GenealogyBank NewsletterHere's the message I received. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: GenealogyBank To: roseermis@comcast.net Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:46 PM Subject: Rosemary, new content just added to GenealogyBank. This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Looking Forward... Following are some of the new titles we will begin digitizing in the spring: Newest Titles: a.. Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH b.. Mobile Press-Register, AL c.. Detroit Plaindealer, MI d.. Arkansas Gazette, AR e.. New Orleans Picayune, LA f.. New York Daily Advertiser, NY g.. Charleston Mercury, SC h.. Kansas Weekly Herald, KS i.. New York Evening Post, NY j.. Savannah Republican, GA k.. Federal Gazette, MD And many more We'll also be offering expanded coverage of these and other current titles: a.. Newport Mercury, RI b.. New-Hampshire Gazette, NH c.. Connecticut Courant, CT d.. National Intelligencer, DC e.. Massachusetts Spy, MA f.. Vermont Gazette, VT g.. Enquirer, VA And many more View entire list Over four million family history records just added to GenealogyBank Hello Rosemary, Good news! We've just digitized over four million historical newspaper articles, obituaries and documents to help you discover new and exciting details about your ancestors. The latest addition to GenealogyBank provides access to new family history information from 24 states and more than 30 historical newspapers, including: . Savannah Tribune, GA . Boston Journal, MA . Anaconda Standard, MT . North American, PA And many more! View complete list of new titles We have also posted the first 20 titles (1855-1956) from our new collection of Hispanic American newspapers, including: . Amigo del Hogar, IN . Cosmopolita, MO . Labrador, NM . Defensor del Pueblo, NM . Continental, TX And more. View all Hispanic newspaper titles Additional titles will be added monthly and will eventually span from 1808 to 1980. This new resource will provide individuals with Hispanic heritage access to the largest digital collection of Spanish language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries. Did you know that over two million digitized records are added to GenealogyBank each month? It's also the largest online newspaper archive and has over 221 million family history records and an estimated 1.5 billion names found in: a.. Historical Newspapers (1690-1977) More than 112 Million articles from 2,400 titles - updated monthly b.. America's Obituaries (1977-Current) 27+ Million Obits from more than 1,000 newspapers - updated daily c.. Historical Books (1801-1900) Over 11,700 items - updated monthly d.. Historical Documents (1759-1980) More than 136,000 military reports, lists and government documents. Now digitizing January 1938. e.. SSDI (1937-Current) More than 81 Million death records. Only site updated weekly. Access all GenealogyBank collections for 30 days - only $9.95. Regards, The GenealogyBank Team -------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this email because you previously opted in to receive messages from GenealogyBank, a division of NewsBank, inc. Click here if you no longer wish to receive information about GenealogyBank. We respect your privacy. To view our Privacy Policy, click here. NewsBank, inc. · 4501 Tamiami Trail N. Suite 316 · Naples, FL 34103

The ad said: Looking Forward... Following are some of the new titles we will begin digitizing in the spring: Newest Titles: a.. Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH b.. Mobile Press-Register, AL c.. Detroit Plaindealer, MI d.. Arkansas Gazette, AR e.. New Orleans Picayune, LA f.. New York Daily Advertiser, NY g.. Charleston Mercury, SC h.. Kansas Weekly Herald, KS i.. New York Evening Post, NY j.. Savannah Republican, GA k.. Federal Gazette, MD And many more I went online and this is what they have presently for Louisiana: Louisiana Title Date Range Collection Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) 1/1/1986-Current America's Obituaries Alexandria Daily Town Talk (LA) 3/29/1999-Current America's Obituaries Daily Advertiser, The (Lafayette, LA) 11/5/2001-Current America's Obituaries Daily Delta (New Orleans, LA) 6/17/1846 - 2/14/1863 Historical Newspapers Daily True Delta (New Orleans, LA) 5/23/1857 - 12/31/1864 Historical Newspapers Daily World (Opelousas, LA) 2/9/2004-Current America's Obituaries Jeffersonian Republican (New Orleans, LA) 12/21/1844 - 3/30/1847 Historical Newspapers Louisiana Advertiser (New Orleans, LA) 4/19/1820 - 11/3/1827 Historical Newspapers Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA) 3/20/1819 - 12/2/1820 Historical Newspapers Louisiana Planter (Alexandria, LA) Variant titles: The Louisiana Planter 5/15/1810 - 5/15/1810 Historical Newspapers Louisiana Rambler (Alexandria, LA) 3/28/1818 - 4/11/1818 Historical Newspapers Louisiana State Gazette (New Orleans, LA) Variant titles: La Gazette d'etat de la Louisiane 11/11/1825 - 12/7/1826 Historical Newspapers Louisianian (St. Francisville, LA) Variant titles: The Louisianian 5/8/1819 - 5/27/1820 Historical Newspapers New Orleans Times (New Orleans, LA) 1/1/1865 - 9/30/1878 Historical Newspapers News-Star, The (Monroe, LA) 2/17/1999-Current America's Obituaries Orleans Gazette (New Orleans, LA) 6/28/1805 - 12/31/1819 Historical Newspapers Orleans Gazette & Commercial Advertiser (New Orleans, LA) 6/11/1805 - 1/5/1816 Historical Newspapers Sunday Delta (New Orleans, LA) 9/28/1856 - 3/25/1860 Historical Newspapers Times, The (Shreveport, LA) 1/6/1999-Current America's Obituaries Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) 1/14/1989-Current America's Obituaries True Delta (New Orleans, LA) 5/27/1862 - 7/30/1862 Historical Newspapers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Riffel" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Picayune > Dear Rosemary: > > Did they say what years would be covered? > > Judy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@comcast.net> > To: "Orleans Rootsweb" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:21 PM > Subject: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Picayune > > >> Just got an e-mail from Genealogy Bank that they will begin digitizing >> the >> New Orleans Picayune in the spring. >> >> Wow!!! What great news!!! >> >> Rosemary Ermis >> Alvin, TX >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

Dear Rosemary: Did they say what years would be covered? Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@comcast.net> To: "Orleans Rootsweb" <LAORLEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:21 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Picayune > Just got an e-mail from Genealogy Bank that they will begin digitizing the > New Orleans Picayune in the spring. > > Wow!!! What great news!!! > > Rosemary Ermis > Alvin, TX > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hey Nova, Just a little note to let you know that the Gen Web Archive Pages for Louisiana have moved to http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/lafiles.htm Orleans Parish is now at http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans.htm Jefferson Parish is now at http://www.usgwarchives.org/la/jefferso.htm As of right now the search engines only will work through rootsweb.ancestry.com until the files are completely removed from there. New search engines are in the making and will arrive as soon possible(hopefully). As time permits with the whole United States pages are moving and the massive amount of work that takes, depends on how long it will take for new search engines. As always, Like I said from day one, I promise to keep the files free free and free for always and forever. Please bookmark the new pages, as the other ones will be leaving soon. Darnell Marie Brunner Beck {Dee} "The Woman who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." Edward J Phelps 1822 - 1900 Orleans Parish Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans.htm My Home Page http://members.cox.net/darnellmbrunner/home.htm

What a good idea, I'll set up an excel sheet and put it on that. Your so smart Colleen, thanks Jan -------Original Message------- From: CFitzp@aol.com Date: 3/22/2008 4:11:41 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] missing ancestors Hi Jan, Why don't you transcribe the whole list and send it to Dee to upoad once we've finsihed the move to USGENWEB? Colleen **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ------------------------------- 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

Hi Jan, Why don't you transcribe the whole list and send it to Dee to upoad once we've finsihed the move to USGENWEB? Colleen **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

While searching for a GAIENNIE for a "sorta" cousin, I found in the 1850 Census the following Louisiana males attending Mount St. Mary College in Frederick, Maryland. Most are listed as a student of Div. (Divinity) and the following seems to indicate that it was a college for Jesuits. The GAIENNIE I was searching for seems to have disappeared after this, until just before he died in 1867-1868. If you are missing an ancestor, this may well be where they disappeared to. I am only listing some of the students. All are listed as "Students of Div." Source: Ancestry.com - Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: M432_292; Page: 201; Image: 400. Phlegie Melancor age 19, born in LA Emanuel De Blanc age 18, born in LA Augustin Fisher age 18, born in FL Geo. W. Gaiennie age 18, born in LA John Landry age 19, born in LA Rappael J. Smith age 18, born in LA Richard Winchester age 18, born in LA Juan Barbosa age 17, born in Brazil Rafael Berlaudier age 17, born in Mexico James Donovan age 17, born in LA Lewis De Blaire age 17, born in LA Fernando Gayoso age 17, born in LA Nicholas Hidalgo age 17, born in Cuba Samuel Landre age 17, born in LA Peters Leefe age 17, born in LA ***listed as "Student" Augusta Mercier age 17, born in LA Pedro O Bourke age 17, born in Cuba Chas. E. Thompson age 17, born in FL John Thomas age 17, born in FL Julian Vienne age 18, born in LA Cesaire De Blanc age 16, born in LA Alfred Dufilhe age 16, born in LA Juan Bastos age 15, born in Brazil Tenon Decuir age 15, born in LA Frederich Dupenier age 15, born in LA Jose Desa age 15, born in Brazil Raphael Entenza age 15, born in Cuba Leopold J. Smith age 15, born in LA Henry Carroll age 14, born in LA Emile DeBlanc age 14, born in LA John Darby age 14, born in LA John Knight age 14, born in Cuba Gabriel Entenza age 14, born in Cuba Daniel Potter age 14, born in FL Augustin Mandracha age 14, born in Chile Harry Perry age 14, born in LA Lou Ariles age 13, born in Cuba Philip Benehausen age 13, born in LA Henry Carramajon age 13, born in Cuba Albano Deda age 13, born in Brazil Newton Bennaton age 12, born in Brazil Ignatio Quessada age 12, born in Cuba Bernard Tremontet age 12, born in LA Henry Tremonlet age 11, born in LA Thomas Terry age 11, born in Cuba Fernando Aneliz age 10, born in Cuba at the end of the list of students, I found 3 Sister's of Charity from Ireland

Thanks Linda, I have the book in my possession now reading it. My library had a copy. Barbara Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <Scorpio2359@aol.com> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] OT: Looking for Book pub Pelican "The Big Lie" > Did you find your book yet? > > Try amazon.com, or Bordersstores.com - both websites had entries for "The > Big Lie". You may have a Borders or Waldenbooks nearby your > neighborhood. > Call them directly for availability. > > Another option is your local library - I'm in Massachusetts and I found 1 > copy in my local system. Call your library - if they don't have it, they > should be able to get a copy thru interlibrary loan. > > Happy Hunting > Linda M. > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > 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: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 > 5:52 PM > >

SAW THIS ON WAR OF 1812 LIST, THERE IS MENTION OF LOUISIANA MILITIA Here is an article that should be of interest on the POW's held at Halifax, there were naval prisoners there also. I believe there is information available through the Candian archives, check their website. The Pa Militiamen were from Col. Fenton's Regiment from Cumberland, Adams and Franklin Counties, called up for the defense of Erie, PA, and were later transferred to Gen. Porter's command in Gen. Jacob Brown's Army for the 1814 Campaign into UC. - Mark CARTELS FROM HALIFAX (American Prisoners of War) Salem, March 25, 1815. On Thursday last arrived here, the British transport brigs, Union and Hope, eight days from Halifax, with 350 prisoners, consisting of officers, soldiers and sailors of the United States Army and Navy, officers and parts of crews of Privateers, and other seamen and militia. About 700 were left in Halifax. There was no news of any kind at Halifax and no American vessels had been sent in for a long time. Fifteen or twenty failures had taken place in consequence of the peace.      The following officers have arrived in the above cartels; Of the Army: Lieuts. Ballard, Fontaine, Perry; Cornets; Johnson & Gillis. Of the Navy: Lieuts. Turner, Storer, Gilliams &Web; Sailing Masters, Wright and Hall; and 12 or 15 Midshipmen and Masters Mates.      Militia: Col. Churchill, Majors, Stanton and Wilson of the New York Volunteers; Major Galloway of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Major Enoch M. Lowe, of Louisiana; Captains, Bunt, Crouch, White, Case, Roberts; Lieuts. Case, Church, Clark; Quarter Master of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, and several other Lieuts. And Ensigns, whose names have not been ascertained.      Capt. Evans of the General Putnam, Privateer; Capt. Beesom of the Tomohawk and Capt. Burnham of the Guerriere.      The soldiers who have arrived are part of the 40th Regiment taken at Eastport.      We have conversed with a great number of the officers and men who have arrived in the above cartels. The conduct of the British toward our prisoners is represented by all as inhumane, tyrannical and ungenerous in the extreme; officers of the army and navy, soldiers and seamen, all unite in uttering the most bitter complaints. Indeed, it will appear, that the British had determined to destroy by cruelty those high minded men that the chance of war had thrown into their hands and whom they could not subdue in battle.      The tyrannical and inhumanity of Cusher, the agent at Halifax, are execrated in the strongest terms. The inattention to the sick is spoken of with indignation, and from the 1st of October to the 1st of February, 100 Americans are stated to have died in the hospital, a great part of them for proper want of attention. A great variety of facts, which prove the infamous conduct of our late enemy towards their unfortunate captives, we have from the mouths of gentlemen of honor, officers of the army and navy, and others whose veracity cannot be called in question.      The following account is given as a specimen, and by no means the most aggravated one among those with which we have been furnished, of their conduct towards our brave countrymen.      Just at the commencement of the Battle of Chippewa, a party of about an equal number of volunteers and Indians, say about 150 of each, were detached from the American Army to drive back a number of British Indians who had been firing on our picket guard. This brought on that famous battle. The British Indians retreated about half a mile through a wood, when they were reinforced by two light companies of British regulars and some Canadian militia, before which the American party was obliged to retreat. A small party consisting only of seven viz; Lt. Col. Bull, Major Galloway, Capt. White, and four privates, were returning to the American camp, when they were suddenly surprised by a party of about 25 British Indians, who rushed forward and seized every one of them, and immediately stripped them of everything, but their pantaloons and shirt. These gentlemen were completely in uniform, and Major G. and Capt. W., had each 240 dollars in their pockets. After marching about half a mile through this wood towards the British lines, one of the Indians stepped behind Col. Bull, and without giving him any warning, suddenly lifted up his rifle and shot him just below his shoulder blade, the ball passing through his body. He fell forward, but turned on his back, and holding out his hand exclaimed to Major G., “O help me up!” Major G. was in the act of lifting him up, when two Indians caught hold of his hand, and twitched him across the Colonel many times in order to make him trample him to death. While Major G. was straddled across him, another Indian struck the Colonel with a tomahawk on the head, which split it down as far as the chin, and immediately scalped him. They marched a few yards further when the Indians shot two of the privates, and taking the bloody scalp of one, they rubbed it over the face of another, and in this situation they were marched to Riall’s camp.      Captain White’s treatment was different. When he came to the bridge, just as the British rear guard were crossing, on their retreat, the British soldiers cried, “what have you got there, a damned Yankee!” The Indians said, “Yes,” “Well then damn him, run him well!.” And they ran him nearly a mile as hard as he could go, pushing him all the way. He passed through the British camp, where the savages were encouraged in their cruelty by the same language. He came to the edge of a wood, and being exhausted he sat down. The Indians gathered round and he apprehending they meant to kill him, said, “you will not murder me here I hope.” One of the Indians lifted up the butt end of his rifle, and brought it down with great violence, but retrained his hand when near his head. At this time two or three Canadian militia came up and saved his life.      Major Galloway was first brought forward to General Riall, and asked the General for his clothes only. “What the Indians got we can not obtain,” said he and wheeling on his foot, sat down near a door on a bench with his officers. He ordered his prisoners under guard separately, and they were kept without clothes or rations for four days, and slept on the ground without clothes or covering. At about 2 days after the action, the Americans attempted to cross at a new bridge they had constructed, in order to attack the enemy, when there was an understanding among the prisoners, that in case the Americans should succeed, they were to be left at the mercy of the savages and massacred. This they understood from a sergeant.      During the four days these gentlemen subsisted entirely upon the charity of the private soldiers and from their generosity they received an old watch coat and a forage cap a piece. In this naked and hungry condition they were drove to Fort George, a distance of 18 miles, on foot, and from thence by water, to York, Kingston, Montreal and Quebec. When arrived at Halifax, 18 or 20 of them were marched through the street, under a guard to Cusher’s office to receive their parole, and thence under guard like a set of felons to the quay; and embarked for Dartmouth, where they remained about three months and finally arrived at Salem the 23rd of March.      Major Samuel Galloway and Captain Samuel White, were both Pennsylvania drafted men, and volunteered to cross the ---(boez??) at the Battle of Chippewa. The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, Fayette County 19 April 1815. posted on warof1812@rootsweb.com ************** Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

Did you find your book yet? Try amazon.com, or Bordersstores.com - both websites had entries for "The Big Lie". You may have a Borders or Waldenbooks nearby your neighborhood. Call them directly for availability. Another option is your local library - I'm in Massachusetts and I found 1 copy in my local system. Call your library - if they don't have it, they should be able to get a copy thru interlibrary loan. Happy Hunting Linda M. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

Just got an e-mail from Genealogy Bank that they will begin digitizing the New Orleans Picayune in the spring. Wow!!! What great news!!! Rosemary Ermis Alvin, TX

USGenWeb Sites Departing Ancestry.com-Hosted RootsWeb The free, volunteer-driven genealogy Web site RootsWeb has been transplanted to the domain of the subscription site (and RootsWeb's sibling under parent The Generations Network) Ancestry.com. The move has spurred a large number USGenWeb Project administrators to take their sites off RootsWeb. Why—and what does all this this mean for you? See the Genealogy Insider blog. ************** Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

I've been examining the N.O. family trees posted on Ancestry.com I note that many of the people who are listed on the NOVA birth indexes are described in these trees as having been born in New Orleans, Jefferson, LA. I thought the indices were New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA. How does one distinguish between births in Jefferson and births in Orleans? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join

I got this message from a library board member and it is very important to anyone who researches in the Jefferson Parish Library system. It can also affect the quality of the other libraries, accessibility, etc. Please do what you can to stop this proposed stupidity. Thanks to all Rita Tonglet, President West Bank Genealogy Society To all members of the Westbank Genealogy Society and those who conduct genealogy research in the Jane Chatelain/Westbank Regional Library: As we have discussed at meetings, a public hearing has finally been set to accept public imput on the proposed plan to re-configure the interior of this library. As I point out in the statement below, the book collection will be greatly reduced, particularly the areas most used for serious research. Please spread the word about the public hearing and ask those who cannot attend, to at least contact the Director & ask that your comments be added to those to be gathered at the hearing. It would also be a good idea to contact the Director's boss, Parish President Aaron Broussard, as well as your Councilman. Time is short to get the word out. Thanks, Judy Mills PUBLIC HEARING ON REGIONAL LIBRARY By Judy Mills Tuesday, April 1, has been set for a public hearing to accept comments on plans for the interior of the Jane Chatelain/Westbank Regional Library in Harvey . The meeting will be held in the Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd , beginning at 7 pm . The public is invited to view the proposed plan, hear a small presentation and make comments to be recorded and reviewed by the Jefferson Parish Library Board and Library Director. As a member of the Board representing the First Council District in which the Regional is located, I have reviewed the plan with great concern for its future as a place for research and education. There will be a severe reduction of adult books, even after the two-year “weeding” program which resulted in discard of approximately one third of books in the overall library collection, including that of this Regional. Of particular concern to me, and I believe to everyone who conducts research as a student, a genealogist, a local historian, or for pleasure, is the reduction in non-fiction and reference books; as well as Special Collections. To demonstrate, the following are actual numbers from the Jefferson Parish Library Department. A report on System Holdings dated January 10, 2008 shows that there are 79,343 adult books in Westbank Regional. Of that total 48,201 are adult non-fiction. In the proposed floor plan circulated to the Library Board at its meeting March 18, there will be a total of 26,600 adult books. Of that only 5,600 will be non-fiction. This is a planned two-thirds cut in adult books. Notice also, that contrary to accepted library practices, fiction books will outnumber non-fiction. This assumes that Westbankers do not need or desire serious materials. In Special Collections, Genealogy will be cut by three fourths. The current holdings are 4,380 books. The planned total after the re-configuration of the Regional will only be 1, 134. The Reference Department will be cut from 6,624 volumes to 4,800. (The Board was not given proposed numbers on the Louisiana Collection). These three areas: Non-Fiction, Special Collections & Reference are the heart of a library; and their attention or inattention, is indicative of the attitude of its caretakers. By de-emphasizing these sections, the focus and mission of this library will change from primarily educational to providing a media center or arcade. Serious researchers will find it more frequently necessary to “request” materials from the Eastbank Regional and/or other libraries whether in our own system or from others in the State or the Country. This delays access to study materials and costs more in hidden areas of the Library’s budget for handling such requests and transporting materials around the system. What, you may ask is to take the place of books? Answer: over 100 computers and a beefed up media area. No one will argue against providing such amenities, but must it be at the complete decimination of the book collection? It will be up to the public who attends the Public Hearing April 1 to decide what it wants from its library and let this be known. If you are unable to attend, write your comments to the Library Director with a request to have them included with those of the public hearing. You can write Lon Dickerson, Director, at Library Headquarters, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave , Metairie , 7001; and/or e-mail him at Ldickerson@jefferso nllib.la. us/ --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Article published Mar 20, 2008 Public records soon to hit the Web By Greg Hilburn ghilburn@thenewesstar.com Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Bill Hodge said more citizens come to his office than any other local government agency for public records. "The history of Ouachita Parish is right here, from marriages to lawsuits to property records," Hodge said. And Hodge is about to make it even easier for people to trace their genealogy or property titles or even find out how much their neighbors paid for their houses. Much of the information now available in Hodge's Ouachita Parish Courthouse office will soon be on the Web. "This is something that we've been working on for the past few years," Hodge said. "We've been scanning documents, and before the end of the year we should complete the project and make them available online." Hodge said that records from 1980 forward will be available on the Web by the late summer or fall. "We believe that it will be a valuable tool, especially for people who live outside the area," he said. Hodge said his office will charge an undetermined monthly fee for complete Web access, but the indexes will be available for free. All records at the clerk's courthouse office can be viewed for free in person, other than juvenile and adoption records, which can only be seen with a court order. In fact, Hodge's staff is available to help people with their searches, especially novices who may need help navigating the clerk's office. "That's what we're here for to help the public," Hodge said. "A lot of times when they come here they're already distraught, so it's our job to make sure we guide them to what they need. These are the people's records." Janet Pritchett has been a deputy clerk in Ouachita Parish for 25 years. "We do what we can to be helpful," Pritchett said. "We see a lot of people every day." Deputy clerk Kathy Hodge, who is no relation to Bill Hodge, has been working in the office for seven years. "You meet so many different people here," she said. "You don't realize just how much information is down here and how far back the records go until you spend some time in this office."

Congratulations to Penny & Ruth on your new progeny. Blessings to them both! Kathleen in Connecticut, by way of New Orleans -------------- Original message -------------- From: Penny Tveiten <pennyt153@yahoo.com> > It is so exciting! I have a beautiful 6lb 10 oz grandson named Donovan Riley! > Too bad I have to work today and won't be able to see him again until this > evening! Congrats on your granddaughter . Our family trees continue to grow! > Penny T > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "Writernola@aol.com" > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:43:13 PM > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Scanned 1908 & 1939 NEW ORLEANS STREET MAPS > > Hi Penny: > Would love to receive copies of all three maps. Thnx. (Also, I've just > completed a visit with my very first great granddaughter.) > Ruth >

How wonderful for NO, what a great plan Jan S - Orlando, FL -------Original Message------- From: Merle Date: 3/19/2008 12:29:50 PM To: peggy; laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] NOPL Releases Master Plan Three cheers for the good news about the New Orleans Public Libraries. Thank you Peggy for sharing that good news to those of us who no longer live in New Orleans. Merle in Texas peggy wrote: > March 18, 2008 14:08 MDT > New Orleans City Business > > > > N.O. Public Library releases $650M master plan > > > NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Public Library today unveiled a $650-million master plan to cover construction and operation costs for the next 25 years. > >

Three cheers for the good news about the New Orleans Public Libraries. Thank you Peggy for sharing that good news to those of us who no longer live in New Orleans. Merle in Texas peggy wrote: > March 18, 2008 14:08 MDT > New Orleans City Business > > > > N.O. Public Library releases $650M master plan > > > NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Public Library today unveiled a $650-million master plan to cover construction and operation costs for the next 25 years. > > Of that, $199 million will pay for construction of 12 new libraries and renovation of four existing buildings. And about $114 million of the $199 million will pay for construction of a new main library and archives building, slated to be finished by 2016; the main library site hasn't been selected yet. > > "This plan is essential for the recovery of New Orleans," said Irvin Mayfield, chairman of the NOPL board. "Hurricane Katrina ruined eight of our public libraries and damaged the remaining five. We must rebuild our libraries bigger and better than they were before. They will serve as community centers accessible to every neighborhood in the city. New computers will help us bridge the digital divide among our citizens. And cultural events will provide recreational enrichment as well as education." > > NOPL also announced that it will promote the city's jazz heritage. The first library to be built under the master plan will celebrate jazz music. The jazz branch - an 18,849-square-foot, roughly $9-million facility referred to in the master plan as Pontilly - will be built in Gentilly neighborhood, although the exact location has yet to be selected. > > "Like jazz, our new library system will celebrate ongoing improvement, nurture our cultural identity and encourage participation," Mayfield said. > > Other libraries will specialize in the things that make New Orleans unique. One will be devoted to culinary culture. Another will specialize in New Orleans architecture. One will specialize in wellness. > > Construction of a building to house the Louisiana Collection is scheduled to be under way by 2010. The building will be part of the new main library comple - a total of 203,544 square feet in two buildings. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

March 18, 2008 14:08 MDT New Orleans City Business N.O. Public Library releases $650M master plan NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Public Library today unveiled a $650-million master plan to cover construction and operation costs for the next 25 years. Of that, $199 million will pay for construction of 12 new libraries and renovation of four existing buildings. And about $114 million of the $199 million will pay for construction of a new main library and archives building, slated to be finished by 2016; the main library site hasn't been selected yet. "This plan is essential for the recovery of New Orleans," said Irvin Mayfield, chairman of the NOPL board. "Hurricane Katrina ruined eight of our public libraries and damaged the remaining five. We must rebuild our libraries bigger and better than they were before. They will serve as community centers accessible to every neighborhood in the city. New computers will help us bridge the digital divide among our citizens. And cultural events will provide recreational enrichment as well as education." NOPL also announced that it will promote the city's jazz heritage. The first library to be built under the master plan will celebrate jazz music. The jazz branch - an 18,849-square-foot, roughly $9-million facility referred to in the master plan as Pontilly - will be built in Gentilly neighborhood, although the exact location has yet to be selected. "Like jazz, our new library system will celebrate ongoing improvement, nurture our cultural identity and encourage participation," Mayfield said. Other libraries will specialize in the things that make New Orleans unique. One will be devoted to culinary culture. Another will specialize in New Orleans architecture. One will specialize in wellness. Construction of a building to house the Louisiana Collection is scheduled to be under way by 2010. The building will be part of the new main library comple - a total of 203,544 square feet in two buildings.

It is so exciting! I have a beautiful 6lb 10 oz grandson named Donovan Riley! Too bad I have to work today and won't be able to see him again until this evening! Congrats on your granddaughter . Our family trees continue to grow! Penny T ----- Original Message ---- From: "Writernola@aol.com" <Writernola@aol.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:43:13 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Scanned 1908 & 1939 NEW ORLEANS STREET MAPS Hi Penny: Would love to receive copies of all three maps. Thnx. (Also, I've just completed a visit with my very first great granddaughter.) Ruth **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ------------------------------- 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping