The Dorcheat Historical Association and Museum, Inc. invites everyone to the museum at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18 for Night at the Museum: O.S. Strickland of Minden – A Unique History of a Black American’s Oil Company, 1930-1942. 

Dr. Mary Barrett, Professor Emeriti of Geology at Centenary College of Louisiana, will share the remarkable story of Mr. O.S. Strickland, the driving force behind Universal Oil, Gas, and Mining Company, one of the first black-owned oil companies in the United States. Mr. Strickland was a resident of Minden from the 1920s until his death in 1942. 

Admission to the museum is free and donations are encouraged. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Pot luck snacks and desserts. Seating is limited. 

For more information, contact Jessica Gorman at (318)377-3002 or dorcheatmuseum@yahoo.com or you can visit the museum website www.dorcheatmuseum.com.