Guys This is a new Ancestry Web Site: http://0-192.168.15.231.nell.boulder.lib.co.us/pac/database_intro.htm This gives you the Ancestry Library Addition page, then click on Ancestry. I tried the old site and your right, you can't get into the site anymore. Earl

Recycle Your Research Materials Running out of space in your bookshelves and home office? Unused research volumes that others might find useful? This Genealogy Conference helps researchers recycle research materials into gifts, prizes or donations for new and old researchers to use. Donations (can we have a tax write of for these items?) Earl

Genealogy Books for Genealogy Library I only have two great suggestions for books. Come on! "You cannot leave footprints in the sands of time while setting down". I would suggest the South Louisiana Vital Records volumes 1 thru 10 by the Terrebonne Genealogy Society, for checkout. Also all the volumes of Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and any other New Orleans area books. Don Boudreaux ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Earl,if it isn't in the gen. section,i think a great addition would be: " Vacherie, St.James Parish, Louisiana: History and Genealogy." By Elton J. Oubre He is well versed in the history and genealogy of the German Coast, the Acadian Coast, and the bayou country of South La.. The book is silver colored, hard cover, 776 pages, and contains a complete name index, and bibliography. It sells for $55 ( fifty-five dollars) Contact Oubre at 511 Maple St., Thibodaux, La. 70301. For questions, call 985-446-8662 e-mail eoubre@charter.net Damon Veach says, it is one of the unique Louisiana collectibles, and needs to be in all major genealogical collections. Beryl Anderson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Earl Gates

Hello Guys, I talked to the library about buying genealogy books. They said they had spent over $1,100 for genealogy books this year (Might have been the talk), but they discovered today they had over $1,200 left to spend. We need everyone to check on what they feel books the library needs on genealogy and let me know as soon as possible that I can make a list with name of book and author. Or what subject, cataglory, state, area that we could look up and present to the library and we would be able to use. Maps or CD's, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas etc. Earl Gates GatesEarlG@aol.com

The next meeting will be at the Lafayette Public Library at 630 pm on 18 May 2006. Jean Kiesel will speak on Resources in the Library and Archives Bring a friend

Hello Members We are looking for a name for our Genealogy Conference October 14, 2006. Some names: Adventures in Genealogy Backward Footprints The Genealogy Guide Genealogy Hheld at Your Fingertips Let's Talk Genealogy Treasure Maps for Genealogy Internet Genealogy - What's Good! What's Not! And What are We going to do About It? Who Are Your Ancestors? This Week In Genealogy Louisiana Ancestors Louisiana Roots Building Family Ties Genealogy 1 The Future of the Past Family Search Family Tree Today and Beyond What's New in Genealogy Some suggestions, Earl

FREE GENEALOGY STUFF http://www.cgslink.com/free/ Earl

Lafayette Genealogical Society Conference Tomorrow at 930 am there will be an organizational meeting at the Library to finalize the plans for our October conference. All members are urged to attend and offer help and ideas. There are many areas where you can help. The estimated cost and price of admission will be finalized. Any help to reduce cost will be greatly received. Currently the critical path is equipment rental and the cost for admission. We need projectors for Power Point presentations which are rather expensive. The agenda is below Tasks Associated with the Conference 1 Advertising A. Post on Web B. Library C. Email Societies D. Newspaper E. TV 2 Food A. Sandwich in a Sack B. Donation of Colas and Chips 3 Location 4 Rental Equipment Projector and Screen 5 Printing 6 CD and Design Work 7 Sponsors 8 Hand outs A Family Tree Magazine B. Tourist Bureau C. LDS or Our Guide to Research We have a preliminary list of speakers Speakers 1 Cassandra Frederick Writing your Genealogy 2 Edna Jones Whats in a Name 3 Dorothy Burleigh DAR 3 Jean Kiesel Land Records 4 Charles Patterson Scanning and using pictures in Genealogy 5 Brenda Fuseuiler Southwest Louisiana Records 6 Earl Gates Computer Genealogy 7 Colleen Fitzpatricks Forensic Genealogy 8 Cindy Hoffmeister Genealogy 9 Bill Stanford Archives in Baton Rouge 10 Regina English Organizing 11 AfroAmerican 12 Carl Brasseaux 13 14 15 16

Go see the new additions to our web page. Added Texaco pictures, Beryl has added more pictures, finalized the Broussard Cemetary. Need old pictures. The older the better. If you know any email addresses for some of our older members that no longer attend our meeting, please send them to me. I will put them on our mailing list to show them what they are missing. Thanks Charles

If you didn't find an egg this Easter you will find that we have a great speaker this month. Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick who will speak on FORENSIC GENEALOGY. ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 2006 Issue 3 March 2006 _http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/) The March 2006 meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was held in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Lafayette Public Library on March 16, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Jean Kiesel, who then asked for a moment of silence for our military and for those affected by the two recent hurricanes. President Jean Kiesel called upon Charles Patterson to demonstrate the society’s web page and its links. All members were encouraged to submit pictures and material to expand the site. As material is submitted it will be added to our website. Charles noted that a counter has been added to the website so members can view the number of times our website has been accessed. Brenda Fuselier then presented the PowerPoint PAF5 Basic 1 workshop presentation downloaded from _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org/) . There is a PAF 5 Basic 2 available that an individual can access or download at the same website. Help Topics and a User Guide is also available when the PAF program is downloaded. Earl Gates passed out printed material on “Immigration.” Free training courses are available at _www.genealogy.com_ (http://www.genealogy.com/) , Learning Center. Some courses are Introduction to Tracing Immigrant Origins, Post Civil War Immigrant Sources, Sources Between 1820 and 1865, Pre- 1820 Immigration, and European Sources. Earl gave an account of his locating an ancestor through census records, marriage records, and obituary notices. Dottie Burleigh and Glenda Shaw are continuing the project of photographing tombstones; they will be on the website as soon as possible. Stories and/or relationships that members can offer will be included with pictures. President Kiesel reminded members that the April meeting will be held in the Meeting Room of the Lafayette Public Library on April 20, 2006. Our speaker will be Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, author of FORENSIC GENEALOGY. She was raised in New Orleans and now resides in California. All members need to make a special effort to attend the April meeting to hear about her research and conclusions. There being no further business President Jean Kiesel called the meeting closed. Respectfully submitted, Brenda Fuselier, Secretary APRIL MEETING: THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006 LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN BRANCH 6:30 P. M.

NEED HELP and IDEAS There was a meeting today about the library and the reconstruction of the downtown library. Starts at 2:30 pm at the meeting room. You can send suggestions to the library committe or Earl Gates. The meeting was for one hour but lasted two hours, I talked for one hour. I finally met with the director of the library system and told her that we need help in the genealogy section. Need the microfile reader fixed, new genealogy books about genealogy from other states bordering Louisiana, MS, ALA, GA, NC, SC, and Virginia. We need to buy genealogy magazines for the library. Buy How to Genealogy books, genealogy programs like Heritage Quest, godfrey.com, etc. Have another meeting room for 50 people or less. A couple of computers in the genealogy section for Father Hebert's books, AntiMap program, and more. We need a private room with a glass enclosure to keep out the noisy kids and adults with cell phones. We had a group of Friends of the Library there and they offered to help the society by buying genealogy books, Heritage Quest for the library and more. They meet this Saturday at noon in the meeting room and I plan to be there. They will discuss the Genealogy Society and how they can help us. I need your suggestions for the Friends of the Library group that I can pass on. Also I need you to email the library www.lafayette.lib.La.us and fill out the survey on how they can help the genealogy section. http://www.lafayette.lib.la.us/upcoming_events.htm What Would You Like to See Happen at the Main Library Downtown? -- Public Charrette Wednesday, April 12 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm A complete renovation of the Main Library is on the drawing board and the library wants your input. Have you thought the current building needed more meeting spaces or more computers? Did you ever wish for a drive-up book pick-up window, longer library hours, more books or DVDs? Give us your dreams and ideas. There are two ways to submit your ideas. The first way is to attend one of two public charrettes scheduled for Wednesday, April 12. The first session begins at 2:30; another session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Library Design Specialist Denelle Wrightson, of PSA-Dewberry, will conduct the one-hour sessions. Both discussion sessions will be held in the first floor meeting room at the Lafayette Public Library downtown. For those unable to attend one of these sessions, a second way to submit your ideas is to fill in the on-line survey form on the library web site, www.lafayette.lib.la.us . "Several generations of the Lafayette community have used our Main Library in downtown Lafayette. This facilty has served us well for over 33 years, but it was planned before computers, before videos and DVDs, and before the need for multiple meeting spaces," reports Sona J. Dombourian, Director of Lafayette Public Libraries. Dombourian continues, "Today's libraries are about providing information and access to that information, as well as reading and audio-video materials for educational and recreational pursuits. We are planning, not only for today's needs, but for the future needs of library users." The planning and design process is expected to take two years. Construction is expected to begin within the next four years, pending completion of the North and South Regional Libraries. Earl Gates

Hello Our Genealogy Meeting will be Thursday, April 20, 2006, starting at 6:30 - 9:00 pm You will enjoy this meeting. Bring a friend! Our speaker will be Coleen Fitzpatrick. She wrote Forensic Genealogy. Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D, author of Forensic Genealogy, is a recognized expert in optical laser measurement techniques, with many years experience developing innovative technologies for NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense. She is also an avid genealogist. In Forensic Genealogy, Dr. Fitzpatrick shows that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to get the most from your genealogical materials. http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/aboutus.html There is also a meeting tomorrow about the library and the reconstruction of the downtown library. Starts at 2:30 pm at the meeting room. You can send suggestions to the library committe or Earl Gates. http://www.lafayette.lib.la.us/upcoming_events.htm What Would You Like to See Happen at the Main Library Downtown? -- Public Charrette Wednesday, April 12 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm A complete renovation of the Main Library is on the drawing board and the library wants your input. Have you thought the current building needed more meeting spaces or more computers? Did you ever wish for a drive-up book pick-up window, longer library hours, more books or DVDs? Give us your dreams and ideas. There are two ways to submit your ideas. The first way is to attend one of two public charrettes scheduled for Wednesday, April 12. The first session begins at 2:30; another session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Library Design Specialist Denelle Wrightson, of PSA-Dewberry, will conduct the one-hour sessions. Both discussion sessions will be held in the first floor meeting room at the Lafayette Public Library downtown. For those unable to attend one of these sessions, a second way to submit your ideas is to fill in the on-line survey form on the library web site, www.lafayette.lib.la.us . "Several generations of the Lafayette community have used our Main Library in downtown Lafayette. This facilty has served us well for over 33 years, but it was planned before computers, before videos and DVDs, and before the need for multiple meeting spaces," reports Sona J. Dombourian, Director of Lafayette Public Libraries. Dombourian continues, "Today's libraries are about providing information and access to that information, as well as reading and audio-video materials for educational and recreational pursuits. We are planning, not only for today's needs, but for the future needs of library users." The planning and design process is expected to take two years. Construction is expected to begin within the next four years, pending completion of the North and South Regional Libraries. Earl Gates

Go see what Dottie Burleigh and Glenda Shaw have been doing in their spare time. See Broussard Cemetery _http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/LeblancCemetery.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/LeblancCemetery.htm) Harold Prejean has posted some more pictures. See the new pictures of Abbeville. Dont miss out on this deal to have your ancestors appear on the web. Where else can you get something for nothing. Charles

I was working on a project and came across this web site. If you haven't used it before. Some of your ancestors may have documents there. Cindy _hofsearch@aol.com_ (mailto:hofsearch@aol.com) _Click here: LOUISiana Digital Library : Compound Object Viewer_ (http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/lapur&CISOPTR=25412&REC=7)

We have a letter from someone that saw our web site. She has some information that may be of use to some. She looks like a prospective member. Charles To: Lafayette Genealogical Society Web Master: Charles L. Patterson From: Mildred E. Methvin, Lafayette, LA 800 Lafayette St., Suite 3500 Lafayette, LA 70501 593-5140 (o) _memethvin@cox.net_ (mailto:memethvin@cox.net) Good morning. I'm writing to let you know if a valuable resource which your members might find useful -- a professional genealogist in France, Eric Bourgoin, who speaks English and can provide not only research services, but transcription and translation services, as well as historical interpretation. See _http://genealogypro.com/bourgoin-genealogie.html_ (http://genealogypro.com/bourgoin-genealogie.html) I've worked with Mr. Bourgoin since 2002. He has done research for me in La Rochelle, Reims, and Marne, and was able to locate over 75 original documents from the 18th century relating to the Metoyers of Natchitoches Parish. As you may know, several books have already been published about this family, but before Mr. Bourgoin's research, only three documents had been located in France. Your members may be interested to know of this resource if their research is now focused on ancestors who resided in France. Best regards, Mildred "Mimi" Methvin P.S. I'm not yet a member of the Lafayette Genealogical Society, but when I retire in the next year or two, I expect to become active.

Go see what new pictures that have been posted. Some Pershings Invaded the site. Pat Snyder has some old pictures in South America. Harold Prejean has added some more of his family. This is going great, lets keep it going. Charles

A note from Dorothy Burleigh I was at Blue Bonnet Friday. Talked to Cassie. Baton Rouge is planning a genealogy conference in August, the 5th at the library. Still in the planning stage. Cassie is thinking about coming to our meeting in April to hear Ms. Fitzpatrick as she is interested in DNA and genealogy. Problem is that she doesn't finish work until six.

Five sites to search for family records for free http:// Over the years, I've become more interested in my family tree. Even if you're just getting started with genealogy, you've probably already discovered that it can be a difficult research project. You can easily spend several years documenting your own family tree. But it's a labor of love. To give you a head start, I've got 5 useful sites that you can start searching for free. 1. www.FamilySearch.org Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But this is an excellent site whether you're part of the LDS church or not. The records go back more than a hunded years. You can search via birth, marriage or death records from around the world. 2. The USGenWeb Project.org A community of volunteers in each state of the U.S. and in other countries. USGenWeb puts all the researchers' Web sites in one place for simple, free access. Each of the volunteers' or states' sites is separately run, so your search options will vary. But you can't beat access to truly local information. 3. www.Ellis Island.org Find out when your family first entered the United States. Run by the American Family Immigration History Center, this site keeps passenger manifests of immigrants processed through Ellis Island and the Port of New York from 1892 to 1924. You'll find an easy-to-read genealogy starter's guide and tips to get the most out of the manifest search. 4. www.WorldGenWebProject.org Along the vein of USGenWeb, the WorldGenWeb Project relies on volunteers from around the world for local records. The site offers good coverage outside of the U.S. and offers tips for finding records in other countries. 5. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: www.archives.gov/st-louis/index.html The NARA offers census, military, and land ownership records dating back to the nineteenth century. It also has help for those who are of North American Indian descent. Earl

This message is being sent to all Lafayette Genealogical Society members to verify if we have your correct email. It will be appreciated if you could reply as to whether you got this mailing. Thanks Charles & Earl

Go see what Beryl Anderson has posted. Charles _http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/index.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/index.htm) (http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/index.htm)