Wise Publications

08/17/2026

These pages are of a place where magnificent gardens envelope the senses, giant, friendly birds flaunt their wings, and ancient trees reach to the sky, dripping with moss and sleepy shadows...

Right here in Louisiana!

More photos and info are at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/the-enchanting-rip-van-winkle-gardens

08/14/2026

These old photos are from a history told by the people of Hackberry.

Since most local records were destroyed by fires, all historical accounts are from family bibles, old documents, and the personal stories of the older generation.

More history and photos are at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/the-history-of-hackberry-louisiana

08/06/2026

This page is found in a genealogical book on the story of Christian David Smith and his ancestors and descendants in Southern Louisiana... listing more than 2,000 families!

Found at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/schmidt-smith-families

08/06/2026

These old photos are of early Rosepine, Louisiana.. including the first mayor of this progressive little town!

More history and photos are at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/history-of-rosepine

07/29/2026

These old photos are schools of Winnfield, Louisiana dating all the way from the 1900s to 1928! Found in a history book of the parish that includes pioneer family bios with photos and a remarkable genealogical index!

See more at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/winn-parish-louisiana-1852-1985

07/20/2026

Below is Lafayette High School in the mid 1930s. Found in a book on the history of the city full of old vintage photos.

At https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/the-center

07/13/2026

07/13/2026

A sneak peak at a book of beauty and wonder that gives a clear picture of life on the high mountains tundras.

Found at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/land-above-the-trees-a-guide-to-the-american-alpine-tundra

07/10/2026

Did anyone know there was such a thing as a “Telegraph College” ?

This historical photo is from the 1800s in Caddo Parish of the American Telegraph College that was on Texas Street, across from the Courthouse.

Found in a history of the city of Shreveport at https://www.wisepublications.biz/product-page/caddo-1000