Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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About Tangipahoa Parish

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Tangipahoa Parish Genealogy Web Pages and Other Family Connections

  • Marjorie Berg has submitted information on the Hammond and Gleason family of Tangipahoa Parish.
    Marjorie Berg's Data
  • Willie L. Robinson has information on the Robinson family and others of Mississippi with connections in Tangipahoa Parish.
    Willie L. Robinson's Web Page
  • Joyce Rivette has information on the Murray, Bjorkgren, Wells, and Steidtmann families in the Ponchatoula area.
    Joyce Rivette's Bjorkgren Web Page
  • Kimberly King has information on John J. Morel, First Lieutenant in World War II
    Kimberly King's Web Page
  • Claudia Ross has information on The Harris' and Harrison's of Tangipahoa Parish LA: An African-American Family. Includes surnames: Austin, Harris, Harrison, Hines, Richardson, Warren, Parker, McCarter, Kelly, Lewis, Wheat, Jefferson, Anderson, Blackwell, Smith, Shedrick. Claudia Ross's Web Page
  • Louisiana Family group sheets can be submitted and will be stored in the LaGenWeb Archives
    Louisiana Family Group Sheet Project

    Tangipahoa Parish Historical Societies

  • Tangipahoa Parish Historical Society, 200 East Mulberry Street, Amite, LA 70422-2524
    No meetings currently scheduled

    Tangipahoa Parish Library
    https://www.tangilibrary.com

  • Amite Genealogical Club, 200 East Mulberry Street, Amite, LA 70422-2524

  • St. Tammany Genealogical Society
    For information email stgsgenealogy@gmail.com

  • St. Helena Historical Association, 6370 Hwy 43, Montpelier, LA 70422-8227
    Inez B. Tate: President
    Publications

  • Audubon Regional Library
    Audubon Regional Library has three genealogy collections (Clinton, Jackson and St. Helena branches). Each one has a unique genealogy collection with many local family histories. The Library catalog is online at www.youseemore.com/Audubon Most genealogy material must be used in the Library, but the staff is always willing to check a book for a caller to help determine its relevance to your family search. The Library is dedicated to preserving and organizing all of these collections.

    Michele D. Jones, MLIS
    Director
    Audubon Regional Library
    P.O. Box 8389
    Clinton LA 70722
    225-683-4290
    Audubon Regional Library
    serving East Feliciana & St. Helena Parishes

  • Washington Parish Genealogical and Historical Society
    Barbara Taylor

  • Edward Livingston Historical Society
    Livingston Parish Main Library
    Hwy. 190 - Florida Blvd.
    Livingston, Louisiana
    Publications

  • Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society, P.O. Box 82060, Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2060

  • The Gulf South History & Humanites Association, Center for Regional Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU 730, Hammond, Louisiana 70402-0730

    Tangipahoa Parish Libraries

  • Tangipahoa Parish Libraries Web Site

  • Tangipahoa Parish Genealogy Library
    204 NE Central Avenue
    Amite, Louisiana 70422
    Phone: (985)748-7559 Fax: (985)748-2812
    Hours:
    Monday thru Friday
    8:30 am to 3:00 pm

    St. Tammany Parish Library

  • St. Tammany Parish Library Web site

  • Genealogy Reference Links provided by the St. Tammany Parish Library

    St. Tammany Parish Library
    310 West 21st Avenue
    Covington, LA 70433
    985-893-3280 X107

    Tangipahoa Parish Funeral Homes

  • ALBANY: Geiser Funeral Home, 28520 Hwy 43, 225-567-2167

  • AMITE: McKneely Funeral Home, 110 E. Factory St., 985-748-7178

  • AMITE: Richardson Funeral Home, 404 S. Laurel, 985-748-4224

  • HAMMOND: Geiser Funeral Home, 300 S. Cherry, 985-345-9296

  • HAMMOND: James N A Funeral Home, 407 Noah A James Dr, 985-345-6140

  • HAMMOND: McKneely Harry and Sons Funeral Homes Inc, 2000 N. Morrison Blvd, 985-345-5801
    http://www.harrymckneely.com/

  • HAMMOND: Purple Shield Funeral Service Inc of Hammond, 505 N. Holly, 985-345-2057

  • HAMMOND: Richardson Funeral Home of Hammond, 1601 W. Thomas St, 985-542-4211

  • HAMMOND: Standard Benevolent and Burial Assoc., 100 N. Morrison Blvd, 985-345-5502

  • KENTWOOD: McKneely Funeral Home, 501 Avenue G., 985-229-5111

  • PONCHATOULA: McKneely Harry and Son Funeral Homes Inc., Cor Magnolia & SW Railroad Ave, 985-386-6580
    http://www.harrymckneely.com/

    Tangipahoa Parish Newspapers

  • ALBANY: Denham Springs/Livingston Parish News 225-567-9721

  • AMITE: Amite Tangi Digest, 120 NE Central Ave, 985-748-7104

  • AMITE: Daily Star, 115 W. Oak St., 985-748-7553

  • HAMMOND: Daily Star, 725 S. Morrison Blvd, 800-844-2333, ***Listing of current obits online***

  • KENTWOOD: The Kentwood Ledger, 608 3rd, 985-229-8607

  • KENTWOOD: Kentwood News Publishing Co, 608 3rd, 985-229-7541

  • PONCHATOULA: The Ponchatoula Times, 145 W. Pine St., 985-386-2877

    Newspapers with Tangipahoa Parish Information

  • BATON ROUGE: The Advocate: Obits

    Louisiana Newspapers Online

    Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court

  • Julian E. Dufreche, Clerk, P.O. Box 667 Amite, LA 70422 (985) 748-4146 Fax (985) 748-6503
    Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Web Site

    Tangipahoa Parish Genealogy Mailing List

  • LATANGIP. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana used to exist on Rootsweb. Archives of the mailing lists.

    Tangipahoa Parish Reunions

  • No Reunions known right now

    Tangipahoa Parish Newsletters

  • MORGAN-CHAPMAN: (Information from "Louisiana Roots" paper) Includes the Chapman family of St. Helena who settled there before the civil war, and the Morgan family of Tangipahoa Parish who came from Mississippi before 1820. PO Box 2325, Orcutt, CA 93457-2325

    Tangipahoa Parish Archives

    The Tangipahoa Parish Archives contain Bible records, Biographies, Businesses, Cemeteries, Census records, Church records, Court records, Deeds, Military records, School records, and Vital records.
    Tangipahoa Parish Archives Table of contents
    Be it Known and Remembered - Louisiana Bible Records

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    Neighboring Livingston Parish

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    USGenWeb Archives Search Engine

    Camp Moore Confederate Web Site

    Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities - Amite, Louisiana - Story of the Stern Family

    The Third Louisiana Cavalry of the Confederate States Army

    1850 Census Books (Commercial - Tangipahoa didn't exist then, but there is neighboring St. Helena)

    LA Census books and CDs by SK Publications

    America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black-and-White Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945, Tangipahoa Parish

    Times-Picayune Louisiana Archives Site

    National Register of Historic places - Tangipahoa

    Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - State of Louisiana

    Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
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    Sandy McLellan
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