Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita Parish History

  • The New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-12 felt in Ouachita Parish

    Wednesday I was thumbing through a book we have called, “The Muse Family of Pointe Coupee Parish” compiled by Mrs. Katie Prince Ward Esker in 1943. The Muse family is…

  • Historical Markers in Ouachita Parish

    I found a neat little database listing the historical markers to be found in Ouachita parish. Did you know we have a marker written in French? Click on each one…

  • Two Unidentified Monroe Portraits

    I found these on the Portal to Texas History page. One is a Mealy photo and the other is a Harper photo. This first one is the Harper photo of…

  • 1891 List of Doctors and Their Credentials

    Back in 1891, doctors had to register at their local courthouse and provide their credentials. here were the ones listed for Ouachita Parish and where they got their degrees:

  • The End of Old Trenton

    I have always wondered what happened to all the buildings that once made up the town of Trenton. The town was so important before and after the Civil War and…

  • An Update to The Cold-Blooded Murder of Little Francis Winston Baker

    Surprisingly, a couple of weeks ago, I found a little tidbit as to why Francis may have been shot. You may remember a Confederate soldier walked up to the little…

  • A Description of Ouachita Valley’s Early Settlers.

    I stumbled on this little article a week ago and it is a fascinating read! It was written ten years ago and published in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. It talks…

  • OPPL Photo Collection

    One of the things that my boss has done during the hiatus, was place online digital copies of our original photo collections. They are now all in one spot. There…

  • Jean Filhiol’s Description of the Ouachita Valley

    This is kinda funny. In 1786, Filhiol was sent to this area to scout around and find a place to start a settlement. In 1935, his report on his findings…

  • Ouachita Parish Funeral Notices

    Back in the late 1800’s, Monroe’s newspapers were only published weekly. As a result, if you depended on the newspaper to find out about local funerals, it would already be…