Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane is happy to announce the publication of its new book, Civil Birth and Death Registers for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1874-1918. This is a list of births and deaths recorded in the city's registers now housed at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge. The birth registers cover the years 1874 to 1918 while the death registers cover the years 1874 to 1914, with a few years not represented. Information extracted from the birth registers includes the name of the child, date of birth, parents' names (when given), and page number of the original record. Information extracted from the death registers includes the deceased's name, age, date of death, parents' names (when given), and page number of the original. The book is soft-cover, 348 pages, fully indexed, and contains an introduction by Judy Riffel. The non-member price is $32.50 postpaid. Current (2001) Le Comité members pay $27.50. Order blanks are included in the April 2001! issue of le Raconteur. Non-members wishing to join and order the book at the member price, should send a total of $42.50. To order, make check payable to Le Comite' des Archives and mail to Ann Riffel, 2576 Bartlett St., Baton Rouge, LA 70805. Judy Riffel

Judy is this book still available. Can you tell me how to join? What are your dues? Terri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Riffel" <j.a.riffel@worldnet.att.net> To: <LA-LGHS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:20 AM Subject: [LA-LGHS-L] Baton Rouge Births and Deaths > Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane is happy to announce the publication of its new book, Civil Birth and Death Registers for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1874-1918. This is a list of births and deaths recorded in the city's registers now housed at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge. The birth registers cover the years 1874 to 1918 while the death registers cover the years 1874 to 1914, with a few years not represented. Information extracted from the birth registers includes the name of the child, date of birth, parents' names (when given), and page number of the original record. Information extracted from the death registers includes the deceased's name, age, date of death, parents' names (when given), and page number of the original. The book is soft-cover, 348 pages, fully indexed, and contains an introduction by Judy Riffel. The non-member price is $32.50 postpaid. Current (2001) Le Comité members pay $27.50. Order blanks are included in the April 2001! > issue of le Raconteur. Non-members wishing to join and order the book at the member price, should send a total of $42.50. To order, make check payable to Le Comite' des Archives and mail to Ann Riffel, 2576 Bartlett St., Baton Rouge, LA 70805. > > Judy Riffel > > > > ==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== > LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. > To submit an article to be considered for publication in The Register, > contact Mike Smith at <mksmith1@bellsouth.net> > >