Members We will have a meeting Thursday, August 18, 2005. Our speakers will be Cindy Hofmeister on getting prepared for court house research, what you can find, and the value of using court houses. Earl Gates will speak on Computer Genealogy, how to search genealogy websites and help you find clues to your ancestors. How to google for your ancestors online. We will be having computer genealogy classes in August 24 and August 31, also September 14 and September 21 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. We have finished our current projects and have made CD's on each book the society printed in the past 18 years and one with all 18 in it. We have done the births for 1974 and 1975, the marriages for 1974 and 1975 and the deaths for 1974 and 1975 all on CD. We will continue starting 1976. We want to ask members their ideas about future projects. A cemetery project, Court House records and Computer Genealogy classes. Suggestions for new officers for 2006. Remember: Thursday, August 18, 2005 Meeting. Earl Gates

LOUISIANA PARISH OFFERS SOME PUBLIC RECORDS ONLINE Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana offers a free search in some of its marriage license indices. Searches can be by the name (or partial name) of the bridegroom, the bride and the bride's maiden name. You can search by book and page or by date. While this parish's marriage licenses date back to 1838, those currently available to search online date back only to the early 1930s, but earlier years will be added as time and personnel permit. "So if you want to see the names of everyone who got a license on December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the rush of folks to get married before going off to war, they are there," according to a 31 July story in the Shreveport Times. Online access helps people who otherwise would have to make special trips downtown, whether from in the parish or, as can be the case with people doing family research, from halfway around the world, Caddo Clerk of Court Gary Loftin said. To search go to http://www.caddoclerk.com/ and follow the instructions on the website. The user name is muser; the password is caddo. GENEALOGY NEWS IN NEWSPAPERS LOOK AT THIS PAGE http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050731/NEWS01/507310315/1060/NEWS01 News You Can Use Earl Gates

From: Eula These records may be of interest to you in doing some research? New Orleans Mint. Genealogy Research Sources OTHER LOUISIANA SOURCES Galvez Chapter of the Sons (SAR) and Daughters (DAR) of the American Revolution Records on File a.. Has Revolutionary War records of the Louisiana patriots who fought for the Americans under the leadership of Spanish Governor of Louisiana Bernardo Galvez. Please Note: A list of Louisiana patriots is coming soon to this site. For Information a.. Records are available at state libraries OR b.. Contact the Baton Rouge DAR Chapter through the Louisiana State Archives German Records in Louisiana GERMAN RESEARCH-DEUTSCHES HAUS ARCHIVES 1847-1977 Send Requests To The Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Send a stamped self addressed envelope for information. FIRST GERMAN PROTESTANT CHURCH (Was organized in 1826 and is part of the Historic New Orleans Collection) Records on File a.. Baptism and Marriage records. Send Requests To 533 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Send a stamped, self addressed envelope for information. The Historic New Orleans Collection Records On File a.. FRENCH AND SPANISH ARCHIVES On microfilm in an extensive collection. a.. CUBAN PAPERS Contain, among other things: a.. Correspondence about the daily life of governors and military commandants of the entire Louisiana Province including Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. a.. Maps and plans for Florida and Louisiana 1580-1830. a.. CANE RIVER COLLECTION 1817-1859 Includes records of wealthy plantations of free people of color. a.. NEW ORLEANS CITY DIRECTORIES 1805-1967 Valuable information on the inhabitants of the city and much more.. Send Requests To The Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Irish Records in Louisiana IRISH RESEARCH CENTER Covers the Irish immigration into the Port of New Orleans. Send Requests To St. Alphonsus Church Family Research 2045 Constance Street (in the Irish Channel, off Magazine Street and Jackson Avenue) New Orleans, LA Send self-addressed, stamped envelope for information. CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF MARY (On the west bank of the Mississippi River in Algiers) Send Requests To 500 Eliza Street New Orleans, LA 70114-1098 Send a stamped, self addressed envelope for information. Many Irish immigrants to New Orleans worshiped and lived on the west bank. Italian Records in Louisiana AMERICAN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION Covers Italian immigration to Louisiana from 1827 to 1906 mainly through the Port of New Orleans. Send Requests To 537 South Peters Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Send a stamped self addressed envelope for information. Jackson Barracks Records on File a.. Personnel data of soldiers serving in the War of 1812 b.. Mexican War records c.. Confederate soldiers and commands d.. Spanish-American War records e.. World War I records f.. World War II records g.. Korean and Vietnam War records Send Requests To Jackson Barracks Military Library 6400 Dauphine Street New Orleans, LA 70146 Louisiana Civil War Military Indexes and Records Confederate Soldiers Indexes Only: a.. Louisiana State University at Alexandria a.. Louisiana State Library Baton Rouge, LA Indexes and Records: (Records microfilmed from the National Archives in Washington, DC) a.. Louisiana State Archives Secretary of State P.O. Box 44125 Capitol Baton Rouge, LA 70804 a.. New Orleans Public Library New Orleans, LA Records Only: (Records microfilmed from the National Archives in Washington, DC) a.. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA a.. Civil War Centennial Commission Baton Rouge, LA Union Soldiers Indexes Only: a.. Louisiana State University at Alexandria a.. Louisiana State Library Baton Rouge, LA a.. St. Mary Parish Library Franklin, LA a.. Dallas Public Library Dallas, TX Indexes and Records: (Records microfilmed from the National Archives in Washington,DC) a.. Louisiana State Archives Baton Rouge, LA a.. New Orleans Public Library New Orleans, LA Records Only: (Records microfilmed from the National Archives in Washington,DC) a.. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Historical Research Center Records On File a.. Houses the "Black Boxes", the storage boxes of colonial Louisiana records. a.. Some records have been translated into English in the Louisiana Historical Quarterly available at the Louisiana State Library in Baton Rouge (across from the State Capitol), and other libraries. (See LA Genealogy Magazines page this site). Send Requests To Louisiana Historical Research Center Old Mint Building 400 Esplanade P.O. Box 2458 New Orleans, LA 70176 Louisiana Naturalization Records Send Requests To U.S. District Court Naturalization Records Division 500 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70123 a.. Contact the Federal Department of Justice INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) office nearest you (this website) for a form G639 -- FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. Fill it out as completely as you can with dates. b.. The census records, up to and including 1920, are available at most universities and large libraries (see this website), and usually have information on citizenship. The census is every 10 years, so you may have to check more than one date. c.. The information you collect will determine if there is a research fee or not. d.. Write on outside of envelope: "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST" e.. You will receive verification of your request, which is free of charge in most cases, and the result of the search in a few weeks. f.. To ESTABLISH A CHAIN OF RELATIONSHIP, you will need copies of either a Birth, Marriage or Death Certificate of yourself, your parent, grandparent and on up the line TO THE PERSON YOU ARE RESEARCHING. g.. Request copies of ALL DOCUMENTS ON FILE for your ancestor, but especially the "DECLARATION OF INTENTION". You may receive a place of birth, dates, parents' names, children, date of arrival, name of ship and maybe even a photo from this document. Louisiana Pension Records Send Requests To Office of the Supervisor of Confederate Pensions State Department of Public Welfare Baton Rouge, LA (Across from the State Capitol Building) Louisiana State Archives Records on File a.. Colonial records of the earliest military posts b.. Birth, Death and Marriage records Send Requests To Louisiana State Archives Secretary of State Building 3851 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA (See also LOUISIANA Vital Statistics page this site). The National Archives Southwest Region Records on File a.. Military records from the American Revolution to the Civil War b.. Passport Applications from 1795 c.. Census Records over 80 years old, etc. Send Requests To National Archives Southwest Region 501 West Felix Street Building 1, Dock1 Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216 Orleans Parish Notarial Archives Records on File a.. Archives contain marriage contracts, judgment of possession by heirs, deeds, mortgages, sale of property (including slaves), manumission (emancipation of slaves), contracts, tutor of minor heirs, etc. b.. Records before 1769 are in French c.. Records from 1769-1803 are in Spanish d.. Records from 1803-1830 are mostly in French with some in English Send Requests To Civil Court Building 421 Loyola Avenue Room B4 New Orleans, LA 70112 FAMILY HISTORIES ART GALLERY MUSINGS VIVELACAJUN.COM P.O. Box 61668 Lafayette, LA 70596-1668 Hi Jan, The following link describes them briefly as the storage boxes for colonial Louisiana records and are located at the Mint on Esplanade. http://www.vivelacajun.com/Genealogy%20Research/la-othersources.htm It's listed at the bottom under Louisiana Historical Research Center. DARME Pedro. Year 1801, Box 85, 218. Jan S - Orlando, FL

Dear Patrons, I just wanted to take the time to introduce ourselves. WE have been assigned as the New Directors of Laf.FHC. My name is Cindy Buffington and my husband name is Tony Buffington. We are looking forward to seeing you at the FHC during the week. We will let you know if anything changes. If you have any questions please feel free to email me and we will do our best to find the answer if we do not know it. I have a great love for Family History and hope that this new calling will help me learn even more. Thank you for using our facility and I hope we will be of service to all of you. If you need to talk to me you can reach me at ULL at 482-5252(Services for Students with Disabilities). It is ok for me to recieve calls. Please don't hesitate. As of right now the hours will stay as is until we can see how we want to increase them. Tuesday 9am - 12:00pm Wednesday 7:00pm- 9:00pm Thursday 6:30pm- 08:30pm Saturday 09am-12:00pm I can assure you that we will keep everyone abreast of the changes if there is any. We will make sure that someone will be there at each shift to serve you. I am looking forward to meeting you. I do hope you will be patient with us, this is something new and we will have to learn along with you. Sincerely, Cindy Buffington Tony Buffington

My daughter from Baton Rouge sent me the following e-mail. I thought some of the members who do Louisiana genealogy might be interested. Dotty Burleigh Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane will hold a used book sale on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, at the Louisiana State Archives on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge. The society will offer used genealogical books and periodicals as well as some non-genealogical books for sale. Proceeds will be used to purchase new books for the Archives research room. The sale will run from 9am to 5 pm on saturday, and 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.

Re: No Meeting Thursday evening The Meeting rooms at the main Library is being used for childrens meetings and the meeting room at Dupre library cannot be used. We will have a meeting August 18, 2005 at 6:30 at the main library. We have been at the downtown library every Tuesday doing our projects and anyone wanting help with their genealogy, we will be there to help. Earl Gates - President, Lafayette Genealogy Society

http://home.jam.rr.com/rjcourt52/cwprisons/index.html Subject: misssissippi state prisoner of civil war camp information | Home Page | Table Contents | CW Prison Camps | Questions | | Add Your CW Prisoner INFO | Mississippi State Archives, Jackson Mississippi. Microfilm file cabinet; Military Records; draws 5 & 6. Microfilm: The National Archives of the United States 1934, Confederate Prisoners of War 1861-1865 Copy number 598 1. Registers of Prisoners 1863-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 1 through 4. 2. Register of Deaths of Prisoners, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 5 & 6. 3. Applications for Release and Decisions 1863-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 7. 4. Prisoners and Deserters Released 1861-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 8. 5. Unclaimed money; effects of deceased prisoners; clothing permits; prison camp records; 1861-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 9. 6. Deaths of Prisoners; Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee 1862-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 10. 7. Deaths of Prisoners; Maryland; Flordia; Louisiana; Texas; Missouri; Kentucky; Virginia; North Carolina 1862-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 11. 8. Deaths of Prisoners; South Carolina; Georgia; Alabama 1862-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 12. 9. ALton, Illinois, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 13 through 20. 10. Bowling Green, Virginia, Provost Marshal Office; Camp Butler, Illinois, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 21. 11. Camp Chase, Ohio, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 22 through 36. 12. Cincinnati, Ohio 1862-1864, Fort Columbus, New York 1862, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 37. 13. Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tennessee 1862-1863, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 38. 14. Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tennessee 1863-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 39. 15. Fort Delaware, Delaware, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 40 through 45 and 47 through 52. 16. Fort Delaware, Delaware, Military Prison, Prisoners from Mississippi 1864-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 46. 17. Camp Douglas, Illinois, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 53 through 55 and 57 through 64. 18. Camp Douglas, Illinois, Military Prison, Prisoners from Corinth, Sept. 23, 1862, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 56. 19. Elmira, New York, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 65 through 71. Elmira Film rolls contain prison log books entitled: "Roll of Prisoners of War at." The logs contain collums for records information on each prisoner if known. The collums are titled "No:","Names - in Alphabetical Order", "Rank or Town", "Regiment or County and State", "Co", "Where Captured", "When Captured", "Remarks Charges, etc." All enteries are hand written. 20. Gratiot and Myrtle Street Prisons, St. Louis, Missouri, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 72. 21. Department of the Gulf Prisoners Paroled 1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 73 through 75. 22. Department of the Gulf; Prisoners Paroled Columbus and Grenada, Mississippi, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 76. 23. Department of the Gulf; Prisoners Paroled Jackson, Mississippi 1865 Microfilm Roll Numbers: 77. 24. Department of the Gulf; Prisoners Paroled Meridian and Grenada, Mississippi, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 78. 25. Hart Island, New York, Prison Camp Hilton Head, South Carolina, Prison Camp, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 79. 26. Johnson's Island, Ohio, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 80 through 83. 27. Knoxville, Tennessee 1863-1864, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 84. 28. Fort Lafayette, New York, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 85 & 86. 29. Little Rock, Arkansas, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 87. 30. Louisville, Knetucky, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 88 through 95. 31. Fort McHenry, Maryland, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 96. 32. Mclean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 97. 33. Memphis, Tennessee, Military Prison Department of the Missouri, 1862, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 98. 34. Camp Morton, Indicana, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 99 through 103. 35. New Orleans, Louisiana, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 104 through 106. 36. New Port News, Virgina, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 107 & 108. 37. Department of the Ohio, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 109. 38. Old Capital Prison, Washington, D.C., Microfilm Roll Numbers: 110. 39. Point Lookout, Maryland, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 111 through 129. Point Lookout Film rolls contain prison log books. The logs contain collums for records information on each prisoner if known. The collums are titled "No:","Name", "Rank", "Regiment County or State", "Co", "Where Captured", "When Captured", "Send for Exchange, when, Where", "When Exchange", "Remarks". All enteries are hand written. 40. Richmond, Virginia 1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 130. 41. Rock Island Barracks, Illinois, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 131 through 135. 42. Ship Island, Mississippi 1864-1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 136. 43. Fort Warren, Massachusetts, Military Prison, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 137 through 139. 44. Division of West Tennessee, Provast Marshal's office 1865, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 140 through 143. 45. Records of several prisons, Microfilm Roll Numbers: 144 & 145. | Home Page | Table Contents | CW Prison Camps | Questions | | Add Your CW Prisoner INFO |

Lafayette Genealogy Society June 16, 2005 A. Call to order Regular Meeting ? 6:30 p.m. UL Dupree library B. General Welcome C. Moment of Silence for our military. D. Pledge E. Recognize new members. F. New Topics, Redo bulletin board in Genealogy Center, Updating our webpage, Promoting our Society in newspapers, radio and T.V. Rayne?s Genealogy Conference seminar September 25th. We have about 6 months of births to finish up 1974 and 75. Topics for upcoming meetings. G. Our speaker will be Charles Patterson and will talk about Scanning in documents, photos for your genealogy H. Talked to librarians about holding a workshop for new genealogists, forms, software that will go along with their computer classes. Most people talking these classes are around our age learning how to use a computer. If we start out teaching them to do genealogy would make them members. I. Cindy Hofmiester will cover developing the Society?s website and ideas about our publication. All members write a story about their families, need pedigree charts about your families. J. Minutes and correspondence by Secretary. K. Warren LeBlanc will cover the Treasures report. Need items for the publication. L. New Business. We would like to answer inquiries. We should acknowledge them from entries in our sign in log. Need help the first Saturday of the month October 2, 2004. M. Inquiries by guests and members. N. Announcements O. Adjourn. Earl Gates - President

Genealogy Meeting, Thursday May 19, 2005 at 6:30 pm. Our meeting will be on Confederate Ancestors - This class is geared to help researchers locate information and documents often over looked when researching their southern soldiers. Jim Whittington will be dressed in Confederate Uniform as he reinacts history. Our new librarian Mona has some funds to purchase books for the library and needs suggestions on what to purchase. The library has been hesitant to promote and improve the library for genealogy research. I have a meeting with the top lady superintendent of this library to talk about budgets and equipment needed. (example the microfilm reader) doesn't work properly and the other one is in storage on the third floor. Both need a service contract to keep working daily. They are talking about droping Ancestryplus.com and not replacing it. I have an opportunity to present our ideas about the running, equipment, books and how we could both help promoting genealogy in Lafayette. I need your ideas this Thursday night or e-mail me as soon as possible. Books we need: Name of Book, Author, Publisher or where found? Our next meeting will be June 16, 2005 at the Dupree library on Scanning For Genealogy: This classs will teach proper ways to scan and store your genealogical documents and pictures. As well as how to share and send these files to family and friends. By Charles Patterson Earl Gates - President Lafayette Genealogy Society

Dear Members: I have several people who have changed their emails. Most of the time individuals only give me their name and their new email address. Through are LGS mailing list it only list email addresses, and not your names. So please when changing your email address, let me know your old address so I can replace it with your new one. Thank you for your help with this! Cindy Hofmeister hofsearch@aol.com

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895 Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of"lie," "play," and "run." 5. Define case; Illustrate each case. 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. fo r tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battl es of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) Do we even know what this is?? 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology,syllabication 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. 8 Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the s= ign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, s ir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account f= or the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying "he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! Also shows you how poor our education system has become... and, NO! I don't have the answers.

Our May 21, 2005 meeting will be at the downtown library at 6:30 pm. Our speaker will be Jim Whittington and he will be dressed in his Confederate Army uniform. Confederate Ancestors - This class is geared to help researchers locate information and documents often overlooked when researching their southern soldiers. Jim is bringing some clothing, blankets and a rifle used at that time, no ammo or powder. Our June 16, 2005 meeting will be at the UL Dupree' library on St. Mary street at 6:30 pm. Our speaker will be Charles Patterson and he will be talking and showing how to use a scanner and computer for genealogy Scanning For Genealogy: This class will teach proper ways to scan and store your genealogical documents and pictures. As well as how to share and send these files to family and friends. Earl Gates

Apr 21st Thursday, April 21st Lafayette Genealogical Society Time: 6:30 PM Location:at the Dupre Library on UL Campus. Topic: Research With Land Records Speaker: Jean Kiesel Hope to see you there. LGS Board

ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 2005 Issue 3 March 2005 www.rootsweb.com/~lalgs The Minutes of the March 17, 2005 Meeting The March meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was held in the Bibliographic Instruction Lab of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Library with President Earl Gates calling the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. A welcome was extended to all members and visitors. A moment of silence was taken for our military. The Pledge of Allegiance was given to the flag that had flown over Kabul, Afghanistan and was brought by member JoAnn Pugh, whose son was serving in the military there. Earl exhibited a photograph album he purchased at a flea market; it was passed around to see if anyone could identify any individuals with an attempt to return it to a family member. Earl then went on to speak of "The Value of a Website," about the Lafayette Genealogical Society's web site developed by Cindy Hofmeister for the society. He asked for suggestions for improvements, evaluations, and corrections. From the website one can navigate to many different links with Louisiana information or even broader areas of interest. Following the presentation many compliments were given for the format and ease of navigation of the website. Spelling corrections were noted. It was suggested that our website be in the heading of the newsletter and any society correspondence or publications. It was suggested that there be a beginner's guide with several charts and suggestions for recording basic genealogic information. Charles Patterson demonstrated the CD of the annual "Le Memories." All past publications have been scanned and placed on one CD. The quality of some of the older volumes is poor due to the use of the old dot matrix printers. The volumes can be sold as one CD with all issues, or as a CD of individual issues. The society may have to address this decision. Announcements: Warren LeBlanc, treasurer of the society announced that 2005 dues are due. James Bourque, President of the Board of Directors of the Acadian Memorial, announced that the first annual Acadian Festival will be held in St.Martinville on Saturday, March 19,2005. Dottie Burleigh announced that The Daughters of the American Revolution has a web site, www.dar.org where members can make queries about their ancestors being in the DAR rolls. It may take approximately 2 weeks for the patriot lookup. Lona Bourque brought the 2004"Le Memories" to the new library in Abbeville, LA. New Members: Mardrie Dupuis, Mark Dupuis, and Suzanne Dupuis from Jennings, LA. The treasurer's report is unchanged. President Earl Gates reported on a visit to the Lafayette Parish Court House on Monday, March 14, 2005 by Earl, Jean Kiesel, and Brenda Fuselier. Upon meeting with several clerks of the court, we requested what records the society might undertake to record as a group project. We were informed that all records are recorded under an individual's name in alphabetical order in the Vendor or Vendee Indexes. Marriage records are filed alphabetically in the Groom's Index and Bride's Index. Although there are many records available, they are not separated by any groupings. Conveyances, mortgage records, wills, land grants, passports, maps, etc. are all available. Huey Breaux suggested that a project the society might pursue is that of recording the old and new succession numbers that have been instituted at the courthouse. Abstracting successions, although extremely valuable, would be very time consuming, and we are looking for projects that might not take an extended period of! time in order to have some information that could be published in a tentative quarterly publication. Jean Kiesel suggested that possibly finding some unusual records, such as World War I Draft Registration Records and Coroner's Inquests that give more genealogical information other than birth, marriage, and death dates would be worthwhile. Those records would tell us who our ancestors were, how they spent their lives---information that would bring our ancestors to life. There being no further business, it was moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. April Meeting: Thursday, April 21, 2005 Louisiana Room of the UL Library, third floor. May Meeting: Thursday, May 19, 2005 Meeting Room of the Downtown Public Library. Respectfully submitted, Brenda Fuselier, Secretary

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(A. J. LeBlanc) l'Ambassadeur "Top Cat on That Gator's Back" http://www.centralacadianatourism.com/ MONDE des CADIENS(R) "Monde", in this context means "People". "Cadiens", is the unique diversity of the: CREOLE-ACADIAN-DEUTSCH-IRISH-EUROPEAN-NATIVE AMERICAN and the SPANISH Cultures, with an "ACADIAN SURFAMILY NAME". There will be a celebration of the deportation of the Acadians from Nova Scotia, l'Acadie to Louisiana. The Celebration will be by honoring the official Acadian Surfamily Names. http://www.centralacadianatourism.com/AcadianSurnames.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Bonjour "Earl" On July 31, 1755 Governor Lawrence ordered enough ships to carry 7,000 ACADIANS still living in NOVA SCOTIA, ACADIE. When the Lobsters, a large martine decapod crustacean commonly used for food, heard about the English Goverment making the ACADIANS leave the provincial of Nova Scotia. They were Heart broken. They left their salt water home to follow the LEBLANC families 250 Years ago from Acadie to Louisiana's sweet water to be with the ACADIANS. They came..They stayed..They made their new home "LOUISIANA". Let this be a reminder. "DON'T MISS THE BOAT". I would like to invite you, to come and celebrate the 250th Year Birthday of the ACADIANS, on the Sunday July 31, 2005. The boats will arrive at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve's "ACADIAN CULTURE CENTER", Lafayette Louisiana. www.nps.gov/Jela/index.htm " (337) 232-0789. As l'Ambassadeur I would like to pay tribute to all CADIENS with an Acadian Family Surname, in the year 2005. Please reply back to me with a name and a story of the individual/ individuals you wish to honor. I need their full name, their date of birth and the date of their death. MONDE des CADIENS l'Ambassadeur http://centralacadianatourism.com/L'Ambassadeur.html Antoine (A.J.) LeBlanc. RaL (337) 232-3797 _______________________________________________

Lafayette Genealogy Society Meeting Tonight, Thursday, March 17, 2005 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm At Dupree Library Meeting Room Covering our New Website

ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY The Minutes of the February 17, 2005 Meeting The February meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was called to order by President Earl Gates in the meeting of the Lafayette Public Library. After a moment of silence for our military, Earl led the society in the Pledge of Allegiance. Earl introduced the interpretive ranger at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville who asked for help in identifying an oil portrait of a lady purported to be Zelia Rousseau Mouton, first wife of Louisiana's first governor, Alexandre Mouton. The 1938 inventory at the park identified it as "Portrait of a Lady." There is no signature of the artist on the oil painting or the frame and there is no backing. It is felt that the painting was done c.1825 based on the 1830's day dress of the woman in the portrait. If anyone knows any information or documentation on the painting, they are asked to contact her. Donald Arceneaux suggested that the society might consider a pictures project tentatively identified as "Acadiana Image and Document Registry" to catalogue, identify and document pictures presented to the registry. One member mentioned that there is a 1976 bicentennial publication by the DAR or Colonial Dames of pictures of the early history of Lafayette Parish. Earl Gates announced that Daniel Bess has a collection of old cattle brands and would like to contact Glenda Schoeffler who had spoken to the society on cattle brands. Because of the large attendance each member and guest introduced themselves. Cindy Hoffmeister was introduced and she spoke on African-American research. Whether or not you have African-American descent, some of the following resources will help with all kinds of research. Following the Civil War the Freedman's Bureau was established and many different records may be found concerning people who were in dire need of help. Meeting attendees were then asked how they were progressing in their African-American research. One needs to start with the basic research. Start with yourself and go backwards. Then speak with ones oldest living relatives and focus on slave ancestry. Remember that slaves had no rights, no education , and were considered property so you may need to start with verbal information whether it is family lore, cooking traditions, location of residence, etc. Remember that state, parish or county lines changed. One needs to know the history of what was occurring around possible groups of individuals, community, parish, and/or state h! istories, not just the individual's history. At some point the slave owner must be identified. This may possibly be acquired from military (colored troops) enlistment records, unless they were a runaway. The 1870 U.S. Federal Census was the first census naming individuals by family names. The 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses did not identify relationships of people. Cindy has found some of the St. Martin Parish censuses lists the whole name of females. In the 1870 census if you find your ancestor, look at the family and families listed that lived around that individual. Look at property owners around or near that individual and treat them as if they may be the slave owner. In censuses search and eliminate every family name, then consider that the family may have moved. The Freedman's Bureau has a CD available that lists slave owners or plantations that individuals may have come from. There is an index but it is suggested that one go to the actual film for more informa! tion. The indexing of the Freedman's Bureau was a prison inmate project that developed over many years. On www.familysearch.org check white individuals on the same record. Slave owners may be listed. After you locate the slave owner, look on the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules to see if there is an individual within a similar age group. Other records to search are 1850 and 1851 mortality schedules, tax records, land/property records, probate/succession, and court proceedings. The Freedman's Saving and Trust Bureau has records of individuals who deposited savings following the Civil War. These records are part of the National Archives Group and the Family History Library; it is also available on CD. The Freedman's Bureau has more information on destitute individuals. It was a federal program considered to be the first welfare program to help destitute individuals acquire land to live on and cultivate. The Freedman's Bureau of Refugees and Lands has two types of records. One is Commissioner Records and the other is the Field Office Records. The Freedman's Bureau has a website, www.freedmansbureau.com. Both of these groups of records are available at ULL. The National Archives has sites available for research online at www.nara.gov. Other military records can be found about the Buffalo soldiers of the Indian War, the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. There is a research outline available at www.familysearch.org. There i! s a military website that contains a history of colored troops. The New Orleans Public Library has many excellent resources for Afro-American research. The Freedman's Bureau has some examples of legal actions. There are orphan records available. Check out parish and county records. The website http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave lists names and gives much information by parish and gives sources of records. South Carolina has a site that lists values of slaves. Pay attention to apprenticeship records from the Freedman's Bureau. Post-Civil War Land Certificates are available at the Heritage Library. Pay attention to nationality. DNA analysis may be helpful to connect individuals. African-American research is not easy but hard work will pay off. The treasurer's report was unchanged from last month. The 1975 newspaper obituary project is almost finished. The society publication has need of family history of all members as well as pedigree charts. Dotty Burleigh has reported that she has connected with her great-grandfather relations in New York State and has gone back nine generations. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. March Meeting: Thursday, March 15, 2005 Louisiana Room of the UL Library

ANCESTRAL ENDEAVORS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAFAYETTE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY The Minutes of the February 17, 2005 Meeting The February meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society was called to order by President Earl Gates in the meeting of the Lafayette Public Library. After a moment of silence for our military, Earl led the society in the Pledge of Allegiance. Earl introduced the interpretive ranger at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville who asked for help in identifying an oil portrait of a lady purported to be Zelia Rousseau Mouton, first wife of Louisiana's first governor, Alexandre Mouton. The 1938 inventory at the park identified it as "Portrait of a Lady." There is no signature of the artist on the oil painting or the frame and there is no backing. It is felt that the painting was done c.1825 based on the 1830's day dress of the woman in the portrait. If anyone knows any information or documentation on the painting, they are asked to contact her. Donald Arceneaux suggested that the society might consider a pictures project tentatively identified as "Acadiana Image and Document Registry" to catalogue, identify and document pictures presented to the registry. One member mentioned that there is a 1976 bicentennial publication by the DAR or Colonial Dames of pictures of the early history of Lafayette Parish. Earl Gates announced that Daniel Bess has a collection of old cattle brands and would like to contact Glenda Schoeffler who had spoken to the society on cattle brands. Because of the large attendance each member and guest introduced themselves. Cindy Hoffmeister was introduced and she spoke on African-American research. Whether or not you have African-American descent, some of the following resources will help with all kinds of research. Following the Civil War the Freedman's Bureau was established and many different records may be found concerning people who were in dire need of help. Meeting attendees were then asked how they were progressing in their African-American research. One needs to start with the basic research. Start with yourself and go backwards. Then speak with ones oldest living relatives and focus on slave ancestry. Remember that slaves had no rights, no education , and were considered property so you may need to start with verbal information whether it is family lore, cooking traditions, location of residence, etc. Remember that state, parish or county lines changed. One needs to know the history of what was occurring around possible groups of individuals, community, parish, and/or state h! istories, not just the individual's history. At some point the slave owner must be identified. This may possibly be acquired from military (colored troops) enlistment records, unless they were a runaway. The 1870 U.S. Federal Census was the first census naming individuals by family names. The 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses did not identify relationships of people. Cindy has found some of the St. Martin Parish censuses lists the whole name of females. In the 1870 census if you find your ancestor, look at the family and families listed that lived around that individual. Look at property owners around or near that individual and treat them as if they may be the slave owner. In censuses search and eliminate every family name, then consider that the family may have moved. The Freedman's Bureau has a CD available that lists slave owners or plantations that individuals may have come from. There is an index but it is suggested that one go to the actual film for more informa! tion. The indexing of the Freedman's Bureau was a prison inmate project that developed over many years. On www.familysearch.org check white individuals on the same record. Slave owners may be listed. After you locate the slave owner, look on the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules to see if there is an individual within a similar age group. Other records to search are 1850 and 1851 mortality schedules, tax records, land/property records, probate/succession, and court proceedings. The Freedman's Saving and Trust Bureau has records of individuals who deposited savings following the Civil War. These records are part of the National Archives Group and the Family History Library; it is also available on CD. The Freedman's Bureau has more information on destitute individuals. It was a federal program considered to be the first welfare program to help destitute individuals acquire land to live on and cultivate. The Freedman's Bureau of Refugees and Lands has two types of records. One is Commissioner Records and the other is the Field Office Records. The Freedman's Bureau has a website, www.freedmansbureau.com. Both of these groups of records are available at ULL. The National Archives has sites available for research online at www.nara.gov. Other military records can be found about the Buffalo soldiers of the Indian War, the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. There is a research outline available at www.familysearch.org. There i! s a military website that contains a history of colored troops. The New Orleans Public Library has many excellent resources for Afro-American research. The Freedman's Bureau has some examples of legal actions. There are orphan records available. Check out parish and county records. The website http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave lists names and gives much information by parish and gives sources of records. South Carolina has a site that lists values of slaves. Pay attention to apprenticeship records from the Freedman's Bureau. Post-Civil War Land Certificates are available at the Heritage Library. Pay attention to nationality. DNA analysis may be helpful to connect individuals. African-American research is not easy but hard work will pay off. The treasurer's report was unchanged from last month. The 1975 newspaper obituary project is almost finished. The society publication has need of family history of all members as well as pedigree charts. Dotty Burleigh has reported that she has connected with her great-grandfather relations in New York State and has gone back nine generations. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. March Meeting: Thursday, March 15, 2005 Louisiana Room of the UL Library

We wanted to let our members know that our March meeting will not be taking place at the Lafayette Public Library as previously stated. We will be meeting Thursday, March 17th, 2005 at the Dupre Library located at the UL campus. We will be meeting at our regular schedule time of 6:30PM. Our class topic has changed. Earl Gates will be presenting "The Value of a Website" this presentation will be showing our members as well as our attendees, the magnitude of resources the Lafayette Genealogical Societies has included in their website. Earl will be demonstrating how many of the links that have been included can help all Louisiana researchers have success with their genealogical research. We hope you will come and join us for a night of learning. The LGS Board.