Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Georgia Tucker Elementary

  • The Grave of Unalaska

    Last week I had the opportunity to visit the old Georgia Tucker Elementary building and I made sure to hunt for the grave of the sled dog Unalaska. I was…

  • Unalaska: the Sled Dog Buried in Monroe

    This article was written by me for the July, 2007 issue of Louisiana Road Trips magazine. It was later republished in the September, 2016 edition of Southern Calls: A Funeral Director’s Perspective.…

  • Georgia Tucker Classroom – 1949-50

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A488 This shows Mrs. Mabel Lippmin in front of her Fifth Grade students at Georgia Tucker Elementary. By the way, if you are interested in Georgia Tucker, we have their…

  • Georgia Tucker Elementary

    This is a wonderful documentary on the history and restoration of the old Georgia Tucker Elementary School, located in Monroe’s Historic Garden District.

  • Myrtle Rodgers

    Myrtle was born in Alabama and moved to Louisiana as a young girl. She received her degree from Northwestern and masters from LSU. Upon completion of her degree, she taught…