American puppeteer and storyteller Jim Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi on this day in 1936. He is best remembered for his work on Sesame Street and creation of the Muppets. Among the twentieth century’s true visionaries, his career was one of continual innovation and artistic risk-taking. While he was a member of his high…
Mini Golf
Mini Golf is a quintessential family activity that surged in popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, but how much do you know about the sport? Like it's older sibling golf, mini-golf also originates in Scotland. During the 18th century, golf players developed a habit of practicing their putting strategy; putting being the term for making…
An 18th Century Map of the Northshore
A late 18th century map gives us a rare early glimpse of what later became St. Tammany Parish.
The Acolapissa
"On the 20th M. de Bienville embarked in a felucca with a Bayagoula chief and twelve Canadians, to visit the Colapissa nation, who lived on the right bank of lake Pontchartrain, about eight leagues inland. On the 22d he arrived at their landing ; and on the 23d he repaired to the Colapissa…
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