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.

Monday, November 29, 2021

Exploring African American History in Louisiana Florida Parishes.

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

I Cooked My First Thanksgiving Dinner At Our Home with Daja

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

My Grandson Carter Teaching His Grandmother Social Media Technology

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Carter making short films Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell Y ou are never too old to learn from anyone or anything. We can learn a lot about...

Bernard Speaks Out for the First Time About Researching With His Mother Antoinette Harrell

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Bernard documentary interview Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell W hen Bernard was a very young child, he traveled with his mother to conduct ...
Sunday, November 21, 2021

Herbert Willie Vining

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Herbert Willie Vining Source: Ancestry H erbert was born on March 5, 1903 in Montpelier, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana to Butman and Eva Vini...

Frank Vining U.S. World War II Draft Card

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Frank Vining  Source: Ancestry  Frank Vining was born on December 22, 1908 in St. Helena Parish to Butman and Eva Vining. His siblings were:...

Cefalu and Company the Manufacturers of Macaroni and Spaghetti in Amite, Louisiana

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Cefalu and Company  Source: The Amite Genealogy Department E ach day I discover something new. This was the first time I heard that of Cefal...

C J. Johnson Blacksmith and Wheelwright in Amite, Louisiana

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Source: Amite Genealogy Library Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell L ittle or no information are available about the local blacksmith and whee...
Saturday, November 20, 2021

Native American Arrowheads Will Be Donated to the Amistad Research Center

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Courtesy of Edwin Temple Photo Credit: Dr. Antoinette Harrell D r. Antoinette Harrell, a local historian and genealogist in Tangipahoa Paris...
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Sunny Hill, Louisiana

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Among Patsy Zanders Johnson collection of African American funeral programs, there were some church programs. One of the programs were the 3...

Oliver and Helen Williams Wheeler

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Oliver and Helen Williams Wheeler   Oliver and married on June 15, 1947 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.  Oliver was born  in 1922  to John ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Horace and Helen Daniels Perry of Amite, Louisiana

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                      Horace Perry, Sr.  and Helen Daniels were married on August 25, 1948.  Seated from left to right: Lethaniel Stevenson,...
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Esaw Daniels of Amite, Louisiana (1908-1961)

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Esaw was born in 1908 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana to Joseph and Ida Lawson Daniels According to the 1910 United States Federal Census, h...

In Loving Memory of Mrs. Loyola "Lola" Melba Ramsey

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O n October 9, 2008, the sweet angel of mercy carried away the spirit of our beloved Loyola "Lola" Brumfield Ramsey. She left this...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Bernard Temple First Youth in Louisiana to Take the African Ancestry DNA Test

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Bernard mailing his African Ancestry Test Photo Credit:Antoinette Harrell B ernard was the first youth in Louisiana who took an African Ance...
Monday, November 15, 2021

Patsy Z. Johnson African American Funeral Program Collection Soon Will Be Digitized at EBPL Genealogy and Special Collections

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L ast month Johnson was reading a news article about the preservation of African American funeral programs in the Louisiana Florida Parishes...
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Deputy Ed Toefield Jr, and Deputy R.A. Kent Memorial Highways

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Photos Courtesy: Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office Facebook Page On November 12, 2021, a large crowd of Tangipahoa Parish Elected offic...

The Life of Edward Dyson of Tangipahoa, Louisiana

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Edward Dyson E dward Dyson was born to Eloise Bringgs and Climmie Dyson on March 19, 1943 he was born and raised in Sunny Hill, LA and was a...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Genealogy Discussions with Antoinette Harrell and Karran Harper Royal

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Sunday, November 7, 2021

Handy Burton of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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H andy died on May 6, 1984 in Kenner, Louisiana. His services were held at Community Chapel Methodist Church in Fluker, Louisiana. He was ma...
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