http://www.state.lib.la.us/whatsnew/whatsnew_details.cfm?doc_id=525 Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA) Collection The State Library of Louisiana has begun to digitize and provide electronic access to important Louisiana historical WPA material not previously available online.  Louisiana WPA materials were placed in the custody of the State Library when the national WPA was terminated in June of 1943. The collection has since remained, more or less in storage, and in large degree inaccessible. The materials include both text and photographs. The staff of the Federal Writers Project transcribed newspapers, conducted oral interviews and compiled histories. The text material includes traditional songs, beliefs, customs, sayings, stories, recipes, legends, jokes, and accounts of local history.   WPA photographers documented a considerable amount of the agency's varied activities throughout the state, such as urban and suburban lifestyles and construction projects. The Louisiana Gumbo Project was made possible by a $470,000 National Leadership Grant for Libraries, awarded to the State Library along with the State Museum and the Historic New Orleans Collection. As part of the Louisiana Gumbo Project, this WPA collection will eventually include 10,000 photographs and 2,000 documents. DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLECTION Plantation homes St Charles, St James Parishes, acadian bathroom, acadian family crowley, LA acadian home of Mrs Severin Primeaux near New Iberia ca1940, etc ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Are there any plans to digitize this work so that in the future it could be searchable? My ancestors were French (Creole) Catholics, owned a barber shop and model shop. Made models for architects, repaired opera glasses and nautical equipment, wrote music and traveled to Cuba and France. Some were firemen, were on the Mardi Gras committee, members of Knights of Pythias, etc. I saw a lot of files in your list that I'd list to peruse! Wish I lived closer. Carol Florida What an awesome transcription project this would be! The finding aid is online here: http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/cghrc_core/federal_writers_project.htm Norm --- Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net> wrote: > The WPA Louisiana Writers' Project files, which > include unpublished > interviews and research materials, 1935-1943, are > located at Northwestern > State University, Natchitoches, La., Watson Memorial > Library, Cammie G. > Henry Research Center, Federal Writers? Collection. > The archivist's name is > Mary Linn Wernet, phone 318-357-4585. She was

Carolyn, The finding aid is online here: http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/cghrc_core/federal_writers_project.htm Norm --- Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net> wrote: > The WPA Louisiana Writers' Project files, which > include unpublished > interviews and research materials, 1935-1943, are > located at Northwestern > State University, Natchitoches, La., Watson Memorial > Library, Cammie G. > Henry Research Center, Federal Writers’ Collection. > The archivist's name is > Mary Linn Wernet, phone 318-357-4585. She was > extremely helpful to me when > I was doing my research some years ago. By now the > finding aid for the > collection is probably posted on their website. . . . > > > [Original Message] . . . > > If anyone here is a familiar with any index of WPA > > works or has any suggestions as to where they > > might find a copy, please post that info here. . . .

LIST: Unfortunately, although a wonderful resource, I unsubscribed from this listserve years back as I can not devote the time to answer all queries, yet I do have many friends and fellow genealogist that use the site, one of which was kind enough to post this for me. First, I'd like to thank Ms. Riffel for a good assessment of how the vital records were originally index and for giving me an opportunity to respond. It seems that some are confused in regard to our new online vital records index. First, we do not intend nor are in competition with any "paid subscription" genealogical websites, yet in the spirit of public service we would like to give our patrons a wonderful tool for free online. The fact is that our vital records online index is not fully operational nor have we publicized such. There will be times when we have to take the site offline to load more data and to "fine tune" the site which was created entirely by our I.T. staff at the Louisiana State Archives, which was quite a feat in itself as they run the Computer Section of the entire Secretary of State Department. Yet we felt that as it is being fine tuned we would allow patrons to "test drive" it as it currently contains over 1.3 million vital records indices, most of which were never available online before. We are currently working on getting all of our indices online in cooperation with the N.O.V.A. Genweb Index Project which has many created many online vital records indices from the 1800s. If you are not familiar with the work of this group, they are a wonderful group of volunteers around the world, many whom have ancestry in Orleans Parish, who for years have graciously devoted their time and effort in a cooperative effort with the Louisiana State Archives Research Library in entering into electronic form our public vital records indices to put online for patrons around the world at the Orleans Parish NOVA webpage via GenWeb. We thank you for your patience as this is the most ambitious and useful online genealogical tool we have ever created to serve our patrons. And although there is no "wild card" search per say, our advance search does have capabilities that are unavailable on many other genealogical websites, especially ones that are "free" to the public for which most are not. And please note, any paid website must get their information second hand as we house the originals; therefore we feel that we are the "authority" on public vital records in Louisiana as we are the only true record custodians of the originals regardless of what any paid website may advertise. One more positive note about our online index, thanks to our diligent staff and NOVA volunteers, many errors from the original indexes have been found and corrected on our website as they have been painstakingly manually entered some from the indices and many directly from the original records over several years as we house and continue to receive the public vital records. We welcome your input, comments and criticisms, and again thank you for your patience in this regard. Please call me or my staff at the Archives if you have any issues with our website and feel free to contact me directly in regard to any other questions regarding the public vital records of Louisiana. Thank You, Bill Stafford Director of Reference Services Louisiana Secretary of State Archives Division Phone (225)922-1196 email:bstafford@sos.louisiana.gov _www.sos.louisiana.gov_ (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/) _www.geauxvote.com_ (http://www.geauxvote.com/) -----Original Message----- From: Judy Riffel [mailto:riffelj@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:37 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Cc: Bill Stafford Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] LA Archives, Search Vital Records Norm: There is no simple answer to the question at to how the Archives' index to the vital records was created. They started out with the printed indexes created and sent to them by Vital Records Registry. These are what the NOVA people and Ancestry input from. At some point, I'm not certain of the date, the Archives started indexing the vital records directly from the certificates as they received them from Vital Records. Now, every year when they get a new batch, they index them from scratch. So, there may be some discrepancies with the printed indexes that are available in the Research Room as of whatever that date was. The Louisiana Statewide Death index on microfilm in the Research Room goes up to 1959 even though the Archives has only received deaths through 1957 so far. There's also an Orleans Birth Index through 1914 even though they currently have births only through 1907. [As a side note, there is a little known collection of Statewide and Orleans Death Indexes on microfilm at the Louisiana State Library that goes through 1974. I use this frequently when doing research for heir searching companies.] Added to the Louisiana Death Index is a group of nearly 600 "delayed" deaths. Some of these date back to the 1800s. So the statement that the Louisiana Deaths begin in 1911 is not entirely correct (Note that I say "correct," not "true" because I would never imply that they are lying). Also, the earliest Louisiana Statewide Death is dated 1900, not 1911, and the earliest Orleans Birth is dated 1790 (a delayed recording). I have copied Bill Stafford on my response because he does not subscribe to this list. If he wants, he can post the "official" response. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Paula, Non-residents can get an NOPL card for $50/year, entitling them to the same privileges as resident card holders, including access to the NOPL's subscription to the Sanborn Insurance Maps. See: http://nutrias.org/~nopl/generalinfo.htm#non This page http://nutrias.org/info/louinfo/sanbornindex/sanbornindex.htm gives information on the maps and how they can be accessed with an NOPL card. Norm --- PaulaRandazzo@aol.com wrote: . . . > the Sanborn Maps are important to me. . . . > Any hints how I can master this task? . . .

Being my Italian history is in the Quarter obviously the Sanborn Maps are important to me. Following the directions at _http://nutrias.org/_ (http://nutrias.org/) it reads if you live out of Louisiana your up a creek. Any hints how I can master this task? Paula (Randazzo) Zoccoli California **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Five historic N.O. sites to receive grants today Posted by mcarr May 13, 2008 07:33AM The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express will award $400,000 in grants today to five historic New Orleans sites. All five sites are run by nonprofits. They must complete repairs within a year. The initiative, called Partners in Preservation, was announced last month with a focus on historic New Orleans sites that are "community-gathering spaces." The awards committee considered each building's importance to its neighborhood, through stories told on the Web. One of the online entries came from Rogerwene Washington, a lifelong member of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church and a sister of its pastor, the Rev. Otto W. Duncan Jr. As a child, Washington recalled, she'd sat in a pew counting the 60 bulbs that light the iconic "God is Love" sign hanging over the church's pulpit. In another Web entry, Arianne Rumley-Moore called St. James a "very important place in my heart." When she was young, the church -- where she was baptized and married -- had paid for her piano lessons and bought her college textbooks. "If I had attended another church, my life would not have been the same," she wrote. The biggest preservation award went to that beloved church, a Gothic structure on North Roman Street a few blocks from Canal Street. The church, built in 1844 by free people of color, received $100,000 to repair the pressed-tin ceiling and plaster walls of the sanctuary, which has been unusable since Hurricane Katrina, mostly because of a gaping hole in its roof, left by a steeple that toppled during the storm. The congregation returned in December 2005 and has held services in its fellowship hall since then, even though it had no electricity for nearly a year, Duncan said. Two other grants also went to churches. The St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural Center, a Renaissance Revival building in the Lower Garden District, secured $80,000 to restore its front portico, built in 1891. The St. Augustine Parish Hall, built in 1869 in Treme, will receive $75,000 to repair its storm-damaged roof and a rotted and termite-damaged second-floor balcony. On the project's Web site, a longtime parishioner remembered neighbors dancing, playing bingo and hearing music within St. Augustine's building, which he called "a touchstone of Treme." The Odyssey House Louisiana, a social service and health care agency in the Esplanade Ridge neighborhood, also got $75,000 to repair its windows and shutters. The agency's pair of connected brick buildings have been serving the city since 1866, when Thomy Lafon, an early African-American philanthropist, financed an orphanage there for children who'd lost parents during the Civil War. The last grant went to Save Our Cemeteries, which received $70,000 for Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, a burial spot in the Garden District established in 1833. The nonprofit plans to stabilize the cemetery's whitewashed vaults and walls and install a drainage system. Several people had advocated online for the cemetery, listing the prominent citizens laid to rest there and movies filmed within it. Louise, a New Orleans resident, asked that the project finance repairs to Lafayette No. 1 for more personal reasons. "A visit to the family tomb there makes me feel close to my dear grandparents and great-grandmother," she wrote. . . . . . . . Katy Reckdahl can be reached at kreckdahl@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3396.

To get a copy of the actual documents from the Notre Dame Archives, write to William Kevin Cawley, Ph.D., Archivist and Curator of Manuscripts, Archives of the University of Notre Dame. at archives@nd.edu. The website for the Notre Dame Archives will tell you how much you need to pay per page for the documents. I sent off my check and received the originals, in French of course, within a short time. Although the staff at the Archdiocesan Archives of New Orleans are wonderful people, especially my friend Jack Belsom, they don't have anything to do with the Notre Dame Archives in Indiana, and they won't be able to help you. Carolyn Long > [Original Message] > From: Jan Strickland <jans884@bellsouth.net> > To: LAORLEAN <laorlean@rootsweb.com> > Date: 05/12/2008 7:12:54 PM > Subject: [LAORLEAN] Dispensation info > > I found the following in the Univ. of Notre Dame Archives. This couple were > married outside the Church on 22 Jan 1800 in East Baton Rouge, LA. Most all > children seem to have been baptised in the Church. How might I get a copy > of the dispensation and any follow up? note: sorry for length, but wanted > to send all I had found. BTW, this Guillarmo Wikoff of EBR Parish seems to > have been the father of Susan Hepp's children including the Juliana Wikoff > who married Fernando Gayoso de Lemos (not the one from St. Landry Parish). > Two children born before his marriage to Isavel Mather and 2-3 after they > were married. Thanks for any help and or suggestions. > > 1800 Jan. 15 > Wikoff, Guillarmo > New Orleans, (Louisiana) > Wikoff, a native and business man of New Orleans, wishes to marry Isavel > Mather, daughter of Santiago and Francisca. Wikoff is a Protestant; Isavel a > Catholic. Wikoff asks permission for the marriage by reason of the royal > order relative to marriages between Catholics and Protestants. Wikoff is the > owner of a new house. His fiancee is the daughter of Protestant parents but > was educated at the Convent of the Ursulines. Wikoff is ready to swear not > to interfere with Isavel's religion and that the children should follow the > religion of their mother. > D.S. (Spanish) > -------- > 1800 Jan. 17 > Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis > (New Orleans), Louisiana > (The above) is to be given to Father Ubaldo Delgado, (0.F.M.), named as > attorney. Father Isidro Quintero certifies as secretary. > A.D.S. (Spanish) > -------- > 1800 Jan. 18 > Quintero, Father Isidro > New Orleans, (Louisiana) > Quintero notified Delgado who accepts the appointment and signs. > A.D.S. (Spanish) > -------- > 1800 Jan. 20 > Delgado, Father Ubaldo > New Orleans, (Louisiana) > Delgado calls attention to instruction given at San Lorenzo November 30, > 1792, for the observance of the royal ordinance of December 17, permitting > marriage between Protestants and Catholics in this colony. Doubtless > Wil[k]coff has based his petition for marriage with Isabel Mather on this > but since no causes can be found to make it legitimate it should be denied. > Delgado quotes from proceedings of the General Council of Carcedonia, from > Pope Benedict XIV's diocesan synod, Canon 45, a Bull of November 11, 1741 > and Clement XI. > A.D.S. (Spanish) > -------- > 1800 Jan. 21 > Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis > (New Orleans), Louisiana > It is decreed (as above). > A.D.S. (Spanish) > -------- > 1800 Jan. 22 > Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis > (New Orleans), Louisiana > The causes and security given by wilcoff are not sufficient to obtain the > dispensation. > D.S. (Spanish) > V-2-i D.S., A.D.S. (Spanish) 11pp. 4to. > > Thanks Jan S - Orlando, FL > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1428 - Release Date: 05/12/2008 7:44 AM

I suggest you write to the archdiocese in new orleans and ask them. You might make it to the attention of Jack Belsom pbd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Strickland" <jans884@bellsouth.net> To: "LAORLEAN" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:10 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Dispensation info I found the following in the Univ. of Notre Dame Archives. This couple were married outside the Church on 22 Jan 1800 in East Baton Rouge, LA. Most all children seem to have been baptised in the Church. How might I get a copy of the dispensation and any follow up? note: sorry for length, but wanted to send all I had found. BTW, this Guillarmo Wikoff of EBR Parish seems to have been the father of Susan Hepp's children including the Juliana Wikoff who married Fernando Gayoso de Lemos (not the one from St. Landry Parish). Two children born before his marriage to Isavel Mather and 2-3 after they were married. Thanks for any help and or suggestions. 1800 Jan. 15 Wikoff, Guillarmo New Orleans, (Louisiana) Wikoff, a native and business man of New Orleans, wishes to marry Isavel Mather, daughter of Santiago and Francisca. Wikoff is a Protestant; Isavel a Catholic. Wikoff asks permission for the marriage by reason of the royal order relative to marriages between Catholics and Protestants. Wikoff is the owner of a new house. His fiancee is the daughter of Protestant parents but was educated at the Convent of the Ursulines. Wikoff is ready to swear not to interfere with Isavel's religion and that the children should follow the religion of their mother. D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 17 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana (The above) is to be given to Father Ubaldo Delgado, (0.F.M.), named as attorney. Father Isidro Quintero certifies as secretary. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 18 Quintero, Father Isidro New Orleans, (Louisiana) Quintero notified Delgado who accepts the appointment and signs. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 20 Delgado, Father Ubaldo New Orleans, (Louisiana) Delgado calls attention to instruction given at San Lorenzo November 30, 1792, for the observance of the royal ordinance of December 17, permitting marriage between Protestants and Catholics in this colony. Doubtless Wil[k]coff has based his petition for marriage with Isabel Mather on this but since no causes can be found to make it legitimate it should be denied. Delgado quotes from proceedings of the General Council of Carcedonia, from Pope Benedict XIV's diocesan synod, Canon 45, a Bull of November 11, 1741 and Clement XI. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 21 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana It is decreed (as above). A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 22 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana The causes and security given by wilcoff are not sufficient to obtain the dispensation. D.S. (Spanish) V-2-i D.S., A.D.S. (Spanish) 11pp. 4to. Thanks Jan S - Orlando, FL ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1428 - Release Date: 5/12/2008 7:44 AM

I found the following in the Univ. of Notre Dame Archives. This couple were married outside the Church on 22 Jan 1800 in East Baton Rouge, LA. Most all children seem to have been baptised in the Church. How might I get a copy of the dispensation and any follow up? note: sorry for length, but wanted to send all I had found. BTW, this Guillarmo Wikoff of EBR Parish seems to have been the father of Susan Hepp's children including the Juliana Wikoff who married Fernando Gayoso de Lemos (not the one from St. Landry Parish). Two children born before his marriage to Isavel Mather and 2-3 after they were married. Thanks for any help and or suggestions. 1800 Jan. 15 Wikoff, Guillarmo New Orleans, (Louisiana) Wikoff, a native and business man of New Orleans, wishes to marry Isavel Mather, daughter of Santiago and Francisca. Wikoff is a Protestant; Isavel a Catholic. Wikoff asks permission for the marriage by reason of the royal order relative to marriages between Catholics and Protestants. Wikoff is the owner of a new house. His fiancee is the daughter of Protestant parents but was educated at the Convent of the Ursulines. Wikoff is ready to swear not to interfere with Isavel's religion and that the children should follow the religion of their mother. D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 17 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana (The above) is to be given to Father Ubaldo Delgado, (0.F.M.), named as attorney. Father Isidro Quintero certifies as secretary. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 18 Quintero, Father Isidro New Orleans, (Louisiana) Quintero notified Delgado who accepts the appointment and signs. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 20 Delgado, Father Ubaldo New Orleans, (Louisiana) Delgado calls attention to instruction given at San Lorenzo November 30, 1792, for the observance of the royal ordinance of December 17, permitting marriage between Protestants and Catholics in this colony. Doubtless Wil[k]coff has based his petition for marriage with Isabel Mather on this but since no causes can be found to make it legitimate it should be denied. Delgado quotes from proceedings of the General Council of Carcedonia, from Pope Benedict XIV's diocesan synod, Canon 45, a Bull of November 11, 1741 and Clement XI. A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 21 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana It is decreed (as above). A.D.S. (Spanish) -------- 1800 Jan. 22 Penalver y Cardenas, Bishop Luis (New Orleans), Louisiana The causes and security given by wilcoff are not sufficient to obtain the dispensation. D.S. (Spanish) V-2-i D.S., A.D.S. (Spanish) 11pp. 4to. Thanks Jan S - Orlando, FL

click on the Louisiana link and then scroll to which ever parish you want penny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Johnston" <lqqkin_for_a_needle_in_a_haystak@yahoo.com> To: <laorlean-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:14 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Help w/ other links, please? Hi: Does anyone know the other links to the St. Charles, St. John & St. James Parishes? Thanks. Tami Thanks in advance, Tami Johnston New Orleans, LA JOHNSTON/HOFFMAN/KEISSEL/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/USNER/ELWELL/DOCLAR/WEISHEIMER/HUCKINS/ and many many more VISIT MY SITES AT: http://johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com http://arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1427 - Release Date: 5/11/2008 1:08 PM

Hi: Does anyone know the other links to the St. Charles, St. John & St. James Parishes? Thanks. Tami Thanks in advance, Tami Johnston New Orleans, LA JOHNSTON/HOFFMAN/KEISSEL/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/USNER/ELWELL/DOCLAR/WEISHEIMER/HUCKINS/ and many many more VISIT MY SITES AT: http://johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com http://arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

Good Morning, I am looking for any type of information that will help identify the origin of Joseph SNAER whose parents Samule & Agalis RAPHAEL were natives of New Orleans according to the Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records indicate. [SMI-19, 15, p. 442-443, Vol. 15, 1880-1882]; Joseph married Emma MICHEL [Paul & Marcelline WALLIS]. I am also hoping to learn something of the origin of Paul MICHEL as well. I am researching the Acadian MICHEL [Jacques {St. Michel} & Catherine COMEAU]. Any help would be appreciated. Andrea Scott

National: http://usgwarchives.org Louisiana: http://usgwarchives.org/la/lafiles.htm Orleans Parish Archives http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans.htm Jefferson Parish Archives http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/jefferso.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Johnston" <lqqkin_for_a_needle_in_a_haystak@yahoo.com> To: <laorlean-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Sorry, but could someone give me the links again Sorry, I thought I bookmarked the Orleans & Jefferson Parish Rootsweb Pages, but didn't. Could someone please send me them. Thanks. Tami Thanks in advance, Tami Johnston New Orleans, LA JOHNSTON/HOFFMAN/KEISSEL/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/USNER/ELWELL/DOCLAR/WEISHEIMER/HUCKINS/ and many many more VISIT MY SITES AT: http://johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com http://arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM

I'm jealous of everyone who saw it. It didn't like the Media Player installed with (gag) Window's Vista. I really miss LPB; I think their programs are much better than those we get on the PBS station in Houston. Judy Vinson From: Merle Sent: Sat 5/10/2008 1:10 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] LPB Joan, I clicked on Windows Media 256K, had sound on, and saw Judy and Bill. That is a good URL. Merle Joan Grego wrote: > Judy, > > What do you put in the search blank? I put LSWI 3137 and it was not found. > > Thanks, > Joan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Riffel" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> > To: "Orleans" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Acadian-Cajun" > <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:45 PM > Subject: [LAORLEAN] LPB > > > >> LPB's segment on genealogy aired tonight on Louisiana The State We're In. >> You also view it online here >> >> http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/streaming.cfm >> >> Judy Riffel >> Baton Rouge >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, I thought I bookmarked the Orleans & Jefferson Parish Rootsweb Pages, but didn't. Could someone please send me them. Thanks. Tami Thanks in advance, Tami Johnston New Orleans, LA JOHNSTON/HOFFMAN/KEISSEL/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/USNER/ELWELL/DOCLAR/WEISHEIMER/HUCKINS/ and many many more VISIT MY SITES AT: http://johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com http://arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

don't bother with the search line just choose the 2nd thing listed and then click on Window Media Player 256K penny From: "Joan Grego" <jmgrego@bellsouth.net> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] LPB Judy, What do you put in the search blank? I put LSWI 3137 and it was not found. Thanks, Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Riffel" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> To: "Orleans" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Acadian-Cajun" <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:45 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] LPB > LPB's segment on genealogy aired tonight on Louisiana The State We're In. > You also view it online here > > http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/streaming.cfm > > Judy Riffel > Baton Rouge > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM

Joan, I clicked on Windows Media 256K, had sound on, and saw Judy and Bill. That is a good URL. Merle Joan Grego wrote: > Judy, > > What do you put in the search blank? I put LSWI 3137 and it was not found. > > Thanks, > Joan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Riffel" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> > To: "Orleans" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Acadian-Cajun" > <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:45 PM > Subject: [LAORLEAN] LPB > > > >> LPB's segment on genealogy aired tonight on Louisiana The State We're In. >> You also view it online here >> >> http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/streaming.cfm >> >> Judy Riffel >> Baton Rouge >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Judy, What do you put in the search blank? I put LSWI 3137 and it was not found. Thanks, Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Riffel" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> To: "Orleans" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Acadian-Cajun" <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:45 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] LPB > LPB's segment on genealogy aired tonight on Louisiana The State We're In. > You also view it online here > > http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/streaming.cfm > > Judy Riffel > Baton Rouge > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Norm: There is no simple answer to the question at to how the Archives' index to the vital records was created. They started out with the printed indexes created and sent to them by Vital Records Registry. These are what the NOVA people and Ancestry input from. At some point, I'm not certain of the date, the Archives started indexing the vital records directly from the certificates as they received them from Vital Records. Now, every year when they get a new batch, they index them from scratch. So, there may be some discrepancies with the printed indexes that are available in the Research Room as of whatever that date was. The Louisiana Statewide Death index on microfilm in the Research Room goes up to 1959 even though the Archives has only received deaths through 1957 so far. There's also an Orleans Birth Index through 1914 even though they currently have births only through 1907. [As a side note, there is a little known collection of Statewide and Orleans Death Indexes on microfilm at the Louisiana State Library that goes through 1974. I use this frequently when doing research for heir searching companies.] Added to the Louisiana Death Index is a group of nearly 600 "delayed" deaths. Some of these date back to the 1800s. So the statement that the Louisiana Deaths begin in 1911 is not entirely correct (Note that I say "correct," not "true" because I would never imply that they are lying). Also, the earliest Louisiana Statewide Death is dated 1900, not 1911, and the earliest Orleans Birth is dated 1790 (a delayed recording). I have copied Bill Stafford on my response because he does not subscribe to this list. If he wants, he can post the "official" response. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm Hellmers" <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] LA Archives, Search Vital Records > List, > > The site was also inoperative last night. At the > moment, it appears that the "Basic Search" is not > working (at least not for me), so use the "Advanced > Search." The URL for the marriage and death indexes is > here: > http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/638/Default.aspx > > Here are a few thoughts on these new indexes. > > The Orleans Parish marriage index covers 1870-1957 and > apparently some late-registered marriages prior to > 1870. Ancestry covers 1870 to 1925; the Louisiana > Archives index additionally covers 1926-1957, a period > not fully indexed by anyone else. However, Ancestry > offers the use of wildcards, a feature apparently not > available at the Louisiana Archives site, although the > search engine will apparently give all names from the > first letter on. (Adding one letter at a time will > narrow your search.) > > The Louisiana death index covers 1911-1956. This > Louisiana-wide index is apparently available nowhere > else. Their website says: "The database also contains > older death records for some parishes, such as deaths > that occurred in Jefferson parish before 1911, and > deaths that occurred in Orleans Parish as early as > 1804." Ancestry covers Orleans Parish deaths between > 1804-1949. Checking one of my family names (Neff), I > found 26 deaths in Orleans Parish using the Louisiana > Archives index, none prior to 1918. Ancestry found 41, > some back to the 1860s. So, apparently, the Louisiana > Archives death index is not complete for Orleans > Parish. > > This gets a little complicated, but for now, it would > appear that the new Louisiana Archives indexes are > especially useful for: > -- Orleans Parish marriages between 1926-1957 > -- Orleans Parish deaths between 1949-1956 > -- Louisiana deaths between 1911-1956 > > For other years, Ancestry's coverage may be more > complete and Ancestry offers the use of wildcards and > soundexing. > > Of course if you can't find a vital record, I would > search using all available indexes, including NOVA's, > now found here: > http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans.htm > > Does anyone know when and how these Louisiana Archives > indexes were created? Also, these indexes--since they > are free--may obviate some of the ongoing work by NOVA > in transcribing the Orleans Parish birth, marriage, > and death indexes. > > Comments, corrections, and clarifications to these > observations are invited. > > Norm > > --- Judy Riffel <riffelj@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> The Louisiana State Archives vital records index >> seems to be working now, >> although nearly the entire website was not working >> for me earlier this morning. > . . . > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >