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Heritage
How Mossville got its name; her Native American relatives
Helen Bradley
Mossville's early families
Vera Payne
Rich family heritage
Edward "Butch" Lemelle Jr.
Treasures buried on Old Spanish Trail?
George Braxton
Shoat's Prairie, Perkinstown, and the old Mossville sign
Lenoria Ambrose
Places
Old Spanish Trail and the schoolhouse
John Bernard
The Paradise Club
Judy Montgomery-Gauthia and Elaine Robinson
Mossville’s post office
Huber “Mickey” Smith Sr.
The original Mossville School building and a honeycomb in the school chimney that Pete Moss retrieved
Larry Payne
The Cowboy Inn, the Paradise Club, and Marge's
Arthur Kenneth Lee
Shoat's Prairie, Garrett's Grocery, and Purdy's Drugstore
LaSalle Williams
Mossville High and the constant activity at the community pool
McKenneth Edwards
Politics & Integration
School integration
Christine Bennett
A segregated burger joint near Mossville
George Braxton
Being the only African-American on the baseball team
Joseph Charles
Community leaders and politicians influencing elections
Christine Bennett
Josh Rigmaiden as an effective, gentle leader who garnered unity
Edward "Butch" Lemelle Jr.
Sketchy politicking
Huber “Mickey” Smith Sr.
Voting rights
Audrey Sims Guillory
The ties between Governor Edwards and the Montgomerys
Judy Montgomery-Gauthia and Elaine Robison
Jacob Rigmaiden and Josh Rigmaiden as mayors of Mossville
Carolyn Rigmaiden-Frank
The Old Ways
Her father’s herbal remedies and whiskey making
Lillian Washington
Subsistence living
Myrtle Marie Rosamore
Living off the land and longevity
Jawanna Mayo Huntsberry
Home remedies
Audrey Sims Guillory
Trading produce for goods at Mossville grocery store
Huber “Mickey” Smith Sr.
Selling pecans
Jimmie Lee Williams Riggs
Transportation by horse, wagon, and car; wild horses living near Mossville
Morris Prater
Folk remedies for ailments and injuries
Morris Prater
Education
Sharing lunches underneath the two-room schoolhouse
Evelyn Gasaway Shelton
Early memories of going to school
Joseph Payne
The importance of education
Della Dotson
Unique support offered by Mossville School
Audrey Sims Guillory
Attending an all-black school aided her education and confidence
Enola Margaret LaTour-Pitre
How integration affected students
Joseph Charles
The difference between teaching at Mossville and Westwood Elementary, where she was moved during integration
Mildred Calvin Guidry
How his uncle educated him about ignorance and inspired him to stay on the honor roll
Arthur Kenneth Lee
Importance of education as her family’s land was stolen from them
Lenoria Ambrose
Church
Mount Zion and Willow Springs Churches
Vera Payne
Her mother kept the Morning Star Cemetery in good condition
Della Dotson
His grandparents’ home was a holy place
Edward “Butch” Lemelle Jr.
Her parents established the Sanctified Church in Mossville
Della Dotson
How his father’s cousin misjudged the Rapture
George Braxton
Pew rallies
Lenoria Ambrose
Family & Community
Family ties to street names
Vera Payne
Kinship and community
George Braxton
Families and neighbors
Kevin Fondel Sr.
Close-knit rural community of neighbors
Theresa Lee and Dawn Holman
It takes a village…
Carolyn Rigmaiden-Frank
Growth of Mossville families over decades
Brenda Cole Jones
Work
Her first jobs and later working at the Olin plant
Audrey Sims Guillory
Migrating to Mossville for work
John Bernard
The Olin plant’s history, chemicals produced, unions, and the impact of plant jobs on the local economy
Lenoria Ambrose
Plants as part of the community
Kevin Fondel Sr.
Her father's work at Cit-Con; the proxminity of plants and people
Christine Bennett
Industrial potential of Mossville's land
Edward Julia Lemelle Gordwin
Health & Environment
Close proximity of home to the Conoco and Condea Vista plants
Debra Ramirez
Real and potential dangers of living close to the industries in Mossville
Arthur Kenneth Lee
Running down Old Spanish Trail at night during plant explosions
Debra Ramirez
The Bucket Brigade and dioxin contamination
MD Haki Vincent
Industry regulation, remediation of accidental spills, and industry's benefits to employees’ families
Hal McMillin
Incidents at the nearby plants
Brenda Cole Jones
The perseverance of Mossvillians
Daren Dotson Sr.
Mossville Moving
People moving away after World War II and Condea Vista buy-outs
Huber “Mickey” Smith Sr.
Impact of a chemical leak at Condea Vista, and the buy-out of homes
Brenda Cole Jones
Rezoning Mossville and the buy-outs
Hal McMillin
Buy-outs have been a blessing
Arthur Kenneth Lee
Leaving Mossville
Theresa Lee
Sisters on missing Mossville
Shirley Andrus and Carolyn Marshall
Mossville is a part of her dreams
Charlotte Bernard
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