New Orleans Genealogy A locality guide to resources and repositories for New Orleans genealogy Jackson Square, New Orleans; Credit: Mary Ann Kelley Mary Ann Kelley Collecting Cousins Genealogy & CensusTools Spreadsheets http://www.CollectingCousins.com | http://www.CensusTools.com [email protected] New Orleans Genealogy Updated November 2016 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................4 Credits ......................................................................................................................................................5 A Brief History of New Orleans .....................................................................................................6 Prehistory ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6 17th Century .....................................................................................................................................................................................6 18th Century .....................................................................................................................................................................................7 19th Century ...................................................................................................................................................................................10 20th Century ..................................................................................................................................................................................14 21st Century ....................................................................................................................................................................................16 Background for Genealogists ........................................................................................................18 European Influence ...................................................................................................................................................................18 Record Loss & Miscellaneous .................................................................................................................................................19 New Orleans Repositories ............................................................................................................20 New Orleans Public Library / City Archives ...................................................................................................................20 Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives ...............................................................................................................................24 Louisiana Research Collection at Howard-Tilton Library (Tulane) ........................................................................26 The Historic New Orleans Collection .................................................................................................................................28 Notarial Archives .........................................................................................................................................................................30 Amistad Research Center ........................................................................................................................................................33 Louisiana Historical Center ....................................................................................................................................................35 State & National Repositories....................................................................................................... 37 Louisiana State Archives ...........................................................................................................................................................37 Louisiana State Library ..............................................................................................................................................................39 University of Louisiana (Lafayette) ........................................................................................................................................41 Louisiana State University ........................................................................................................................................................42 U.S. National Archives ................................................................................................................................................................44 Library of Congress .....................................................................................................................................................................45 Offline Resources ..............................................................................................................................47 Family History Library Microfilm ..........................................................................................................................................47 Jewish Genealogical Society of New Orleans ..................................................................................................................48 Reference Books ..........................................................................................................................................................................48 Online Resources by Topic............................................................................................................ 49 General Reference .......................................................................................................................................................................49 Birth, Marriage, Death & Burial .............................................................................................................................................50 © 2017 M. 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All rights reserved. 2 New Orleans Genealogy Updated November 2016 Probate & Court ...........................................................................................................................................................................52 Census ..............................................................................................................................................................................................53 Gens de Couleur Libre, Slavery & Freedman Records .................................................................................................54 Property ...........................................................................................................................................................................................56 Land & Maps ..................................................................................................................................................................................59 Newspapers ...................................................................................................................................................................................60 Hospitals, Asylums & Orphanages .......................................................................................................................................63 Travel, Immigration & Naturalization .................................................................................................................................65 City Directories............................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Military .............................................................................................................................................................................................67 Religion ............................................................................................................................................................................................69 Miscellaneous ...............................................................................................................................................................................70 Online Books ..................................................................................................................................................................................71 Sources & Image Credits ................................................................................................................72 Sources .............................................................................................................................................................................................72 Image Credits ................................................................................................................................................................................76 © 2017 M. A. Kelley and Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 New Orleans Genealogy Updated November 2016 Introduction This guide attempts to provide a reference