West Bank Genealogy Society Meeting St. John the Baptist Library Laplace, LA

GACHGS Meeting Tuesday November 25, 2008 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: St. John the Baptist Parish Library, 2920 Hwy 51, Laplace, LA Notes: Topic: River Parish Cemetery Transcriptions Speaker: Jay Schexnaydre

Louisiana roll call: How many plates do we need?

RootsWeb is home to over 31,000 mailing lists and list archives. There are surname lists, too. I've been searching for another surname list to join. I have even subscribed to a few foreign language lists. Google translate makes things so much easier to join a foreign speaking list and post your query's.

Winn Parish, Louisiana RootsWeb mailing list is taking a Roll Call. Here are a few surnames listed: Cheeves, Buchanan, Douglas, Prince, Crain, McFarland, DeLoach, Tullos, Warner, Stroud, Cormane, Honeycutt, Haddox, Clifton, Garner, Lott, Lacey, Weeks, Roppolo, Parker, Hammons, Adams, Shumate, Neal, Payne, Weaver, Hatten, West, Pilcher, Adair, Roberts, Embree, Cole, Jordan, Weems, and Bass.

Union Parish, Louisiana RootsWeb mailing list is also conducting a Roll Call. Surnames found on this list include: Holloway, Brown, Boyett, Eatman, Knox, Martin, Mitchell, Bibby, Smedley, GAtson, Wilson, Ferguson, Bird, Atkins, Henry, Lee, Shelburn, Wasson, Mclemore, Carter, Poole, Henderson, Goodger, Sehon, Merril, Melton, Parish, Youngblood, Trevathan, Downs, Ledbetter, Gwinn, Moore, Hanna, Shumake, Dendy, Dozier, Manning, Thomas, George, Smith, Dawkins, Cooper, Taylor, Norris, Hinton, Rush, Gates, Acree, Antley, Sellers, HOdge, Mosely, Ellis, Bennett, Thompson, Tucker, Johnson, Webster, Key, Grafton, and Heard.

The Union Parish list is also researching Smryna Cemetery.

I have updated the Louisiana Surname list, but I have not updated the Louisiana Genealogy Connections calendar. It seems that genealogy takes a back seat to major holidays ... especially in Louisiana when food is involved. If your email addy needs updating, or your surnames need to be updated, please drop me an email and let me know (I'll fix your plate! LOL) .

I hope that everyone has a safe holiday!

Schlatre Kleinpeter Marrioneaux Dardenne	mrmossis@cox.net
Allain Auguste Boulard Brunet Fontenot Franchebois Gallot Guillory LaTour LeBlanc Normand Pampalon\Papillon Pierre-Auguste Richard	harrisonlatour@yahoo.com
Mcleod,Beasley,Goins,Webb	Marthamla@aol.com
BOND BAST BOST CHADWICK CHOATE COFFELT GOODHART HODGENS/HODGINS ect KEELE MORELAND LANGFORD/LANKFORD RICHMOND SEITZ/SITZ/SIDES VAUGHAN/VAUGHN WILSON	cchadwick@wi.rr.com
Anderson, Bollier, Brangato, Clermont, DeSoto, Flores, Gagne, Guerrero,Howell, Lacobee/ Locaviche, Laffitte/ Lafitte/ La Fitte, Latham, Long,Maillieux/ Mayu/ Mayou, Prudhomme, Quinterre, Rambin, Robleau/ Roblo, Smith, St. Denis/ St. Denys, Toups, Vowell, Y'Barbo	ALIJDJAM@aol.com
JEANSONNE(JOHNSON)[Clark] and HEBERT,DORRIS and WHITE [BUCHAN]	abear2369@comcast.net
Sanders, Foreman, Still	thlmwebb@yahoo.com
WILLIAMS, POUNDS ~ POUND ~ POUN(S), TAGGART ~ TAGART ~ TAGGERT, MILLER, BEAVERS ~ BEAVER ~ BEIBER, KELLAR ~ KELLER, ANDERSON, MORRIS	judimoraw@bellsouth.net
Embry, Skinner, Triay, Orosco, Ricouard, Jeanfreau, Treadaway, Solis, Heberling, Viada, Weinmann, Gonzales, Monies, Salbador, Robin, Peters	sgvjada@hotmail.com
Lavergne, Bonee, Demoruelle,Coste, Howell, Corales, Torres,Dyer, Romaguera, Diliberto and Wetta	jadyer9879@yahoo.com
Ingram Miley	soakcrust@yahoo.com
Austin, Brister, Howard, Bailey, Hall, Nowlen, Roberts, Seaborn, Knapp --000-- By Marriage: Allbritton, Johnson, Phillips, Allen, Walker, Williams.	mareleighs@live.com
McGary Lamb Hughes Wright	mbmackie1231@aol.com
Rudd	hedirudd2@yahoo.com
Hadee Reeves, Pearl Steveanna Alford Reeves, Alford	louisianagenealogyblogs@yahoo.com
Bickham Alford Washington Parish	gloria4546@msn.com

In my mailbag:
Importation of Slaves 1853
By Brenda Joyce Jerome, CG(Brenda Joyce Jerome, CG)
Barrett states that on the 3rd day of December 1852 he purchased by his agent in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana the following Female slave Lucinda aged Twenty years and Louisa aged three years said slaves were imported or received ...
Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog - http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans Meeting Nov. 17th

Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans Monday November 17, 2008 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Location: Whitney Bank meeting room, 1441 Metairie Road Notes: The Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans will hold its monthly meeting on: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, Metairie Branch Whitney National Bank, 1441 Metairie Rd., Met. LA, 7:30 pm. The speaker will be Chris Caravella. His topic will be "Using Genealogical Research to Reassemble the Migration History of Italian Immigrants from the Island of Ustica." Please join us for this interesting presentation, light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet and greet other amateur and professional genealogists. The meeting room is adjacent to the parking lot.

Presidential Memorial Certificates and Historic Mid City

November 9 - 15th is National Veterans Awareness Week

The Louisiana Dept. of Veteran Affairs maintains - Louisiana's Fallen Heros - Gone but not forgotten. Please take a moment to visit this site and reflect.

From http://www.va.gov/
November 5, 2008

What is a Presidential Memorial Certificate and how do I apply for one?

Answer

A Presidential Memorial Certificate is an engraved paper certificate, signed by the current President, to honor the memory of honorably discharged deceased veterans.If you would like to request a Presidential Memorial Certificate, or if you requested one more than eight (8) weeks ago and have not received it yet, we ask that you either: 1. Fax your request and all supporting documents (copy of discharge and death certificate) to: (800) 455-7143, or 2. Mail your request and all supporting documents using either the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial mail service, such as one of the overnight or express mail delivery services, to: Presidential Memorial Certificates (41A1C)Department of Veterans Affairs5109 Russell RoadQuantico, VA 22134-3903If you have any questions about a certificate you have received, a request you have already sent in, or about the program in general, you may call (202) 565-4964. Or you may email us at: PMC@va.gov

The following was in my mailbag today : Link to article

Save New Orleans’ Charity Hospital and the Adjacent Mid-City Historic Neighborhood Voice your concerns now to change a potentially disastrous course one that would leave a major New Orleans landmark to an uncertain fate, abandon an already-struggling downtown, and destroy at least 18 square blocks of a historic neighborhood.New Orleans is poised to lose two chief economic generators in its Central Business District—Charity Hospital and the VA Medical Center. The relocation plans of these two institutions call for the needless demolition of over 165 historic homes (at least 18 square blocks) within the lower Mid-City National Register District. Bulldozing this historic neighborhood would not only betray the residents of New Orleans, who are working so hard to rebuild their communities, but could easily be avoided. The rehabilitation of iconic Charity Hospital, and a nearby alternative site for the VA, would avoid the demolition of even a single historic property.Please act now to prevent the needless destruction of historic and cultural resources triggered by ill-advised and short-sighted planning. Background The Art Deco Charity Hospital building (known today as the Rev. Avery C. Alexander Charity Hospital) opened in 1939, and served the citizens of New Orleans until its closure by the Louisiana State University (LSU) Medical System in the days after Hurricane Katrina more than three years ago. In May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Charity Hospital and the adjacent neighborhood on its 2008 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The danger to these resources is as grave as ever.In July, neighborhood residents and the National Trust identified a viable alternative to the VA’s preferred site—one which contains no historic structures, ample acreage, and would not require forcibly relocating any residents from their homes. Named for the shuttered hospital on the property, it is known as the Lindy Boggs site.In August, the Foundation for Historical Louisiana released the findings of RMJM Hillier, a renowned architectural firm with credentials in healthcare design and preservation, which pronounced the Avery Alexander Charity Hospital building structurally sound and eminently suitable for renovation into a first rate, state-of-the-art medical and teaching facility.Current StatusDespite the facts of the RMJM Hillier report and the identification of the Lindy Boggs site as a viable alternative, the state and the City of New Orleans continue to insist that the vision for 21st century health care can only be realized with 100 percent new construction at sites outside of the Central Business District that necessitate the demolition of almost 200 buildings (more than 18 square blocks) in a historic neighborhood.VA officials acknowledge the advantages of the alternative Lindy Boggs site (including much faster return of health care services to veterans, and avoiding harm to historic properties). However, the City and State remain steadfast in their commitment to the site in Mid-City, insisting that the two medical facilities must be side-by-side.What You Can DoTo support the re-use of the Charity Hospital Building and protect the adjacent Mid-City historic neighborhood, contact decision-makers today.

1) E-mail Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal or call his office toll-free at 866-366-1121
2) E-mail Louisiana Secretary of Health and Hospitals Alan Levine or call his office at 225-342-9500
3) E-mail The Honorable James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

General Talking Points:
The Central Business District of New Orleans can’t afford to lose a primary economic generator.The adjacent historic Mid-City neighborhood should be saved and revitalized to provide housing and services to support the medical and biosciences industries.Historic resources are assets for redevelopment and not obstaclesResidents, responding to Mayor Nagin’s call to come home after Katrina, repaired their homes and businesses—only to discover that the City now proposes to seize and demolish their property. The demolition of 165 historic homes—18 square blocks of a residential historic district—is unacceptable, and can easily be avoided by rehabilitating Charity Hospital and selecting the Lindy Boggs site for the VA.Additional Talking Points for the State of Louisiana:The fastest and least expensive way to restore the state’s healthcare and teaching hospital is to rehabilitate and reuse the iconic Charity Hospital building.The Charity Hospital building has been shown to be structurally sound and adaptable to housing a full-service 21st century medical facility.Additional Talking Points for the VA:The fastest and least destructive way to bring health care to New Orleans’ area veterans is by selecting the Lindy Boggs site.

Contact the National Trust for Historic Preservation: 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20036 1.800.315.6847 -

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization providing leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.

Lafayette yearbooks, surname updates, and the Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit

I've added group surnames to the Louisiana Families Group on Genebase and added a link to Louisiana Researchers Surname database. I surfed upon a nice article about Researching Your Home and added this to the list of files available to the group, too. There have been many articles found on line in the past week concerning cemeteries in Louisiana which have been forwarded to to the group for your enjoyment (and mine!)

In case you have not noticed, as my list of links here is rather lengthy, I've joined The Association of Graveyard Rabbits and am the Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit. You should surf on over to the Association to read more about what it is about and what other graveyard rabbits are doing. Bloglines has automatically updated my list and so you will find this evergrowing group of rabbits towards the bottom of my blog links. You may just be able to search "find" key word "rabbit" and get there, too. I'm not certain the blog list is complete as The Association is growing. If you would like to become a member, it is as easy as sending off an email to Terry Thornton, Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi GeneaBlogger.

Let me know if I am wrong but it appears that someone has updated My Louisiana Genealogy site. I couldn't immediately find the mapping feature that allowed you to view different parishes in Louisiana through time. If that is true, I'm going to miss that feature as there is nothing worse than looking for parish genealogy information and looking in the wrong place because that particular parish either did not exist yet or its parish boundaries are different from what they are currently. If someone can find that link, let me know as I've misplaced it somewhere - Thanks!

On the Jackson Parish mailing list someone is still searching for the burial loction of Jessie Vinson who died in 1854 in Ouichita Parish, LA. You can find that thread here.

In the LAORLEAN thread someone would like to know what to do with a few old Lafayette yearbooks. Whoa! Don't throw those away just yet... URL




In my mailbag:

Hugh Roe and Paula Barlow
By randomguy37
Martin Roe was born in 1846 in Saint James Parish, Louisiana. He died in 1886 in Louisiana. Jesse Frey Roe was born in 1848 in Saint James Parish, Louisiana. He died in 1908 in Louisiana. Charlotte J. Roe was born about 1852 in West ...
http://nhgenealogy.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/hugh-roe-and-paula-barlow/