Google books is a beautiful thing! I found this book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/British_and_American_Claims/pT9HAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Tuesday night and I am fascinated by it! Basically, it is full of testimony of people living in Northeast Louisiana (and South Arkansas) during the Civil War talking about Federal and Confederate raids in the area. The widow of John Calderwood was suing the … Continue reading Northeast Louisiana During the Civil War
Past Presidents of ULM
I thought it would be a great time to compile a list of past University of Louisiana at Monroe presidents since we are in the middle of selecting a new one. In it's almost ninety year history, the college has had eight presidents. Number nine will soon be named. They are: Dr. Clyde C. Colvert … Continue reading Past Presidents of ULM
One Room Schools in Ouachita Parish – 1905
This is great! I found an article in the New Orleans Item newspaper, dated October 30, 1905 stating that the Ouachita Parish schools had opened! Most of them can bee seen in our Camp School Collection photos here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-camp:collection . They are all little one room schoolhouses! SCHOOL OPENS IN OUACHITAPARISH. MONROE, La., Oct. 30. … Continue reading One Room Schools in Ouachita Parish – 1905
An Iron Coffin Body Found in Calhoun
There are some pretty important Ouachita Parish families buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Calhoun. Martha came from one of the best of them. She was born Martha Elizabeth Gainey, and she was the widow of John H. Milling. On a cold January day in 1909, men were digging Martha's grave. They found an unwelcome … Continue reading An Iron Coffin Body Found in Calhoun
1891 List of Doctors and Their Credentials
Back in 1891, doctors had to register at their local courthouse and provide their credentials. here were the ones listed for Ouachita Parish and where they got their degrees:
The Ouachita Guards
The Ouachita Guards were the forerunners of the National Guard here in Ouachita. I found a newspaper clipping showing the Guards in front of the YMCA building in 1906.
The End of Old Trenton
I have always wondered what happened to all the buildings that once made up the town of Trenton. The town was so important before and after the Civil War and then one day, *poof* it is gone. All that is there now are family homes and a historical marker. I happened to stumble across a … Continue reading The End of Old Trenton
A Man Horsewhipped in Monroe For Hitting on a Young Woman
This one made my eyebrows rise when I read it. See for yourself: New Orleans Times-Picayune, November 18, 1902, Page 16 MONROE.A Masher Severely Castigated ByTwo Brothers. Monroe, La., Nov. 17. - An intensely exciting episode happened this morning between 9 and 10 o'clock in Parker, Speed & Co.'s office, on Grand Street. It was … Continue reading A Man Horsewhipped in Monroe For Hitting on a Young Woman
Looking Up Louisiana State Death Certificates
Louisiana has very strict privacy laws. As a result, Louisiana death certificates are sealed for fifty years before they are available to the general public. If you are looking for a death after 1970, you must be a direct relative of the person whose info you are requesting (son, daughter, spouse, parent, etc...) and go … Continue reading Looking Up Louisiana State Death Certificates
A Baseball Player Jilts His Bride
This one is scandalous and involves a player from the early days of the Philadelphia Phillies known as Frank Tully. It appeared in the April 25, 1908 New Orleans Times-Picayune: FRANK SPARKS' BRIDE Goes Insane on Learning That BaseBall Player Deserts Her. Beautiful Monroe Girl, Who Secretly Wedded Last January, Said toBe Mentally Unbalanced. Monroe, … Continue reading A Baseball Player Jilts His Bride
