photo Index Part III
1001 Monroe Colored High School Reunion 1002 Monroe Beauticians Local No. 130 1003 American Legion members – original members first out of WWII 1004 Madison James Foster – educator, minister,…
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OPPL Photo Index, Part II
501 Bayou DeSiard – one photo dated 11/14/1946; some others taken of algae overgrowth 502 NY Hardware & Furniture Co. -625 DeSiard St. – photos taken 10/28/1980 503 Community Band…
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OPPL Photo Collection Part I
Did you know that the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy Department has a large historical photo collection? We have almost 2,000 photos in our collection. If you know of a…
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Ouachita Parish Library Summer Reading certificate
OPPL Summer Reading program just finished up over the weekend. On a related note, I found this copy of a summer reading certificate from 1953 in my files yesterday. I…
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Endom Bridge
Very few have seen the underside of Endom Bridge. This one was taken around 1968 by the Federal government as part of their historic American buildings survey. To see the…
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Historical Topo Maps
I get asked all the time about historical maps for Ouachita Parish. Usually, the person is looking for a topo map. A GREAT site for topo maps can be found…
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Then and Now: A Virtual Look at old Monroe
For the past few weeks I have been playing around with My Google Maps app. The latest map I have created, shows some of the photos I have shared in…
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Masonic Records of the Western Star Lodge, No. 24, F&AM
Minute Books Several weeks back, a member of the Western Star sent me this e-mail: For your reference or those who might be interested, attached is a listing of minute…
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Virtual Walking Tour of the History of West Monroe
I have also made a virtual version of my West Monroe history tour.
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 