When DNA, colonial Louisiana history and genealogy collide[ part 1]
November 1, 2016 by
Rodney Sam |
I finally persuaded my distant cousin, Marion, to submit her AncestryDNA results on gedmatch a few weeks ago. We both trace our ancestryRead More
News Alert! Apple Users Now Have Louisiana Creole Language Option.
September 20, 2016 by
Christophe Landry, Ph.D. |
For Immediate Release “News Alert | A New App for for typing in the Kouri-Vini language is available for Apple’s Mobile Devices inRead More
Decrypting names and people in Creole genealogy through linguistic knowledge
September 15, 2016 by
Christophe Landry, Ph.D. |
Louisiana Creole genealogy is notoriously difficult for many researchers. A major reason is linguistic; many of the records are not in English, and thoseRead More