Louisiana Mormon History Research

Blogs & Articles about Mormonism in Louisiana

• “Mormons in Louisiana: The 2nd New Orleans–Lafayette Branch (1849–1850),” by Trevor Antley
• “The Truth’s Reflex (1899–1901) Now Digitized,” by Trevor Antley

Primary Sources about Mormonism in Louisiana

Below is a very small part of the research files I have compiled on the history of Mormonism in the state of Louisiana. I hope to add more soon.

• “Elders Tobe Felkins & Thomas G. Fraser at Holmesville & Rugg’s Bluff,” by Trevor Antley
• “Pres. James G. Duffin Visits the Rugg’s Bluff Branch – Journal Entries, Oct 29 – Sep 2, 1903,” by Trevor Antley.

All the files below are typescripts made by myself of newspaper or periodical articles. Each are in PDF format.

Article Typescripts

• “A Mormon Revival,” Times-Democrat [New Orleans, LA] (19 March 1883): 4, col. 2

• Joseph A. Cornwall & Joseph P. Sharp, “Report from Louisiana,” Deseret Evening News (5 December 1896): 10

• “Morman Elders,” Town Talk [Alexandria, LA] 13, no. 237 (1 February 1897): 1, col. 2

• [“Two Mormon elders, Ralph S. Hunt and B. W. Dansie…”], Colfax Chronicle (26 June 1897): 4

• R. S. Hunt & Joseph E. D. Tomlinson, “The Faith of Mormons,” Colfax Chronicle (3 July 1897): 1

• [“We understand that there are two Mormon elders…”], Farmerville Gazette (9 February 1898): 3

• “Mormon Elders,” Shreveport Progress (12 February 1898): 2, cols. 1-2

• “The Mormons to Convene,” Colfax Chronicle (4 February 1899): 1

• Frederick H. Critchfield, “Louisiana Conference,” Truth’s Reflex 3, no. 3 (March 1901): 4

• “Warning to Mormons,” Farmerville Gazette (9 October 1901): 3, col. 4

• [“In a recent issue The Gazette published…”], Farmerville Gazette (23 October 1901): 3

• William S. Berrett, [“Mormonism will be represented…”], Farmerville Gazette 24, no. 11 (7 May 1902): 3, col. 3

• William S. Berrett & Hyrum Hansen, “Louisiana Conference,” Deseret Evening News (31 May 1902): 23

• William H. Wall & Lillie A. Wall, “By Faith,” Deseret Evening News (11 April 1903): 22

• Joseph E. Jensen, “Elders in Louisiana,” Deseret Evening News (11 July 1903): 22

• Warren Burraston & David F. Stevens, “Louisiana Conference,” Deseret Evening News (21 November 1903): 24

• Samuel F. Wilcox, “Louisiana Conference,” Deseret Evening News (28 May 1904): 24

• Quince K. Kimball, “Baptisms in Louisiana,” Deseret Evening News (5 May 1906): 32

• James T. Dunn, “Baptisms in Louisiana,” Deseret Evening News (12 October 1907): 27