Exploring and Preserving African American History in the Louisiana Florida Parishes

Welcome to Preserving Our History in Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes, Louisiana. "Our History, Our Story, Our Legacy!" Dr. Antoinette Harrell is a native of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. She is a genealogist and local historian with a broad emphasis of African Americans in the Louisiana Florida Parishes.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

The Bond That Keep Family Together

There isn't that many photographs of my maternal grandmother Josephine Richardson Harrell and her siblings. This photo was taken at her ...

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Treasuring Family Photographs

Alexander Harrell and his offsprings Courtesy of Monteral Harrell and Isabel Harrell Cook M y Harrell side of the family is very bless...

Monday, May 27, 2019

Ernest and Mary McKay Boykin of Fluker, Louisiana

Ernest and Mary McKay Boykin Photo Courtesy: Sharon Boykin D uring the time that my dad transitioned, my cousin Sharon shared family i...

Thursday, September 10, 2015

The Obituary of Sis. Ella Miller Burton Leonard

Ella Miller Leonard S is. Ella Miller Leonard was born to the late Henry and Leath Taplin Miller on June 11, 1904 in Mississippi. She wa...

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Hiram Brumfield of Kentwood, Louisiana

Hiram Brumfield H iram Brumfield was born in 1882 in Tangipahoa Parish. He was married to Dixie Brumfield. Dixie died on Jan 21, 1938. I...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The History and Legacy of Reginald Cotton, Sr.

Reginald Cotton was born to the late Joseph and Lillian Cotton in Morgan City, Louisiana on November 14, 1923. He served as head coach o...

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