Thanks for all the good tips here, Alexa. I wish I were close to LA so I could make some of those trips but I do find some of the online stuff convenient. The majority of my ancestors were in LaFourche and Terrebone areas. But, I do have some in the Orleans St. Bernard area. Shelia KRAEMER SALOMONE -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alexa Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:33 PM To: Norm Hellmers; laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] City of Lafayette - Research Hints Whenever I search for New Orleans area ancestors, I always consider "New Orleans" as Orleans Parish, St. Bernard Parish, and Jefferson Parish, meaning I always consider all three parishes when looking for records.  Don't overlook St. Tammany Parish, Hancock and Harrison Counties, Mississippi. Why? Because many people crossed parish and state lines to get married.  In the days when Mississippi had no waiting period after purchasing a license and getting married, many New Orleans residents went there to get married and honeymoon.  I know my grandparents did.  Hancock County Historical Society has an excellent searchable site for old records: http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/ St. Bernard Parish was a favored place for marriage licenses.  Search here: http://records.stbclerk.com/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx Jefferson Parish marriages from July 1951 are on this fee site (quite expensive): http://www.jpclerkofcourt.us/jeffnet-login/ When I need Jeff Parish records, I just wait until I have several to look up and mosey over to the Clerk of Court Old Records Department, 1128 4th Street, in Gretna (not far from the courthouse).  It's been a few years since I've gone, but they've always let me search on my own with no hassles.  http://www.24jdc.us/contact.asp I do the same when I go to the State Archives in Baton Rouge.  I wait until I have enough to make the trip worthwhile. Jefferson Parish birth records are available in New Orleans at the new Vital Records Office in the Benson Towers on Poydras Street.  I can't find a workable link. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts... --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] City of Lafayette To: "laorlean@rootsweb.com" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 1:26 PM Jan et al,   The City of Lafayette (not to be confused with present day Lafayette, Louisiana) was originally in Jefferson Parish, but became part of New Orleans in 1852.   The Louisiana Division of the NOPL has information on these changes here: http://nutrias.org/facts/wards.htm   As you will see, Jefferson City was added in 1870, and Carrollton in 1874. Both of these were formerly in Jefferson Parish.   You can see maps of the wards on my map website here: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/5 _links_to_finding_aids.html   You can see the changes in Parish boundaries here: http://www.genealogyinc.com/louisiana/maps/   Hope this helps.   Norm   ________________________________ From: "jans884@bellsouth.net" <jans884@bellsouth.net> To: Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com>; LAOrleans <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Looking for Lottman BTW, Norm, do you know if there was a time when Jefferson Parish was not part of Orleans, or maybe when they came together.  That church, best I can find was located in New Orleans.   Jan S  ------------------------------- 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

Since everyone has been so helpful to me, I have another question. I asked this question once on Face Book Group but never got too many replies. My question is this: Besides Ancestry.com, which other genealogical societies do you feel gives you a lot of good resources and information on your ancestors. As I said earlier, most of my ancestors were in LaFourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, and Ascension Parishes. The majority of them were French-Acadian-Canadian and there were a couple of Spanish lines (JUNCAL/ONCALE; GONZALES; GARCIA; LOPEZ), a few English (SEYMOUR, WATKINS, BAKER), a few German(KRAEMER), and a few non-Acadian French(MAITREJEAN; FANGUY; FALGOUT). And can you recommend some good societies to join besides these because I am joining these real soon: Terrebonne Gen Society (I belonged to this group in the 1990s and loved it) and Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans (I have read some great articles in their quarterlies. Thank you, Shelia KRAEMER SALOMONE ---Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shelia Salomone Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 3:22 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; 'Norm Hellmers' Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] City of Lafayette - Research Hints Thanks for all the good tips here, Alexa. I wish I were close to LA so I could make some of those trips but I do find some of the online stuff convenient. The majority of my ancestors were in LaFourche and Terrebone areas. But, I do have some in the Orleans St. Bernard area. Shelia KRAEMER SALOMONE -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alexa Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:33 PM To: Norm Hellmers; laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] City of Lafayette - Research Hints Whenever I search for New Orleans area ancestors, I always consider "New Orleans" as Orleans Parish, St. Bernard Parish, and Jefferson Parish, meaning I always consider all three parishes when looking for records. Don't overlook St. Tammany Parish, Hancock and Harrison Counties, Mississippi. Why? Because many people crossed parish and state lines to get married.  In the days when Mississippi had no waiting period after purchasing a license and getting married, many New Orleans residents went there to get married and honeymoon.  I know my grandparents did.  Hancock County Historical Society has an excellent searchable site for old records: http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/ St. Bernard Parish was a favored place for marriage licenses.  Search here: http://records.stbclerk.com/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx Jefferson Parish marriages from July 1951 are on this fee site (quite expensive): http://www.jpclerkofcourt.us/jeffnet-login/ When I need Jeff Parish records, I just wait until I have several to look up and mosey over to the Clerk of Court Old Records Department, 1128 4th Street, in Gretna (not far from the courthouse).  It's been a few years since I've gone, but they've always let me search on my own with no hassles.  http://www.24jdc.us/contact.asp I do the same when I go to the State Archives in Baton Rouge.  I wait until I have enough to make the trip worthwhile. Jefferson Parish birth records are available in New Orleans at the new Vital Records Office in the Benson Towers on Poydras Street.  I can't find a workable link. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts... --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] City of Lafayette To: "laorlean@rootsweb.com" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 1:26 PM Jan et al,   The City of Lafayette (not to be confused with present day Lafayette, Louisiana) was originally in Jefferson Parish, but became part of New Orleans in 1852.   The Louisiana Division of the NOPL has information on these changes here: http://nutrias.org/facts/wards.htm   As you will see, Jefferson City was added in 1870, and Carrollton in 1874. Both of these were formerly in Jefferson Parish.   You can see maps of the wards on my map website here: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/5 _links_to_finding_aids.html   You can see the changes in Parish boundaries here: http://www.genealogyinc.com/louisiana/maps/   Hope this helps.   Norm   ________________________________ From: "jans884@bellsouth.net" <jans884@bellsouth.net> To: Norm Hellmers <n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com>; LAOrleans <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Looking for Lottman BTW, Norm, do you know if there was a time when Jefferson Parish was not part of Orleans, or maybe when they came together.  That church, best I can find was located in New Orleans.   Jan S  ------------------------------- 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