Genealogy   Tags: family_history, genealogy, obituaries, vital_records  

These guides are designed to help the beginning family researcher.  Please call 763-2283 or visit with the genealogy staff for help if you have questions about your particular research. 

Summer Conference

August 10th, 2013

Bluebonnet Library meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.

Featured speaker

Mr. Goitia-Nicholas from the Louisiana Basque-American and Cultural organization.

While many families can trace their origins to France or Spain, many local families can trace their roots to the Basque region.

Barbe, Cachere, Charbonnet, Gayere, leComb, Lemoyne could all have Basque ties.

The Bluebonnet Genealogy Collection focuses on southern states and includes: 

Microfilm : Revolutionary War pensions, directories, plantation records, church records, census, passenger records

Print: Journals, newsletters, magazines, biographies, histories, genealogies, finding aids, bibliographies

Electronic resources: Ancestry.com Library edition, Heritage Quest, CDs, and Internet resources 

The Baton Rouge genealogical collection is close to other holdings such as the Louisiana State Archives, the Family History Center, LSU's Hill Memorial Library and the Archives at the Clerk of Court. Altogether, we provide a vast array of genealogical treasure just waiting to be discovered.  

Slave and Free People of Color

Baptismal Records in the Archives

Published online and free for public acces. Click here!

New African American Guides and Newspaper databases are available. 

Click "Online Databases" on the library main page.

Click Genealogy and a list of genealogy databases will appear.

That's me, the little baby in the picture. There's a great story about that picture. If you take the Finding Females class one day, you might hear about it! In the meantime, as your genealogy librarian I am here to answer your questions, help you find materials and talk strategy. If you would like to set aside time to meet with me, please call 763-2283 and make an appointment.

Thank you,

Cassandra 

 9 to 9 Monday -Thursday

9 to 6 Friday/Saturday

2 to 6 Sunday