Hebert published 41 volumes beginning with the year 1750 and ending with the year 1909. This church at times had a joint ministerial appointment with st. The volumes contain records for the following parishes calcasieu, acadia, lafayette, st. Father hebert southwest louisiana records, vols 1 47 17561915 gary collection. These records cover the churches of the new orleans area from 1718 to 1817. Southwest louisiana records 1750 1900 the cd of the v1 to v31 by rev donald j hebert. His first volume of southwest louisiana records appeared in april 1974. Swlgs, organized in 1973 with 44 members, now has a membership of over. Southwest louisiana records 1750 1900 the cd of the v1 to v31 by rev donald j hebert vol. Genealogy archives and special collections subject. Heberts catholic church records published in southwest louisiana records and south. The southwest louisiana historical association records, collection no. They are an incredible resource for the genealogist. The records begin in 1840when calcasieu parish was formed as it separated from st.
I have 27 volumes from the series south west louisiana records by the rev. Southwest louisiana historical association records 19522006 7. Download southwest louisiana records or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Louisiana state archives research library mailin research. They also shed light on the types of documents that were once filed in the calcasieu parish courthouse before the fire of 1910. Southwest louisiana records 1974 edition open library. Bailey, joseph kenton, a manual on examination of louisiana land titles, the industries publishing co. Southwest louisiana records 1996 edition open library. Born on april 8, 1942, he is perhaps best known as the compiler of dozens of volumes of catholic church records in southwest louisiana, but he also wrote. Abstracts of the catholic church registers of the french and spanish post of st. Special collections maude reid index, obituaries index, and the 18951896 lake charles city directory.
For many years this was the only method available for researching specific information from the scrapbooks. Books, periodicals, microfilm, compiled family records and electronic databases. Its objectives are to encourage and assist its members in genealogical research, and to gather, process and preserve genealogical material. The new orleans diocese has 12 volumes in print and is working on number. The purpose of the father hebert books is designed to serve as a guide in helping the researcher locate records and documents that provide historical data in. See more ideas about genealogy book, southwest louisiana, louisiana. Don ald h ebert terrebonne lifelines bound newsletters 19822015. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. This is an excellent book for those families researching their southwest louisiana family lines. Breaking down louisianas big buck areas louisiana sportsman. Includes records from catholic and protestant parishes and civil courthouses of the southwest louisiana parishes of acadia, allen beauregard, cameron, calcasieu, evangeline, iberia, jefferson davis, lafayette, st landry, st martin, st mary and vermillion. The forgotten among us slavery in southwest louisiana.
Diocese of baton rouge, catholic church records, vols 114 17071879 archdiocese of new orleans sacramental records, vols 116 17181825. Immigration files of southwest louisiana, 18401929. Land records on microfilm in the genealogy collection. Church and civil records volume 2b 18191825 complete revision. Levingston land title company reports that they have consulted the book for composing land and title abstracts over the years. Southwest louisiana records download ebook pdf, epub. South louisiana records terrebonne parish library system. Category dewey acqno title author publisher collation. Southwest louisiana records, volume 42 1910 by rev. Father hebert southwest louisiana records, vols 1 47 17561915. Whats in the index this index was extracted from various death records in seven louisiana parishes. Tregle, editor, the history of louisiana, published for the louisiana american revolution bicentennial commission by louisiana state university press, baton rouge, 1975.
Jewish temples of southwest louisiana records university. Collection 207 jewish temples of southwest louisiana. The slave sale records from opelousas are much more detailed than the conveyance book records, as they chronicle names, physical attributes, and prices of the slaves being sold. The 41volume set of southwest louisiana records was a collection of abstracts from the church and civil records from the southwest louisiana parishes, and it included catholic and protestant churches, and courthouse records of genealogical and historical value, starting in 1756. Find a tennis court, learn to play tennis, and get tennis news. All of the 2011 jacob miller photo books vol i, ii, iii includes copies of documents for jacob miller and his wife anne m. Genealogy collections calcasieu parish public library. The publishing house is still looking for a priest who will continue heberts noble crusade. The southwest louisiana historical association records consists of the administrative papers, meeting minutes, membership lists, newsletters, scrapbooks, notes, photographic materials, and project files, 19522006.
Baton rouge family history center east baton rouge parish library. Donald joseph, 1942 add to print list remove from print list notes. The first record book opened in the parish was in 1840, a very small book, and which contained all the transactions of the parish up to 1862. Jun 29, 2018 southwest louisiana records volume 42 was the last one of the set that he himself published. The books include catholic records pertaining to births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, successions willsprobate records, and some land records. This set includes catholic and protestant churches and civil courthouse records of genealogical and historical value. Housed in the historic carnegie memorial library building, this collection boasts a friendly staff to assist with serious researchers or novices in tracing family history. Southwest louisiana biographical and historical by william. Hebert, the author of southwest louisiana records provides abbreviations in his books. Southwest louisiana records church and civil records of settlers.
Church and civil records of settlers, volume 18 southwest louisiana records. South louisiana vital family records lafourche and terrebonne civil and church records 19021941, published by the terrebonne genealogical society. Blog archives southwest louisiana genealogy for family at. Lutheran churches of southwest louisiana records university. Southwest louisiana biographical and historical by. Blog posts southwest louisiana genealogy for family at. Another original record series is called notary volume a. Click download or read online button to get southwest louisiana records book now.
Louisiana genealogy southern historical press, inc. I have not researched the individuals you are looking for, however, if they were baptized catholic you should find them in southwest louisiana records. Not a book but a 12inch, 33 rpm vinyl record album, recorded in the field and thus presumably monaural, rounder 6002, mint vinyl in a verygood. Genealogy archives and special collections subject guides. Church and civil records of settlers, volume 1 southwest louisiana records. Blog archives southwest louisiana genealogy for family. The record data, heretofore found in the first 31 volumes of swlr, is presented in a fully searchable database format.
Donald hebert immigration files of southwest louisiana, 18401929. The following figures show pretty clearly the growth of the parish since 1840, the time of its organization. The father of southwest louisiana genealogy i first heard the name. An inventory of land office records at the state archives compiled by ory g. Donald hebert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Diocese of baton rouge, catholic church records, vols 114 17071879. Levingston land title company reports that they have consulted the book. Nov 24, 2020 this is an excellent book for those families researching their southwest louisiana family lines. A nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to gathering, processing and preserving genealogical material by promoting interest in genealogy. Dec 15, 2018 includes records from catholic and protestant parishes and civil courthouses of the southwest louisiana parishes of acadia, allen beauregard, cameron, calcasieu, evangeline, iberia, jefferson davis, lafayette, st landry, st martin, st mary and vermillion. The goodspeed publishing company, 1892 3 southwest louisiana records 1750 1900. Southwest louisiana records download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. In the 1980s members of the southwest louisiana genealogical society indexed the scrapbooks on card catalog cards. Father hebert is presently working on putting the southwest louisiana records records on cdrom.
I have 27 volumes from the series southwest louisiana records by the rev. This conveyance book contains the first land sale records recorded in calcasieu parish. Mar 6, 2016 southwest louisiana families and applicable genealogy books and web sites. Available resources include books, microfilm, and databases with u. His recent book on acadians in southeast texas was his 96th work.
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