If you missed last week's performance at the Library, you can watch the whole thing here: https://www.oplib.org/Family-local-history-virtual-programs
Tag: Eleanor Hook
Colorful Characters of Fort Miro Program
I just wanted to let everyone know that on this Thursday the 17th at 5:30 pm at the Main Branch of Ouachita Parish Public Library, I and three of my colleagues will present a program about four residents of colonial Ouachita parish. You will hear from Fort Miro's commandant and Monroe's founder Jean Filhiol, his … Continue reading Colorful Characters of Fort Miro Program
A New Treasure to Pour Over!
I found about a month ago, a collection in the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA that uncovered an entire lost history of the people who lived around Sterlington in the 1830's. It is the papers of Charles Boliver Sterling, the son of Robert Harris Sterling and Eliza Caroline Morhouse. Remember Robert? He was the … Continue reading A New Treasure to Pour Over!
The Obituary of Eleanor Hook Morhouse Hook Grayson
This is the most detailed biography of Eleanor Grayson that I have ever found. I was SO excited when I found it! Eleanor was the ward and later wife of four of the most powerful men to settle in the Ouachita Valley: Ward of the Chevalier Charles le Paulmier d’Annemour, wife of Andrew Morhouse, … Continue reading The Obituary of Eleanor Hook Morhouse Hook Grayson
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 