“Night
At The Museum”
“A March Down Memory Lane with Neil Baker MHS
1956
Doors
Open at 5:30
Come march down Memory Lane with Neil Baker at the
Dorcheat Museum, Monday March 13, 2017.
Neil was born in 1937 in Minden, Louisiana to
Willis and Marie Baker. Neil and his
brother Lloyd grew up in the 1940s and 50s era.
To some this era holds a special meaning with many great stories. Most of his 1956 Minden classmates remember
Neil as a drummer at MHS and later on as a member of the teen band the
Kats. After high school Neil attended LA
Tech, Kilgore J.C. and Stephen F. Austin State University. It was while he was attending LA Tech that a
new band, the Tunes, was formed. This band would also be made up of some Minden
classmates. The Tunes had much success
and kept busy playing for local functions and college events for several
years.
It was at the Stephen F. Austin Campus in
Nacogdoches, Texas that Neil would meet his future wife Ruth Grounds. The couple married in 1962, made their home
in Irving, Texas and raised two children. Ruth was a school teacher in
Irving before her retirement. Neil retired from General Electric Company in 1994
after 28 years of service.
Now is your chance to hear some great stories of a
simpler time in Minden. The 62nd “Night at the Museum” will take
place Monday, March 13, 2017.
Don't miss your chance to hear about some
of our local history. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning center
at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden,
La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve
seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free with potluck
desserts and snacks welcome.
For more information contact Schelley
Brown Francis at 318-377-3002 or visit www.museuminminden.blogspot.com to sign up for the museum email blast.
You can also find the museum on Facebook. To learn more about Webster Parish's
rich history visit the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum located at 116
Pearl Street in Minden. Museum hours; closed on Monday, Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.
- 4 p.m. (closed from 1-2 for lunch), Saturday CLOSED. The museum admission is
free. Also open for special tours and rental by appointment.
