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Please do take your time and visit the links on this page. They are all related to Northwest Louisiana, where I spent the majority of my childhood. The food is good and time seems to move a little slower. I hope you will enjoy my perceptions of "home."
First things must come first. One must eat well in the South. Therefore, it would simply be unacceptable to attempt to live here unless one can make biscuits, chicken and dumplings, tea cakes, and divinity. Those recipes can be found on this recipe link. Others will be added as age brings them back into my memory.
My paternal families (Dykes and Hardee) are from Sabine Parish, Louisiana. If you would like an update on all that goes on there these days, please visit my friend Frank Dutton's Toledo Bend pages. He is just wonderful and these pages will always keep you posted on current events and activities in the parish.
Pleasant Hill Our "home" is the village of Pleasant Hill in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. In 1990, the population of Pleasant Hill was 824 souls living in 340 households within an area of 1.43 square miles. Please visit my family's church home. Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Pleasant Hill may be small, but it has traditionally placed great value on education. Please visit the impressive web pages of Pleasant Hill High School. My father graduated from this school and two of the excellent teachers are members of our family today. For information about the history of Pleasant Hill and the annual reenactment of the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Frank Dutton's Sabine Parish pages are the best place to begin.
Sabine Parish Genealogy If your family is from Sabine Parish, please do visit the pages of my cousin Carl Dilbeck. It is an extensive project that should be the starting place for anyone looking for roots in Sabine Parish. I am very proud of his work and the work of the other individuals who perform this labor of love. The Sabine Parish pages are the best on US-GenWeb. Join others in searching for your missing ancestors at GenForum.
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