Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • Isaiah Garrett Donations

    A couple of days before the hurricane, a lady came into the library to meet my boss and I. She had some photos, books and documents she wanted to give…

  • Monroe City High School 1915 Girl Graduate

    This is a great piece of Monroe History! The ULM library has this little gem they have digitized on the Digital Library: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p15140coll27%3A536 It is a yearbook of sorts from…

  • Portraits in the Collection of the Louisiana Law Library

    Did you know that several prominent Monroe names have portraits in the Louisiana Law Library? Some of them have been put online. John Theodore Ludeling, Monroe lawyer and Chief Justice…

  • Monroe Glass Company

    How about this one? https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:w95053200 . I have never seen this before. If Google maps is correct, it is right where Breard comes into Walnut which is the parking lot…

  • The Hollywood Drive-In Restaurant Menu

    The Hollywood was a fixture in the Garden District (903 N. 4th Street) for years (1938 – 1964). The building is still in existence, but is now an Indian food…

  • The Rendezvous Restaurant Menu

    These came into the library by mail Tuesday and I just had to share! They were added to the Digital Database here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A89 and here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A88. I apologize for the…

  • Selman Field Football Program

    I saw this on eBay last week and had to have it! It arrived in the middle of the Hurricane Thursday (GO USPS!). Before I saw this, I never knew…

  • Western Union Messenger Boys

    This is one of the treasures we got last week! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A485 This shows a line of messenger boys in front of the old Western Union in the 1920s. Western Union…

  • Monroe Colored High School

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A307 This photo shows the school building probably not long after it was built in the mid 20’s. Just a heads up: Some FABULOUS historical artifacts and photos have been…

  • Chlorine wading at the Forsythe Pool

    Anyone remember having to do this? https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp%3A166 This was right before you got in the pool at the Forsythe park. It was to kill any germs and bacteria that may…