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  • Henry Fonda In Pearl River
  • The Photographers
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  • James Rumsey, Legendary Inventor
  • Covington Miniaturized
  • The Battle of New Orleans Revisited

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  • Covington Street Photos - 1970's
  • Covington Downtown Flashbacks
  • The Covington Heart Pine Knot House
  • The 1997 Covington Tornado
  • The History of Sun
  • Barker's Corner History
  • Bogue Falaya Shopping Plaza
  • Cranking Open The Bayou Liberty Bridge
  • Pearl River, LA: Gateway to the Miss. Gulf Coast

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  • ▼  2016 (492)
    • ▼  May (73)
      • Tchefuncte River Lighthouse
      • Lots For Sale In Mandeville in 1913
      • Dixon Academy Booklet
      • Covington Steam Bakery
      • Claiborne Hill Business Map
      • A Dog's Obituary
      • Slidell Phone Book Business Directory 1956
      • Chamber of Commerce Brochure 1920
      • Playmakers Inc. Origins
      • Discover St. Tammany Tour 1972
      • Covington's Early Years
      • John Fahey Honors Tugy Tugendhaft
      • Blackwell Recalls Early Life In Covington
      • Business Map of Tyler Street - 1986
      • 100 Years Ago This Week
      • An Interview With Walker Percy - 1975
      • Switchboard Operators
      • Renovation of St. Joseph Abbey Church Organ
      • Official State Equestrian Team
      • How To Go To Iceland Without Really Trying
      • Map of Indian Tribes In Area
      • Why The Truck Speed Limit Is Lower
      • Mandeville Lakefront 1970's
      • Couple Recalls Choctaw Heritage
      • Covington Art Market
      • Covington Farmers Market
      • Map of Madisonville - 1992
      • Highway Map of Louisiana in 1930
      • Folsom Village Officials Group Portraits
      • Articles about St.Tammany Parish Retirees
      • This Week 100 Years Ago
      • Old Railroad Map From 1914
      • Our Heritage Celebration Memories
      • Madisonville Shipyard Historical Event
      • History of St. Tammany Art Association
      • History of Talisheek
      • Longtime Barber Al Barbier
      • A Look At Bernard de Marigny, Founder of Mandeville
      • Area Historic Brickyards
      • Parish Library History Begins in 1950
      • News From 100 Years Ago This Week
      • St. Tammany Parish History Published in 1955
      • The History of the Southern Hotel
      • Celebrating Covington's 175th
      • Greenlaw Lumber Company In Ramsay
      • The Steamer Camelia
      • The 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention
      • Brief History of Abita Springs
      • Business Map of Abita Springs
      • Barker's Corner History
      • 100 Years Ago This Week
      • Map of Lacombe Businesses - 1986
      • Olde Town Festival
      • Covington High School History In Pictures
      • Covington Street Photos - 1970's
      • My Sailboat Trip Across Lake Pontchartrain
      • The Restoration of Lake Pontchartrain's Environment
      • The Legendary Jim Metcalf
      • Madisonville Dock - 1970's
      • Lake Theater Building - Mandeville Lakefront
      • Click of the Camera Changes The Scene
      • The Springing Of Spring
      • Fair Association Leaders
      • Brief Chronology of St. Tammany Parish History
      • St. Joseph Abbey Houses Art Treasures
      • Longtime Pilot Recalls Aviation Milestones
      • 100 Years Ago This Week (May 27, 2016)
      • The Phillips Family
      • St. Tammany's Part In The Revolutionary War
      • Local Authors Night At The Library
      • When Competing Fire Companies Used To Race To Fires
      • Johnny Bankston, County Agent
      • Fate of Covington Founder Researched
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Source & Inspiration

This webpage is maintained by Ron Barthet, using photos and materials from his files and other sources, including the contributions of many people who love the history of St. Tammany Parish.

Special thanks to Harriet Blum, Jack Terry, the late Pat Clanton, Mark Frosch Sr. and the late Rusty Burns, Bertha Neff and Mary Busby Frindik. Also thanks to Dr. Albert R. St. Pierre, Jr., DDS, for loaning me his collection of Pathways Magazines. Appreciation for the inspiration provided by historians Steve Ellis, C. Howard Nichols and the late Rusty Burns for their efforts to discover and spotlight the history of this area.

Ron's personal blog is located at this link.
It features blogs about photography, personal experiences, and observations about various things.

Ron's Facebook page is located at this link.

The links to external third-party websites sometimes expire due to changes to those webpages beyond my control. (Such as they are removed from the internet.)



Information organization:

At the top of the right hand column are labels for blog entries that belong in various categories as well as a list of pages with specific topics. Below that is a list of the most viewed blog posts. Then below that, the blog archives provide a month-by-month listing of blog entries in chronological order.

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