The following information provides key contacts, links to history websites, museums, archives and other sources relating to state and local 4-H history in Louisiana.

Contact Information

Major Contact

Rose Anne St. Romain
4-H Museum Coordinator
Louisiana 4-H Museum
8592 Highway 1, Suite 2
Mansura, LA 71350
Phone: 318.964.2245
EMail: RStRomain@agcenter.lsu.edu

Secondary Contacts

Status of 4-H History Preservation

Museums and Archives

Louisiana 4-H Museum

8592 Highway 1
Mansura, LA 71350
Phone: 318.964.2245
EMail: 4-HMuseum@agcenter.lsu.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm.
Admission: $3.00; Free for children under 3.

http://www.LSUAgCenter.com/4HMuseum
Explore the rich history of Louisiana 4-H from a 1908 corn club for 300 rural boys to an informal educational program with a wide variety of projects, camp experiences and curriculum affecting more than 225,000 girls and boys in rural and metropolitan areas throughout Louisiana.

What's in the museum?

• Timeline of Louisiana 4-H - a giant mural and display
• Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame
• 4-H emblem collage - multiple items from around the state
• Louisiana 4-H on Parade - 3-D diorama of projects & programs
• Louisiana 4-H Parish by Parish - unique achievements by 4-Hers

Ads, rack cards, and links to promote the museum are available to down load on the above site. Help promote the Louisiana 4-H Museum.

Louisiana 4-H Museum Opening on YouTube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E9ZaKvthzHc

Louisiana 4-H Museum Opening - TV News

http://www.louisianakidsandteens.org/en/communications/news/radio_tv/tv/Louisiana+4H+Museum+opens+in+Avoyelles+Parish.htm

State and Local 4-H History in Digital Format

Louisiana 4-H Centennial

http://LSUAgCenter.com/en/4H/about_4H/4H+Centennial+Celebration
During 2008, more than 218,000 Louisiana youth and more than 9,000 volunteers celebrated the 4-H Centennial anniversary in Louisiana.

History of 4-H in Louisiana

http://LSUAgCenter.com/en/4H/about_4H/louisiana_4H_museum/history_of_4H
Illustrated article authored by Paul Coreil and Mark Tassin in summer 2008 issue of Louisiana Agriculture.

Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

http://LSUAgCenter.com/en/4H/about_4H/louisiana_4H_museum/hall_of_fame
Photos and biographies of the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame recipients.

Links to related sites

Louisiana's First 4-H Club

http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisianas-first-4H-club
In 1908, M. V. L. Roy, superintendent of Avoyelles Parish Schools, organized the first Corn Club, the forerunner of the 4-H Club in Louisiana.

Oldest Louisiana 4-H'er to Celebrate Centennial of Her Life

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/news_archive/2008/August/Headline+News/Oldest+La+4Her+to+celebrate+centennial+of+her+life.htm

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