Louisiana

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"Creoles of Saint Louis." Paul Beckwith, Nixon-Jones Printing Co., Saint Lois, 1893. DC1

"THE FONTENOT FAMILY 1600-1903: A Genealogical Study of the Descendants of JEAN LOUIS FONTENOT dit COLIN and LOUISE ANGELIQUE HENRY." The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society, Wise Publications, Printers - Publishers, 809 East Napoleon St., Sulphur, LA 70063. DTS

"SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS - CD." HEBERT PUBLICATIONS - Father Donald J. Hebert's work. CHURCH AND CIVIL RECORDS FIRST PUBLISHED IN BOOK FROM IN VOLS 1-31 AND NOW ON A FULLY SEARCHABLE DATABASE FORMAT (of the following DIOCESES: PRESENT-DAY LAFAYETTE DIOCESE AND LAKE CHARLES DIOCESE, INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING CIVIL PARISHES: ST. MARTIN, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARY, VERMILLION, ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, EVANGELINE, CAMERON, CALCASIEU, BEAUREGARD, JEFFERSON-DAVIS, ALLEN. C38

"World War II and Korean Veterans Speaking from the Heart, vols 1-4." Patsy K Barber, Bayou Boeuf Publishing, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 Description: Verbatim interivews of 500 veterans from every theater and every branch of service. Some are from states other than Louisiana. PKB

Ascencion Parish

"An Attempt to Re-Assemble the Old Settlers in Family Groups." Sidney Marchand, Claitors Book Store, 1965. Early records on the settlers of Ascencion Parish, LA. Everything from marriages to real estate transactions. TF1

Assumption Parish

"Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records Vol 1-21." Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge Dept. of the Archives 1978-1998. Catholic church records of southern Louisiana parishes mainly Assumption Parish. N4

"DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS." DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. I own all 22 Volumes (from 1707-1748 IN ACADIA) and (1722-1900 IN LOUISIANA. These are sacramental records containing, births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials in the Diocese of Baton Rouge which includes, Ascension, Assumption, E. Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee Parishes. C38

Caldwell Parish

"Caldwell Parish in Slices: Biographies." H. Ted Woods; Claitor's Publishing Division, 1983. "continuing a Brief History of Caldwell Parish, La. 1838-1971". It contains information on many of the early settlers in Caldwell Parish. DM3

Jefferson Parish

I have Cemetary headstone transcriptions for Grand Isle Cemetery, LA (Jefferson Parish). I am willing to offer to look up any names in Grand Isle Cemetery only. Some have dates some do not. GB3

Lafourche Parish

"South Louisiana Records Vo. 1-11." Rev. Donald J. Hebert 1978-1983. Claitors Publishing Division. Church & civil records of Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. N4

"SOUTH LOUISIANA RECORDS." Rev. Donald J. Hebert. I own Vols 1-6 (1794 to 1880) and Vols 9-12 (1891 to 1903 + some mixed records from 1904-1920). LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONNE PARISHES, Louisiana Sacramental Records Plus some civil records, such as succession, renunciations, etc. C38

Lincoln Parish

"Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Marriage Records 1873-1901." Willie Huffman Farley, J & W Enterprises, 1987. Lincoln Parish was created in 1873 and taken from Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson and Union Parishes. This index lists bride, groom, date of marriage, and book and page number of marriage license. Note: this is an INDEX for the years 1873-1901 only.DD1

Natchitoches Parish

"Biographical Historical Memoirs-Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana." Donna Rachal Mills, Mills Historical Press, 1985. Contains many stories with information like who held public offices, etc. WA1

"Catholic Natchitoches 1729-1803." Elizabeth Shown Mills; Polyanthos, Inc.; 1977. A transcription of Catholic church records of marriages and births in Natchitoches Parish, LA from 1729-1803. WA1

"The Natchitoches Cemeteries." Lucille Keater Prud'homme and Fern B. Christensen; Polyanthos, Inc.; 1977. Cemetery listings transcribed. WA1

"Natchitoches Church Marriages 1818-1850." Elizabeth Shown Mills; Mills Historical Press; 1985. Record of Catholic marriages in Natchitoches Parish, LA from 1818-1850. WA1

"Red River Parish: Our Heritage." The Red River Parish Heritage Society, 1989. A book that greatly details family histories as well as history of local events of Red River Parish, LA, as well as Natchitoches Parish, LA (Red River Parish was Natchitoches Parish prior to 1873). Many individuals are contained within. WA1

Orleans Parish

"Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records." New Orleans Archdiocese of New Orleans Description: I OWN VOLS 3 & 4, (1772 to 1790) and possibly receiving VOL 5 for Christmas Gift 2008. SACRAMENTAL RECORDS OF ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS includes the following Civil Parishes: ORLEANS, ST CHARLES (VERY LIMITED AS MOST WERE DESTROYED IN FIRE), ST JOHN THE BAPTIST. C38

"Index of New Orleans Confirmations 1789-1841." Rev. Donald J. HŽbert. Taken from St. Louis Catherdal Archives. This is just an index of the "First Book of Confirmations of this Parish of St. Louis of New Orleans, containing folios from the beginning up to the present" as transcribed by Alice Daly Forsyth. JK6

L B Landry Sr High School yearbook, 1973 & 1974. MF1

Plaquemines Parish

"Le Pays des Fleurs Oranges, 2nd edition." William R. Stringfield. Gateway Press, Inc. 2001. Genealogies of several families that settled in Plaquemines Parish in the early 1700's. They came mainly from the German/French border. Names include Buras, Burat, Barrios, Collette, Cossi, Frederick, Cavalier, Dennis, Martin, LaFrance, Dobard, Hingle, Ragas, and Becnel. CS15

Rapides Parish

"Above the Falls and Historic Cotile." Patsy K Barber, Bayou Boeuf Publishing, 1995. Western Rapides Parish, Central Louisiana, 500 pages, photos, bibliography, illustrations. 1765 to 1945. Plantation and hill country (farming and timber). PKB

"Three Pioneer Rapides Families: A Genealogy." Stafford, George Mason Graham. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing, 1946. Includes information on three pioneer families. The Robert family, the Tanner family and the Pearce family. CE

Red River Parish

Sabine Parish

"Many, LA: Reflections of Our Town." Shannon Clements, Sweet Dreams Publishing Co., 1999. An extensive look at the history of Many, Louisiana as well as Sabine Parish, Louisiana. WA1

St. Charles Parish

"German Coast Families, European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana." Albert J. Robichaux, Jr. Part 1: Historical Background of the German Coast. Part 2: German Cost Families (Alphabetical Listing of families with documents of their European Origins, immigration and early Louisiana Settlement. Part 3: Appendices. C38

St. John the Baptist Parish

St. Tammany Parish

"Cemeteries of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (Vol. 1 & 2)." Doris Martin Holden (Self published) 1979 and 1980. Indexed by surname. SLM

Terrebonne Parish

"South Louisiana Records Vo. 1-11." Rev. Donald J. Hebert 1978-1983. Claitors Publishing Division. Church & civil records of Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana. N4

West Carroll Parish

"Between the Rivers: A West Carroll Chronicle." Florence Stewart McKoin; Claitor's Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, LA; 1971; Copyrighted. Out of print local history of early 1900s in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana in narrative format. Author has made attempt to overview historical and pre-historical past of the area. Includes references to early parish land records (1810-1870) and early church and school records. Primary value: no other work to date contains this information. Includes information collected from area families with narratives. NO INDEX. Arranged by topic: Pre-history; Early records (1800-1900); Early schools; Family tales; Churches; etc. K18

Winn Parish

"Briley's Memorial History & Cemetery Directory of Winn Parish, Louisiana." Richard Briley 111, reprinted 1998 by Richards Printing. A listing of most of the cemeteries in Winn Parish, Louisiana. DM3

See also the Winn Parish GenWeb project's Lookup Volunteers page for Winn Parish records.

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