User:Skb8721

Education & career

I have a Ph.D. and M.A. in History, and a B.A. in English, and I work as a professional historian and curator in a private archives. I have published four books about south Louisiana history and culture, and I co-wrote another with two colleagues.

Fields of interest

My primary interests on Wikipedia tend to relate directly or indirectly to south Louisiana, and sometimes to military history, although I enjoy editing any articles that could use improvement.

Achievements

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On July 9, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christopher Manson, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On January 13, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Avery McIlhenny, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On January 4, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Avery McIlhenny, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On December 16, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Warren Storm, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 6 November, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article This Should Go On Forever, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On September 29, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article E. C. Hazard and Company, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On September 4, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Lost Paris Tapes, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

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On July 16, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sozodont, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On May 8, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Céu, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 22 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amru Sani, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Richard Tregaskis was featured on the United States Marine Corps portal as the Selected biography. (1 March 2007)

On 20 December, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Richard Tregaskis, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On November 13, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maunsel White, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 12 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Walter Stauffer McIlhenny, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

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User:Skb8721 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Skb8721's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Skb8721!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

		The Chain Barnstar of Recognition
		For making a difference! This Barnstar isn't free, as payment please give this star to at least 3-5 others with 500+ edits but no barnstar; then encourage them to give it to 3-5 others that deserve it. I noticed you have more than 1500 edits but the creator of this barnstar (Pseudoanonymous) hasn't created such a barnstar yet.--Just James ^T/C 01:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm an awesome Wikipedian!

This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day.

Five-Year Award, received June 2025:

Contributions

Articles & stubs

Below are articles/stubs that I originated, either by creating the initial article/stub from scratch or by deleting a pre-existing one and writing a new (or almost new) one in its place:

Amru Sani, Jamaican singer and actress
Bird City, south Louisiana wildfowl refuge
Bob Acres, Louisiana, community in Iberia Parish.
Bryson Foster, child activist against muscular dystrophy
C. C. Adcock, south Louisiana musician
Cajun Navy, volunteer rescue boaters
Carl A. Brasseaux, south Louisiana historian
Céu, Brazilian singer-songwriter
Charles Willis Ward, conservationist and businessman
Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, exclusive wine-tasting society
Cotton factor (stub), nineteenth-century southern economic institution
Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, cultural activist organization
Christopher Manson, children's book author and illustrator
Don Rich (swamp pop singer)
Dr. Holbrook's Military School, defunct New York military boarding school
E. C. Hazard and Company, defunct grocery firm
E. R. Squibb, pharmaceutics manufacturer.
Edmund McIlhenny, inventor of Tabasco sauce
Edward Avery McIlhenny, south Louisiana businessman and conservationist
Esphyr Slobodkina (stub), author of children's book Caps for Sale
Fernand Petiot (stub), bartender and inventor of the Bloody Mary
Fonville Winans, Louisiana photographer
The Fox Nation, Internet Web site.
Holt Collier (stub), Mississippi hunting guide and tracker
Glenn R. Conrad, south Louisiana historian
Gordon D. Gayle, U.S. Marine
J. D. "Jay" Miller (stub), south Louisiana record producer
James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, south Louisiana politician and cultural activist
John Avery McIlhenny, south Louisiana businessman, soldier, and public servant
Jujiro Wada (stub), Japanese adventurer and entrepreneur
Lewis G. Merritt, U.S. Marine
Lewis William Walt (stub), U.S. Marine
The Lost Paris Tapes, Jim Morrison bootleg recordings
Maunsel White, south Louisiana businessman and pepper sauce inventor
Military Order the Carabao, semi-secret U.S. military social club
Paul J. Rainey, businessman, philanthropist, hunter, and photographer
Polycarp, local children's TV show host
Raymond Spencer Rodgers, educator and futurist
Rod Bernard, south Louisiana musician
Rose B. Knox (stub), children's author
Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary
Royal Proclamation of 2003, a document issued by Queen Elizabeth II
Rynella, rural Iberia Parish community
Sozodont, an oral hygiene product
Swamp Pop, south Louisiana musical genre
This Should Go On Forever, swamp pop song
Walter Stauffer McIlhenny, U.S. Marine and businessman
Warren Storm, south Louisiana musician
Western Islands (publisher), publishing arm of the John Birch Society.