Tag Archives: Louisiana Cemeteries News

Which Live Oak Plantation is which?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

EOGN announced the release of photos of Bonnie and Clyde on their 76th death day anniversary from The Portal to Texas History. Tips to Research Military Ancestors on Memorial DayBloggers announced that WorldVitalRecords is offering free access until June to … Continue reading →

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R.I.P Gloria Mayfield

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

I was very sorry to hear of the passing of Gloria Mayfield. She will be missed. Gloria was the coordinator of the following parish sites: Jefferson Davis, Sabine, and Vernon parishes and also hosted photographs and transcriptions for Louisiana cemeteries. … Continue reading →

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Jewish cemetery, U.S. Grant’s Papers, A Freedom Tweet, USGenWeb’s New Census Records

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

It was awful to read about the desecration over the weekend at one of Lousiana’s historic Jewish cemeteries. I caught the news today from a Shreveport Times article and a heads up from Tracing the Tribe. NARA will be celebrating … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit and Governor’s Appointments to the Louisiana Cemetery Board

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Louisiana Graveyard Rabbit: February 2010The Association of Grave Yard Rabbits · An Invitation to Join Us · Louisiana Cemeteries Wiki · Louisiana Cemetery Preservation Blog …Feb 11, 2010Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the Louisiana Cemetery Board BATON ROUGE – … Continue reading →

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Illiteracy or Census error, photo request, Acadian Festival 2010, National Cemetery Summit

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

Couple finds a more than century old gravestone. – This relates to Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. “William Ashworth, Deliede’s husband, was born in the 1890s in South Carolina into a family of mixed race. The family left and traveled west to … Continue reading →

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IN my mailbag: Camp Claiborne, Minden Ghost Walk, Query, NOMA, Louisiana Books

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

From the LAORLEAN Digest, Vol 4, Issue 327Message: 3Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:29 -0500From: “Tudemurdog”Subject: [LAORLEAN] GenealogyBank subscriptionTo: Does anyone have a script to GenealogyBank? If you do, I would be in your debt if you would look up … Continue reading →

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Algiers Historical Society Meeting – featuring "Cemetery Preservation in New Orleans"

Posted on October 16, 2009 by

Hello Algerines and History Buffs! This coming Saturday (10/17) at 10am, in time for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Daniel Hammer of the Historic New Orleans Collection will give a presentation on cemetery preservation in New Orleans, at … Continue reading →

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Save Our Cemeteries Facebook

Posted on October 1, 2009 by

Not everyone is a member of Facebook or has a Facebook account, so depending upon your privacy settings you may or may not be allowing everyone to view your notes. I’ve changed my settings to allow everyone to read my … Continue reading →

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C. T. Howard, Metaire Cemetery and Metarie Jockey Club

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

The New York Times, “A Noted Lottery Man Dead: Career of Charles T. Howard, of the Louisiana Company”, June 1, 1885 “On March 19th, 1861, a call was made by Confederate Secretary of War, Leroy Walker for 1,700 volunteers to … Continue reading →

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Louisiana genealogy

Posted on October 12, 2008 by

Upcoming events on Louisiana Genealogy ConnectionsOct 14 TuesdayWest Monroe LibraryNortheast Louisiana Gen. & Hist. – John Sellers Jesse C. Adams and Harriet M.By isaacadams Florence Adams was born on 10 Oct 1864 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. She died in 1899 … Continue reading →

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