Orleans Parish, Louisiana:
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Projects

• New Orleans Historical  A project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies in the History Department of the University of New Orleans and the Communication Department of Tulane University
• Orleans Parish      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Orleans Parish, LAGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Orleans Parish, Louisiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Jefferson Parish, LA  to the west
• Plaquemines Parish, LA  to the south
• Saint Bernard Parish, LA  to the east
• Saint Tammany Parish, LA  to the east

Bible Records

• Orleans Parish Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Orleans Parish Biographies  A-M     (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Biographies  N-Z     (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Orleans Parish GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)

Cemeteries (15)

Census Records and Indexes (45)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes New Orleans, Louisiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes New Orleans, Louisiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisiana, Church Records, 1836-1938  includes Algiers and New Orleans churches     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Orleans Parish Baptisms      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes New Orleans, Louisiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records (42)

Directories

• City Directories - New Orleans      (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
• New Orleans City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Orleans Directories  1890-91     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Orleans Parish City Directories      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish, Louisiana City, Parish and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information (17)

Estate Records

• Louisiana Will and Probate Records, 1756-1984  includes Orleans Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisiana, Orleans Parish Estate Files  1804-1846     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Orleans Parish Estate Files  1804-1846     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Orleans Parish Estate Files  1804-1846     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Orleans Parish Will Books  1805-1920     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Orleans Parish Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Will of Jeanne Marie Aliquot, 1842  Names Barthélemi Jourdan her universal heir     (Source: University of Notre Dame Archives)

Ethnic (15)

History (133)

Immigration and Naturalization Records (23)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Louisiana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Digging Up Roots in the Mud Files  Sources for Family History Research in the Orleans Parish Civil Court Records     (Source: New Orleans Public Library)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Nancy's New Orleans Research Links  Vintage Photos ~ Genealogy ~ History
• Orleans County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Orleans Parish      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Orleans parish, Louisiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Orleans Parish Conveyances and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Orleans Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Orleans, St Bernard Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (29)

Lookups

• Orleans Parish Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• West Bank Genealogy Society      (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

• LAORLEAN Orleans Parish genealogy

  • LAORLEAN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (75)

Military Records and Histories (18)

Miscellaneous Data

• French Colonial Records 
• Orleans Parish Business Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Charity Hospital Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Company Directories      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Orleans Parish Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Parish Voter Registration Records  1867-1905     (Source: FamilySearch)

Newspaper Records (54)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (16)

School Records and Histories (15)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Orleans Parish Marriage Records      (Source: Louisiana Secretary of State)

Societies

• Algiers Historical Society 
• Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans 
• Jewish Genealogical Society of New Orleans 
• The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation 
• San Bartolomeo Society  Immigrants from the island of Ustica, mainly to New Orleans
• Save Our Cemeteries  A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and protecting New Orleans' 31 historic cemeteries

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (2,566)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (15)

Vital Records (37)

Wiki

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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