The U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940 was a Depression-era program to provide work for the un-employed. One of the projects involved writers who wrote "life histories". The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states. For additional info see http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html Another example of History and Genealogy Blending!!! Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Rita [mailto:grannyharg@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:38 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] "Gulf Coast Colonials" by Winston De Ville In the foreword of Winston De Ville's book 'Gulf Coast Colonials - A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana' it states: "...utilizing copies of WPA records of baptisms, marriages, and funerals for most of the earliest Louisiana families,..." I must be having a 'senior' moment ;-) Can anyone tell me what 'WPA' stands for??? Any help appreciated! Thanks, Rita ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The Work Projects Administration was involved in other efforts that were/are important to genealogist. They sent their people into courthouses (the Louisiana State Library has books of many of the La. courthouses) to inventory, even showing drawn maps of the buildings). So much more important was their work in producing the soundexs of many of the census. Jim Le Blanc Baton Rouge, La. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cajun" <cajun@thecajuns.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] "Gulf Coast Colonials" by Winston De Ville > The U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from > 1936-1940 was a Depression-era program to provide work for the > un-employed. One of the projects involved writers who wrote "life > histories". The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents > representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states. For > additional info see > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html > > Another example of History and Genealogy Blending!!! > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rita [mailto:grannyharg@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:38 PM > To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] "Gulf Coast Colonials" by Winston De Ville > > > In the foreword of Winston De Ville's book 'Gulf Coast Colonials - A > Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana' it > states: > > "...utilizing copies of WPA records of baptisms, marriages, and funerals > for most of the earliest Louisiana families,..." > > I must be having a 'senior' moment ;-) Can anyone tell me what 'WPA' > stands for??? > > Any help appreciated! > Thanks, > Rita > > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian > -cajun > This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ACADIAN-CAJUN.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >