Do you remember Dr. Madison W. Foster? He was a prominent physician in our community, and his actual funeral program is included in a unique collection of African-American Funeral programs at the Ouachita Parish Library.
For almost twenty years, the Genealogy Department of the Ouachita Parish Public Library has been collecting local African-American funeral programs.
The project began in 2003 when Genealogy Library Associate Mary Roberson saw a need for more genealogy resources for those looking for their African American roots.
Roberson quietly copied her collection of funeral programs and those of family, friends, and fellow church members. When she…
