First week: J Euclide’s walk to his new job
It was such a joy to find so much visual information about the houses and … Read more
Lake Charles
First week: Tiwazzo and the girls go shopping
It wouldn’t have been long before Tiwazzo and the girls had a list of things … Read more
1907-1910, 511 Moss (working title)
~~~~~~~ moving, unpacking ~~~~~~~ 🎶I can just see y’all as a family in those first … Read more
The Route Home, 1907 – part 2 of 2
(cont’d from part 1) What if the drayman, with his wagon backed up to the … Read more
The Route Home, 1907 – part 1 of 2
It’s been months since I discovered the McNeese Collection of vintage photos of Lake Charles, … Read more
Leaving Cajun Country for Lake Charles: 1907-08
My grandmother grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the last port town in southwest Louisiana … Read more
We’re back! – Digging for pennies and finding diamonds
JOY!… The site’s arduous resurrection has finally happened. Wasting no time, I’m gonna dive right … Read more