Sunday, February 6, 2011

Natchez Court Records 1767-1805: Horse Trading

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This case surprised and pleased me greatly.  I really didn't think slaves would be given any consideration, whatsoever, but this case ...

The King versus James Armstrong, Part II

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  (Fort Rosalie) p. 108.  A letter from Don Manuel de Texada. Sir:  I have to inform you that last night at twelve o'clock, ...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Zooey's Tale

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One of the most amazing and wonderful memories of childhood was watching a cat have kittens.  It's a learning opportunity no child sho...
Monday, November 15, 2010

The Journey

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I spent the day enfolded in the car, searching for reasons not to go back to the house, yearning for something I couldn't name. ...
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Big Pink Guesthouse Featured in Blog

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Travel photographer and writer Gayle Harper is presently working on a project about life along the Mississippi Great River Road , the nat...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Balloon Festival, 2010

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Halloween 2010 An Old Lost Camera; a New Found Friend

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Who knew that losing a camera could turn into such a feelgood moment? Tommy and I went down to St. Francisville last night for the Faux Bl...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Howard's Revenge

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Pictured from left, back row:   Howard Pritchartt, Jr.; Devereux Marshall; Elizabeth Patterson; Bubba Patterson; Sophie Junkin; Mimi Bro...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

3rd-Annual Ferriday Songwriters' Songfest a Success

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Aspiring songwriters from California, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida attended Ferriday's third songwriters' wo...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Mississippi Artists - Jane Rule Burdine

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Jane Rule Burdine is an artist and photographer in Taylor, Mississippi .  Her photographs of the people and places in our fair state are wo...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

A Delta Blues Epiphany by Courtney Taylor

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The following article appeared in Country Roads Magazine in May, 2009.   Photos by Elodie Pritchartt The transformative power of a...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Immersion

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Like teabags poised over the roiling water, we dangled, by turns, from a rope. Pushed off the roof of the boat, swung out ...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

Summertime

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Lake St. John, Louisiana - July 18, 2010                                                   Photo by Elodie Pritchartt
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Happy 4th of July, 2010

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Photos by Elodie Pritchartt
Saturday, July 3, 2010

The Shanty Cats

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Music, Munchies, Merriment and Monkey Business

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It was all music, munchies and monkey business at the first annual Soul Survivor's Festival in Ferriday this weekend. The festival celeb...