Beta Mu Theta Sorority

Beta Mu Theta Sorority, Ouachita Parish Public Library Photo Collection Over the next few days, I will be posting some photos that we need help identifying. If you recognize anyone in the photos, come by the library on 18th or give us a call at 318-327-1373. This group of lovely ladies is only identified as … Continue reading Beta Mu Theta Sorority →

Carver Library

From the Ouachita Parish Public Library's Photo Collection This is a rare shot of Monroe's first African American library. This building was formerly used as an office building at Selman Field. It was moved to Powell and opened as a library for the black community.

African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part III: R – Z Names

Edit 6-14-2023: The entire database of names can now be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aEnKDEuE4oCF7XUKA8-wE04pXKH2-ZbwyZgfb6v10Tw/edit?usp=sharing NameVolumeRainey, Hattie Bell5Rainwater, R. J.32Ralph, Rosa17Ralph, Rosa West3Ramey, Jeretha11Ramsey, Darlene Marie35Randell, Estelle21Randle, Alberta ( Sister )44Randle, Eugene19Randle, Loriane36Randle, Loriane43Randolph, Sandra Denise20Rankins, Selma47Rasco, Joseph Jr.27Rawlings, Clarence24Ray, Willie Evelyn9Rayford, Essie Calhoun9Rector, Christine Johnson1Red, Irving Winston24Reddick, Ola B.26Reddix, John Ira ( Dr. )24Redmond, Lena Mae17Reed, … Continue reading African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part III: R – Z Names →

African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part II: M – Q Names

Edit 6-14-2023: The entire database of names can now be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aEnKDEuE4oCF7XUKA8-wE04pXKH2-ZbwyZgfb6v10Tw/edit?usp=sharing NameVolumeMack, Bennie Lee9Mack, Brenda Veleria Davis37Mack, Dorothy Korjan42Mack, Flora ( Mrs. )46Mack, Fred ( Sr. )21Mack, Johnnie Lee10Mack, Lee4Mack, Lee9Mack, Mary ( Mother )31Mack, Rosie Biard28Mack, Theodis36Mack, Willie Joe14Madison, Annie Mae Powell35Madison, Annie Mae Powell ( Sister )42Madison, Annie Mae Powell ( … Continue reading African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part II: M – Q Names →

African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part I: A-L Names

Another treasure available to researchers at the Ouachita Parish Public Library are the fifty-five volumes of African-American Funeral Home programs. A colleague of mine noticed there were not enough research tools available to those researching local African-American relatives. She decided to fill that hole with her collection of funeral home programs. Word soon spread and … Continue reading African-American Funeral Home Program Collection Part I: A-L Names →

Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part III P-Z Names

NOTE: The blog post was formatted in a hard to read way. You can also find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ze8lJbVfwfEib7CGH0j9kcpYi2WpXPcP3s-gd58p2D4/edit?usp=sharing October 5, 1894 ; Shot by J.C. Ransoms ; West Monroe, LA ; Witnesses: T.C. McLain, L.W. Calvert, Lewis Hodge, D.H. Frantom, R.P. Webb ; Jury: W.L. Leyens, F. Faulk, A.B. Frantom, P.W. Hilton ; Note: … Continue reading Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part III P-Z Names →

Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part II L-O Names

NOTE: The blog post was formatted in a hard to read way. You can also find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ze8lJbVfwfEib7CGH0j9kcpYi2WpXPcP3s-gd58p2D4/edit?usp=sharing February 1, 1926 ; Shot by Silas Cooper ; C.P. Gray, Coroner ; Jury: J.L. Russ, D.R. Minus, R.L. Kilgore, Earl Becton, J.C. Stewart Monroe News-Star, February 1, 1926, Page 1, Column 7. Monroe News-Star, February … Continue reading Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part II L-O Names →

Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part I A-K Names

NOTE: The blog post was formatted in a hard to read way. You can also find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ze8lJbVfwfEib7CGH0j9kcpYi2WpXPcP3s-gd58p2D4/edit?usp=sharing A coroners’ record was compiled when the death was from uncertain or unusual circumstances such as a murder or suicide. If the death was determined to be from criminal negligence or murder, then an inquest was … Continue reading Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part I A-K Names →

Miscellaneous Microfilm at the Ouachita Parish Public Library

If you paid close attention to yesterday's newspaper post, I posted the index of our newspaper microfilm cabinets. I purposely left out the most interesting cabinet, cabinet A. That is where the earliest newspaper microfilm is kept, along with other parish newspapers and some interesting film that I didn't even know we had until I … Continue reading Miscellaneous Microfilm at the Ouachita Parish Public Library →

Genealogy/Biography Files of the Ouachita Parish Public Library Part III: P-Z Names

Pa- Pe--Biography David E. Pace "Pace and picante sauce" Ouachita Citizen, January 6, 1994 Hypolite Pargoud "French Aristocratic Emigre Region's Colorful Pioneer" Monroe Morning World, October 20, 1929 John Peyton Parker "King Drummer of South Dies" The Shreveport Times, No Date "Former Pastor in City Pays Tribute to John P. Parker" The Shreveport Times, No … Continue reading Genealogy/Biography Files of the Ouachita Parish Public Library Part III: P-Z Names →