Recent Updates--History
Recent Updates...
June 4, 2024
- Opened a new page--The GALLERY. The GALLERY page includes pictures of old Allen Parish that covers a broad range of subjects.
April 20, 2024
- Published Spring 2024 Issue of Crossroads, Issue # 260; Posted at Crossroads Tab
March 24, 2023
- Posted announcement of Special Guest Shera Broussard LaPoint at May 2023 meeting of the Allen Genealogical and Historical Society.
- Posted revised Allen Genealogical and Historical Society meeting dates for 2023.
- Posted a query regarding W. F. "Bill" OXENDINE, who is buried at McRill Cemetery.
October 31, 2022
- Posted an announcement of the republication of Patteran: The Life and Works of Paul Leeds.
- Posted link on Links page to an article on Virtual Reality and Genealogy.August 24, 2022
- Posted on Queries page inquiry regarding the burial location of Zenon Deshotels.
August 4, 2022
- Posted link on Links page to the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society, Inc.
January 9, 2022
- Posted in Articles--"Allen Genealogical and Historical Society--December 2021 Community Activities."
December 17, 2021
- Posted on Homepage a link with registration information for Rootstech 2022, a virtual and free genealogy event sponsored by FamilySearch, scheduled for March 3-5, 2022.
December 14, 2021
- Updated home page with news and pictures of community activities that included the Allen Genealogical and Historical Society.
- Updated a phone number to Allen GHS contact information.
- Moved link to home page article, "House Renovation Prompts Reunion in LeBlanc," to Articles tab.
September 16, 2021
- Posted in "Then and Now,"--picture of Kinder Main Street/4th Street featuring the Joy Theater, c. 1940s.July 7, 2021
- Updated Brandy Ardoin-Thomas as Allen GHS Research Officer.
July 6, 2021
- Posted in "Queries,"--Query seeking historical information on Willard W. Allen #214 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in Kinder.
June 6, 2021
- Posted in Articles, "Laura Hanchey Hall Named President of Allen GHS," first published March 25, 2021.
- Posted on Home Page, "House Renovation Prompts Reunion in LeBlanc"
March 25, 2021
- Posted in Articles, "Allen Genealogical and Historical Society Mourns Passing of Past President Betty Sarver and Charles Sarver"
- Posted on Home Page, "Laura Hanchey Hall Named President of Allen GHS"
March 13, 2021
- Updated officer roster
March 4, 2021
- Posted Memoriam for Allen GHS late President Betty Sarver
- Updated officer roster
- Updated notice that regular meetings will resume starting April 6, 2021
- Updated "Albert Baggett, WWII Hero..." with an additional picture of Allen GHS's Laura Hall with headstone.October 5, 2020
- Posted in "Links"--A "Cousin Calculator" provided by FamilySearch to help demystify relationships and determine how you are related to distant cousins!
October 3, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for family name CARTER in vicinity of Reeves, Louisiana.
August 29, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for information on Hickmann SHAW. Died in Morbihan, France during WWI on 4/21/1919. He lived in Oakdale in 1917.
June 16, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for family names FORDINAL and ROSS in vicinity of Elizabeth, Louisiana.
June 11, 2020
- Posted in "Articles"--Press Release "Albert Baggett, WWII Hero, Commemorated with Headstone at LeBlanc Cemetery"
- Link from Albert Baggett Press Release: Albert Baggett Photo Gallery PageOctober 5, 2020
- Posted in "Links"--A "Cousin Calculator" provided by FamilySearch to help demystify relationships and determine how you are related to distant cousins!
October 3, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for family name CARTER in vicinity of Reeves, Louisiana.
August 29, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for information on Hickmann SHAW. Died in Morbihan, France during WWI on 4/21/1919. He lived in Oakdale in 1917.
June 16, 2020
- Posted in "Queries"--Query for family names FORDINAL and ROSS in vicinity of Elizabeth, Louisiana.
June 11, 2020
- Posted in "Articles"--Press Release "Albert Baggett, WWII Hero, Commemorated with Headstone at LeBlanc Cemetery"
- Link from Albert Baggett Press Release: Albert Baggett Photo Gallery PageMay 8, 2020
- Updated commentary in "Then and Now" at Joe Sonnier's City Service Station, and in Photo Gallery at "Business Street, Kinder, LA, Photo by Cappell's"
April 16, 2020
- Posted in "Then and Now"--"Allen Parish Photo Gallery" (upgrades and replaces "Allen Parish Slide Show"); located at bottom of "Then and Now" page.
April 14, 2020
- Posted in "Links"--New Section added, "MIscellaneous Links"
- Posted in "Links"--"A Guide to Researching the History of a House"
March 4, 2020
- Posted in "Then and Now"--***New***"Allen Parish Photo Gallery Slide Show" at bottom of "Then and Now" page
February 19, 2020
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Willis Lormand Hardware Store, Kinder. Picture from the 1940s
February 5, 2020
- Posted in "Crossroads"--Crossroads Newsletter, January 2020, Issue # 259
- Posted in "Crossroads"--Updated Table of Contents for Crossroads Newsletters 2002 - 2020
January 29, 2020
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Pierre Nevils Store c 1914; Christ Praise and Worship Center, 213 N 8th Street, Kinder
January 15, 2020
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Updated photo of Tire Choice Auto Service Center
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Updated photo of 10th Street, Oakdale, LA
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Allen Parish Hospital
December 3, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Picture of Officers of the Allen Genealogical and Historical Society, September 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Kinder, LA. Street Scene, c late 1940's
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Reeves City Park, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, April 16, 1998
December 2, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Oakdale, LA. Tenth Street, c 1948
November 26, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Oberlin, LA. Sixth Street view from Allen Parish Courthouse, picture from 1949
November 10, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Allen Parish Courthouse picture from 1920
November 8, 2019
- Renamed "Websites" page to "Links" page
- Posted in "Links"--Links to various Louisiana Genealogical Societies
October 30, 2019
- Posted in "Queries"--New query includes surnames REEVES, COLE, HAYES, SIMMONS
September 20, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--St. Paul Baptist Church (built 1910). Served as first African-American school in Kinder, named Morehead Public School, until 1945. Placed on US National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
September 14, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Kinder City Hall 1961, and Kinder Police Station 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Reeves High School early 1940s, and Reeves High School 2019
September 1, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Stovall Hotel in Oakdale (early 1900s); now site of C. E. Wood park 2019
- Posted in "Articles"--Press Release "Allen Genealogical and Historical Society Launches Website"
August 21, 2019
- Corrected some linkage errors that were occurring on the Crossroads page
August 20, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Allen Parish Courthouse, Oberlin, LA. Built in 1912; National Register of Historic Places in 1981
- Posted Crossroads, Table of Contents 2002 - 2019, on Crossroads page
- Posted Crossroads, July 2016, Issue # 252
- Posted Crossroads, July 2015, Issue # 250
- Updated Crossroads, Winter 2007, Issue 224, (replaced some missing pages)
August 17, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Reeves Congregational Church founded in 1933; now The Family Place Church 2019.
August 12, 2019
- Posted Crossroads, January 2019, Issue # 257
- Posted Crossroads, July 2018, Issue # 256
- Posted Crossroads, 4th Quarter 2011, Issue # 240
- Posted Crossroads, 3rd Quarter 2011, Issue # 239
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2010, Issue # 234
- Posted Crossroads, 3rd Quarter 2009, Issue # 231
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2009, Issue # 230
- Posted Crossroads, 4th Quarter 2008, Issue # 228
- Posted Crossroads, 3rd Quarter 2008, Issue # 227
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2008, Issue # 226
- Posted Crossroads, January 2008, Issue # 225
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2007, Issue # 224
- Posted Crossroads, Autumn 2007, Issue # 223
- Posted Crossroads, Autumn 2003, Issue # 207
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2003, Issue # 205
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2002, Issue # 202
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2002, Issue # 201
August 1, 2019
- Posted Crossroads, July 2019, Issue # 258
July 31, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Joe Sonnier's Cities Services Station, 1936, Kinder, LA
July 1, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Street Scene c 1942, Kinder, LA
June 27, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Joy Theater, Kinder, LA
June 17, 2019
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Elizabeth Hospital/Town Hall
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Oakdale High School
- Posted in "Then and Now"--Oakdale Post Office
June 15, 2019
- Posted a link to a chronological log of the site's Recent Updates
June 10, 2019
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2005, Issue # 213
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2005, Issue # 214
- Posted Crossroads, Autumn 2005, Issue # 215
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2004, Issue # 212
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2004, Issue # 209
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2004, Issue # 210
- Posted Crossroads, Autumn 2004, Issue # 211
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2003, Issue # 208
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2003, Issue # 206
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2002, Issue # 204
- Posted Crossroads, Fall 2002, Issue # 203
June 8, 2019
- Posted Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2012, Issue # 241
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2012, Issue # 242
- Posted Crossroads, 3rd Quarter 2012, Issue # 243
- Posted Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2011, Issue # 237
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2011, Issue # 238
- Posted Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2010, Issue # 233
- Posted Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2009, Issue # 229
- Posted Crossroads, 4th Quarter 2009, Issue # 232
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2007, Issue # 221
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2007, Issue # 222
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2006, Issue # 220
- Posted Crossroads, Spring 2006, Issue # 217
- Posted Crossroads, Summer 2006, Issue # 218
- Posted Crossroads, Fall 2006, Issue # 219
- Posted Crossroads, Winter 2005, Issue # 216
June 7, 2019
- Posted Crossroads, January 2014, Issue # 247
- Posted Crossroads, July 2014, Issue # 248
- Posted Crossroads, 1st Quarter 2013, Issue # 245
- Posted Crossroads, 2nd Quarter 2013, Issue # 246
June 6, 2019
- Posted Allen GHS contact information:
- Posted Crossroads, January 2018, Issue # 255
- Posted Crossroads, January 2017, Issue # 253
- Posted Crossroads, July 2017, Issue # 254
- Posted Crossroads, January 2016, Issue # 251
- Posted Crossroads, January 2015, Issue # 249
- Posted in Articles--"Genealogy--The Ultimate Beginners Guide" by Mark Orwig.