Bossier Parish Libraries History Center: This Month In Bossier Parish History

November: Through The Years

Nov. 1, 2020: Happy National Author's Day!

Bossier Parish has some amazing authors!

All of the mentioned authors' lives, lived or is affiliated within the parish of Bossier. Their books are also available for check-out or reference at the Bossier Parish Libraries.

* Gypsy Damaris Boston

Books:

   · Pink Hair
   · Hurry before the magic ends
   · Dear Louisiana... love, Gypsy

· Rainbow Fairies

* Clifton "Cliff" D. Cardin

Photo:

History Center's History Day 2000. Clifton D. Cardin & Shanna Faulk

2000.056.018

Books:

Bossier Parish headstones : a complete inventory of all known cemeteries, family plots, and lone burials
Bossier Parish history, 1843-1993, the first 150 years
Bossier Parish
Doing research in the Bossier Parish Courthouse : a guide to the resources and materials within the Bossier Parish Clerk of Courts Office in Benton, La.
Proud to be in Bossier : a retrospective

* Arthur Lee Ford

Book: When the Whippoorwill Sang

* Taneka Fuller

Book: Taylor's Strawberry

* Marguerite Hudson

1994: Benton High School Yearbook

Book: Whiskey Chitto Woman

* Kay Lottinger

Books:

One Quirky Bird: The Roadrunner
Have You Seen The Roadrunner
A Squirrel Named Dave

* Adolf “Wes” Wesselhoeft

Book: Traded to the Enemy

Nov. 13, 2020: Weekly news from 100 years ago

The handsome new home of I.A. (Ira Austin) Gleason is near completion
The Adner and Kingston schools were to be combined due to lack of students
Everyone has been at the fair this past week that there hasn't been much time for entertainment
Mr. S.W. (Samuel Whitfield) Vance will assume the management of 5,000 acre plantation near Monroe

Photo: I.A. (Ira Austin) Gleason

1999.163.005 Davis Collection

1915-1916 Adner School, left to right (first row) Elmer Treadway, Shrell Busby, unknown, Fred Busby, Frank and Leo Stafflebach (twins), Bynum E. Murphy, Velma Treadway, and Quinton Busby; (back row) unknown, Bertha Mae Treadway, Clifton Busby, George Stephens, Jewel Busby, Marlin Busby, Murtie Rounsavall, Brytha O. Murphy, Louise Treadway, Velnia A. Murphy, and Freda Stafflebach, Elmer and Velma Treadway were twins.

1999.020.001 Light Collection

C.1910’s: State Fair Midway showing signs for sideshows

1997.054.025 Findley Collection

Left: Samuel Whitfield Vance and Sarah (Sallie) Eliza Vance around 1861. 1998.067.021 Jennings collection

Right: Samuel Whitfield Vance and his children Samuel Whitfield Vance, Jr. and Mary Boutwell Gilmer Vance.

1998.067.023 Jennings collection

Nov. 19, 1929: Gov. Long receives a letter regarding the need of another bridge across the Red River connecting Caddo and Bossier. The plans were approved and was stated that it would be free of cost to both communities.