Natchitoches Preservation Network

A free site for people interested in preserving the heritage of Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana--It's your heritage too. Explore it!

Members

  • Louis H. Metoyer,            Bayou Talk News
  • Brian Cockrell
  • Belinda Diehl
  • Megan H. Smith
  • Deidre Chevalier Fuqua
  • Julie H. Ernstein
  • Susanna Records
  • Catina
  • Louisiana Cemetery Preservation Wiki & Blog
  • Shelia Thompson
  • Jeffery K Guin
  • Katherine Johnson
  • Dusty Fuqua
  • Joseph Evans
  • Amanda McVay
  • Alan McMurtry
  • Debbie Smith
  • Suzanne Graham
  • Rolonda Teal
  • Sheila Richmond

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The Importance of Blogging Now you may have heard of the term blogging and you may or you might not blog. Last week members at NCPTT discovered the significance and importance of blogging. Lorelle Van Fossen, author of "Blogging Tips: What Blogge...
on Thursday
Hit a snag last night around 4:30. I need to find more of this brick. It was used to build a dorm on campus last summer. I'm currently trying to find out who the contractor was for the dorm. I'm hoping that there a)may be left over brick somewhere...
on Thursday
Hello everyone, The eddy current tutorial is now complete and I am now working on the software phase. This software will allow the user to choose what type of test protocol to use. By this I mean; thickness measurements, metal identification and c...
on Thursday
Jeffery K Guin added an event
NHF Board Retreat at Taylor Point Camp located on Black Lake
July 25, 2009 from 10am to 4pm
All Natchitoches Historic Foundation board members are invited and encouraged to attend the Summer Retreat. Let’s take advantage of the peaceful surroundings as we make plans for membership events and drives, discuss projects and form working comm...
on Tuesday
Quick-week 5. I'm right in the middle of Phase 2 (P2.2) and continuing development iterations. I'm refining some of my research questions such as "Which format will be most useful for the user? MDI or individual forms? What functionality problems...
July 6
Alan McMurtry updated their profile
July 4
July 4
Last week we began analyzing the existing masonry samples. We have cores of both modern, hard-fired (the control) and historic, soft-fired brick. Every sample is put through the laser profilometry machine in order to create a graph of its surface ...
July 1
Week 4 The goals for week 4-5 are the transition from phase 1 to phase 2 which would be from the learning/outlining phase to the designing/implementing/iterating phase. Although I never stop reading and learning I'm just about done with the rest ...
June 29
Congrats Dusty on your feature film debut. You did great. Except for that part where you kept holding out on the ghost adventurers. C'mon, you know those X's are really voodoo symbols ;-) Really ... it was awesome.
June 26
Jeffery K Guin added 2 videos
June 24
Shelia Thompson added an event
The Camera's Eye of a Northwestern President: President John S. Kyser at Cammie G. Henry Research Center, Watson Library, 3rd Floor
July 1, 2009 at 8am to September 25, 2009 at 5pm
This is the third part in a series of year-long exhibits focusing on NSU's Celebration of 125 years of service. Exhibit cases will contain information of former NSU President, John S. Kyser, and will display photos taken by him. Cammie G. Henry ...
June 24

Blog Posts

Jeffery K Guin

Ghosts of Cane River plantations past to be featured this Friday on the Travel Channel

While I've covered a lot of historical figures and their gravesites over the past year, this is my first column devoted to ghosts--conceptually anyway.

This coming Friday, June 26, Magnolia Plantation makes its television debut in the Travel Channel show "Ghost Adventures." And while the show isn't known for its in-depth exploration of heritage, it does open up a lot of opportunity to learn more about one our region's most historic sites.

Magnolia was established in 1830 by Ambroise LeComte to… Continue

Posted by Jeffery K Guin on June 24, 2009 at 9:52am — 1 Comment

Mary F. Striegel

Natchitoches Drinking Water

Where does your drinking water come from?
Sibley Lake is the surface water source for City of Natchitoches Drinking Water. This water is treated then provided to your tap. While water treatment removes most contaminants, it is important to keep pollution, chemicals, and contaminants out of the watershed that flows to Sibley Lake.

Why is it important to protect your drinking water?
A person can survive without food for more than a month, but less than a week without water! You and… Continue

Posted by Mary F. Striegel on June 24, 2009 at 8:30am

Jeffery K Guin

Experience the best of heritage at Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival this weekend

This weekend is the Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival. While the event holds a lot of potential for buying and selling, visitors can also plan on several very interesting heritage preservation experiences while in the area.

There's no doubting Melrose's historic credentials. The nearly 200-year-old plantation was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 2008, it was included among the first 26 sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

The Association for the Preservation… Continue

Posted by Jeffery K Guin on June 13, 2009 at 12:37pm

Jeffery K Guin

NCPTT interns take on preservation research this summer


(Caption: NCPTT interns this summer include (l-r) Joe Evans, Megan Smith, Molly McGath, Kayla Wagner, Bethany Frank, Josh Springer, Eric Guidry and Curtis Desselles. Not pictured is Jessica Cleaver.)

Natchitoches’ preservation population grew just a little this… Continue

Posted by Jeffery K Guin on June 10, 2009 at 10:30pm

Jeffery K Guin

Potpourri celebrates 100 years of documenting NSU history

NSU's yearbook, the Potpourri, is celebrating a century of documenting the university's history. This week, I've invited Bethany Frank to share her reflections on the Potpourri. Bethany is entering her second year as editor of the publication. Here's what she had to say:

I never liked history. I hated sitting through the hour-long class where we discussed the events of the past and the people they involved. I used to sit and wonder why we even bothered to contemplate the who, the when and the w… Continue

Posted by Jeffery K Guin on May 18, 2009 at 8:24pm

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Jeff Guin: Natchitoches Times > News > State proceeding with museum design

Jeff Guin
Natchitoches Times > News > State proceeding with museum design - http://www.natchitochestimes.com/article...
"The first phase of state construction contracts is the schematic. Second is design development and third is contract document. That includes final design, structural, HV/AC plans, mechanical and similar construction details. The fourth phase authorizes preparation of the bid document. Sharon Gahagan, chairman of the Historic District Commission, said Trahan was in Natchitoches in November with an unacceptable rectangle design. It was commonly referred to an "amoeba." Trahan returned June 10 and was told by Historic District commissioners that the rectangular design was still unacceptable because of the harsh angles. Also of concern is the 200-foot long wall side along Lafayette Street that has no windows or breaks in the design. Trahan said Monday, "We feel we need to find a creative way to deal with that long wall." To date, Trahan has not submitted a design plan of any kind to the Natchitoches Historic District Commission. He has not even submitted an application for approval by the commission. "We have not seen anything other than a computer-generated image of the exterior. We hoped they would come back in July or August with final plans," Gahagan said. Cane River was the influence for the design. Trahan explained the relationship between the river and sports as "dynamic, stopping and starting." The exterior design should mesh old historic and new structures." - Jeff Guin

Jeff Guin: Native and African Americans chronicle history together for first time in Louisiana (Includes first-hand account)

Jeff Guin
Native and African Americans chronicle history together for first time in Louisiana (Includes first-hand account) - http://www.digitaljournal.com/article...
"In Natchitoches, Louisiana history was made today. The Native American and African American communities were separate communities in the South by design of white oppression. Now, for the first time, they are sharing their histories." - Jeff Guin

Jeff Guin: Natchitoches Times > News > Melrose full of arts and crafts; but don't forget the history

Jeff Guin
Natchitoches Times > News > Melrose full of arts and crafts; but don't forget the history - http://www.natchitochestimes.com/article...
"This weekend is the Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival. While the event holds a lot of potential for buying and selling, visitors can also plan on several very interesting heritage preservation experiences while in the area. There's no doubting Melrose's historic credentials. The nearly 200-year-old plantation was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 2008, it was included among the first 26 sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail." - Jeff Guin
 
 

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