Book talk and signing: Confederate General Leonidas Polk—Louisiana’s Fighting Bishop by Dr. Cheryl White
Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m.
Bossier Parish Library Historical Center
A dynamic speaker, Dr. Cheryl White, Hubert Humphreys professor of history and LSU-Shreveport, will share her character study of a fascinating, paradoxical man, Episcopal Bishop Leonidas Polk. General Polk was a missionary, church-builder and evangelist to slaves right here in Northwest Louisiana as well as a Confederate warrior and slave-owner.
Call Pam Carlisle at 746-7717 for more information
"Preserving the history and memories of Bossier Parish, Louisiana"
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Archaeology and Preservation in Cemeteries

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Sacred to the Memory exhibit
Stop by the Historical Center this October to see our exhibit on cemetery gravestones. Learn the meaning behind some of the symbols carved on tombstones. "Sacred to the Memory" will be on display through early November.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Story Collecting Workshop
Saturday, Oct 12th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
“Story Collecting Workshop” in the Bossier Parish Library Historical Center meeting room
Description:
This workshop will teach you how to:
Find good stories, from the experiences of others, that are meaningful and motivating
Encourage others to share their stories, through empathy and good listening skills
Record stories, for sharing or for family history
Edit stories, for clarity, focus and impact
Workshop leaders are Sharon Collins - former newspaper journalist and former Editor of the Caddo Citizen Newspaper and
Pamela Carter Carlisle—Local History and Public Outreach Specialist of the Bossier Parish Library History Center
This workshop is the second of two story workshops offered by the Ark-La-Tex Regional Food Council. For more information, call Sharon Collins at 347-4123, or Pam Carlisle at 746-7717.
“Story Collecting Workshop” in the Bossier Parish Library Historical Center meeting room
Description:
This workshop will teach you how to:
Find good stories, from the experiences of others, that are meaningful and motivating
Encourage others to share their stories, through empathy and good listening skills
Record stories, for sharing or for family history
Edit stories, for clarity, focus and impact
Workshop leaders are Sharon Collins - former newspaper journalist and former Editor of the Caddo Citizen Newspaper and
Pamela Carter Carlisle—Local History and Public Outreach Specialist of the Bossier Parish Library History Center
This workshop is the second of two story workshops offered by the Ark-La-Tex Regional Food Council. For more information, call Sharon Collins at 347-4123, or Pam Carlisle at 746-7717.
2003.026.140 James Turner Manry of Plain Dealing and his sister-in-law Caroline Chester Banks Gryder
April 1952
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