_http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/index.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/index.htm) For any one that has forgot how to get to our web sit. Put in your Favorites site for easy access. Charles

Go see the new pictures at our web site. Harold Prejean has posted three new photos. I need more. This is a good site to display your ancestor. I need help, too much of my family and not enough of yours. Thank Charles

This looks like a great place to go and get information of past ancestors and their routes to louisiana. This highlights a new exhibit at the HNOC. St. Domingue to New Orleans. http://www.hnoc.org/stdomingue/flash_commonroutes.html A Eula e-mail that might interest you. Earl

Just a note to remind everyone of our meeting this Thursday, March 16, at the Lafayette Public Library. Earl Gates will be speaking on finding our immigrant ancestors. We will also discuss ongoing and future projects of the Society, and Charles will give us an update on our web site. Remember to bring your family photographs to be included on our web page. Brenda will have a scanner to copy the photos. Captions are highly desirable, but can be added later if you don't have all the information yet. See you Thursday! Jean

James the membership expresses our sorrow at the loss of your father Ivy Joseph Bourque. We are all thinking about you. I know you have a large network of family in this area, but if you need us we are here. Charles

Members We could use some help Saturday morning 9 - 12 noon with our Genealogy Computer Classes. We should have twenty two students signed up to work on the Acadiana Memorial where each teacher picked a boy and a girl from this Moral picture and the students are to find them and tell a story from the beginning until now. We will show the students how to google their ancestors. Our project is to give each student a pedigree chart and have them fill it all aout of their family. We need someone to help them research Father Hebert's books and the genealogy records we have at the library. There should be others, not students that are coming since it has been advertised in the library's monthly newsletter and we hope some new members that need help. Bring your laptop and we can show them in the genealogy section and the computer lab. Earl Gates

Members Someone sent the site in earlier today it is http://genealogy.about.com On the left side is a list and it says "Free Family Tree chart" It was easy to fill in the spots and print out and it looks so nice. I got it and have printed out family trees for all 7 of my siblings. This is just what I wanted. there are many charts to print but none you can enter your data in and print out completed, this is perfect. First one I have ever seen. Download to your computer and save. The start filling in your family and print it out. Then bring it up again and fill out the other side of your family. Earl Gates

Members The Family History Center new hours for genealogy Tuesday 9-12 am and 7-9 pm. Daniel and Joanna Cheppell are the new ones in charge. Earl

Don't forget our meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the public library. Brenda Fusilier and Charles Patterson will discuss PAF (Personal Ancestry File) and FamilyTreeMaker, two programs for organizing your genealogical research. ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 2006 Issue no. 2 February 2006 http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/ The January 2006 meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was held in the Louisiana Room of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on January 19, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Jean Kiesel. There was a moment of silence for our military and victims of our hurricanes. The Pledge of Allegiance was then given. 2006 dues are due at this time; if dues are not paid the newsletter will not be sent after February. A letter of appreciation was read from Pauline B. Richard and Zachary Richard for the dedication of 2005 Les Memoires to Eddie Richard. Treasurer Warren LeBlanc reported on the Budget for 2006. Beginning Balance 2739.39 Projected Income Estimated 53 Members Dues @20.00 Ea. 1060.00 Sell 5 Books @ 15.00 Ea. 105.00 Sell 15 Supplements @ 5.00 Ea. 75.00 Total Projected Income 1240.00 Projected Expenses Publication 500.00 Speaker's Meal 30.00 Banquet Prizes 75.00 Office Expenses (Postage/Newsletters) 350.00 Other Expenses 65.00 Library Book 50.00 Total Expenses 1070.00 Ending Balance 2909.39 Brenda Fuselier moved to accept the budget; it was seconded and passed. Jean has received notice that the society has $35.00 dues due for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Cindy Hofmeister had signed us up for the year 2005 and had paid those dues for the society. Following a discussion concerning access to the Web Site, Earl Gates and Charles Patterson volunteered to update and maintain the site with the understanding that other members need to be involved in submitting information to be added to the site. Earl is to meet with Cindy for instruction and codes for the site. Charles Patterson made a motion to skip the dues. Earl reported that Cindy stated she may pay the dues for the society. Our Society is listed in their publications and members qualify for discounts at meetings. This motion is pending until the advantages are made known to the general membership. Newspaper publication of other genealogical society meetings and classes was discussed. Jean searched the By-Laws regarding publication of information by a Publicity Chairman; Earl volunteered to work with the Advertiser, The Times, and The Independent in this endeavor. The Society has received the publication, "Crossroads" from the Allen Parish Genealogical and Historical Society since we have and exchange with them. Jean reviewed the publication and a discussion was held concerning the Lafayette Society's desire to undertake a similar project of publishing a quarterly. Volunteers for the first Saturday of the month at the Library were Warren LeBlanc for February 4th and Brenda Fuselier for March 4th. Jean stressed the importance of having a member there on the first Saturday as the Society's commitment in return for use of the meeting room throughout the year. A discussion was opened for meeting activities for the 2006 year. President Kiesel requested ideas for speakers, topics that could be presented for and/or by members. An all day workshop was discussed with a possible theme of "Early American Ancestors." Dottie Burleigh has offered to present information on the DAR. Workshops and PowerPoint presentations that can be downloaded for meeting activities were introduced. For the February meeting Brenda Fuselier offered to speak on PAF and Charles Patterson will offer information on Family Tree Maker, the two most popular computer programs for entering genealogical information. Programs for the remainder of the year 2006 were discussed and tentatively scheduled. There being no further business the meeting was closed. Respectfully Submitted, Brenda Fuselier February Meeting: 16 February 2006 Main Branch, Public Library 6:30 P.M.

Members Another request has been requested for help with this project for March 4th at the downtown library from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. We need some one to show these students how to search on computer for genealogy and how to google your ancestors. Some one to explain how to search Father Hebert's Books. Some one to take them on a tour of the genealogy books and show them some of whats in them. And someone to keep track of the students requests. Show them how to document their sources. We would like to give all students and teachers a pedigree chart for them to fill out for their family. If they like we could show them how to search some websites for their family records and the books in the library. Earl Gates ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Librarian, Thank you for agreening to help with our grant project! Classes from St. Martin, Iberia, and Lafayette parishes will be participating in the Acadian Memorial¹s Let the Children Speak! project this Spring. This $9,979.00 project was funded by the History Channel¹s Save Our History Initiative, launched in 2004 to make a substantive contribution to local history education and support historic preservation efforts in communities across America. At the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, a Mural - The Arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana - portrays the arrival of the Acadians after their cruel Deportation from Nova Scotia, and many children are featured in it. Our project will engage students in research to gather accurate historical facts, then develop ³first-person² stories about the lives of actual children depicted. The best will be developed into scripts, translated into French, and recorded in both languages by the students, then incorporated into our Audio Interactive program, presently featuring four adults in the Mural. Holbrook Multi-Media, Inc. will produce the program. Our Ensemble Encore database will provide much of the facts that the students need for their stories, but it is crucial that they search important Primary and Secondary documents to ascertain that the scripts are historically accurate. Since these important documents usually are not available for loan, students are being encouraged to to visit your library and reference them there. These students are in the 6th - 8th grades, so they will need assistance. We would deeply appreciate it if you and your staff could help them to: 1) locate appropriate books they need from the attached bibliography; 2) show them how to use these references and help them find what they need; and 3) assist them in using your Family Tree and/or other genealogy databases and CDs pertinent to their searches. 4) have students sign the attached Sign In Sheet when they work at your library. Please call me if you have any questions: Sylvia Bienvenu - 367-9613 or 280-8502 (Cell) You may want to visit the Save Our History webpage <http://www.saveourhistory.com > to find out more about this initiative. We are all looking forward to working with you and know that the project will be rewarding and beneficial for all.

Ancestry.com Launches New Canadian Site with 150 million Names Now researchers seeking their Canadian roots can search 150 million records covering the years 1592-2002 through Ancestry.ca, a new Canadian site. The new site, part of the World Deluxe package (and also available through a new Canada Deluxe membership) includes the following databases: a.. 1911 Canada Census (Every-name index and images) b.. Ontario Birth Index, 1869-1907 c.. Ontario Marriage Index, 1858-1899 d.. Ontario Death Index, 1869-1932 e.. Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871 f.. Ontario and Nova Scotia Census Records, 1800-1842 g.. Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s h.. Canadian Address and Phone Directories, 1995-2002 Ever notice that a human baby doesn't walk until it's tall enough to reach a parent's hand? Earl

Ann Morgan We have found Mona Marceaux Lasher of Louisiana and she is related to Francios Marceau Family of Chatres, France. Here is her e-mail address. One of our members Dorothy Burleigh came up with this information. If you need more information or help, we will be glad to help. Earl Gates - Vice President - Lafayette Genealogy Society GatesEarlG@aol.com My Genealogy Home Page Updated January 3, 2004 Mona Lasher mlasher@ol.com Edit Your Page I am Mona Marceaux Lasher of Louisiana. My state is steeped in history of many different cultures that haved merged here. In my Genealogy search, I am researching my fathers ancestors: The Francios Marceau Family of Chatres, France, The Don Louis Broussard Family, Acadians of Louisiana my mothers ancestors: The Price Family who have migrated from Pennsylvania to Virginia to Louisiana, and my husbands ancestors: The Nicholas Lasher (Lesher) Family who immigrated from Germany. The Alva R. Bell Family of Southwest Texas Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks to Father Sidney Marceaux Jr., who extensively researched The Marceau Family of Chatres, France and wrote extensively of the beginning of the Marceau in Thivars, France to General Francios-Serevin Degraviers Marceau to the immigration of Francios Degraviers Marceau to Louisiana. Father Sidney also led a group of Louisiana Cajuns (including my parents) to Chartres France in 1985 to see the place of thier ancestors. The Louisiana Marceaux's Family Has a Reunion each July. This Year it will be held on July 20, 2002 in Kaplan, La. The Don Louis Broussard Family History was written by my cousin, Edzel J. Broussard in 1972. He did a wonderful job researching our history. He is missed. I hope he will look down on me from heaven with pleasure that I am continuing some of his work. A giant Boussards of Louisiana Reunion is hels each year in Lafayette La. I found this information through Cindi's List web site connection to Acadian-Cajun Genealogies. My father-in-law's, Richard, documentation of the the Lasher Family tree was completed on the internet last year when I found Nicholas Lesher information in the Later Day Saints' Web sight. This information they provided from an old family bible gave me valualbe information of the history and immigration of the Lashers to the new world. I have found very little information on my mother-in-law's family. Her neice sent the small anount of names that I have. There are many Bell families in Texas and it will take a lot of research to find all the correct information. I hope to continue my work and add photos in the future. My Family History Surname List Index of Individuals InterneTree Sources

Members We have an e-mail from France. They need help finding a person. Please read and advise. Earl Dear Mr. Gates: I am hoping that some of your members may be interested in helping with a request we have received at our office, Le Centre International, the International Trade Division of the Lafayette Consolidated Government. This request comes from the City of Chartres, France. They wrote to the French Ambassador in Washington, D.C., who passed it on to the French Consul General in New Orleans, who in turn passed it on to us. Here is a brief translation of the request: Dear Mr. Ambassador: The City of Chartres would like to hold some festive cultural events during the spring of 2006, centered around General Marceau, native son of Chartres, who died in 1796 at the age of 27. For this, we are trying to find some of his descendants, whose surname changed from the spelling "Marceau" to "Marceaux" and who are located in Louisiana. We believe that among these descendants there is a pastor, the Reverend Sydney Marceaux. We would like to know whether it would be possible to help us so that we can include those descendants who are now far away from Chartres. Hoping that you may be able to help us find some traces, we send you our best regards. Nadine BERTHELIER Director of Arts, Cultural and Historical Heritage We would very much appreciate any information you and your members might be able to provide. We will be happy to translate any information into French and send it to Chartres. Sincerely, Ann Morgan Le Centre International 735 Jefferson Street Lafayette, LA 70501 Tel: (337) 291-5474 FAX: (337) 291-5480

Hello We are meeting in the morning at the downtown library to go over our website. I have gotten the rootsweb information to connect and change information on rootsweb. Look at our website page by page and see if we should change something. 1. Our membership page should include an application with mailing address for new members can download the application and mail in with a check to our society. 2. Programs and Meetings of Interest need our 2006 year with any information our society wants to present. Example field trips to court house and archives including the genealogy library in Baton Rouge. 3. Services We Offer Page, we will update our newsletters and meeting dates 4. Members Archives: What should we include and continue updating. Members Areas of Interest: what shoud be included and expanded. 5. Contact Information will be changed and updated along with committee members for 2006. 6. Who should have access to the website: All officers of the society and the webmaster. We need your immediate input on our website that we can continue and make the Lafayette Genealogy Society important for genealogy. Send your comments to Earl Gates, GatesEarlG@aol.com, Charles Patterson, sanger@aol.com, Brenda Fuselier, bbf664@cox-internet and Jean Kiesel, jkiesel@louisiana.edu. Include all of these members in your e-mails about the website. Thank You, Earl Gates

Dear Genealogy Friends, Would you please share the following with fellow genealogists via e-mail and ask them to forward it to other genealogists and historians they know: Mark August 30th-September 2, 2006 on your calendar for the largest genealogy conference ever. It will be held in historic Boston, Massachusetts. The local host is the oldest genealogical society in the United States, the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Well-known speakers from all across the U.S. will be joined by experts from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. This conference has more choices than have ever been offered at a U.S. genealogy conference. The Exhibit Hall will have some very special vendors in addition to the usual ones. During the conference, there will be a reception honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. The conference committee was able to arrange a lodging cost that is well-below most Boston area hotel rates -- $159.00 per night for 1 or 2 people. If you have ever stayed at a hotel in New York, Boston, or Washington, DC, you know what a great rate this is. I have checked a lot of other recent and upcoming other types of conferences being held in Boston, and they were not able to arrange such a good rate. Even better, you can walk from the hotel to the convention center without ever going outside. The two places are part of a large complex that includes a shopping mall. Full details are at the FGS Website _www.FGS.org_ (http://www.fgs.org/) . The conference program offerings as they stand today are also at the Website. There will still be additions to the program as sponsorships are firmed up. Most of these lectures are new and different. If you register by July 1st, you save $30.00 off the full four day registration price. It is now possible to register online. To keep up-to-date on the 2006 FGS/NEHGS Conference news, program additions, vendor info, further details on speakers and lectures, and to learn more about the Boston area, be sure to frequently visit the conference blog. The blog will also be sharing what to expect at such a conference and what you do once you get there. To read the current blog comments and also the archives of important info that has been posted since September, go to _www.FGSConference.blogspot.com_ (http://www.fgsconference.blogspot.com/) . If you have some cool tidbits to share about past FGS conferences or Boston, please email me directly and I will post it to the blog. My email is _PSWResearch@comcast.net_ (mailto:PSWResearch@comcast.net) . I will use your name and city unless you specifically request that I omit them. Thanks for helping to spread the word about this exciting event, Paula Paula Stuart-Warren, CG National Publicity Chair 2006 FGS/NEHGS Conference August 30 - September 2, 2006 _www.FGS.org_ (http://www.fgs.org/) _www.FGSConference.blogspot.com_ (http://www.fgsconference.blogspot.com/) Certified Genealogist and CG are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used under license by professionals who pass periodic evaluations by the Board.

Members I have been asked to teach a genealogy search class at the library Saturday morning. This is for school children researching their familys and writing stories about them. At St. Marting Parish they have a picture about arriving Acadians to Louisiana and they pick a young person from the picture and research this family and write a family story. These students will be asking ways to find these people. The teacher Sylvia Dienvenu has gotten a grant to do this project and she will be there. Save Our History is a national history education and preservation initiative that raises awareness and support for preserving local heritage. The class is Saturday 28 January from 9:30 - 11:00 AM in the computer lab on the second floor. I will be showing them how to access Ancestry Library Edition and the databases at that site. I would like to have a couple of volunteers to help answer questions about their Acadian Ancestors and where to search. They will want to search Father Hebert's books and I need someone familiar with the books and the computer with Father Hebert's are on. Any website for this project pleast e-mail me at GatesEarlG@aol.com Earl Gates

ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 2005 Issue 9 November 2005 http://www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs/ The November 2005 meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was held in the Meeting Room of the Main Branch of the Lafayette Public Library on November 17, 2005 at 6:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Earl Gates, who then asked for a moment of silence for our military and victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Pledge of Allegiance was then given. The president announced that the annual banquet would be held at the Petroleum Club on December 1, 2005 at 6:30 P.M. Earl Gates, LGS President, spoke to the general membership about the computer beginning genealogical classes that are being held at the Public Library twice each month for October, November, and December. The library offers free web access to Ancestry Library Edition that anyone can access at any branch library in town. There is a lot more to the web site besides only searching for a name. Immigration files can be accessed and records can be viewed. Dottie Burleigh noted that the description at the bottom of the page could be cut and pasted for the source of information; it is important to cite sources immediately rather that returning later to cite the source. On trying to locate individuals on censuses one must remember that names were often misspelled or changed by the census taker. Birth, marriage, death records, United Kingdom records are offered. "All data bases" at the bottom of the front page can be narrowed down to an individual state. One source can lead to another requiring time to scout those other sources. Military records, soldiers in the war, etc.---each state has many leads. At www.aapld.org/sources.htm one can access the Library Edition of Ancestry online. Charts and forms can be downloaded from every genealogy site. The forms can be downloaded to Acrobat for later use. All members are encouraged to attend the next class to be held November 23rd from 9 to 11 A.M. in the upstairs computer room at the downtown branch of the library. Earl noted that the society has gained eight new members as a result to the classes. On "Googling " Earl suggested that place names be place in quotations. To access Rootsweb type in "Rootsweb" and put in the individual's last name only. Many sites are shown. Scroll to the page bottom and insert wife's name and/or maiden name. When you start you don't want to put in too much information because you don't get anything or you can be overwhelmed by what you do get. Heritage Quest costs $35.00/year and is associated with the Godfrey Library. Some information is free but to access census records a bar code is needed. Those having a Baton Rouge library card are able to access Heritage Quest using their library card number. The password is "Godfrey". Earl offered his access number to try out. Newspaper sources in Louisiana, offered through Heritage Quest, include the Daily Advertiser 1869-1909. Heritage Quest online offers census records; searches can be done using only last names. Some censuses are not indexed, but Ancestry can be used to find page numbers and one can access a census that way. Heritage Quest makes good copies and you can download in Acrobat. Most members know how the access the GenWeb Project by state. It has started charging for some records. Contacts are posted for individuals submitting information. There are several picture sites. Type in a name and something may come up, even if it may only be a picture of a tombstone. The author of the forensic genealogy book is tentatively scheduled to be in Louisiana in April; the genealogy society will try to schedule her to speak. To save sites, they will appear in the toolbar on ones computer and click on "Save As". A floppy disc can save information, or the information can be placed in "Documents". Click "File", then "Save As". Acrobat can save a census and then it can be enlarged. Familysearch.org is available at the Mormon Church that is staffed by volunteers that change frequently. Other suggestions from Earl to be noted: Every genealogy web site has free form. Don't spend money for subscription web sites; there is so much out there that is free. If you do spend the money and don't use the web site, or don't know how to use the program or the web site, you are wasting your money. Treasurer Warren LeBlanc reports that the cost of the banquet will be $17.00; 30 members have paid for the December banquet. Warren Perrin will be the speaker. As Earl reports, "He knows everything and is involved in everything Acadian. He has been to Europe and has induced the Queen to apologize for kicking the Acadians out of Canada. His biography is twenty pages long. And he is founder and curator of the Acadian Museum in Erath." For the first Saturday genealogy day at the Library, James and Lona Bourque volunteered. President Earl Gates suggested that the beginning computer genealogy classes that he spearheads begin charging $20/month [2 classes] to at least cover membership in the genealogy society. Whether to charge or to hold the classes can be decided for next year. The printed 2005 annual publication and CD's for the genealogy society are completed and will be distributed at the banquet. Warren reports that the CD cost was $.16 due to free stuff and/or rebates acquired by Warren, Charles Patterson, and Earl; otherwise it would have run about $2.50 per CD. The printed 2005 annual ran about $10.68 per book for 20 copies. Lona Bourque noted that the genealogy society has a binding machine if anyone would like to print their copy from their CD and bind it. A discussion was held concerning publishing one's family history. President Earl Gates suggested that everyone write a book of his or her family history in 2006. Charles Patterson has published a book on one of his family lines. He states that he began thinking of it about 30 years ago, but that it took about 2 years to complete. The cost is in the publishing; he suggests putting it on a CD. The life of a CD may be 20-25 years. CD's probably don't melt but they do degrade. Copies may need to be made periodically. On another note it was mentioned that computer technology is advancing so fast it may be necessary to purchase a new computer periodically, but the technology will be available to transfer all data. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Brenda Fuselier, Secretary January Meeting: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:30 P.M. UL Library- Louisiana Room (Third Floor)

Lafayette Genealogy Society Genealogy for African Americans New Orleans genealogist Antoinette Harrell-Miller presents information on tracing African-American family history in a FREE workshop scheduled for Saturday, February 11, in the Chenier Center Auditorium. She will give details about a new DNA test which allows African Americans to pinpoint their ethnicity in Africa...and much more. Interested persons are asked to call the Chenier Branch Library at 291-2941 to preregister. The Chenier Auditorium is located in Bldg C. of the Chenier complex, located at 220 West Willow St. Our Genealogy Meeting will be held the 19th of January 2006 at the Dupree' Library, 3rd floor, Louisiana Room. Earl Gates

On Ancestry.com Just a warning to you all..... IF you do a "free trial" PLEASE note that you MUST notify them that you do not want to continue or they will auto bill your Credit Card and there is nothing you can do! So note the date get your info and cancel immediately if you do not intend to continue If an ancestry free trial, it must be cancled by phone, they will not accecpt a email cancellation. The call is free and you can always call 1-800-ANCESTRY and work your way in <G> All members and friends of the society can use this website for FREE use of Ancestry. www.aapld.org/sources.htm and click on Ancestry Library Edition. Earl

Ancestry Library Addition Online: An Introduction to Online, Subscription Databases Genealogy information on the Internet is helping Americans research their families' history by providing access to documents and indexes like never before. Instead of traveling across the country or to foreign lands to locate documents, online databases can bring high quality, reliable genealogy information to you locally. Understanding the value of the information provided in genealogy databases, the Library of Lafayette has subscribed to Ancestry Library Addition. These online databases are collections of content rich, digitized data available via the Internet requiring a subscription fee for access. Currently, Ancestry Library Addition is available at any Lafayette library with public Internet access including the Library of Louisiana. Visitors to the Library of Lafayette have access to Ancestry Library Addition Online. Ancestry Library Addition offers Louisiana residents over 1 billion names in over 3,000 unique databases. New records are added each day. Ancestry Library Addition Names - Users have access to hundreds of millions of fully searchable individual records contained in thousands of databases. Databases - This diverse and growing collection of databases includes the Social Security Death Index, U.S. Census Records, Ireland Vital Records, German Immigration Records, Historical Register and Dictionary of the U.S. Army 1789-1903, the Register of Revolutionary War Officers and numerous databases dedicated to specific ethnic origins and regions. Location - Users can search by geographic location. In addition, Ancestry Library Addition provides maps and gazetteers collected from sources worldwide. Share - The Ancestry World Tree is an ever-growing collection of user-submitted family trees that combined list tens of millions of names. Learn - From the beginner to the expert, Ancestry Library Addition offers tips and resources that will assist in the search for your family's roots. Database descriptions from www.Ancestry.com Heritage Quest Online not available at Lafayette Libraries. Genealogy & Local History - 25,000+ family and local history books, every word is searchable. These titles are assembled genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials including material from all 50 states and Canada. U.S. Federal Census - Now includes Census images for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1840, 1870, and 1910 and indices for 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1870. The page images and corresponding indices for the entire census, 1790-1930 are currently being added. The indexes will be newly created by Heritage Quest and will have more than 1 million corrections and more than 25,000 additional names. In addition to the ability to search by name, the census records will be searchable by place of birth, age and ethnicity. And more Accessing Ancestry Library Addition Access to Ancestry Library Addition is open to any visitor to the Library of Lafayette. Time limits may be imposed if others are waiting. Access is free; Printing is FREE up to 20 copies. Ancestry Library Addition can be accessed at any Lafayette library providing public Internet access through the Lafayette computer. Go to Internet option Scroll down to "Magazine, e-books and more" Choose Ancestry Library Addition You are on Ancestry Please contact any library before visiting regarding their Internet access policies. Unfortunately, Ancestry Library Addition is not available for use by Lafayette residents from Internet connections outside Lafayette libraries. For information on home access directly through Ancestry.com or Heritage Quest Online, please see their websites. On their web sites, you will find information regarding subscription fees. Some content on Ancestry.com can be accessed for free. Ancestry.com www.Ancestry.com Heritage Quest Online www.HeritageQuestOnline.com Earl Gates