Writing smack
This signature is by Athanase De Mézières, who signed a letter, dated February 12, 1772, briefly describing his expedition to the...
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Wilhelmina Heloise
- Aug 1, 2022
Fur Trade in the Red River Valley
A description of the fur trade in Louisiana during the French colonial era.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Great Spanish Road, Part II
Vial's "Spanish Road" route begins in Natchitoches and passes by homes and ranches of traders/planters. It mentions several...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Great Spanish Road, Part 1
One of the least studied but apparently, major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road" that...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 29, 2021
Humble historic home
Sometime in the 1990s, the federal program called Historic Buildings Survey (HABS) documented the Coincoin- Prudhomme home along the Cane...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 29, 2021
A nice long stroll
A broadly circulated description of Louisiana explained how travelers could get to Mexico from Natchez, Mississippi, and this 1814 map...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Lost La Salle
The map by Jean Baptist Franquelin, printed in Paris (France) in 1684, is a facsimile of the original that has been lost. It now resides...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 2, 2019
Warren once was
Warren (Fannin County, Texas) sat along the Red River during the Republic of Texas (1836-1845) and early statehood years (1845-1860)....
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 23, 2019
Red River expedition
Nicholas King’s map of the Freeman-Custis expedition of 1806, with the 1976 overlay by E.M. Parker. (LSU) In 1806, President Thomas...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Nov 4, 2018
Slices of Sibley
Sibley (1757-1837) is buried in the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. John Sibley was the first Indian Agent in the Louisiana...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2018
Fun with maps
French map from 1754 (Library of Congress) Did you know that the now- states of Arkansas and Louisiana once bordered Georgia, North, and...
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