Sunday, December 28, 2014

In Remembrance of Enslaved Africans of St. Helena, Louisiana

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As January 1, 2014 approaches, I couldn't help but think about what my ancestors and all the enslaved Africans and prisoners of war thou...

Cleaning Out a Deceased Relative House

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Antique Radio If anyone has ever had to clean out the home of a deceased family member, they can tell you how challenging it could be. ...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Where Are the African-American Historic Landmarks in St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes?

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Church in Reid's Community, Amite, LA  I've traveled throughout St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes searching for one historical...
Monday, December 1, 2014

The Obituary of Gussie Fluker of Kentwood, LA.

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Gussie Fluker A long life, useful and fruitful, a Christian life, tells the earthly story of the late Sister Gussie Fluker. She was bor...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Bickham African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church History of Amite, Louisiana

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My colleague, friend and Radio Talk Show Bernice Alexander Bennett sent me several obituary and other information that is vital to the his...

Talking To Your Kids About Racism and Bigotry

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This past weekend I wanted to take my grandchildren for a ride to look at some of the historical landmarks in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Berlin Childress Gordon of Kentwood, Louisiana

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Berlin Childress Gordon On Monday evening the angel of silence invaded the Gordon family and with chilling fingers sealed the lips of a s...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Historical Rosenwald School in Fluker, Louisiana

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Fluker School  Fluker, Louisiana Fluker, Louisiana is were my paternal side of the family lived. Fluker is a small unincorporated to...

Historical Rosenwald School in St.Helena Parish, Louisiana

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St. Helena Parish Colored School Photo Courtesy of Dewayne Cook My associate Leonard Smith III, sent me an email that got my attention ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

We Share The Same Surname In A Small Town? Are We Related?

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Minnie Nolan Harrell M any African-American people, whose   ancestors were slaves, carry the surname of the last slaveholder or the on...
Monday, September 22, 2014

In Touch With Our History in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

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Antoinette Harrell and Bernice A. Bennett researching family history in St. Helena Clerk's Office Whenever I visit the St. Helena ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Records In The St. Helena Parish Vault

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St. Helena Parish Courthouse One of my favorite places to research is the St. Helena Parish courthouse in St. Helena, Louisiana. Ther...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

The Precott Plantation In St. Helena, Louisiana

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Genealogist and Author Bernice Alexander Bennett Bernice Alexander Bennett spend long hours conducting genealogy research at the Nation...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The Undocumented History and Culture of African American People in St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana

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Agreement with Freedmen Contract Courtesy of  Bernice Alexander Bennett Tangipahoa Parish began in 1869, when it was carved from Livi...

Unpuzzling Our Family History and Our Past

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Antoinette Harrell conducting research in the St. Helena Parish, Louisiana A genealogist is one who studies the family history, events...
Friday, September 5, 2014

Putting Our Children First By Bringing Educational Enrichment Programs to Our Parish

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Exploring through the arts Each district in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana should have a community resource enrichment center,  I...

Give A Child Hope Through the Gift of Reading and Learning

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Giving the gift of reading I magine, for a moment, that you’re living in a rural town. Maybe you’re down on your luck between jobs, or ...