The Murder of Frederick Ludeling

Tuesday I mentioned that Frank Stubbs' eldest son murdered John Ludeling's son Frederick near the Cedars plantation on Riverside. I now realized that I have never written about it on this blog! Here are the facts as I know them, mainly from the Ouachita Telegraph, March 25, 1881. Let me preface this by saying the … Continue reading The Murder of Frederick Ludeling →

The Cedars – Plantation Home of the Stubbs Family

This one surprised me. The above home was built by Frank P. Stubbs, Sr. on Front Street (now Riverside Drive) circa 1853. This is a very historic home. A few years after it was built, Stubbs sold part of his land next door to Judge Ludeling and he built Sycamore Hall next to it. Somewhere … Continue reading The Cedars – Plantation Home of the Stubbs Family →

Sycamore Hall Burns

What got me interested in researching today's post and next week's two posts was thumbing through the Genealogy Department's copy of Sycamore Hall by Sylvester Breard on Wednesday. I am pretty nosey by nature and in the past I have researched this building. When I don't find anything on a particular topic, sometimes months or … Continue reading Sycamore Hall Burns →

The Layton Castle Collection

Layton Castle has a massive amount of records in it's collection. Some documents even date back to the 1790's! As the current owner of the castle has been organizing the collection, she graciously has allowed us to digitize some of the photos that came from it. A good chunk remain unidentified, but the photos are … Continue reading The Layton Castle Collection →

The Fountain on the Dixie Overland Highway

One of Luke Letlow's great articles on his Richland Parish blog concerns a fountain on the Dixie Overland Highway located on what was the Stubbs Plantation. You can read Luke's article here: https://richlandroots.com/2020/05/16/the-fountain-on-the-dixie-overland-highway-near-stubbs-plantation/

Portraits in the Collection of the Louisiana Law Library

Did you know that several prominent Monroe names have portraits in the Louisiana Law Library? Some of them have been put online. John Theodore Ludeling, Monroe lawyer and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He built Sycamore Hall: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lasc-justicesportraits%3A46 Samuel Douglas McEnery, Monroe's first Governor of Louisiana and a U.S. Senator: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lasc-justicesportraits%3A54 Frederick G. … Continue reading Portraits in the Collection of the Louisiana Law Library →

Col. Francis Palmer “Frank” Stubbs

I found this photo on the Louisiana Digital Library of Frank Stubbs speaking at the Shrewsberry Race Track in East Jefferson Parish: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-p15140coll1%3A917 Frank was the son of Col. Francis Peter "Frank" Stubbs, Sr., who lead the Pelican Grey's during the Civil War. I believe they have their date wrong in the description. Frank was … Continue reading Col. Francis Palmer “Frank” Stubbs →

Hay on DeSiard Street.

Back on December 31, 2018, I posted this postcard: At the time, I dated it to circa 1910. Well, I was close. I found this exact same image (although very grainy) printed in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 19, 1906, Page 27. It had the following article with it: Monroe, La., Aug. 18. - The … Continue reading Hay on DeSiard Street. →

Tallyho Riding: Courtship in the Late 1800’s.

Have you ever heard of Tallyho riding? No? Me neither. This little article in a rare copy of the Monroe Morning post, appeared in a 1929 issue. It had been clipped for the Special Collection transportation files several years ago. In the same file was a clipping of a photo from the Monroe Morning World … Continue reading Tallyho Riding: Courtship in the Late 1800’s. →

Women’s Suffrage in Ouachita Parish

I found this article in the February 22, 1907 Winnfield newspaper called The Southern Sentinel. The first part of the article quotes the Monroe News. The News was one of the two forerunners of the modern Monroe News-Star. Unfortunately, no copies exist for this time period. This is a rare glimmer of Monroe’s history once … Continue reading Women’s Suffrage in Ouachita Parish →