Groups with Genealogical/Historical Reference

A listing of genealogical societies in Louisiana (including any publications).

 Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society
The Louisiana Genealogical Register
P.O. Box 82060
Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2060
 
LOUISIANA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
P. O. Box 40831
Lafayette, LA., 70504-0831
 
DIVISION OF HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
P. O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA., 70804-4247
 
JACKSON BARRACKS MILITARY LIBRARY
Office of the Adjutant General,
Building 53, Jackson Barracks,
New Orleans LA 70146-0330,
504-278-8241,
fx: 504-278-6554,
appointment preferred; 7:30-3:30 M-F.
State of Louisiana military history.
 
NEW ORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENT MUSEUM
1135 Washington Ave
New Orleans LA 70130
ph & fx: 504-896-4756
Robert B. Whitman, Curator.
9:00-2:00 M-F.
Log books documenting fire department personnel and New Orleans fires 1891 - present.

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY OF NEW ORLEANS
P. O. Box 51791
New Orleans, LA 70151-1791
 
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM HISTORICAL CENTER
P.O. BOX 2448,
751 Chartres St,
New Orleans LA 70176-2448,
Phone: 504-568-8214,
Fax: 504-568-2678;
appointment preferred
French Superior Council (1704-1769) and Spanish judicial records (1769-1803). Also social, political, economic, medical conditions of Louisiana, 18th-century to the present.
 
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION, WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER
410 Chartres St,
New Orleans LA 70130, 504-598-7171
fax: 504-598-7168
e-mail: WRC@hnoc.org
10:00-4:30 Tu-Sat.
Collections reflect aspects of the history and culture of the Gulf South, Louisiana, and New Orleans. Research fields include colonial Louisiana, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, cartography, plantations, urban development, Louisiana artists, architecture, jazz, French Quarter, and Mardi Gras.