My favorite Halloween blog has been posting this month! "For the Love of History" posts every October daily stories of North Louisiana murders. She has already told a few that happened in Ouachita Parish: https://erinantley.wordpress.com/2022/10/09/october-9-2022-ben-littlepage/ https://erinantley.wordpress.com/2022/10/18/october-17-2022-the-murder-of-tecumsah-claude-moore/ https://erinantley.wordpress.com/2022/10/23/october-23-2022-the-mildred-thomas-murder/ https://erinantley.wordpress.com/2022/10/10/october-22-2022-the-colony-cemetery/
A List of Old Ouachita Parish Plantations
A coworker of mine is working on organizing our vertical file materials and I got nosy last week and opened one of the vertical files she had on her desk. Inside was a couple of handwritten pages compiled by J.B. Filhiol, Sr. with the date of August 1946. The pages listed the plantation homes he … Continue reading A List of Old Ouachita Parish Plantations
The Monroe Municipals
Meet the 1907 Monroe Municipals baseball team! As far as I know, they were the second baseball team formed in Monroe for the semi pros. They played only two years and were part of the Gulf Coast League. Most Monroe semi pro teams played the Cotton States League. They played in the stadium that was … Continue reading The Monroe Municipals
The Online Obituary Index Is HERE!
To search for an obituary in Monroe papers, go here: https://oplib.org/death-records . This has been a long time coming. What you will find in this index is the name, newspaper the obituary appeared in, the date it appeared, page and column number. A notes field is also included with information such as the cemetery they … Continue reading The Online Obituary Index Is HERE!
My 1,000th Post With Some Important Announcements!
First of all, thank all of you who have stopped by my little corner of the internet to read my ramblings! I wanted an outlet for all my little Ouachita parish history tidbits I happened to stumble across, mainly to keep for future reference! I am just tickled pink (and greatly humbled) that you all … Continue reading My 1,000th Post With Some Important Announcements!
Dedication Program for the Monroe Civic Center
On September 2, 1967, the Monroe Civic Center formally opened to the public. I found the following program for sale on Ebay and bought it. The small strips were flaps on the end of the back page/cover. I will be donating it to the library for preservation. Front Cover Inside First Page Inside second page … Continue reading Dedication Program for the Monroe Civic Center
A “Hurricane” in Monroe
One of the regular readers of this blog suggested I check out this article posted to another blog about a "Hurricane" that struck the area in the 1800's. I really think this was a strong tornado rather than a hurricane! I recognized several of the plantations hit, such as Travelers Rest. https://louisianagenealogygirl.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/a-hurricane-in-monroe/
Selman Field Navigation School
A booklet was recently rediscovered which contains a lot of photos and information on the old Navigation School. If you are interested in the field, you can check it out here: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A129
Ouachita Parish Newspapers Searchable for Free!
In the past, I have told you about the Chronicling America site, which has newspapers digitized from the 1800s. The Louisiana Digital Library, in cooperation with LSU, is now digitizing state newspapers and has them organized by parish! Here is a link to Ouachita Parish's: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/louisiananewspapers-ouachita:collection. Right now, the Ouachita Citizen is digitized and searchable … Continue reading Ouachita Parish Newspapers Searchable for Free!
A Lost Grave at Travelers Rest Plantation
I have a personal subscription to Newspapers.com and have noticed that they have now digitized the Ouachita Citizen from 1925 to 1976. While playing around with search terms, I found an article in the April 16, 1931 edition which talks about Travelers Rest plantation. The following paragraph caught my eye: Perhaps the outstanding historical spot … Continue reading A Lost Grave at Travelers Rest Plantation
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 