Louisiana history

Today in 1893 - Huey P. Long was born. Here is a biography online. And here is an excerpt from a newspaper found online.

Today is Huey Long's Birthday August 30th. - From a 1973 edition available on NewspaperArchive.com

LSU Library resources - URL
Papers of Huey Long contemporary - URL
See also Gueydan Whiskey Siezure at the Vermilion Parish Historical Society website.

A Long, Long Time Ago, an exhibit chronicling the Longs and their influence in the
state, will be on display in the gallery at the Louisiana State Archives. It will feature photographs, newspaper articles, books and artifacts representing the family. The opening reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through September. URL

There is also a Huey P. Long Live Oak in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The Live Oak Society indicates that an oak named, COPERNICUS in Gretna is second on the corner of Huey P. Long Ave and 8th. There is a notation that said the oak used to be named Huey P. Long or the street was named Huey P. Long. ( I can't determine right away.) Google has a collection of Live Oaks, too. You can catch up on Live Oaks and their history in Louisiana here on this photo blog I found at WordPress.


Also on this day a "hot line" was created to avert mutual destruction:
The Washington-Kremlin “hot line” officially went live on August 30, 1963 and Kennedy publicly gave credit for proposing it.

Louisiana societies and online groups and registers

AdopteeConnect.com has a listing of a little over 1990 querys about adoptions in Louisiana. There is also a Yahoo group, Louisiana Adoption Advocates.


Genealogy Society Meetings

LaBauve Genealogy has published info concerning St. Bernard Parish Genealogy Society meetings that are taking place in Slidell. Read her blog for more info.

Family - a definition best left alone

Would you argue about the definition of a family? In genealogy, I have found that there are some confusing aspects to the definition. Do you include divorced family members, for instance? How about adopted or legal family members? It is all up to you, in my opinion, how or if you include adopted, legal or divorced members in your family genealogy. That's personal, isn't it? Professional historians may disagree. BUT.

Five years ago, Louisiana went through a disaster that reminded us all of what a family means. Some of us understand more deeply what being a family means. There are no rules. There are no guidelines. There are no boundaries or limits when it comes to family...

For the record, Katrina ISN'T MY FAMILY. I know ya'll disowned that B**** ,too.

Louisiana Civil War Blog

Louisiana History and Civil War blog : Louisiana in the Civil War

Facebook querys

Facebook querys are all the rage. I enjoy being able to answer a few and even when I can't find an answer I enjoy the research. Someone recently had a question about the BRUNO family in Lincoln Parish. I couldn't find any evidence in BLM GLO records for the specific First Name - Surname BRUNO, but I did find a record of a Pottawatomie Indian, Ship-we-tuck, aka Frances Bruno, living in Oklahoma. In checking the Prairie Rolls (Kansas) another name ADDISON was beside the similiarly spelled name Shop-y-tuck and further down the roll in the 1900's it was said that Shop-y-tuck was dead and his land sold. Well, the BLM GLO record was written in 1907. So I went back and searched all records for ADDISON. There's alot of ya'll in Louisiana! Anyway, the Prairie Roll indicated it was taken in 1900's and that Ship-y-tuck was a male 60yo Kansas. Back to looking for a BRUNO in Louisiana. New Orleans Louisiana Census records indicate that in 1820's there was a male child, Joseph Bruno, living in New Orleans. Another record in New Orleans at the same time (1820) there was a Vueve Bruno was living on Dauphine Street. In St. Landry Parish Louisiana in 1840 there was a free black named, Baptiste Bruno living with five other free blacks. 1 - female 36/55 years of age. 1 -female 10/24years of age. 1 - male 55/100 years of age. 1 - male 36/55 years of age. 1 - male 10/24years of age. The original query via Facebook chat was from someone in Italy, believe it or not, wondering about possible relatives in Lincoln Parish. So my question to everyone else is......did the Prairie Roll from Kansas mean Shop-y-tuck, Ship-we-tuck, Addison or Bruno? And if Shop-y-tuck in Kansas was the same is Ship-we-tuck in OK then who is Addison from the Prairie Roll in Kansas and what a surprise to find Frances Bruno alive in Oklahoma!

Sources:
Pottawatomie, Prairie Band, June 30, 1900 Kansas, 1887 Land Allotment - completed c. 1905., Henry Aten. Accessed August 23, 2010. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kansasindians/Pottawatomie%20,Prairie%20Band%20/Pottawatomie%20,Prairie%20Band.html#1863_Potawatomie_Land_Allotment_Roll

BLM-GLO Records Search, Bruno, August 23, 2010 http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

US CENSUS RECORDS - http://www.us-census.org , August 23, 2010

R.I.P. Terry Thornton

Mr. Thornton was an inspiration, a gentleman and a scholar. I am proud to have known him. I am sad to get this news today. But you know what?, Mr. Thornton has picked out a beautiful site to be remembered in Lann Cemetery and even blogged about the green hills and shade trees found there......

Obituary Notice - http://www.legacy.com/funerals/eepicklefuneralhome-amory-smithville/obituary.aspx?n=william-terrance-thornton-terry&pid=144608502

RIP TERRY THORNTON
Smoky Mountain Family Historian




He left me this...... and I am forever greatful for each visit to my own and each day that I share a little grin :)