The Advocate Obituary Project indexes obituaries appearing in the State Times or Morning Advocate. Years covered to date: 1952-91. To use these files: Save the file(s) to the Computer's Desktop and then Open them for optimal viewing.
Join a community of genealogy researchers just like you for a discussion on genealogy, research and history.
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood, Conference Rm. 2B.
No registration required
Bring your knowledge, bring your questions and bring your lunch!!!
The Paper Trail: Uncovering Ancestors in Non-Digital Records
Join the Genealogy Staff from Special Collections at Main Library
for a special event to help you learn what's available in archival records.
Speakers include:
Ann Boltin, Chancellor and Archivist & Records Manager, Diocese of Baton Rouge
Bill Stafford, Reference Services Supervisor, Louisiana State Archives
Dan Lewis, Collections Management Supervisor, Louisiana State Archives
Jari Honora, Family Historian at the Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!!
This Guide is to assist the beginning Genealogist. It includes links to our online databases and digital resources, as well as printable family pedigree forms, how-to guides and genealogy class PowerPoint presentations. Join us for a class or one of our special events to learn more about genealogy research.
Our Genealogy Brown Bag lunch, the third Friday of most months, features a guest speaker and discussions with other researchers like you.
Check out the Calendar of Events and Classes for more information.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library Genealogy Collection focuses on southern states and includes:
Microfilm: Slave papers, legal records, city directories, plantation records, church records, & passenger records.
Print Resources: Books, newsletters, magazines, local histories, family genealogies, & vertical files.
Online Resources: Advocate Historical Archive; Ancestry.com Library edition; HeritageQuest; Fold3; FamilySearch; and, many more.
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