General Genealogy
- Ancestry.com – The No. 1 Source for Family History Online
- Cyndi’s List – of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Explanation of Old Photographic Prints
- Family Search – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -Day Saints
- Family Tree Maker – Genealogy Software
- Genealogy Pages – The World’s Premier Genealogy Portal
- Genealogy.com – Family Tree Maker Software
- Guide to Military Memorials – WWI, WWII and Military History
- Medal of Honor Citations
- Online LDS Library Catalog Microfilm Search Tutorial
- Immigrant Ships Transcriber’s Guild
- Rootsweb.com – The Oldest and Largest FREE Genealogy Site
- Rootsweb Guide to Tracing Family Tree Indexes
- Tracing our Past, Discovering our Genes
- USGenWeb Project
Genealogy Tools
- Birth Date Calculator
- Rootsweb Message Boards (Queries)
- Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
- Town/County – -Town/Parish Search
Louisiana Genealogy
- Baton Rouge Newspapers Obituary Index Project
- Cajun Genealogy, History, and Culture
- Colonial Louisiana History and Genealogy
- Colonial Louisiana Message Board
- Confederate Pension Applications Index Database
- Genetics and Louisiana Families
- Historic River Road
- Louisiana African -American Message Board
- Louisiana Creole Heritage Center
- Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
- Louisiana GenWeb Project
- Louisiana Secretary of State
- Louisiana State Archives
- Louisiana Vital Records Registry
- Les Gens de Couleur Libres
- New France (Canadian & French Archives)
- Paul Newfield III’s Brass Cannon
- Roberts Cove Germanfest – Roberts Cove, La (Acadia Parish)
- Searching for Your Louisiana Ancestors on Microfilm
- Tulane Special Collections
- USF Slave Database
German Genealogy
- Alsace Genealogie
- Alsace Message Board
- Archivschule – German Archives Online
- Communities of Alsace A -Z
- Cyndi’s List German Sites
- Finding Ship Passenger Lists & Immigration Records
- Genealogy.net – The number one source in German Genealogy
- German -American Center at IUPUI
- German Emigration to America
- German GenWeb Project
- German Originality
- Internet Sources of German Genealogy
- Link to Your Roots (Hamburg)
- Society for Computer Genealogy
- Swiss Genealogy on the Internet
- Welcome to Alsace
Acadian/French Genealogy
- Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home
- Acadian -Cajun Genealogy & History
- Acadian -Cajun Message Board
- Acadian Genealogy Homepage – Yvon Cyr’s Website
- Acadian GenWeb
- Acadians In Gray – Cajuns serving in the Civil War
- ArchivesGenWeb – List of Départements in France with Online Archives
- Congrès Mondial Acadien 2004
- Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
- FranceGenWeb
- Navires venus en Nouvelle -France – ship lists France
- Pointe in Histroy – site about French Canadian Ancestry
St. Charles Parish
- St. Charles Historical Foundation
- St. Charles Parish Government
- St. Charles Parish LaGenWeb Project
- St. Charles Parish Message Board
- St. Charles Parish Page Locale
- St. Charles Parish Public Schools
St. James Parish
- St. James Parish Government
- St. James Parish LaGenWeb Project
- St. James Parish Message Board
- St. James Parish Page Locale
- St. James Parish Public Schools
St. John the Baptist Parish
- St. John the Baptist Parish Community Website (then click on History)
- St. John the Baptist Parish Government
- St. John the Baptist Parish LaGenWeb Project
- St. John the Baptist Parish Message Board
- St. John the Baptist Parish Page Locale
- St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools
Louisiana Obituaries
- The Times -Picayune (New Orleans)
- L’Abeille (The Bee)1827 -1923 (New Orleans)
- The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
- L’Observateur (LaPlace)
- The St. Charles Parish Herald -Guide (Boutte)
- The News -Examiner (Lutcher, no obituaries online)
- The Daily Comet (Thibodaux)
- The Courier (Houma)
- The Ascension Citizen (Gonzales)
- The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette)
- The Daily Iberian (New Iberia)
- The American Press (Lake Charles)
- The Daily Star (Hammond)
- The Daily World (Opelousas)
- The Town Talk (Alexandria)
- The News Star (Monroe)
- The Times (Shreveport)
- Other Louisiana Newspapers and TV Stations
Louisiana Libraries
- State Library of Louisiana – Baton Rouge
- LSU Libraries – Baton Rouge
- LSU Hill Memorial Library (Special Collections) – Baton Rouge
- Tulane University Library (Special Collections) – New Orleans
- University of New Orleans (Special Collections) – New Orleans
- Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library (NSU) – Thibodaux
- Edith G. Dupré Library (ULL) – Lafayette
- Center for Louisiana Studies – Lafayette
- The Historic New Orleans Collection – New Orleans
- St. Charles Parish Library – Luling (Main Branch)
- St. John the Baptist Parish Library – LaPlace (Main Branch)
- St. James Parish Library – Lutcher (Main Branch)
- Bluebonnet Regional Library – Baton Rouge (Genealogy Dept.)
- East Jefferson Regional Library – Metairie
- New Orleans Public Library – New Orleans
- Lafourche Parish Library – Thibodaux (Main Branch)
- Ascension Parish Library – Gonzales (Main Branch)
- Terrebonne Parish Library – Houma (Main Branch)
Louisiana Museums
- Louisiana State Museum – New Orleans
- The National D -Day Museum – New Orleans
- The National Hansen’s Disease Museum – Carville
- River Road Museum – Norco (no website)
Museum & Office Hours: M & W 1 -5 and by Appointment
For info call 504 -465 -6333 fax 504 -465 -6745
15536 River Road, Norco, LA 70079
Directions from New Orleans: I -10 West to I -310, exit River Road (LA 48 to the town of Norco), 1/2 mile before the Bonnet Carré Spillway
Plantations along the River Road
EASTBANK
- Destrehan Plantation – Destrehan (St. Charles Parish)
- Ormond Plantation – Destrehan (St. Charles Parish)*
- San Francisco Plantation – Garyville (St. John the Baptist Parish)
- Manresa (f.k.a. Jefferson College) – Convent (St. James Parish)**
- Judge Poché Plantation – Convent (St. James Parish)*
WESTBANK
- Home Place Plantation – Hahnville (St. Charles Parish)**
- Evergreen Plantation – Wallace (St. John the Baptist Parish)
- Whitney Plantation – Wallace (St. John the Baptist Parish)**
- Laura Plantation – Vacherie (St. James Parish)
- St. Joseph Plantation – Vacherie (St. James Parish)
- Oak Alley Plantation – Vacherie (St. James Parish)
*OPEN BY RESERVATION
**NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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