The Grave of Unalaska

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the old Georgia Tucker Elementary building and I made sure to hunt for the grave of the sled dog Unalaska. I was VERY happy to find it at a prominent place in the flowerbeds! The current property owners have done a fantastic job of preserving these pieces … Continue reading The Grave of Unalaska →

Steamboats at a Monroe Landing

Here is my newest postcard I have added to my collection! It was mailed in 1907. It shows two steamboats docked probably about where the Children's Museum is now. It was where the Monroe Grocery and the Keller Grocery had their warehouses and the Monroe Ice Factory sat. Docked at the landing were the Handy … Continue reading Steamboats at a Monroe Landing →

A Great Ouachita Parish Genealogy Resource

Many genealogy societies are beginning to place their magazines online. When you are doing genealogy research, you may not think about genealogy society newsletters and magazines. They are great research tools! Some have information you will absolutely never find anywhere else. Among the societies that are digitizing is the Ark-LA-Tex Genealogical Association. They have scanned … Continue reading A Great Ouachita Parish Genealogy Resource →

The Fountain on the Dixie Overland Highway

One of Luke Letlow's great articles on his Richland Parish blog concerns a fountain on the Dixie Overland Highway located on what was the Stubbs Plantation. You can read Luke's article here: https://richlandroots.com/2020/05/16/the-fountain-on-the-dixie-overland-highway-near-stubbs-plantation/

ULM Photo Archives

One of the ULM Library's projects is the digitization of their photos in their collection. As they are done, they are available at this website: https://repository.ulm.edu/apc/ There are photos from every part of ULM's history and they are arranged by subject headings: Aerial Images, Campus Buildings, People Images, Sports and Miscellaneous. They encourage people to … Continue reading ULM Photo Archives →

The Death Certificate of Robert Harris Sterling

Last Tuesday I told you about finding the papers of Charles Boliver Sterling in California. He was the son of R.H. Sterling, who shot Ferdinand Morgan in the back during the Morgan/Morhouse feud. This is a copy of Robert's death certificate from New Orleans. I had always wondered what happened to him after he was … Continue reading The Death Certificate of Robert Harris Sterling →

Ouachita Parish High School Graduating Classes

We still continue to go through and find treasures in our collection. Two Ouachita Parish High School documents from the 1920's are of particular interest. The first is a 1921 OPHS graduation invitiation, which lists all of the graduating class members. You may recognize some of the names! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A116 The second document is a program … Continue reading Ouachita Parish High School Graduating Classes →

A New Treasure to Pour Over!

I found about a month ago, a collection in the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA that uncovered an entire lost history of the people who lived around Sterlington in the 1830's. It is the papers of Charles Boliver Sterling, the son of Robert Harris Sterling and Eliza Caroline Morhouse. Remember Robert? He was the … Continue reading A New Treasure to Pour Over! →

The Tragic Death of George Purvis and his Children

George Purvis was a native of England but settled in the Ouachita Parish area before the Civil War. He married Carolyn K. Morrison (from a very old Ouachita Parish family) and they were the parents of several children. When I was inside Grace Episcopal Church earlier this year, I saw a painting of George hanging … Continue reading The Tragic Death of George Purvis and his Children →

Buick Goes Around the World

Back in 1924, Buick decided to take one of it's cars on an around the world trip to prove that they are good cars and can take all driving conditions. On it's trip it was passed from dealership to dealership with only a spare tire and gas. When it arrived back in New York, it … Continue reading Buick Goes Around the World →