Hoey, Hebert, Brecheen, Taylor Academy Cemetery, Yahoo groups search, and citations on Ancestry

Hebert surname returned over 966 results on GeneaNet this week. It is just one of the surnames that I have subscribed to at GeneaNet. Subscribers may also use the option to contact other researchers where the researcher's email address is available. In the past, I've used this feature to request a connection and I was then able to access the email address of the researcher. Well, out of 18 or 20 emails, 3 responded and 3 were bad email addresses. The feature is nice, but not everyone updates their email address. Such is the case for a few LAGenWeb parish co-ordinators (very few) lately [note: Ed Hayden is looking for the LINCOLN LAGenWEB parish CO-ORDINATOR (he's on the lam... ] OR it is also possible that ED's email to the parish co-ordinator just didn't get through and was mis-typed. I've had that happen, too. I have quite a few emails in my mailbox, but I also get a moderate amount of SPAM, usually from overseas. It is a good practice to check your SPAM folders occasionally, for stray emails that don't belong in there. I find a good email every now and again.

There are recent posts to the Louisiana Genealogy Blog forum and a stray post in my old Geocities guestbook that researchers may be interested in viewing. I've since changed my Geocities guestbook to My Heritage due to Geocities impending closure. I have also moved the Geocities site to WEBNG. If you sign up using my referral, I get more webspace - not that I need it :) ... but in case some of you are looking for free webspace - dareyago- dareitis.

In my mailbag today.
RootsWeb mailing list posts from Webster parish regarding Taylor Cemetery or possibly aka Taylor Academy Cemetery near Cullen, Louisiana. I could not find the USGenWeb cemetery listing for this cemetery that was referenced in the Ancestry post. I did find the cemetery listing with 13 internments on Find A Grave. I suppose two more internments should be listed now.

Has anyone ever heard of Hoeyville Plantation? Well, there was a post about Hoeyville, too, today. You can read more here. There is a plethora of information that this researcher has compliled that included information from Tulane and the NOPL oral history archives. Personally, I had never heard of Hoeyville Plantatation, but I don't know everything either! It is lovely to learn more about Louisiana.

Another researcher is looking for more information about Gedeon Aucoin and Emelie Naquin families in Terrebonne Parish.

What topped off my morning was reading The Ancestry Insider who had a very enlightening post concerning citations on Ancestry, "Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820". We share this opinion, "I find Ancestry.com's practice of renaming databases to be troublesome."


From the Yahoo Groups blog:
Message Search
"While we know that many of you are disappointed that this week’s maintenance did not include a fix to the message search issue, we are happy to report that we will be pushing out a fix to ALL groups in the next month that should resolve this problem. Currently groups that are affected by this bug are not returning search results altogether, or, may not be returning complete results. If your group meets these criteria, please register your group here : http://surveylink.yahoo.com/wix/p6290938.aspx and it will be one of the first groups migrated over to the new Message Search next month."

I've registered the group - twice , FYI, The search feature will likely be down for awhile.

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New link, Old links, Geocities closing, and key words in Louisiana genealogy

Updated : http://reocities.com/neighborhoods/ - Geocities Archive
See also Internet Archive's Wayback Machine


Yourfamily.com offers message boards. I visited them this morning and added a link under Louisiana Genealogy Links.. These links are all searchable through the Google Search feature. I hope I haven't duplicated it! (There are way too many here for me to keep a tally. If you find a bad link here, please email me! ) In fact, there are recent messages for Louisiana on Yourfamily.com.

Geocities posted an announcement that they would be closing their web services. I found out through a Twitter! You wouldn't know of the closure unless you had a Geocities site. The closure of Geocities was only available above your Geocities site file manager! MSN groups posted their closure message in much the same way. IMHO it is a bit deceptive of them. Yahoo claims that you can still buy webspace on Yahoo Geocities, but has no further information about how your newly purchased site will be affected. Did I understand this correctly? Maybe not. You be the judge.[UPDATE: Yahoo announced October 26, 2009 as the day all free GeoCities sites will be deleted. I didn't get an email from Yahoo until JULY concerning the closure of GeoCities.]

This is the second such closure of online services as MSN shut down its groups in February of this year. Is this a trend? There are so many genealogy sites available on Geocities I do not want to contemplate the potential loss of genealogy information and services... AGAIN. Hopefully, the Geocities webmasters will check into their websites and view the closure notice before they are affected. There were no email notices in my Yahoo Inbox, either.

I've added a counter to the blog that also tracks key words, which is interesting. Most visitors do not stay long (90%), but 10% stay for at least 20-30 minutes. Of that 10%, 40 were returning visitors. Here are the results from the key word analysis that give a little insight into what visitors are searching for on the Louisiana Genealogy Blog. I only wish I had the time to research everything queried!

April 13, 2009 - April 17, 2009
Search Terms Louisiana Genealogy Blog



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C. T. Howard, Metaire Cemetery and Metarie Jockey Club

The New York Times, "A Noted Lottery Man Dead: Career of Charles T. Howard, of the Louisiana Company", June 1, 1885

"On March 19th, 1861, a call was made by Confederate Secretary of War, Leroy Walker for 1,700 volunteers to garrison forts inside the Confederacy. The Louisiana Legislature allowed Governor Moore to transfer State troops to Confederate service and permitted Louisiana citizens to volunteer for Confederate service. On April 8th, 1861, President Jefferson Davis asked Louisiana for 3,000 additional troops and after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, asked for 5,000 more.

New Orleans was the place designated to receive the volunteers. The Metairie Race Course (located where Metairie Cemetery now stands) was used as the military camp and by early May, 1861, some 3,000 troops had trained there. The training camp, called Camp Walker, was deficient in many ways. The lack of easy access to clean drinking water, the swarms of mosquitoes from surrounding swamps and the soft, marshy soil in the camp made the place intolerable to men." Camp Moore, No. 1223 - accessed April 22, 2009

" Metairie Cemetery is located on a high section of ground known as the Metairie Ridge. The Ridge followed the course of Bayou Metairie, which is roughly the path of modern-day Metairie Road. Because Metairie Ridge was high ground (a rare commodity in the below-sea level metro area), in 1838 investors decided that along Bayou Metairie would make a good track for horse racing, and the Metairie Race Course was formed. As New Orleans grew in stature as a port city, the status of the race track grew as well, attracting better horses, gamblers with more money, even US Presidents. The Civil War put a damper on horse racing in the south, and the race track became a Confederate army camp. After the war, an attempt was made to revive the race track, but the sour economy of the Reconstruction help make this attempt a failure. The land was purchased in 1872 by a group of investors who formed the Metairie Cemetery Association, who decided to convert it into its current use." VNO: Metairie Cemetery

The New York Times, "Funeral of Charles T. Howard" , June 6, 1885

See also The Race...

Louisiana Genealogy Connections Calendar

Apr 25 Saturday
	West Bank Genealogical Society Meeting
1pm Westwego Library	WBGS - St. Bernard Parish genealogy since KATRINA
1PM Main Library Bra	Terrebonne Genealogical Society
Apr 28 Tuesday
7PM	German Acadian Coast Historical & Genealogical Soc
May 2 Saturday
9:30AM-5PM Broadmoor	Ark Tx La Genealogical Association

The Race and Louisiana Surnames - Louisiana Researchers

Louisiana Surnames - Louisiana Researchers
The ever growing list of genealogy in Louisiana may possibly be headed for page 3 very soon. Is it a race? I've tried posting the list to Blogger a few times today, but it just won't GO. So sorry to hear about those Florida horses, today.



Upon searching The New York Times Archives, I found an article about horse racing in Louisiana. I know nothing of horse racing. I didn't realize that even in 1854 people gambled and placed bets. I make small bets while playing cards, but I don't bet in on the horses. A few of the ole timers that I used to associate with (have since passed) liked betting on the horses. Rarely, do I gamble these days. I have a friend that I just absolutely REFUSE to bet with as he is a welsher, even on my small $5.00 bets! Nevermind, he's lost the past three out of four super bowls, either.

THE TURF,: Metairie Jockey Club Meeting

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B07E5DC153DE334BC4B52DFB266838F649FDE

From the New Orleans Picayune April 6

First Day - Although the weather was delightful yesterday, and the track in good order, still the attendance at the race over the Metairie Course was meagre. The race was for a Jockey Club purse of $1,000, three-mile heats, and the entries were Little Flea and Blonde. It being the general opinion among racing people, when the entries were known, that there was suck a disparity between the power and speek of the contestants, that but little sport would ensue, that comparitively few went to the course. So far as the estimate of the great speed of Blonde was concerned, the opinion was well founded, but few persons expected that Little flea could run such a race as they witnessed. Blonde is a large, fine-looking, slashing filly, with an immense stride, and requires a strong rider to hold her steady. Little Flea is, on the contrary, as his name indicates, a diminutive specimen of a race-horses is compactly built, has good action and much speed for his size, being in looks and action very like Mariner, who was formerly in Mr. Bibbon's stable with Fashion. Blonde was of course the favorite before the start, at the odds of four to one; but little money changed hands, as it was thought to be almost a sure thing, barring an accident. The betting-men were therefore generally forced to amuse themselves by betting on time.

Flea jumped off with the lead in the first heat, but Blonde collared him on the first turn, and they ran locked for more than half a mile. Blonde continued to lead the remainder of the distance, Flea once brushing up to her for a moment, but Blonde shook him off and won the heat by four lengths with case, in 5:30 1/2, having been under a strong but unsteady pull the whole distance.

Much as the spectators were astonished at the excellent performance and fast time made by Flea, at the same time their confidence in Blonde increased, as she had as yet made but little exertion; the betting therefore was very slight and unaltered. IN the second heat, Blonde led the entire distance, being only momentarily lapped int he first mile, and won handily at almost a gallop, in the extraordinary fast time of 5:34! Little Flea holding up just inside of the distance stand.

We have not a complete "Racing Calendar" at hand, but if our memory serves us right, this time has seldom, if ever, been beaten.

SUMMARY:

First Day April 5, 1854 - Jockey Club, purse $1,000, three mile heasts.

J. S. Hunter's ch. f. Blonde, by imp, Glencoe, dam by Wagner 3 yo .....11

A. L. Bingaman's (R. P. Fields) b. h. Little Flea, by Grey Eagle. dam imp., by Acteon 5yo...22

TIME: Firest Heat 1;52 1/2, 1:53 1/2, Total 5:30 1/2

Second Heat 1:52 1/2, 1:51, 1:50 1/2, Total 5:34.

Published April 13, 1854
The New York Times

New Posts - Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit and Louisiana Cemeteries

Read about Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery from the Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit blog and help find out more about Nick Wax Cemetery from the Louisiana Cemetery Preservation blog.

USGenWeb has more information about Dr. Kettridge in the New Hampshire Archives.

Server issues

USGW and LAGenWeb use genrecords.org for user submissions.  This was in my email this morning: Hi all, We appear to have a problem on genrecords.org, can everyone where possible use genrecords.net or poppet.org for submissions, until we have resolved the issues. Many thanks David

Virtual Louisiana Research in South Cali!

Visit The Surname Wall from Southern California Genealogy.
From their website:

The Virtual Surname Wall provides a worry-free way to post information about your ancestors online and find others who are researching your families.

As a participant, you would list general information, including surname, geography and time frame. Our submission software limits each entry to a maximum of 10 family names, BUT you can submit as many times as you want as often as you like. If space becomes an issue in the future, we may place restrictions on data quantity. Surname Wall information will be maintained by SCGS and included in a searchable online database that will be accessible to the public at no cost on the SCGS website. SCGS cannot be responsible for incorrect or outdated contact information.

Your identifying information will not be displayed. Should we receive an inquiry regarding a possible family connection, SCGS will forward the requestor’s contact information to you. Alternately, you can authorize SCGS to release either your email address or complete contact information.

There is no charge for this service, and the offer is open to the public. We encourage you to extend this invitation to your cousins, genealogy e-mail lists, other society members, and your family history genealogy acquaintances.

Participation in the project is your authorization to include your surname information in any printed or searchable online databases that may be developed.

We welcome family information from any geographic area, not just California, and not just from the US.

To participate in the Virtual Surname Wall, you will be asked for the following information.

• Your family surnames, including any spelling variations.
• The geographic area(s) in which they lived, or the migration path.
• The associated period of time.

Of course, participation in the Virtual Surname Wall project is completely voluntary. If you have questions at any time about the Virtual Surname Wall, please contact us at lanelle.jacoby@gmail.com.

To add your names to the SCGS Virtual Surname Wall database click here, The URL will take you to the Virtual Surname Wall data entry screens on our partner site, SurveyConsole.com.

If you would prefer to submit your information by mail, download the flyer and mail to:

SCGS Virtual Surname Wall
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA 91504-2408

Here’s to finding lots of cousins!

Here are a few Louisiana Surnames and research being sought from Southern California Genealogical Society's Virtual Surname Wall. Way kewl of Cali, I thought... While my Louisiana Surnames Louisiana Researchers may not be as sophisticated or pretty, I think everyone has the idea!

Louisiana Excerpts

SubmitterID	Surname	Geography	Dates
82	Bloom	Louisiana	1805
82	Bocage	Louisiana
1518488	Bordelon	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
1518488	Brouillette	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
1692	Broussard	Louisiana (Lake Charles) > Illinois (Chicago)	abt 1830 to present
1524648	Brown	Louisiana > Escatawpa, Washington Co., Alabama > Citronelle, Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama	1830 to present
4461	Cailloux	Louisiana (New Orleans, Orleans Parish)	1820 to 1900
1874	Cataina	Louisiana (New Orleans)	abt 1890 - present
82	Charles	Louisiana
4672	Colas	Louisiana (Edgard)	all
1518488	Dupuy / Dupree / Dupuis	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
82	Escadon	Louisiana
1874	Ficarra	Louisiana (New Orleans)	abt 1890 - present
1518488	Gagnard	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
82	Gayaut	Louisiana
1518488	George	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
1692	Heaton	Louisiana (New Orleans)	abt 1850 to present
82	Jones	Louisiana
4570	Jourdaian	Louisiana (New Orleans)	1800 to present
1518488	Juneau	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
4672	LaCour	Louisiana (Natchitoches)	all
82	Lamothe	Louisiana
1518488	Littleton	Louisiana > Mississippi > Georgia	1860 to 1900
4672	Marquez	Louisiana (New Orleans)	all
1945431	Martin	Louisiana	1870 to 1876
1945431	Maxmillian	Louisiana	1870 to 1876
1518488	Mayeux	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
1516606	McDaniel(s)	Louisiana	1980 to present
82	Monier	Louisiana
4311	Moseley	Louisiana (Ringgold)	1861
1692	Nelson	Louisiana (New Orleans)	abt 1900 to present
1518488	Normand	Louisiana	1800 to 1900
4570	Pellebon	Louisiana (New Orleans)	1800 to present
1692	Percy	Louisiana (New Orleans)	abt 1800 to present
82	Pisero	Louisiana
1692	Pratts	Louisiana (New Orleans) > Illinois (Chicago) > California (Los Angeles)	abt 1880 to present
4311	Scott	Louisiana (Ringgold)	1820
4311	Scott	Louisiana (Ringgold)	1860
1945431	Simien	Louisiana	1870 to 1876
82	Thomas	Louisiana
4461	Woodfork	Louisiana (Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish)	1850 to 1900
4461	Woodfork	Louisiana (St James Parish)	1850 to 1900
2063795	Wooten (Henry)	Louisiana (Caldwell Parish)	abt 1855
1518488	Zimmer	Louisiana	1800 to 1900

Algiers Historical Society and Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans

From the West Bank Genealogical Society Yahoo Group: The April meeting of the GRSNO will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 at the Whitney National Bank, Metairie Branch, 1441 Metairie Rd., at 7:30 PM. Colleen Fitzpatrick will be the guest speaker. Her topic is "A Different Kind of DNA Talk." Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD, is the Consulting Genealogist for the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory. She has been recognized in print media and on MSNBC for her work on the crash of Northwest Flight 4422. She was a key member of the team who identified the remains of the Unknown Child of the Titanic. She is the author of three bestselling books on genealogy, and an award-winning author and columnist who writes for major genealogical publications. The meeting room is entered from the parking lot off Codifer St. which provides a lighted safe area for parking. Light refreshments are provided. Also this from the Algiers Historical Society First of all, here's a reminder that this month's meeting is Saturday at 10am at the Carriage House behind the Courthouse, 225 Morgan. Mark Cave, librarian at the Williams Research Center (Historic New Orleans Collection), will give a presentation on Algiers jazz legend, band leader and music teacher, Manuel Manetta. It's going to be a great one, and there will be music, coffee and cookies. And it's free! Plus, we've got great news about the oral history project. Warren, Roz and Chad at Old Point Bar have donated $200 to the project, adding to the $600 Dr. Gizelle Richard donated to kick it off. If you need a beer or some dental work, please consider showing your thanks by patronizing these Algiers businesses! If you haven't heard, Algiers Historical Society (AHS) is launching an oral history project in which we will record the stories of Algerines. The edited recordings will be made available online and via CD, with copies given to local libraries, schools and other archiv es. They will also be used to create an audio walking tour of Old Algiers, accessible via cell phone or through downloads, and marketed to locals and visitors. The idea is to bring the streets of Algiers alive with voices and music once more, and to give a gift to current and former residents, a lasting record of Algiers' history. We believe it will also be of interest to visitors from across New Orleans and all over the world, especially since jazz is a core part of the story. If you would like to make a contribution, which will be used to secure the necessary equipment and technical support, that would be wonderful! Checks payable to Algiers Historical Society can be mailed to 335 Pelican Avenue, 70114. I hope to see you on Saturday! Take care, Amy 504-322-7479 Amy Hubbell 305 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 Algiers Historical Society http://algierspoint .org/AHS/ algiershistory@ yahoo.com Amy Hubbell, President amyhubbell@aol. com Frank Wagner, Vice President/Secretary custer1012@cox. net Kevin Herridge, Newsletter Editor cockney@bellsouth. net Art Patron, Membership Chair Aspatron@aol. com Russ Van Dyke, Treasurer 235 Lavergne St. New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 227-8249 banjoruss@yahoo. com

What you will miss at FGS Little Rock, Arkansas

The annual Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference will be in September (2nd-5th) and hosted by the Arkansas Genealogical Society in Little Rock. This is the conference schedule from their website. You should visit the above URL for a more in depth topic summary. I've found several topics that I would like learn more about. . . GPS / GIS in genealogy, Louisiana Conveyance Records, and Congressional Hearings were just a few topics I found interesting.



FGS CONFERENCE BLOG
FGS 2009 Annual Conference: Passages Through Time
at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center
Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2-5, 2009

Wednesday, 2 September
APG PMC
8:30-9:00am
W-1 Welcome APG PMC
9:00-10:00am
W-2 Solving Mysteries for Money: The Forensic Genealogist and Private Investigator Mary Ann Boyle
9:00-11:15am
W-3 Writing Professionally Thomas W. Jones
10:15-11:15am
W-4 The Bachelor: Reconstructing a Solitary Life Using Obscure & Far-Flung Records Mary Penner
1:30-2:30pm
W-26 Talking to the World Sherry Irvine
W-27 Publish! And Supplement Your Income Desmond Walls Allen
2:45-3:45pm
W-28 Elements of a Good Client Agreement Richard Camaur
W-29 Bull's Eye! Planning and Delivering a Winning Marketing Campaign Heather Henderson
4:00-5:00pm
W-30 The Genealogy Consumer: Who Pays for Professional Research? Natasha Crain
W-31 Get Paid for Your Passion: Becoming a Professional Genealogist Elissa Scalise Powell
Librarians' Day
9:00am-3:00pm

Sessions TBA
3:00-5:00pm

Tour of the Institute for Arkansas Studies
Tuesday, 1 September
FGS Conference
3:30-6:00pm
Tu-1 Oral History Workshop David Stricklin, Jajuan Johnson Pre-conference
6:30-8:30pm
Tu-2 Developing a Research Plan J. Mark Lowe Pre-conference
Wednesday, 2 September
8:00-9:00am
W-5 Delegate 101 Society Management
W-6 Publishing Records for My Society and Making Them Available Online David Harding Family History Support
W-7 Digital Scrapbooking Linda Woodward Geiger Basic Research Practices
W-8 Census Basics Beverly Rice Basic Research Practices
W-9 Oral History for the Classroom Kay Bland, Amanda Ferguson, George West Oral History
9:30-10:30am
W-10 Loud and Clear: Effective Society Marketing for Everyone Tom Champoux Society Management
W-11 Developing a Successful First Families Program Cherel Henderson Society Management
W-12 Societies Going Virtual David E. Rencher Society Management
W-13 Family History Consultants: Helping Family History Happen Brent R. Summerhays Family History Support
W-14 How to Be a Power Hitter Barbara Becker Meehan Basic Research Practices
W-15 Messages from the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone Elissa Scalise Powell Basic Research Practices
W-16 Writing Oral History Janis Kearney Oral History
11:00am-12:00pm
W-17 Program, Program, Git Yer Program Jana Sloan Broglin Society Management
W-18 Building an Effective Society Web Site Amy Johnson Crow Society Management
W-19 Developing a Continuing Education Program for Your Society Beverly Rice Society Management
W-20 Family History Consultants: Helping Members Brent R. Summerhays Family History Support
W-21 Clustering and More: Successful Internet Searching D. Joshua Taylor Basic Research Practices
W-22 Research Methods and Sources in Multi-Cultural Communities Wendy Bebout Elliott Basic Research Practices
W-23 Sounds of Arkansas Jeff Lewellen Oral History
12:15-1:45pm
W-24 FGS Networking Luncheon Luncheons
W-25 FGS Delegates Luncheon Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
W-32 What a Society Can Do: The Arkansas Priors Project Susan Gardner Boyle Society Management
W-33 How to Control the Debate Dialogue in a Meeting Roberta "Bobbi" King Society Management
W-34 Managing a Cemetery Reading Project Efficiently Elissa Scalise Powell Society Management
W-35 Member's Guide and Instructor's Guide: New Resources for Family History Work Frederick W. Graham Family History Support
W-36 Digital Book Scanning and Its Partners Michael J. Hall FamilySearch
W-37 Legislative Petitions, a Valuable Genealogical Source Cherel Henderson Basic Research Practices
W-38 How Do I Start? What I Wish I Had Known 40 Years Ago Fred Moss Basic Research Practices
3:30-4:30pm
W-39 Classes that Draw a Crowd Cath Madden Trindle Society Management
W-40 Conducting Your Society's Business in a Virtual World D. Joshua Taylor Society Management
W-41 So You Want to Put On a Seminar: From Concept to Seminar Day Beverly Rice Society Management
W-42 Family History Centers: An Important Resource for Family History Support Donna Miller, Frederick W. Graham Family History Support
W-43 FamilySearch Brings the World's Records to Your Home: Records Access Paul Nauta FamilySearch
3:30-6:00pm
W-44 Hands On! Transcribing & Abstracting Documents (2 hrs) Linda Woodward Geiger Basic Research Practices
W-45 Beginning Research for Genealogists (2 hrs) Marjorie Sholes Basic Research Practices
5:00-6:00pm
W-46 What Your Board Needs to Know Fred Moss Society Management
W-47 Using Your Society's Web Site Lori Thornton Society Management
W-48 Meeting + Speaker = Success Jana Sloan Broglin Society Management
W-49 FamilySearch Wiki: A Community Providing Research Help to You Diane C. Loosle Family History Support
Thursday, 3 September
8:00-9:30am
Th-51 Conference Welcome and Keynote Session Tim Sullivan Opening Session
11:00am-12:00pm
Th-52 What Works and What Doesn't: Consideration for the Aspiring Lecturer Christine Rose Genealogical Speakers Guild
Th-53 Slave Research: It's a Needle in a Haystack Deborah A. Abbott African American
Th-54 Civil War Research -- Getting Started Richard G. (Rick) Sayre Federal Records
Th-55 Funeral Practices: The Final Event Susan D. Kaufman Records & More
Th-56 Looking for Long Lost Arkansas Ancestors: Part I Lynda Childers Suffridge, Russell P. Baker Arkansas
Th-57 Creating a Genealogical Goldmine: The Archivists' Toolkit Lynn Ewbank Archives & Repositories
Th-58 Migration Routes and Settlement Patterns George Schweitzer Migration
Th-59 In a Rut? 7 Ways to Jump Start Your Research Elizabeth Shown Mills Methodology
Th-60 The Practical Genealogist: Privacy Concerns Desmond Walls Allen Practical Genealogist
12:15-1:45pm
Th-61 Genealogical Speakers Guild Chuck Knuthson Memorial Lecture Luncheon: "Have Hat, Will Travel" Barbara Vines Little Luncheons
Th-62 Board for Certification of Genealogists Luncheon: "Wanted: One Instant Family Tree" Patricia Walls Stamm Luncheons
Th-63 Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Arkansas Luncheon: "How Genealogy Informs History and History Informs Genealogy" Katherine Fitzhugh Luncheons
Th-64 Civil War Heritage Trail Luncheon Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
Th-65 Stories that Instruct: Using Case Studies to Teach Genealogy Methodology John Philip Colletta Genealogical Speakers Guild
Th-66 African American Homesteaders Roberta "Bobbi" King African American
Th-67 Mrs. N. B. Forrest -- A Case Study of Building a Confederate Family Kathy Huber Federal Records
Th-68 Proven Research Strategies that Transcent Geo-Political Boundaries David E. Rencher Records & More
Th-69 Looking for Long Lost Arkansas Ancestors: Part II Lynda Childers Suffridge, Russell P. Baker Arkansas
Th-70 Our National Treasure: The Library of Congress Pamela K. Boyer Sayre Archives & Repositories
Th-71 Tracing Scots Irish Ancestors Dean J. Hunter Migration
Th-72 Methods of Proving Parentage: An Analysis of Recent Scholarly Articles Thomas W. Jones Methodology
3:30-4:30pm
Th-74 Reconstruction 101 for African Americans Tim Pinnick African American
Th-75 But I Know He Got a Pension! Working the National Archives Pension Indexes Marie Varrelman Melchiori Federal Records
Th-76 Writing Your Family History Using Microsoft Word Michael J. Leclerc Records & More
Th-77 Overview of Resources at the Arkansas History Commission Wendy Richter Arkansas
Th-78 City, County and State Archives: Not Created Equally Paula Stuart-Warren Archives & Repositories
Th-79 Genealogical Application of Historical GIS Richard G. (Rick) Sayre Migration
Th-80 Addicted to Courthouses Christine Rose Methodology
3:30-6:00pm
Th-73 Advances PowerPoint for the Genealogical Speaker (2 hrs) Debby Horton, Barbara Renick Genealogical Speakers Guild
5:00-6:00pm
Th-81 Techniques for Researching Slave Ancestors Judy Riffel African American
Th-82 U.S. Federal Census 1790-1840: Make It Work For You Susan Gardner Boyle Federal Records
Th-83 Substitutes for Vital Records Jan Alpert Records & More
Th-84 Clues Found by Platting Your Ancestor's Land in the Federal Domain Alexandra Baird Arkansas
Th-85 More Toys and a Bigger Sandbox: Future Possibilities with Digital Libraries Curt B. Witcher Archives & Repositories
Th-86 More Than Your Family May Have Migrated -- Did Family Records Go Along? Paula Stuart-Warren Migration
Th-87 Congressional Hearings: A Primer on This Valuable Resource Tim Pinnick Methodology
6:30-8:00pm
Th-88 Arkansas Night at the Ballpark Special Event
Friday, 4 September
7:30-9:00am
F-89 Arkansas Genealogical Society Breakfast: "Ask Not What Your Society Can Do For You. . ." Susan Gardner Boyle Breakfasts
F-90 St. Louis Genealogical Society Breakfast: "St. Louis -- Then and Now" Patricia Walls Stamm Breakfasts
F-91 FamilySearch Indexing Breakfast: "Societies, Indexing, and the Future" Dean Taylor Breakfasts
9:30-10:30am
F-92 Researching in Government Documents Richard G. (Rick) Sayre BCG Skill Building (Sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists)
F-93 Arkansas and the Mexican War: From Indians in the West to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Craig Roberts Scott Military
F-94 Documenting Arkansas Lynn Ewbank Arkansas (Sponsored by the Arkansas History Commission)
F-95 Frontier Religion and Its Genealogical Effects George Schweitzer Church Records
F-96 Murder and Mayhem on the River: The Life of the Harpes Gail Jackson Miller Assembling Records & Lives
F-97 Unforeseen Events and the Lives of Our Ancestors Teri E. Flack Regional & Federal Records
F-98 Unlikely Sources for North Louisiana Research Judy Riffel States & Records
F-99 Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research: Gem of the Gulf Coast Susan D. Kaufman States & Records
F-100 Academic Assets: College & University Resources for the Family Historian Lori Thornton Libraries & Archives
11:00am-12:00pm
F-101 Land Records Barbara Vines Little BCG Skill Building (Sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists)
F-102 Our American Army: Enlisted Men and Their Records Christine Rose Military
F-103 Arkansas Confederate Pensions Russell P. Baker Arkansas (Sponsored by the Arkansas History Commission)
F-104 They Walked with Purpose: The Records of Ministers Patricia Walls Stamm Church Records
F-105 Coincoin: How to Recreate the Life of a Female Ancestor Elizabeth Shown Mills Assembling Records & Lives
F-106 They Went West: Researching Colonial and Territorial Records Diane VanSkiver Gagel Regional & Federal Records
F-107 Oklahoma's Settlement: Territorial Homestead and Allotment Records Barbara Becker Meehan States & Records
F-108 Tennessee: Records & Repositories J. Mark Lowe States & Records
F-109 Bringing Order to Small Genealogical & Historical Libraries Lori Thornton Libraries & Archives
12:15-1:45pm
F-110 Association of Professional Genealogists Luncheon: "Genealogy Tomorrow: The Future of Our Past" Desmond Walls Allen Luncheons
F-111 New England Historic Genealogical Society Luncheon: "I Want to Find My Family: Tales of an NEHGS Genealogist" Rhonda R. McClure Luncheons
F-112 National Genealogical Society Luncheon: "Exploring New Universes with NGS" Pamela K. Boyer Sayre Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
F-114 Written In Blood and Sweat, Not Just Black and White Ronnie A. Nichols Military
F-115 By Balloon or Snagboat: Post Office & Settlement Patterns in Early Arkansas Wendy Richter Arkansas (Sponsored by the Arkansas History Commission)
F-116 Who Blowed up the Church House? Russell P. Baker Sources & Methods
F-117 Effective Editing and Writing Pamela K. Boyer Sayre Assembling Records & Lives
F-118 Justice on the Frontier: Fort Smith District Court Records Meg Hacker Regional & Federal Records
F-119 Genealogical Research at the Louisiana State Archives Judy Riffel States & Records
F-120 Kentucky: Records & Repositories Gail Jackson Miller States & Records
F-121 A Detailed Look at Footnote Roger Bell Libraries & Archives
2:00-4:30pm
F-113 Board for Certification of Genealogists: Certification Seminar (2 hrs) Thomas W. Jones, Elissa Scalise Powell, Paula Stuart-Warren BCG Skill Building (Sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists)
3:30-4:30pm
F-122 The War of 1812 in the Southeast George Schweitzer Military
F-123 A Real Arkansas Traveler Jane M. Hooker Arkansas (Sponsored by the Arkansas History Commission)
F-124 Discovering WeRelate: An Introduction to the World's Largest Genealogy Wiki Dallan Quass Sources & Methods
F-125 The Personal Touch. . .Using Diaries and Letters in Family History Research Beverly Rice Assembling Records & Lives
F-126 Headstone Applications and Burial Records Trevor K. Plante Regional & Federal Records
F-127 Displaced, Misplaced, and Flooded Down the River: The Corps of Engineers Records Patricia Walls Stamm States & Records
F-128 North Carolina: Land & Legends J. Mark Lowe States & Records
F-129 The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create a Family History Laura G. Prescott Libraries & Archives
5:00-6:00pm
F-130 The Dreaded Research Report Elissa Scalise Powell BCG Skill Building (Sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists)
F-131 Records of the Territorial South Lynda Childers Suffridge Military
F-132 All You Need in a Land Deed Peggy Lloyd Arkansas (Sponsored by the Arkansas History Commission)
F-133 Inferential Genealogy Thomas W. Jones Sources & Methods
F-134 Granny Possum's Pointers Barbara Vines Little Assembling Records & Lives
F-135 Papers of the Continental Congress Constance Potter Regional & Federal Records
F-136 The Face of the River: Captains, Crews and their Records Patricia Walls Stamm States & Records
F-137 Negro Soldiers of Antebellum Louisiana-Their Service and Records Sharon Batiste Gillins States & Records
F-138 Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family in Academic Archives Laura G. Prescott Libraries & Archives
7:00-9:00pm
F-139 Federation of Genealogical Societies Banquet: "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: A Short Trip Through Arkansas History" Tom Dillard Banquet
Saturday, 5 September
8:00-9:00am
S-140 Tools for Effective Pedigree Analysis Ruth Ellen Maness ICAPGen
S-141 Records of the Arkansas Direct Tax Commission, 1862-1886 Craig Roberts Scott Arkansas & Region
S-142 The Nuts & Bolts of DNA and Genealogy - "Was Grandpa Really Grandpa?" Buford Joseph Suffridge DNA
S-143 The Identity Crisis: Right Name, Wrong Man? Wrong Name, Right Man? Elizabeth Shown Mills Records & More
S-144 Finding your Ancestors in the Republic of Texas Teri E. Flack States & Records
S-145 Doing the Dawes: Locating Ancestors on the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes Kathy Huber Regional/Ethnic
S-146 Which Way Did They Go? Jane M. Hooker Mapping
S-147 Effective Internet Use of England's National Archives Paul Milner British Connections
8:00-10:30am
S-148 Where Am I? Understanding Public, University, Private and Non-Profit Archives (Two hours) Susan D. Kaufman, D. Joshua Taylor Archives & Repositories
9:30-10:30am
S-149 Samples from the Professional AG Exam Karen Clifford ICAPGen
S-150 Arkansas State Donation and Swamp Land Records Desmond Walls Allen Arkansas & Region
S-151 The Family History in Your Cells: Using DNA for Genealogical Research Drew Smith DNA
S-152 The Three Rs: Reading, 'Riting, and Research in School Records Paula Stuart-Warren Records & More
S-153 Researching in the Magnolia State: Mississippi Resources Lori Thornton States & Records
S-154 African American Resources in Arkansas Linda McDowell Regional/Ethnic
S-155 GPS for Genealogists Pamela K. Boyer Sayre, Richard G. (Rick) Sayre Mapping
S-156 Methodology for Irish Immigration and Emigration David E. Rencher British Connections
11:00am-12:00pm
S-157 Show Your Stuff! Tips for Preparing a Successful ICAPGen Application Ruth Ellen Maness ICAPGen
S-158 The Arkansas Post and the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars Craig Roberts Scott Arkansas & Region
S-159 DNA for Beginners George Schweitzer DNA
S-160 Federal Court Records: A Neglected Cache of Ancestral Information John Philip Colletta Records & More
S-161 Research in Virginia: Its Records and Repositories - Part 1 Barbara Vines Little States & Records
S-162 A Promising Colored Cadet: John Hanks Alexander of Helena, Arkansas Ronnie A. Nichols Regional/Ethnic
S-163 Topographic and Other Maps for Genealogists Richard G. (Rick) Sayre Mapping
S-164 Framing the Problem for Overseas Research David E. Rencher British Connections
S-165 Seeking Your Comfort Zone As You Approach Different Repositories Paula Stuart-Warren Archives & Repositories
12:15-1:45pm
S-166 ICAPGen Luncheon: "Professional (and not so Professional) Research Faux Pas in the South" David E. Rencher Luncheons
S-167 Arkansas History Commission and State Archives Luncheon: "The Odd, the Weird, and the Bizarre Gleaned from the Treasures at the Arkansas History Commission" Russell P. Baker Luncheons
S-168 International Society for British Genealogy and Family History Luncheon: "What's Shakespeare Got to Do With It?" Sherry Irvine Luncheons
S-169 FamilySearch Luncheon: "Cyberexchange 101: Learn the Tech to Trace Your Roots" Don R. Anderson Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
S-170 Solving Problems with Original Sources Thomas W. Jones Special Topics
S-171 Brothers in Arms: The Battle at Big Creek, Arkansas, July 26, 1864 Ronnie A. Nichols Arkansas & Region
S-172 Understanding Copyright and Plagiarism Drew Smith Keeping Up
S-173 Revolutionary War Records at the National Archives Marie Varrelman Melchiori Records & More
S-174 Research in Virginia: Its Records and Repositories - Part 2 Barbara Vines Little States & Records
S-175 Case Study on a Minister Deborah A. Abbott Regional/Ethnic
S-176 Researching Buffalo Soldiers Trevor K. Plante Federal Records
S-177 The Base for English Research: The Church of England Registers Dean J. Hunter British Connections
S-178 Finding the World with WorldCat Curt B. Witcher Archives & Repositories
3:30-4:30pm
S-179 Political Affiliations and their Records D. Joshua Taylor Special Topics
S-180 The Arkansas History Commission in the 21st Century Wendy Richter Arkansas & Region
S-181 Unclutter Cath Madden Trindle Keeping Up
S-182 Women and the Law Diane VanSkiver Gagel Records & More
S-183 Louisiana Conveyance Records: A Rich Source of Genealogical Research Sharon Batiste Gillins States & Records
S-184 Ethnic and Religious Migration within the U.S. Wendy Bebout Elliott Regional/Ethnic
S-185 History of NARA Constance Potter Federal Records
S-186 Has Your British Isles Research Already Been Done? Paul Milner British Connections
S-187 Understanding Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them John Philip Colletta Archives & Repositories
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S-188 Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical Perspective Laura G. Prescott Special Topics
S-189 Life in the Ozarks Jeff Lewellen Arkansas & Region
S-190 Making Connections with WeRelate: How to Use WeRelate to Its Fullest Dallan Quass Keeping Up
S-191 Researching Family Business Amy Johnson Crow Records & More
S-192 West from Missouri Pamela K. Boyer Sayre States & Records
S-193 Arkansas's African American Federal Writers' Project Interviewers Linda McDowell Regional/Ethnic
S-194 Beyond the Dawes Rolls Meg Hacker Federal Records
S-195 Scottish Emigration to North America: Before, During and After the Rebellions Paul Milner British Connections
S-196 Searching Congress' Scrapbooks for Your Ancestors Karen Russ Federal Records

The Algerine

The Algerine is a publication of the Algiers Historical Society. From their website: A 24-page quarterly newsletter. The newsletter includes a message from the President, articles, photos, maps, members’ letters, information on forthcoming meetings and speakers, and lists of new members. Articles are always welcome, preferably in “word” format if you have a computer, but handwritten memories of life in Algiers are also encouraged. When submitting articles, please put all last names in capitals. Back copies can be purchased at $3.00 each (see index). Also (from Sept., 2006 [issue no.24]) available as pdf files for the same price.

(All issues feature a message from the President and members’ letters)

No.1 (Dec., 2000) – Algiers Early Names, Researching Historic Property, About The President,

No.2 (Mar., 2001) – Family History; Algiers When I Was A Boy; The DANIELS Brothers; Louisiana Indians; George LEWIS. Jazz Clarinetist.

No.3 (Jun., 2001) – The BOCAGE Boat Builders; Charles BOCAGE; Eddie BO; Toussaint L’OUVERTURE; The Folly Theatre Remembered.

No.4 (Sep., 2001) – Algiers Markets; Henry “Red” ALLEN; Charles Henry BROWNLEE.

No.5 (Dec., 2001) – The Jackson MOLAISON Interviews; Henry David FRENCH.

No.6 (Mar., 2002) – The Jackson MOLAISON Interviews (contd.); The GOSSELIN Property; The GOSSELIN Tract.

No.7 (Jun., 2002) – Martin Behrman FRENCH; Henry David FRENCH; John BROWNLEE; The Events of June, 1912.

No.8 (Sep., 2002) – The Missing Cylinder; Algiers Musicians; It’s All In The Algiers Herald; Voodoo In New Orleans; John McDONOGH; Lot 9 – Square 16.

No.9 (Dec., 2002) – Algiers Point Celebrates 95th Birthday; Lot 9 – Square 16 (contd.); 1841 City Directory; FRENCH/BROWNLEE Photos; Civil War Notes.

No.10 (Mar., 2003) – DUVERJE Cemetery/DELCAZAL Park; Street Names.

No.11 (Jun., 2003) – Creoles Of Color; BEHRMAN High School Band; Bars, Saloons, Clubs & Taverns Of 1955; Red Light Look At New Orleans; Gulf Refining Company.

No.12 (Sep., 2003) – Horse Racing, Bull & Bear Combats & Jazz; Boxing & Side Shows; The Ping Pong Club & Gussie NEAL.

No.13 (Dec., 2003) – Algiers’ Italian Grocery Stores & Markets; Placide ADAMS; Urbin “Cricket” SCHERNBECK; Trinity Lutheran Church “Harvest Jubilee.”

No.14 (Mar., 2004) – Algiers During Prohibition; 1933 Saloon Ads; c.1940 BEHRMAN School Band; “I’m My Own Grandpa.”

No.15 (Jun., 2004) – Bonnie & Clyde in Algiers; William S. BURROUGHS; A Walk With Judge FORTIER (1850 Census taker).

No.16 (Sep., 2004) – John HUGHES: Algiers Ship Builder; Ronnie BARRON; “Kid” Thomas VALENTINE; John McDONOGH; Civil War Notes.

No.17 (Dec., 2004) – The Algiers Brass Band; The City Over The River; 1842: Algiers City Directory.

No.18 (Mar. 2005) – “Dis ‘n’ Dat;” Algiers: The Chicago Link; 1846: City Directory for Algiers & McDonoghville; A Brief Ethnic History of New Orleans; “The Story of Algiers” Index; Milton MARTIN Interview; Capt. Levi Perry BACK; Algiers Sidewalks.

No.19 (Jun., 2005) – “Dis ‘n’ Dat;” 1930 Algiers’ Musicians; The DUVERJE De MARIE Family; The Saint Domingue Refugees; Tom ALBERT Interview.

No.20, (Sep., 2005), – add - "Dis 'n' Dat;" Adolph RINCK, Portrait Painter; "Brilliant;" Algiers Railroad Era; Pelican Gulf Station; Jazz Photograph Inventory.

No.21, (Dec., 2005) – "Dis 'n' Dat;" City Over The River That Is The Brooklyn Of New Orleans; Norman Edward BROWNLEE; Marcus GARVEY; Algiers' SUTHERLANDs.

No.22 (Mar., 2006) – The Algiers Railroad; “Over Da River”; The 18th Vermont Infantry Regiment in Algiers.

No.23 (Jun., 2006) – The Algiers' SUTHERLANDS (contd.); The Attack on Algiers, 1815.

No.24 (Sep., 2006) – Melvin BUSH; the Algiers Ferry Boats of 1925; the Pelican Dry Dock; the MORGAN Line; Addendum to Algiers’ SUTHERLANDS; Lee Harvey OSWALD; the Saloons of 1915.

No.25 (Dec., 2006) – Gretna (a short history and dedication); Street Railways of Old Algiers; “Over Da River”; “Dis ‘n’ Dat.”

No.26 (Mar., 2007) - The Pendulum Swings; Antebellum Algiers' Railroad Workers; All American Carnival Club of Algiers; The Steamer ‘Ceres’; Freetown

No.27 (Jun., 2007) - 1850 Freetown Census; The Chinese Community of Algiers & New Orleans Area

No.28 (Sep., 2007) - Chinese Community (contd.); Firemen’s Parade of 1891; Algiers Fire Companies; “Real Algerine”; “Dis ‘n’ Dat”

No.29 (Dec., 2007) - James JARVIS; Fire in Algiers; Towns Over the River Share in Prosperity; Ferry Specifications, 1866; “French” BROWNLEE; Life on the Sugar Cane Plantations; “Dis ‘n’ Dat”

No.30 (Mar., 2008) - The Music Venues of 19^th Century Algiers, McDonoghville & Gretna; Notable Algerines; Fifth Fire District Companies; “Did ‘n’ Dat”

No.31 (Jun., 2008) - Mount Olivet Church Parishioners (1903); Algiers Music Talk (part 1); La. State Museum Publications; 1849 - Algiers, McDonoghville & Gretna Residents

No.32 (Sep.08) - Algiers Boys Who Go; 1849 Residents (contd.); 2nd Nazarine Church of Algiers

No.33 (Dec.08) - K.K.K. in Algiers; The Black & White Of My Life; Ursula MANETTA LEWIS interview; 1867/68 coffee houses; Colored Red Cross

ISSUE: No. 34 (March 2009)

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Algiers Boys Who Go

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Earl SCHMITT, Sr.

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Magical Mystery Tour

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Algiers Music Talk, Part 2

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African Link to Colonial Louisiana

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Infant Jesus College, Gretna

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”


ISSUE: No. 35 (June 2009)

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Jackson MOLAISON

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R. Emmet Kennedy, Negro Dialectition

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Algiers Tour - 1930s

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“Hannah Algiers”

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The SUTHERLAND Mausoleum

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John FOLLETT’s Letters

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”


ISSUE No. 36 (September 2009)

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Emmett HARDY

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Algiers Fire Department

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Peter LAWTON

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A Time of Crisis - The War Between the States

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”


ISSUE No. 37 (December 2009)

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Crevasses In Algiers

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Gretna Submerged

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Louis ARMSTRONG On The West Bank

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Murray HENDERSON

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Mass Meeting at Algiers

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”

ISSUE No. 38 (March 2010)

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COHEN’S 1851 Directory

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Wearin’ Of The Green

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The Busy Town Across The River

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Heny “Red” ALLEN Interview

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”


ISSUE No. 39 (June 2010)

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French, Swedish,& NativeAmerican Anecestry

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Dr. William Hamilton RILEY

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RILEY-NOLAN House and its Family History

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Norman BROWNLEE’s Jazz Band

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BROWNLEE “Lagniappe”


ISSUE No. 40 September (2010)

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BROWNLEE “Lagniappe”

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Algiers Morality League

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1856 KERR’s General Advertiser and City Directory

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Guide To New Orleans

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“Dis ‘N’ Dat”


ISSUE No. 41 December (2010)

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Sinking of the Luckenbach

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Naval Slang

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Leonard BOCAGE Interview

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Beka Plantation

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“Bricktop” JACKSON & John MILLER

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Nighthawks

Group issues - Louisiana Genealogy Blogs

I've been having trouble with BOTH the Yahoo Group and the Google Group today. I began the morning forwarding messages from Yahoo Groups to my Google Group. I did not attempt to forward all messages, just a few selected ones. Then the forward feature failed at about message #156 December 2007. I utilized both groups due to the fact that at some point in time, I knew that one service or the other would have issues and I would be able to then use the other group. Google, would not allow me to add members from the Yahoo Group to the Google Group citing an error. . . an unspecified error, "Please contact Google Support". So I searched for Google Support page, found it and began processing there. Well, not so fast. Evidently, the Google Support feature requires an id#, whereas the Google Error I encountered did not give me one. And the additional URL for Google Support was 404 too, (http://service.google.com/support) . So I'm crying UNCLE!

I have not been able to go to the Yahoo Group online to post messages. Message do post via email and I have noticed can be posted through my Google Reader, but not from the group itself. Yahoo searching of the group has been disabled since mid March and was slated for resolution March 31st 2009 per the Yahoo Blog. Not the case..... there is no timeline for resolution.

'Cultural traditions' by Bruce Nolan

Tweet NOLA - Times Pic: New Orleans Catholic continue 'cultural tradition' of visiting 9 churches
"It was 8:30 a.m. and the pigeons were wheeling sharply over St. Mary's Assumption Church when the school bus braked to a stop on Constance Street. Fifty or so pilgrims in comfortable walking shoes disembarked to begin yet again one of New Orleans' enduring cultural and religious traditions: walking to nine churches on Good Friday..."

"...Their story is common, told by Toby Wattigney, the organizer and keeper of the modern tradition. In 1943 his grandmother, Eva, began "making nine churches" each Good Friday, praying especially that her three boys at war in the Pacific would return home safely..." URL

Louisiana Genealogy Connections Calendar

Apr 11 Saturday
Ark Tx La Genealogical Society
10AM St. Tammany Genealogical Society

Apr 12 Sunday
12N Central Louisiana Genealogical Society

Apr 14 Tuesday
6PM Galliano Branch La Societe des Cajuns

Apr 16 Thursday
6:30PM Lafayette Genealogical Society

Apr 18 Saturday
9AM - 4PM Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society
10-12 Algiers Historical Society Meeting - HNOC/Manetta

Louisiana Researchers - Louisiana Surnames Page 2

Ya'll have filled up nearly two pages of surnames and contacts. Incredibly good! Here is the latest list from page 2 in the database. I am sorry that the Yahoo Group search feature is not working as there are more surnames in the message archives. I hope that Yahoo fixes this bug soon.

Ott McCaleb Webb Flower Norton Lefaure	tishtrash@comcast.net
Mann, Darling,Whatley, Hutto, Wadlington (Morehouse Parish)	zachalbr@msn.com
Steen, Callis, Johnson,	louisianagenealogyblogs@yahoo.com
Hess (Pointe Coupee Parish): Bourgeious, St. Cyr, LaCour, Hess (Kentucky) Hess (Missouri): Hess, Boemler Davis (West Feliciana): Davis (Worcestor Co, Maryland), Wilcox (New York), Goodman (Mississippi), Holland (Mississippi) Aguillard (Pointe Coupee Parish): Aguillard, Major Chustz (Pointe Coupee Parish): Chustz, Landry, DeCuir, Greau?	HessAdams@hotmail.com
Feazel McAfee Dumas Slade	wcm.genealogy@gmail.com
sam	mskrobets35@yahoo.com
Falls, Riser,Thompson,Branch,Gadison,Walker,Davis	Fallsenterprises@aol.com
Nash, Naish, Ozley, Muse	kirknash@live.com
Gambill, Smith, Grey,	louisianagenealogyblogs@yahoo.com
Falls,Branch,Gadison,Thompson,Davis,Walker,Harold,Thomas,Roberts	FallsEnterprises@aol.com
causey	kd5ita@bellsouth.net
Dore, Manuel	Wintersowasso5@aol.com
CREW from Winn Parish	kinfolknews@gmail.com
Fox Parr Spaulding McCarty Bennecke	wozzelbear@yahoo.com
Lea, Smart. Also seeking information on Laura (Saul) McClendon, possibly of the Baton Rouge area. Grady Lea	ugh.lea@cox.net
Brown's of East and West Feliciana Looking for information about B. M. G. Brown name is thought to be Benjamin Mosely Green Brown originally from Darlington County, South Carolina, original settler of the Felicianas. Also if anyone knows about Wheelock Plantation in the Feliciana's	ssusanb@cox.net

CCPP Vol. 1 No. 4 by Damon Veach

If you haven't read the April 6th edition, you better scramble on over to Claitors and read! Mr. Veach discusses: Missin' Mississippians, Special Building-Special Occassion, Morris-Duncan-Kidd, McDonogh Tradition, Forensic Genealogy, Vital Records and Querys.

(I have a few missing relatives in Mississippi, too. We are neighbors after all!)

Mr Veach states that querys are published free.
From Claitors
Louisiana Ancestors column format is the oldest of its kind in the United States, and it is now available by way of the Internet. If you are interested in continuing reading and enjoying these column formats, you need to know that it is now a part of Claitor’s Publishing Division’s outstanding collection of publications (http://www.claitors.com). Queries are published free and can be any length but should have a Louisiana connection by heritage or by a state resident working on lines in other areas. Books, society publications/newsletters, dated notices, and other data of importance will be reviewed if copies are submitted with each request. All materials are then donated to the Veach-Foshee Memorial Library Collection in Mansfield, Louisiana, where all the material will be available for research. It is one of the largest genealogical collections in the state and is the property of the DeSoto Parish Historical Society and housed in the Mansfield Female College, the oldest college for women west of the Mississippi River. The property is a part of the complex of museums under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State.

All correspondence concerning this can be sent to ancestorslaveach@cox.net.

The snail-mail address is CCPP Ancestors Column, 709 Bungalow Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5337.

This is a special service to genealogical researchers and for promotion of all genealogical and historical societies in the state and in other areas of the country. Volume 1, Number 1 will begin immediately on a weekly basis.

Thank you!, Cyndi Howells

Louisiana Genealogy Blog was recently honored by being added to Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, "What's new" April 8, 2009. I know that the members of the Yahoo Group, Louisiana Genealogy Blogs, are tickled pink, too.

I didn't know that Cyndi's List was on Facebook. Well, we learn something new everyday. There is a site at Cyndi's List exclusively for Louisiana that is well worth a look.

Thanks again to Cyndi for the add.

"Cast Your Eyes Upon A Loyal Population": Lincoln and Louisiana's Free People of Color - May 9, 2009

From NOGDCR Yahoo Group Louisiana Creole Research Association, Inc. (LA Creole); Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; and Tulane University present seminar on Lincoln and Free Blacks in Louisiana.   Event Date: May 9, 2009   As the entire nation observes this bicentennial year anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, the three organizations above have planned a seminar on a unique yet little known aspect of Lincoln history.   In March 1864, two free men of color from New Orleans met with leading abolitionists including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and William Sumner, while en route to Washington, D.C. In the capitol city, they presented a petition of over 1,000 signatures of free men of color to President Lincoln. Throughout the Civil War, Lincoln and many of the leading abolitionists were aware of the loyal Unionist population of free blacks in Louisiana who had fought valiantly in the Union army.   On Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m., a seminar titled "Cast Your Eyes Upon A Loyal Population": Lincoln and Louisiana's Free People of Color in Jones Hall at Tulane University. Four speakers are scheduled to speak, discussing the development of the free black community in New Orleans and their political activism.   For more information contact: Jari Honora coincollector400@ yahoo.com.