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Ouachita Parish Rosenwald Schools
Just after the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau, along with local African American churches, established the first schools in the south for the formerly enslaved. After Reconstruction ended, education for…
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The Monroe Municipal Airport Terminal
Here is a recent postcard acquisition from eBay. It shows the fairly new terminal, which had been dedicated May 23, 1965. The postcard bragged it was ultra-modern and could accommodate…
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The Cantillon Settlers
Tuesday’s post had me thinking about the Cantillon settlement, established over three hundred years ago. Who were these people? If you remember my post a while ago on it, I…
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Fort Miro/Ouachita Settlement Semiquincentennial Coin
I found this curious coin for sale on eBay and bought it. I have it in a holder, hence the white “fingers” holding it in place. After a little research,…
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O.P. Slack Grocery Decorative Plate
One of the latest donations to the library is a decorative plate made for O.P. Slack Grocery. It is well over 100 years old. Usually, businesses would give these out…
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Rio Vista Hotel Apartments
Here is one building I never knew about! This little postcard popped up for sale on eBay and you know I had to have it! It was identified as the…
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Biographical Sketches of the European Immigrants of Northeast Louisiana, 1880-1900
The above book, compiled by William Francis and Debra Nance Lawrence in 1982, is a treasure trove of biographical information on northeast Louisiana European immigrants of the late 1800’s. I…
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The Monroe Confederate Reunion of 1913
Back in 2018, I made a post about the above photo. You really can’t make out who anyone in the photo is, because it is scanned so small. The photo…
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How Kiroli Got It’s Name
The News-Star, May 3, 1926, Page 10 CAMP KI-RO-LI, NAME SELECTED BY BOY SCOUTS City’s Civic Clubs are Source of Title Chosen. Camp Ki-Ro-Li is the name definitely chosen for…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 