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Mealy Block – 1893
In an earlier post, I told you about E.W. Mealy, Monroe’s first known photographer. The above engraving is the building on South Grand Street where his studio was. If you…
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Peters Funeral Home Index: 1918 – 1966: Q – Z Names
Name Date of Death Page Book Number Querriera, Nellie Miller December 23, 1945 86 11 Quinn, Louis Richmond April 18, 1934 457 8 Rabb, Ida September 14, 1929 541 6…
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Peters Funeral Home Index: 1918 – 1966: M – P Names
Name Date of Death Page Book Number Maassen, Margaret Elizabeth November 19, 1928 285 6 Mabrey, Glaydis November, 1922 97 1 Mack, Pearl Mary August 29, 1924 314 3 Madden,…
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Peters Funeral Home Index 1918 – 1966 A-L Names
The Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Special Collections Department is the repository for the records of one of Monroe’s biggest funeral homes, Peters. Over the next three days, I’ll be sharing…
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Peters Furniture/Funeral Home
Johann “John” Peters came to Monroe in 1866. He was a native of Germany, who emigrated to New Orleans in 1858. After coming to Monroe, he opened his own furniture…
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The Legend of the Fencing Around Logtown Plantation
I took the three photos above back in 2007 on a tour of Logtown Plantation near Bosco, LA. The plantation itself was built by the grandson of Jean Filhiol, John…
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An 1824 letter from Ouachita Parish
Ouachita 10th Feby. 1824 Dear Robert, I received your letter by our last mail of the 24th July.and wrote by mail back and as the steim boat will…
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Construction of the Monroe City High School – 1899
This is a rare photo showing the old Monroe City High School under construction in 1899. The site is now Anna Gray Noe Park.
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Merchant’s and Farmers Bank
Most of you know this building as the Austin’s Restaurant building. The September 14, 1889 Ouachita Telegraph has the following article: A contract we learn has been entered into by…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 