Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: African-American History

  • XYZ Club Mardi Gras Program

    When I saw this program come up for sale on eBay on Shrove Monday, my eyes popped out of my head! It even had a “buy it now” price, which…

  • Welcome to Monroe brochure

    Here is a fairly new brochure (historically speaking) we just had to digitize due to it’s uniqueness! It was a guide to African-American owned businesses in Monroe produced in the…

  • 31 Nights of Halloween (2021 Edition/Night #1): A Jonestown Victim’s Grave is Identified

    Originally posted on For The Love of History: November 18, 1978 is one horrifying date in world history. It will forever be marred by the remembrance of Jim Jones and…

  • HISTORIC HASLEY:  Secrets From The Grave 

    Last year, the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy and Special Collections Department applied for and won a Rebirth Public Library grant* from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Our project was to create…

  • Kate Willis Carroll

    Did you know that in the collection of Southern University’s Archives, they have a picture of Morris Henry Carroll’s mother? I didn’t either! You can see it here: http://7008.sydneyplus.com/final/Portal/SouthernUniversity.aspx?lang=en-US .…

  • Henrietta Winham Johnson Recreation Center Program – 1962

    This is another Rec Center program, this one is from the opening of the Johnson Rec Center. It is the same format as the Marbles program, with Henrietta’s biographical information…

  • The Dedication of Terzia High School

    Terzia was the forerunner of Richwood High School. It was dedicated in 1952. This rare program is in the Library’s collection and has been digitized on the Louisiana Digital Library.…

  • Dedication Program for Liller Maddox Marbles Recreation Center – 1962

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A98 This one was found last week and I immediately asked my boss to include it in the Digital Library. It is the dedication program for Marbles Rec Center! About…

  • Etta Moten Performs at the Carroll Auditorium

    Never heard of Etta Moten? Neither did I until I looked her up. Ms. Moten was the first black actress to appear on screen in a roll other than as…

  • Fats Domino at the Red Dog

    I would have LOVED to have seen this! Fats was among the first inducted class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Among that first class who have also…