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Decrypting names in Louisiana Creole genealogy

September 15, 2016 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | Comments are off for this post

ouisiana Creole genealogy is notoriously arduous for many researchers. A major reason is linguistic; many of the records are not in English, andRead More

Animal-drawn transportation in Louisiana’s “French Triangle,” by Brian J. Costello, Ct HRE, OT, OLJ

July 22, 2016 by Brian Costello | Comments are off for this post

From colonial times well into the mid-20th century and long after the arrival of the automobile, travel by animal-drawn conveyance was the chiefRead More

Maneuvering Life: Women of Color on the Louisiana Frontier by Mary Magdalen Donovan | Masters thesis

July 4, 2016 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | Comments are off for this post

“Situated within the Gulf South region, the Louisiana frontier, which included the Attakapas and Opelousas districts, slowly emerged as a borderland where NativeRead More

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