Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.;...
Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the...
Letter, Marcella J. Sykes, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to her mother, Rebecca Sykes, regarding her stay with her sister, Josephine (''Josie'') Evans and her husband, Dr. Evans. She takes pride in the ladylike behavior of her two daughters, Wildie and...
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, William J.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
William J. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 335 acres owned and 400 acres leased in the Smyrna Community about 11 miles west of Hazlehurst, MS. Copiah Co. Agricultural agent E. E. Randle, Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris,...
Joe Bowman family farm; multiple views. Farm of 151 acres in the Union Community two and a half miles north of Tylertown, MS on highway 27. Walthall Co. agent Ansel Estess and Associate county agent Sam Dyar assisted with selection of farm family.
Feemster family; Infants; Breastfeeding; Civil war; United States; Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter from Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She begins by telling him about a social visit and her friends' babies, one of whom is ''not hurt with beauty.'' She tells him that Willie (possibly Alex's brother,...
Clinton H. Case family farm; multiple views. Farm of about 800 acres located on Highway 550, 13 miles west of Brookhaven and two miles east of Caseyville in Lincoln Co. Lincoln Co. Agricultural agent Travis Tadlock and Home Demonstration Agent Miss...
Leake Co. (Miss.) ; Edwards, C. D.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
C. D. Edwards family farm; multiple views. Farm of 136 acres located 11 miles northeast of Carthage in the Barnes Community. Leake Co. agent B. H. Dixon and Associate county agent E. L. Locke assisted with selection of farm family.
Lincoln Co. (Miss.) ; Ferguson, Merrill--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Merrill Ferguson family farm; multiple views. Farm of 209 acres 11 miles west of Brookhaven. Lincoln Co. agent James H. Price assisted with selection of farm family.
Winston Co. (Miss.) ; Fulcher, J. U. (Bud)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
J. U. (Bud) Fulcher family farm; multiple views. Farm of 167 acres located 11 miles east of Louisville in the Rocky Hill Community. Winston Co. Extension staff assisted with selection of farm family.
Conaway, John. National Guard. New Avenger Missile System. Gulf States Initiative. Counter-Drug Program.
Speaking to Lt General John Conway, Head of the National Guard Bureau ; 1- In Mississippi, we were proud to have one of our National Guard units selected to man the new Avenger missile system. Could you talk about your decision to bring this...
Mississippi State Basketball. Veterans Nursing Homes.
1- Being a graduate of Mississippi state University yourself, you must be especially proud of the basketball teams success and hard work. As they prepare to compete in the NCAA Final Four tournament, is there anything you would like to tell them?;...
Verner Lee and John Gatewood family farm; multiple views. Farm of 270 acres located in the Hillsboro Community about four miles west of Hillsboro. Scott Co. Agricultural agent W. R. Cain assisted with selection of farm family.
Franklin Co. (Miss.) ; Godbold, Wilmer W.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Wilmer W. Godbold family farm; multiple view. Farm of 440 acres located about 18 miles northeast of Meadville, MS in the Godbold Community seven miles south of Caseyville. Franklin Co. agent John Cox and Assistant county agent Johnny Monroe...
