James Bishop is buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery near Sicily Island in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.  I photographed his tombstone back...

The following advertisement was placed in the Colfax Chronicle on November 8, 1913: Courtesy of ChroniclingAmerica.com For a good rea...

Today marks the 1st Anniversary of the creation of Roots From The Bayou .   Many thanks to all who have visited and taken the time ...

Thomas Osborne Fairbanks Born on July 4, 1897 Son of Henry Osborne Fairbanks and Henrietta "Nettie" Blackman Brother...

Autumn in the South Autumn in my corner of the South is in full swing. As I have  written in the past , my father and I shared an i...