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ROBERT--The LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station hosts various gardening and agriculture events throughout the year. It’s on Old Covington Highway just south of US 190. Photo by Mark Mathes.
BENJAMIN'S GARDEN JOURNAL: Tips for blueberries and carpenter bees
AMITE--Today's column has advice on blueberry plants and carpenter bees.  *** Blueberry plants that are five years old or more should be pruned immediately after harvesting is finished, just bef...
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HURRICANE: Prune, remove trees now before a storm approaches
AMITE--Now that hurricane season is upon us, shade trees in the landscape should be carefully checked to make sure they are in good shape. When a hurricane is on its way, you will have too many o...
Jun 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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KENTWOOD--Members of Orange Grove Church of God in Christ of Kentwood led by Alonzo Richardson Jr.
HISTORY PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Orange Grove Church of God in Christ of Kentwood led by Alonzo Richardson Jr.
KENTWOOD--Members of the Orange Grove Church of God in Christ gather in Kentwood in this historic photo. Members include the late Elder Alonzo Richardson Jr., his wife to the left. First Lady Jo...
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Moses Sheridan (1830-1918)
HISTORY PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Descendants of Moses Sheridan (1830-1918) in St. Helena invited to share story
GREENSBURG--Moses Sheridan was born circa 1830 in St. Helena Parish. According to the 1880 United States federal census, Moses was a widower. He was the father of Johnny, Edward, Sarah, Celia, A...
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The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial, located across Beacon Street from the State House in Boston, Massachusetts.
NURTURING OUR ROOTS: The life of Bristor Harrison: From slavery marriage in Tangi and death in Baton Rouge
Editor's note: This is a guest column in place of our regular Nurturing Our Roots history column by Antoinette Harrell. By Bernice Alexander Bennett AMITE--In recognition of the 150th Annivers...
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GREENSBURG--Antoinette Harrell and Bernice Bennett researching at the St. Helena Parish Clerk of Court in Greensburg. Photo by Walter C. Black Sr.
NURTURING OUR ROOTS Research your family history at clerk of court offices. Then preserve your records at the library.
GREENSBURG--Too often, our rich heritage and history are ignored. Yet, it plays a major part in our daily lives. Each of us experience a part of history every day: a glance at a family photograph...
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ROBERT--The LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station hosts various gardening and agriculture events throughout the year. It’s on Old Covington Highway just south of US 190. Photo by Mark Mathes.
Apply for fall Master Gardener classes by August 6
AMITE--Applications for the current year’s Master Gardener Program are now available at the LSU AgCenter Extension office in Amite. "We feel that this is an excellent horticulture training progra...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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HAMMOND--Columnist and historian Antoinette Harrell of Kentwood donates her history collection to the Southeastern Louisiana University Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies. Director Dr. Sam Hyde has family roots in the Amite area.
NURTURING OUR ROOTS: As you gather family collections, consider donating to Tangi Library or SE Louisiana Studies Center
KENTWOOD-- As a genealogist researcher, you can spend countless of hours and years collecting documents, photographs, newspaper articles and other sources that can be important to your family hist...
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GREENSBURG--Dr. Thomas Tucker Jr. attended St. Helena schools and led AME church conference.
HISTORY PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Dr. Thomas Tucker attended St. Helena schools and led AME conference
GREENSBURG--Dr. Thomas Tucker Jr. was born to the wedlock of the Thomas Sr., and Flora Coleman Tucker on March 12, 1879, in Chipola, Louisiana. Dr. Tucker married Ida Wright on January 24, 1898 a...
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BENJAMIN'S GARDEN JOURNAL: Bermuda grass commonly infests weakened St. Augustine grass
AMITE--For a homeowner there is no immediate gratification for taking out Bermuda grass in St. Augustine grass. Using non-selective herbicides like glyphosate (Roundup, Eraser, Hi-Yield etc.) the...
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Antoinette Harrell: "In the hot summer of 2004, I set out on my maternal ancestral expedition. I wanted to explore Niger to learn about the people, history and culture— all in the two short weeks I was there. "
NURTURING OUR ROOTS Discovering my African maternal ancestry in Niger, West Africa
KENTWOOD--Sitting at home and gazing out of the window, I found myself reflecting on my ancestral trip to Niger, West Africa. I asked myself today: what is so special about this moment that remin...
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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ROSELAND--Alice Luberta Irving was born in 1890 and died in1993 in Tangipahoa Parish.
HISTORY PICTURE OF THE WEEK Alice Irving Vernon had a large Tangi farm and was a Roseland seamstress
Photo and story by Jacqueline James Pendleton-Dukes ROSELAND--Alice Luberta Irving was born in 1890, she met and married Fred Vernon Sr. around 1917 in Roseland and died in1993 in Tangipahoa Paris...
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