I figured this might be of interest to some of our members. Remember some of your family didn't just show up in Louisiana they were in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and many went to the New England states. So try out this site and see if you find any family. In addition this site is great if you have any connection to Irish family. Have fun! Cindy The following is an announcement from the New England Historic Genealogical Society:      NEHGS is pleased to offer free access to its New England      Historical and Genealogical Register database on      NewEnglandAncestors.org over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend!      Normally only available to NEHGS members, the Register database      will be accessible to everyone from Thursday, November 25 through      Sunday, November 28, 2004. We encourage all NEHGS members to      spread the word about this offering, and we hope that those of      you who are not members find a veritable feast of ancestors in      the Register database!      Published quarterly since 1847, The New England Historical and      Genealogical Register is the flagship journal of American      genealogy and the oldest journal in the field. The online      database includes issues from 1847 to 1994.      The Register has featured articles on a wide variety of topics      since its inception, including vital records, church records, tax      records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions,      obituaries, and historical essays. Authoritative compiled      genealogies have been the centerpiece of the Register for more      than 150 years. Thousands of New England families have been      treated in the pages of the journal and many more are referenced      in incidental ways throughout. The articles in the Register range      from short pieces correcting errors in print or solving unusual      problems to larger treatments that reveal family origins or      present multiple generations of a family.       Look for details on how to obtain free access to the Register in      a special eNews bulletin to be sent out Wednesday, November 24. A      link will also be available on that date on the home page of our      website, www.NewEnglandAncestors.org.