E-Mail Newsletter
Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, Inc.
www.lecomite.org
Volume I, No. 1
January 2009
Copyright © 2009 by Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, Inc.
Editor: Judy Riffel (riffelj@bellsouth.net)
Our Inaugural Issue!
Name Our Newsletter Contest
Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane,
Inc., is proud to release the first issue of its
as-yet unnamed new sletter (see our naming
contest next column). With rising postage
costs and an increasing number of members w ho have access to e-mail, an
electronic new sletter w as deemed to be a
cost effective and timely w ay to communicate w ith the majority of the members.
As you may have noticed, the first issue
of our new sletter is not yet named. But w e
hope to have a permanent name by the
April issue. At it s October 2008 meeting,
Le Comité’ s Board of Directors approved a
contest t o name the new sletter, w ith the
w inner receiving his or her choice of any
one of the society’ s in-stock publicat ions
as a prize.
This new sletter w ill not replace our print
journal, le Raconteur. Rather, it w ill be a
supplement, reporting on society new s and
activities. It w ill also provide an opportunity to try out new ideas, such as the
calendar of meetings (see p. 5). Some
items w ill be repeated in le Raconteur so
that all members w ill be informed. But
many w ill appear only in this new sletter.
The Board is looking for titles that
convey the electronic nature of the
new sletter as w ell as some connection to
Louisiana, genealogy, and/or archival
preservation. Several entries have already
been submit ted, but more are encouraged.
To ent er, e-mail your titles to
riffelj@bellsouth.net or mail them along
w ith your name and address to Le Comité
at P.O. Box 1547, Baton Rouge, LA
70821. All ent ries must be received by
February 1, 2009.
As w ith any new venture, adjustments
w ill be made along the w ay. Features may
be added or removed.
Therefore, w e
w elcome your feedback and suggestions.
There is no limit on the number of
entries that can be submitt ed, how ever,
only entries from 2009 paid members w ill
be considered. If no suitable name is
received, the contest w ill be extended until
one is found.
This first issue is being sent to 379
members w ho supplied e-mail addresses.
This includes 162 members w ho have paid
for 2009 and 217 from 2008 w ho have not
yet paid. Please note the subject line of the
e-mail accompanying this new sletter. It
w ill indicate your 2009 membership status
w ith “ PAID” or “ NOT PAID.”
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Most used books and periodicals have
also been sold. How ever, anyone w ishing
a list of remainders can send an e-mail to
Judy Riffel (riffelj@bellsouth.net).
Our New Website
As reported in the December issue of le
Raconteur, Le Comité recently launched its
new w ebsite (w w w .lecomite.org). The
new site contains all the information found
on the Secretary of State’ s w ebsite, plus
a few additions, corrections, and updates.
Free People of Color Book Is Out
The society’ s new est release is entitled
New Orleans Register of Free People of
Color, 1840-1864. This is a revised edition
of the abstracts that appeared in installments in le Raconteur from 1992 to 2006.
Three book indexes w ere added to the
publications page. These w ere Abstract s
of St. John the Bapt ist Parish Civil Records,
1757-1798; Calendar of St. Landry Parish,
Louisiana, Civil Records, Volume 1, 18031819; and St. Joseph Catholic Cemet ery,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tables of contents
for le Raconteur through t he December
2008 issue and the annual index for 2008
w ere recently added. A few more indexes
w ere “ cleaned up” and some information
w as updated, such as the microfilm
donations list.
A new feature is the
announcements box on the main page
w hich w ill be updated regularly.
This volume contains all the names
found in the Register of Free People of
Color kept by the Mayor’ s office. While
the dates indicate the registrations occurred
betw een 1840 and 1864, some entries
may actually date back to the 1830s.
Most entries provide the registrant’ s
name, sex, color, age, ident ifying marks,
profession, place of birth, time of arrival,
date of registration, and legal ref erence to
freedom such as notarial acts and dates or
information on parents being free.
Please send ideas and suggestions for
other features to add to Judy Riffel
(riffelj@bellsouth.net).
The 234-page sof t cover book sells for
$30.00 to members and $40.00 to nonmembers, postpaid. To order, mail check
or money order to: Le Comité, P.O. Box
1547, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. To check
the name index, visit our w ebsite at
w w w .lecomite.org.
Publications Report
Publications Committee Chairman Ann
DeVillier Riffel report s t hat the society’ s
2008 book, A Guide to Genealogical
Research at the Louisiana State Archives,
has recently sold out. A revised second
edition is in the w orks and is scheduled for
release in the Spring of 2009.
Membership Report
Third Vice President and Membership
Committee Chairman Cherryl Forbes
Montgomery reports that the year-end
membership total for 2008 w as 567. This
w as up from 534 in 2007 and is the
highest level since 2004.
Tw o other books are nearly out of print
– Iberville Parish Cemeteries and 1820
Census of Louisiana’ s Florida Parishes and
1812 St. Tammany Parish Tax List. Also
in short supply is St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. These
books w ill not be reprinted, so anyone
w ishing a copy is urged to purchase a copy
before supplies run out.
For those of you w ho haven’ t already
mailed in your 2009 dues, please use the
renew al form taped to the front page of the
December issue of le Racont eur. This w ill
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mailing out renew al forms later this month.
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Gustav and Ike.
Judy Riffel w ill also give a short
presentation ent itled “ Unlikely, Uncommon,
and Unexpected Genealogical Sources at
the Louisiana State Archives.”
Also included in the December issue
w as a ballot for 2009 officers and an
amendment to the bylaw s. If these forms
w ere missing, please e-mail Judy Riffel
(riffelj@bellsouth.net). The renew al form is
also available on the society’ s w ebsite
(w w w .lecomite.org). The tw o ballots are
due March 1 st . To avoid the $5 late fee,
dues should also be sent in by March 1 st .
Admission is free to members.
Regist ration begins at 1 p.m. and the
business meeting begins at 1:45.
A Sneak Peak at le Raconteur
In Memoriam
Several new articles are planned for the
upcoming issues of le Raconteur. The
March issue w ill feature articles on the
Louisiana Land Grants Collection at the
Library of Congress, published accounts of
slaves in Baton Rouge from 1819-1822, a
1798 census of New Feliciana, medical
reports on the 13 t h Louisiana Infantry, and
a list of deaths recorded in the City of
Jefferson for 1868-1870.
Le Comité lost three long-time members
in 2008. Charles A. Ricard, a native and
resident of Baton Rouge, died August 7 t h.
He w as 77. Walter W. Allen, a native of
Bayou Chene and resident of Bayou Sorrell,
died August 27 t h . He w as 71. And, Mary
Lou (Simpson) Loudon, a native of Brookhaven, Miss., died December 31 st in Baton
Rouge at the age of 92. Dr. Loudon w as a
former president of the Baton Rouge
Genealogical & Historical Society and a
volunteer at the Centroplex and Bluebonnet
libraries. Although she had not been active
in genealogy for some time due to illness,
she w as instrument al in promoting
genealogy in the Baton Rouge area for
many years. Her encouragement tow ards
one young genealogist w ill not be
forgotten. The society ext ends its condolences to the families of these members.
African American SIG Update
For several years, Le Comité’ s African
American Special Int erest Group (SIG) has
been w orking to create a database of East
Baton Rouge Parish slave names. This
inf ormation is being extracted f rom East
Baton Rouge Parish conveyance, notarial,
and other civil records.
Six volunteers are currently w orking on
the project, but more are needed to help
pick up the pace. Volunteers should have
access to a microfilm reader, as all records
are available only on microf ilm. Most
records are w ritten in English, but some
may be difficult to read. Therefore, skill in
reading poor handw riting is important .
Names extract ed from the records can be
input in a w ord processing or spreadsheet
program, or may be hand w rit t en, to be
input by another volunteer.
Detailed
instructions and examples w ill be provided.
2009 Annual Meeting Scheduled
Le Comité has scheduled its 2009
annual meeting for Sunday, September
27 t h , at the Louisiana State Archives on
Essen Lane.
The main speaker w ill be Robert de
Berardinis of Houston w ho w ill speak on
t he Cuban Papers. His presentation w as
previously scheduled for the 2008 meeting,
w hich w as cancelled due to Hurricanes
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Each volunteer w ho completes one reel
of microfilm w ill receive a free copy of the
publication.
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purchase w ith the remaining
Priorities w ill be given as follow s:
funds.
1. Works containing primary genealogical
source material for Louisiana and some
contiguous areas w ith close ties to
Louisiana. Examples include, but are
not limit ed to, church records, census
records, vital records, military records,
cemetery listings, court records,
new spaper ext ract s, immigrat ion
records, land records, colonial period
records, and maps.
To volunteer, contact Judy Riffel at
riffelj@bellsouth.net.
Member Input Sought on Purchases
Every year, Le Comité spends
thousands of dollars on books, microf ilm,
and other materials to donate to the State
Archives Research Room.
To better
understand the members’ needs, the
society conducted a survey in 2007.
2. Reference w orks that describe, catalog,
invent ory, or ident if y Louisiana
genealogical and historical collections.
The survey asked four quest ions
regarding the general types of microfilmed
records the members w ould like the society
to purchase, the parishes in w hich the
members w ere most interested, the
frequency of visits to the Archives, and the
specific types of microfilm the members
w ould like the society to purchase. A fifth
question asked for any other comment s.
3. Histories of Louisiana parishes, cities,
tow ns, landmarks, institut ions, industries, ethnic groups, and government.
4. Biographies
figures.
of
Louisiana
historical
5. General histories w ith a Louisiana
connection.
The top four choices for general types
of microfilmed records to purchase w ere:
parish courthouse records; church records;
colonial records; and vital records. The top
ten parishes of interest w ere: Orleans, East
Baton Rouge, St. Landry, St. Martin,
Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, St.
John, Ascension, and Assumption.
The board w elcomes input on these
priorities as w ell as specific books to
acquire and donate to the Research Room
Library.
LHRAB Strategic Plan Meeting
Several of the specific collections listed
in the survey have already been purchased
and donated to the State Archives. A
report of these w ill appear in the March
issue of le Raconteur. Plans are to conduct
another survey later in 2009 to gain
additional input.
The Louisiana Historical Records
Advisory Board (LHRAB) w ill meet at the
State Archives on Monday, January 26 t h , at
10 a.m.
The Board w ill discuss the
St rat egic Plan and implement at ion
strategies for 2009.
Anyone interested in attending is asked
t o RSVP by January 12 t h to Carolyn
Lefebvre at the State Archives by phone
(2 2 5 ) 9 2 2 -1 2 0 0
or
by
e-m ai l
(clefebvre@sos.louisiana.gov).
Over the past tw o years, the society
has also stepped up it s book purchases,
thanks to an infusion of funds from the
donation and sale of a late member’ s
personal collection. The society is seeking
suggestions from members f or books to
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Calendar of Genealogical and Historical Society Meetings & Seminars
Louisiana genealogical and historical societies are invited to contact the editor
(riffelj@bellsouth.net) and report their meetings and seminars for the upcoming quarter.
Information should include the date, speaker, topic, location, time, w hether or not nonmembers may attend, and any registration or contact information. Deadlines for submission
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J ef f erson Genealogical Societ y
Speaker: Chris Carav ella
Topic : Using t he Int ernet f or Genealogical Research
Loc at ion & Tim e: J ohn Calv in Presby t erian Church, M et airie, 7 :3 0 p.m .
A rk -La-Tex Genealogical A ssociat ion
Speak er: M elinda W est
Topic : Som e Louisiana Railroad Hist ory
Loc at ion & Tim e: Randle T. M oore Cent er, Shrev eport , 1 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Canary Islanders Herit age Societ y of Louisiana
Speak ers: Sergio Ram os, J oan A llem an, and Bill Hy land
Topic: Celebrat ing Three Kings Day
Loc at ion & Tim e: Louisiana St at e A rchiv es, Bat on Rouge, 1 1 a.m .
W est Bat on Rouge Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: W est Bat on Rouge Parish Library , Port A llen, 9 :3 0 a.m .
Non-m em bers are w elcom e
Im perial St . Landry Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Speak er: Pet e LeBlanc
Topic : Sof t w are f or Tom bst one Recording
Loc at ion & Tim e: Conf erence Room , Doct ors Hospit al, Opelousas, 1 0 a.m .
Public is w elc om e
W inn Genealogic al & Hist orical A ssociat ion
Speak er: J osh J ohnson
Topic : Sc rapbooking
Loc at ion & Tim e: W inn Parish Healt h Unit , W innf ield, 1 0 :3 0 a.m .
Guest s are w elc om e
Cent ral Louisiana Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: A lex andria Genealogical Library , A lex andria, 2 :3 0 p.m .
LSU Libraries
Speak er: Danny Heit m an, aut hor
Topic : A Sum m er of Birds: J ohn J am es A udubon at Oakley House
Loc at ion & Tim e: LSU Hill M em orial Library Lect ure Hall, Bat on Rouge, 3 :0 0 p. m .
Free and open t o t he public
La Societ é des Cajuns
Loc at ion & Tim e: Galliano Branch Library , Galliano, 6 p.m .
Edw ard Liv ingst on Hist orical A ssn.
Topic : Elec t ion of Of f icers
Loc at ion & Tim e: Liv ingst on Parish Library , Liv ingst on, 6 p.m .
Bat on Rouge Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Speaker: Paul M c Keough, BRGHS m em ber & of f icer
Topic: A n Irishm an on t he M anchac
Loc at ion & Tim e: Louisiana St at e A rchiv es, Bat on Rouge, 1 0 a.m .
Open t o t he public
Ev angeline Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: Ev angeline Parish Library , V ille Plat t e, 1 0 a.m .
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St . Tam m any Genealogical Societ y
Speak er: Doug Harrison, St at e A rchiv es Conserv at or
Topic: Preserv at ion of Old Phot ographs and Paper It em s
Loc at ion & Tim e: St . Tam m any Parish Library , Cov ingt on, 1 1 a.m .
Open t o all – no m em bership required
Sout hw est Louisiana Genealogical Societ y , Inc.
Topic: Show and Tell
Loc at ion & Tim e: Sout hw est Louisiana G& H Library , Lake Charles, 1 0 a.m .
V ernon Hist oric al & Genealogical Societ y
Speaker: W eldon M cDaniel
Topic: Lady Pat riot s of Tex as
Loc at ion & Tim e: V ernon Parish Library , Leesv ille, 1 2 :3 0 p.m .
Nonm em bers are w elcom e
LSU Cent er f or Frenc h & Francophone St udies, LSU Sc hool of A rt , & LSU Libraries
Speak ers: Dr. Darius Spiet h and J ean-M at hieu Robine
Topic: A n Int roduc t ion t o Doing Research in Parisian Libraries and A rc hiv es
Loc at ion & Tim e: LSU Hill M em orial Library Lect ure Hall, Bat on Rouge, 4 :3 0 p. m .
Free ev ent
Nat c hit oches Genealogical & Hist orical A ssn.
Speaker: Nick Pollacia
Topic : Llano Colony
Loc at ion & Tim e: Nat chit oches A rt Cent er, Nat chit oches, 7 p.m .
Public is w elc om e
M agnolia M ound Plant at ion
Speaker: Kenny Kleinpet er
Topic : The Duplant ier/Highland Cem et ery Connect ion
Loc at ion & Tim e: M agnolia M ound Plant at ion, Bat on Rouge, 1 1 a.m .
Open t o t he public, but RSV P at 2 2 5 -3 4 3 -4 9 5 5
The Hist oric New Orleans Collect ion, W illiam s Research Cent er Sy m posium
Speaker: Carl Brasseaux , Cent er f or Cult ural and Eco-Tourism , ULL
Topic : A n Ov erv iew of t he A cadian Diaspora
Speak er: M auric e Basque, Insit ut d’ ét udes acadiennes, Univ ersit é de M onct on
Topic : The A c adians, A Founding People of Canada
Speak er: Claire Bet t ag, CG, CGL, Genealogist
Topic: 1 8 th Cent ury A cadians in Belle Î le en M er
Speaker: J ohn M ack Faragher, Yale Univ ersit y
Topic: Rem ov ed t o a St range Land: The A cadian Ex iles in t he Brit ish Colonies
Speaker: M alcolm L. Com eaux , A rizona St at e Univ ersit y
Topic : Cajuns and Their M at erial Cult ure
Speaker: Barry J ean A ncelet , Univ ersit y of Louisiana at Laf ay et t e
Topic : A v ec espoir pour l’ av enir: W it h Hope f or t he Fut ure
Regist rat ion required (w w w .hnoc.org)
Terrebonne Genealogical Societ y
Speaker: Diddy W illiam s
Topic: Civ il W ar Grav es
Loc at ion & Tim e: Terrebonne Parish Library M ain Branch, Houm a, 1 p.m .
Open t o t he public
W est Bank Genealogy Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: W est w ego Library , W est w ego, 1 p.m .
Cent ral Louisiana Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: A lex andria Genealogical Library , A lex andria, 2 :3 0 p.m .
Nort h Louisiana Hist orical A ssociat ion
Speak er: M ary Sum rall Em ory , Lincoln Parish M useum Curat or
Loc at ion & Tim e: Lincoln Parish M useum , Rust on, 2 :3 0 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
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Nat ional A ssoc iat ion of A f rican A m erican St udies Conf erence
Loc at ion & Tim e: Bat on Rouge M arriot t , 8 :3 0 a.m . - 5 :0 0 p.m .
Regist rat ion required (w w w .naas.org)
La Societ é des Cajuns
Loc at ion & Tim e: Galliano Branch Library , Galliano, 6 p.m .
J ef f erson Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: J ohn Calv in Presby t erian Church, M et airie, 7 :3 0 p.m .
A rk -La-Tex Genealogical A ssociat ion
Loc at ion & Tim e: Randle T. M oore Cent er, Shrev eport , 1 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Canary Islanders Herit age Societ y of Louisiana
Topic: Celebrat ing Gran Canaria
Loc at ion & Tim e: Louisiana St at e A rchiv es, Bat on Rouge, 1 1 a.m .
Point e de l’ Eglise: A cadia Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Speakers: Gerald Pat out , LSU-Eunice, and Rachelle Dugas of Nov a Scot ia
Topic : Congrès M ondial A cadien 2 0 1 4
Loc at ion & Tim e: A cadia Parish Library , Crow ley , 9 :3 0 a.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Edw ard Liv ingst on Hist orical A ssn.
Speaker: Tom A ick len, Coordinat or Lacom be Herit age Cent er
Topics: Corridors and Trail Rural Dev elopm ent Init iat iv e and President A ndrew
J ac k son and His Role in t he Choct aw Trail of Tears and t he Cherokee Trail of Tears
Loc at ion & Tim e: Liv ingst on Parish Library , Liv ingst on, 6 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Bat on Rouge Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Speaker: Robert B. Noles, Genealogist & DNA Program M anager
Topic : Trac ing Your Indian A nc est ry Through DNA
Loc at ion & Tim e: Bluebonnet Library , Bat on Rouge, 1 0 a.m .
Open t o t he public
V ernon Hist oric al & Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: V ernon Parish Library , Leesv ille, 1 2 :3 0 p.m .
Nonm em bers are w elcom e
DeSot o Hist oric al Societ y
A nnual Business M eet ing
Loc at ion & Tim e: M ansf ield (TBA ), 3 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Nat c hit oches Genealogical & Hist orical A ssn.
Loc at ion & Tim e: Nat chit oches A rt Cent er, Nat chit oches, 7 p.m .
Public is w elc om e
Terrebonne Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: Terrebonne Parish Library M ain Branch, Houm a, 1 p.m .
Open t o t he public
W est Bank Genealogy Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: W est w ego Library , W est w ego, 1 p.m .
Louisiana St at e A rc hiv es Genealogical Sem inar and Book Fair
Loc at ion & Tim e: Louisiana St at e A rchiv es, Bat on Rouge, 9 a.m . - 4 p.m .
For m ore inf orm at ion, cont act Bill St af f ord (bst af f ord@sos.louisiana.gov )
Cent ral Louisiana Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: A lex andria Genealogical Library , A lex andria, 2 :3 0 p.m .
La Societ é des Cajuns
Loc at ion & Tim e: Galliano Branch Library , Galliano, 6 p.m .
Louisiana Hist oric al Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: 6 3 3 0 St . Charles A v e., New Orleans, 7 :3 0 p.m .
Non-m em bers are inv it ed
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J ef f erson Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: J ohn Calv in Presby t erian Church, M et airie, 7 :3 0 p.m .
A rk -La-Tex Genealogical A ssociat ion
Speaker: Phil A dderly
Topic : Resolv ing a Brick W all (ancest ry of Harry Lazarus)
Loc at ion & Tim e: Randle T. M oore Cent er, Shrev eport , 1 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
W inn Genealogic al & Hist orical A ssociat ion
Rec ording of A f ric an A m erican cem et eries in W inn Parish, w eat her perm it t ing
For m ore inf orm at ion, cont act Sue Badeaux (suebado@cox .net )
Genealogic al Research Societ y of New Orleans
Loc at ion & Tim e: W hit ney Bank, 1 4 4 1 M et airie Road, M et airie, 7 :3 0 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Edw ard Liv ingst on Hist orical A ssn.
Speaker: Robert B. Noles, Genealogist & DNA Program M anager
Topic : Using DNA as a Genealogical Tool
Loc at ion & Tim e: Liv ingst on Parish Library , Liv ingst on, 6 p.m .
V isit ors are w elc om e
Louisiana Hist oric al A ssn. A nnual M eet ing
Locat ion: A t rium Hot el, M onroe
Regist rat ion required (ht t p:/ /lahist ory .org/sit e.php)
Bat on Rouge Genealogical & Hist oric al Societ y
Speak er: Dav id M adden, Chair Louisiana A braham Lincoln Bicent ennial Com m ission
Topic : Lincoln & Louisiana
Loc at ion & Tim e: Louisiana St at e A rchiv es, Bat on Rouge, 1 0 a.m .
Open t o t he public
Sout hw est Louisiana Genealogical Societ y , Inc.
Loc at ion & Tim e: Sout hw est Louisiana G& H Library , Lake Charles, 1 0 a.m .
V ernon Hist oric al & Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: V ernon Parish Library , Leesv ille, 1 2 :3 0 p.m .
Nonm em bers are w elcom e
Nat c hit oches Genealogical & Hist orical A ssn.
Loc at ion & Tim e: Nat chit oches A rt Cent er, Nat chit oches, 7 p.m .
Public is w elc om e
Terrebonne Genealogical Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: Terrebonne Parish Library M ain Branch, Houm a, 1 p.m .
Open t o t he public
W est Bank Genealogy Societ y
Loc at ion & Tim e: W est w ego Library , W est w ego, 1 p.m .
Louisiana Genealogical & Hist orical Societ y A nnual M eet ing
Speak er: Colleen Fit zpat rick, PhD
Topic s: Forensic Genealogy ; Connect ions, Connect ions!; The Dat abase
Det ec t iv e; and You W ill Nev er Look at Your Old Phot os t he Sam e W ay A gain!
Loc at ion & Tim e: Em bassy Suit es Hot el, Bat on Rouge, 9 a.m . - 4 p.m .
Regist rat ion required: (ht t p:/ /w w w .root sw eb.ancest ry.com /~ la-lghs/sem inar.ht m )
Soc iet y of Sout hw est A rchiv ist s
One session w ill be on genealogy w it h t he f ollow ing panelist s: Lea W orcest er, UTA
Library Spec ial Collect ions; Barbara Rust , Fort W ort h NA RA ; Lisa M ay , Houst onGalv est on Dioc esan A rchiv es; and J udy Rif f el, prof essional genealogist .
Loc at ion: Sam ’ s Tow n Hot el, Shrev eport
Regist rat ion required: (ht t p://sout hw est archiv ist s.org)
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