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I.  News

II. Features

        A.  History of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, vol. 1.

        B.  History of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, vol. 2.

        C.  Abbeville Model Village Program

        D.  Topics in History

                1.   The Morgan Effigy, by Gary Theall

                2.    How Vermilion Parish Became Part of Louisiana, by Gary Theall

                3.    Père Mégret, Founder of Abbeville, by Ken Dupuy

                4.    How Abbeville Was Named

                5.    Abbeville, the Early Years, by Ken Dupuy

                6.    The Early Sheriffs of Vermilion Parish, compiled by Ken Dupuy

                7.    Fatal Shooting in Vermilion Parish, by Ken Dupuy

                8.    The Masonic Temple, by Ken Dupuy

                9.    The Coming of the Railroad, compiled by Gary Theall

                10.   The Railroad Celebration, by Ken Dupuy

                11.   A Ride on the Train, by Ken Dupuy

                12.   Fourth of July in Abbeville—1889 and 1898, by Ken Dupuy

                13.   Abbeville, Louisiana: As It Was In 1894, by Ken Dupuy

                14.   An Abbeville Authoress, Mrs. Ophelia Cook Jones, by Gary Theall

                15.  Cannon From the War for Texas Independence, by Ken Dupuy

                16.   The Fire of 1903, by Ken Dupuy

                17.  The Fenwick Sanitarium (Palms Hospital), by Beatrice B. McClellan.

                18.  Gueydan Liquor Raid, by Patricia Heard Saltzman.

                19.  History of Abbeville slideshow, by John W. O'Bryan Jr.

                20.  Animals of the Past, compiled by Gary Theall

                21.  Obituaries of the First 100 People Buried in Graceland Cemetery,
                        compiled by Gary Theall

                22.  World War II—Eleven Abbeville Heroes

                23.  Biographies of Those Buried in the Old Masonic Cemetery, by
                        Ken Dupuy

                24.  Abbeville Buildings, seen from the rooftop of the old Audrey Hotel,
                        in the form of a slideshow

        E.  Vermilion Parish Biographies

                1.  Martin Bagley, by Michael Bradford

                2.  Ellis Hubin Bergeron, by C. Paul Bergeron

                3.  C. Paul Bergeron:  A Cajun Boyhood, by C. Paul Bergeron

                4.  Lastie Broussard, by Ken Dupuy

                5.  Dr. Clarence J. Edwards, by Ken Dupuy

                6.  Eugene Isidore Guégnon, by Ken Dupuy

                7.  Jean-Pierre Gueydan, by Patricia Saltzman Heard

                8.  Reverend James A. Herod, by Ravin St. Julien-Brown

                9.  Christian George Honold, by Ken Dupuy

                10.  Judge William Kibbe, by Gary Theall

                11.  Dr. Francis Fenwick Young, by Ken Dupuy

        F.  Historical Images

        G.  Documents and Maps

        H.  Historical Collections

                1.  The Clarence J. Edwards Collection

                2.  The Robert H. Smith Collection

                3.  The Wilmer Geoffroy Collection

                4.  The R. J. Guidry Collection

        I.  Sanborn Maps

III.  VHS Pages

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