The Independent - 3/6/1861 Dan Rice - circa 1840s Dan Rice, owner of The Great Show, was born in Manhattan, New York in 1823.  F...

Monroe News Star - 8/26/1953 Vernon William Carlton Born on May 14, 1930 Son of Edward and Vera Carlton Sergeant Uni...

Monroe News Star - 6/23/1977 Olga Laura Knight Born on February 24, 1903 Daughter of John Henry Knight and Lillie Margaret...

The above advertisement was found in the September 16, 1857 edition of Harrisonburg's newspaper, The Independent. David Marks was b...

In the Spring of 1936, residents of Catahoula Parish suffered from an influenza epidemic.  All public gatherings were prohibited until the ...