Monthly Archives: January 2011

>John A. Amelung stockholder and President Fireman’s Charitable Association

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

>http://books.google.com/books?id=zAnvQKmXzLYC&lpg=PA139&ots=1yLwD9URJq&dq=John%20A.%20Amelung%20New%20Orleans%20Louisiana&pg=PA139&output=embedIs the young widow, Amelie Mercier, who married Judge Canonge the former wife of John A Amelung?  Not likely considering the dates, however, John Amelung is noted to have passed from an article in The New York Times in September … Continue reading →

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>Gutta Percha and telegraphs during the 1850′s Louisiana

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

>Somehow or another I was led to the term, “gutta percha”. What the heck is “gutta percha?” Evidently, it is rubber!  I see now that gutta percha was used in many things including military uniforms of the Louisiana Zouave during … Continue reading →

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>Hand molded sun dried brick

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

>I started the day with an online tour of the Historic Kent Plantation House. I wonder who made the hand molded sun dried brick (1840-1860) and then retrieved an article decrying how brick was once made. Brick and clay record, … Continue reading →

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>Arpent French vs. Arpent Spanish

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

>My genealogy friend at Acadian Ancestral Home has a genealogy term that you must know when researching land. What is a French Arpent of land? Read it here. The definition from Google Books sourced below, indicates that nearly 100 perches … Continue reading →

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>Where is the German Coast in Louisiana?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

> And don’t forget migrations to and from Louisiana from our neighbors in TEXAS.

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>Louisiana migrations

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

>Have you visited the Migrations Project website? You may search by surname or by state and parish.If you use the parish links below be sure to scroll down in order to view the correct data link as the entry page … Continue reading →

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>Church records

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

>This photo was posted to RootsWeb last week, by VTrahan, in the parish message boards. The poster believes that St. John the Baptist  burned down in 1908. Look at all of the people!  How wonderful to have an old photo … Continue reading →

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>Sugar Kettle Setter 1875 Leeds Foundry 1825

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

> The Library of Congress > Chronicling America (Newspaper Articles)   The Library of Congress > Chronicling America   See also http://nutrias.org/~nopl/info/louinfo/admins/leeds.htm“1824…corner of Delords and Constance”. http://books.google.com/books?id=7FlJubkDKxUC&lpg=PA143&ots=fjsAe9Rxms&dq=Leeds%20foundry%20New%20Orleans&pg=PA143&output=embedNew Orleans Architecture: The cemeteries (Google eBook)Front CoverSamuel Wilson, Friends of the Cabildo, Mary … Continue reading →

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>Delinquent Tax Debtors East Baton Rouge 1881 surnames

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

>The State of Louisiana vs. Delinquent Tax Debtors Parish of East Baton Rouge Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, July 09, 1881, Tri-Weekly, Image 3 July 09, 1881, Tri-Weekly, Image 3

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>LR&N and New Orleans Great Northern Railroad

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

> The Library of Congress > Chronicling America

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