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PRESENTATION BEGINS AT 11 AM
IDENTIFYING YOUR CATHOLIC ANCESTORS
GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SERIES
SESSION 2
REQUESTING GENEALOGY RECORDS – SEPTEMBER 19TH 2020
WELCOME! It's time for the 2nd session of a 6-week Zoom collaboration between: The City Archives & Special Collections at New Orleans Public Library Office of Archives and Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries (NOCC) Today we will cover the how to order records from the Archdiocese of N.O., NOCC, and also list City Archives records that may help
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SESSION MATERIALS AND RECORDINGS
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MEET OUR PRESENTERS Kimberly Johnson is the Senior Processing Archivist/Records Analyst for the Office of Archives and Records at the Archdiocese of New Orleans, where she helps manage conservation and preservation of historic and current records. She holds a Masters of Arts in History and is a Certified Archivist. Heather Veneziano is the Director of Public Engagement and Development for New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries, as well as an architectural historian and cultural heritage advisor with the preservation firm of Gambrel & Peak. She holds a Masters of Fine Art and a Masters of Preservation Studies. Katie Vest is the Research Archivist for the Office of Archives and Records at the Archdiocese of New Orleans; in addition, she researches and translates genealogy requests in French, Spanish, Italian, and German. She holds a Masters of Arts in History with an emphasis in Public History, and is a Certified Archivist. Amanda Fallis is a Librarian and Archivist in the New Orleans City Archives & Special Collections at NOPL, where she works with genealogical and municipal government records. She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science and is a Certified Archivist.
REQUESTING A GENEALOGICAL RECORD
What do you need to do?
1. First determine if we hold the record – reference Books Held by Office of Archives and Records
document
2. Form
You can locate our form on our website archives.arch-no.org under genealogy
3. Fee
What does it cover?
The research
A true and exact copy of the certificate (if the record is found)
A research report (if record is not found)
How to find the Genealogy
Request Form
Search archives.arch-no.org
Go to the genealogy tab
Click on the link for the Genealogy Records
Request Form
BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST A BAPTISM
Date
Name
alternative spellings of surname is
appreciated
Church with sacrament took place
if it is not known then additional
information is needed
For Enslaved persons you will need the
name of the Enslaver
Name of parentsBASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST A MARRIAGE
Date of marriage or a small date range
Names of bride and groom, with known spellings
variations of surname
Church with sacrament took place or priest who
performed marriage
If you do not know the church or priest, address of
parents from city directory last census will be beneficialBASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST A FUNERAL
Name of the deceased
Date of death
Church where the funeral could have occurred
ObituaryBASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST A BURIAL Date of death At least a month and a year Name Cemetery Limited Information
BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST BURIAL INFORMATION
FROM NEW ORLEANS CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
Information Needed:
Name of Individual
Date of Death
Cemetery
First Step:
Burial search on NOCC website
http://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/burial-search
- Please note that it is not a comprehensive
search toolCemetery Records
Whom to Call About Cemetery/Grave Information
Main Cemetery Office
(504) 596-3050
Archives and Records Office
St. Roch 1904-1995
(504) 861-6241
St. Vincent de Paul 1864-1964
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 1833-1973
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 1840-1956
St. Patrick No. 3 Cemetery Office
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 1888-1923
(504) 488-4989 or (504) 488-5200
• St. Patrick 1847-1958
• St. Patrick 1959-current
• St. Roch 1882-1904
• St. Joseph 1942-current (1942-1972 overlap with Archives
• St. Joseph 1855-1972 (1942-1972 overlap with Main Cemetery
office)
office)
• St. Vincent de Paul 1972-current
St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery Office
Please Note:
(504) 482-5065 or (504) 304-0576
St. Vincent de Paul on Soniat Street only
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 March of 1973-current
There are gaps in these records for various reasons
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 November of 1956-current
Some records do not contain location information
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 June of 1917-current
• St. Roch 1996-currentJUST A LITTLE LAGNIAPPE FOR Y’ALL
Additional family!
While you can’t request a family tree, during our search if we run across additional family
records we will let you know, so that you can request them in a later search!
Unaccounted for records
If we don’t locate the record you are looking for, but you find additional information later
on please let us know!
We do not stop at just one church, if it is not there we will continue to look!
What if we don’t have the book that holds your record?
If we do not hold the book or if the book is missing, then we will either mail you back
your check or give you a credit for your next searchFRENCH, SPANISH, LATIN, GERMAN, ITALIAN AND ENGLISH, OH MY!!
MULTIPLE RECORD KEEPERS, FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, WHO
SPOKE VARIOUS LANGUAGES
Campbell, Cambbell, CambelVARIATIONS IN SPELLING
Entered as Darbonne,
should be TerrebonneADDITIONAL SPELLING VARIATIONS BASED OFF
LANGUAGES AND SPOKEN WORD
1772 baptism of Joseph Gravel son of 1774 baptism of Marie Gravel daughter of
Axandre Gravel & Marie Laluse (French) Alexandre Gravel & Marie LaRose (French)
1776 baptism of Alexandro Gravel son of Alexandro 1782 baptism of Celeste Graver daughter of Aljandro
Gravel & Maria La Case (Spanish) Graver & Maria Lacache (Spanish)CHANGES IN SPELLING
Archdiocesan certificates are an exact and true representation of
what is recorded in the register. Names, places and dates appear
as written. There are variations due to the record keeper, who
often wrote the names as he heard it. It is the policy of this office
that records of deceased persons and historic records (those
over 100 years old) remain as written during the time of the
sacramental event.DUAL CITIZENSHIP
Form
You will use the same form as normal genealogy requests, please notate that you
will be using it for dual citizenship
Additional fee
$8 fee for it to be notarized by our ecclesiastical and civil notary
Additional time
It takes time for us to get the documents notarizedHELPFUL RESOURCES AT THE CITY ARCHIVES, NOPL The best way to access our resources is to head to archives.nolalibrary.org There you will find our Guide to Genealogical Materials and the Obituary Index
GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS This guide outlines City Archives collections from a genealogical perspective Each section details the scope of the records, and offers indexing when available A one-stop-shop for everything genealogy in the City Archives & Special Collections at New Orleans Public Library
GENEALOGICAL COLLECTIONS OF INTEREST Most used resources for data that you may need in a Archdiocesan records request: Justice of the Peace Marriage Records Obituary Index Naturalization records Successions and other court records Secretary of State website sos.la.gov Find-a-grave and other gravesite locators City Directories Census records
MARRIAGE RECORDS Orleans Parish Justice of the Peace Records, 1846-1880 Parents names not given, unless one of the parties was a minor No certificates available unless they were married by justice of the peace N.O. Recorder of Births, Deaths & Marriages and Board of Health Records, 1870-1915 Certificates are included by this time Parents’ names are given New Orleans marriages after 1880 but older than 50 years old are at the Louisiana State Archives www.sos.la.gov
ONLINE INDEXING FOR MARRIAGE RECORDS
Justice of the Peace Records (1846-1880)
Online on the Louisiana Division Website
http://archives.nolalibrary.org/~nopl/inv/jpmarrindex/jpmarrindex.htm
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Board of Health Records
Ancestry.com (1831-1920)
Orleans Parish GenWeb http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans.htm
1831–1899 (Brides)
1831-1914 (Grooms)
On the State Archives website sos.la.govOBITUARY INDEX Collaboration between NOPL and THNOC staff and volunteers Replicates the original WPA index cards and additions Covers various N.O. papers from 1804-1972 There are links to additional volunteer projects that continue through 2012
OBITUARY INDEX
Example search result
Search screenNATURALIZATION RECORDS Orleans Parish civil courts (1828 – 1906) Primarily declarations of intention and certificates, with oaths in some courts Orleans Parish criminal courts (1853 – 1899) Certificates and declarations of intention U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1813 – 1932) Declarations and petitions You can e-mail us to conduct a search of the above indices (up to 5 names per request; fees may apply) Indexing for naturalizations in these local courts is available through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest, 1831-1906, as part of the U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1791-1922
COURT RECORDS The Louisiana Division is the repository for the civil court records for Orleans Parish, 1804-1926 Deposited by the courts in the 1970’s and 1980’s.We retain what the courts gave us— missing records were absent from the transfer The “genealogically significant” civil records (probate, divorce, emancipations, suits against successions, etc.) have been microfilmed by the GSU. Many are digitized on FamilySearch.org
COURT RECORDS
Indexing varies by court. You will need the court name and at least a date or
a docket number to find a case.
Court of Probates (1804-1846)
Available on our website
Available at FamilySearch.org
Second District Court (1846-1880)
Available on our website
Available at FamilySearch.org
Civil District Court (1880-1926)
Through 1903 available on our website
1904-1926 docket books available on microfilm onlyCOURT RECORDS – DIGITAL ACCESS The Orleans Parish wills, successions, and estate inventories, 1804-1880, have been digitized and are (becoming) available at FamilySearch.org. Many records can be found in collections hosted at the Louisiana Digital Library louisianadigitallibrary.org They are in LSU’s Bicentennial Purchase Collection and Free People of Color Collection.
SECRETARY OF STATE INDEXES Key to finding births, marriages, and deaths Holds records prior to 1918 for Orleans Parish, but generally starts after that for others Only Orleans Parish marriage records are held here Full documents (certified and uncertified) are available by mail order only
BURIAL LOCATORS A list of cemetery records available in the Louisiana Division can be found on our website, but there are some access restriction due to COVID There is NO comprehensive index to all of the cemeteries in New Orleans Best websites for finding graves: Find A Grave – Louisiana www.findagrave.com www.saveourcemeteries.org www.familysearch.org > "BillionGraves" (nospace) www.la-cemeteries.com
CITY DIRECTORIES AND CENSUS RECORDS Census Complete federal censuses are now available at Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest. Information (but not the actual images) at familysearch.org Key to finding parents and siblings City Directories Available for request via e-mail/mail from the City Archives (limit 5, fees may apply) 1806-1861 – Microfiche – NOT on Ancestry 1866-1959 – Microfilm 1960-Present - Books Also available for Orleans from 1861-1963 on Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest
GENEALOGY DATABASES FROM YOUR LIBRARY Available at any library Most robust collections Available at home to patrons Key collections such as census, directories, passenger lists, vital record indexes, and more Military records and/or testimonials for all American Wars
QUESTIONS? Question / Chat guidelines : Only submit questions via chat—please keep it clear of conversations or crosstalk Submit only one question per participant Make sure your question pertains to the information presented today We will get to as many questions as possible by 12:15 Please feel free to contact any of us if we don't get to your question today!
JOIN US FOR SESSION 3
Navigating Newspaper
Databases for Obituaries
Office of Archives and Records
(504) 861-6241
September 26th, 11-12
archives@arch-no.org
nolacatholic.org/archives-and-records
Contact Us:
City Archives and Special Collections
New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries
New Orleans Public Library
(504) 596-3050
(504) 596-2610
nolacatholiccem@arch-no.org
archivist@nolalibrary.org
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