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Monroe and West Monroe in the 1960s.
Well this one is stunning! I decided to see what new items are available on the Internet Archives and I found a glimpse into what Ouachita parish looked like in…
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The Murder of Frederick Ludeling
Tuesday I mentioned that Frank Stubbs’ eldest son murdered John Ludeling’s son Frederick near the Cedars plantation on Riverside. I now realized that I have never written about it on…
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The Cedars – Plantation Home of the Stubbs Family
This one surprised me. The above home was built by Frank P. Stubbs, Sr. on Front Street (now Riverside Drive) circa 1853. This is a very historic home. A few…
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Sycamore Hall Burns
What got me interested in researching today’s post and next week’s two posts was thumbing through the Genealogy Department’s copy of Sycamore Hall by Sylvester Breard on Wednesday. I am…
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Three Grand Openings in One Day!
November 16, 1925 was a great day in northeast Louisiana history. A grand opening banquet was being held for the Hotel Virginia in downtown Monroe. It was Monroe’s newest and…
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Northeast Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Association
Many people have asked me if this group still meets and the president of the society happened to come in a couple of months ago. Yes, the group still meets,…
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Palace Employees, Circa 1935
The photo shows Sig Masur and his employees in front of the Palace Department store. Sig is seated in the chair in the middle.
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Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College
Back in 1930, the Ouachita Parish School Board and Police Jury decided to bring higher education to the Parish. The first problem, was selecting a site. A July 18, 1930…
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Gay’s Menswear
This photo appeared in the News-Star on February 18, 1989.
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Exploring down a rabbit hole!
While trying to think of a post to do for Halloween this year, I was searching through Halloween newspapers from various years. I found one article in the News Star…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 