Jan: The microfilm of the Louisiana Death Index ends with 1948 and we have it at the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Library in Lake Charles, [email protected] . AND you are right it is very hard (if not impossible) to read (especially the dates and certificate numbers) but many times we are able to figure out what it says. One still must write to the Archives in order to get a copy of the certificate, since what we have is only an index. OK now don't go getting another project started.............it would be great to have the death index on-line, but the Archives needs to do it. It would have to be done where they can have access to the actual records when in doubt as to a reading since the microfilm is of such poor quality. For those of you who have never seen it, it looks like a carbon copy (on onionskin paper) was filmed. The letters and numbers really kind of bleed together :-( . But we can give it a try if someone needs a death date. Contact the library for a look up. Anna -----Original Message----- From: Jan Craven <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [LA-LGHS-L] #179 - Death Indexs in Louisiana >The death index that we have access to is on microfilm and is VERY hard to >read! >I WISH someone would take on the HUGE task of transcribing it so we could >put it >online!!! >It would be a tremendous asset to researchers. >This index only covers the early years..and I can't remember off the top of my >empty head what year it stops with. >Anna knows!! ;o) > >At 05:37 AM 10/20/99 -0400, you wrote: >>I use the SSDI (Social Security) quite a bit and think it is a great tool. >>I've never quite find or understand what else is available. >> >>Does Louisiana (Vital Records) publish a comprehensive Death Index that can >>be sorted surname or Parish that might be available somewhere out of state >>like the Library of Congress? >> >>James >>[email protected] >> >> >> >> >>==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >>LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. >>Send queries for consideration to be published in The Register >>contact Maurice Pecquet at <[email protected]> >> >> >> > > >==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. >To submit an article to be considered for publication in The Register, >contact David Howell at <[email protected]> > >