Resources
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Wikipedia
Louisana Secretary of State
St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court
State Library
Louisiana
Digital Library
University of Louisiana - Center
for Louisiana Studies
LSU Libraries Special Collection -
Manuscript Resources on the Civil War
FamilySearch
FindAGrave
Chronicling America -
Library of Congress free online newspaper collection
USGenWeb Archives Project -
St Mary Parish obituaries
USGenWeb Archives Obituaries Project –
Louisiana
ObitCity
National
Register of Historic Places - info and photos for registered places in St. Mary Parish
Historical Marker Database
USGS GNIS - Geographic Names Information System
Bureau of Land Management - land patents
Books
1877 Lessons in the History of Louisiana ,
from its earliest settlement to the close of the civil war , by John Dimitry
1891 Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical , edited by William Henry Perrin
1894 An invitation to immigrants. Louisiana :
its products, soil and climate, as shown by northern and western men who now reside in this state
1909 Louisiana; comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions, and persons -
Volume 1
Volume 2
1914 Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons,
Arranged in Cyclopedic Form -
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
1991
Historical and Archeological Investigations of Fort Bisland and Lower Bayou Teche
Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society
Louisiana Genealogy & History Network -
St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Parish Library
Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society on Facebook
MapsofUS - Interactive map of Parish Formation History
My Genealogy Hound - 1911 Rand McNally map
LAFamilyHistory
mailing list / query board at groups.io
GenealogyTrails
Past Queries
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Cyndi's List - Louisiana
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