Resources

There are hundreds of genealogy-related websites to help you with your family history development. We hope you find these resource links helpful. If you have additional resources that you have found to be quite helpful, please share them with us.

• Wikipedia
• Louisana Secretary of State
  • Vital Records
  • Louisiana Historical Resources
  • Confederate Pension Application Database
• Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court
• Town of Homer - History of Homer, LA
  
• State Library
• Louisiana Digital Library
• University of Louisiana - Center for Louisiana Studies
• Claiborne Parish Library
  • Image collections - includes images of photos, maps, books, and more !
  • at Facebook - provides details for acquiring the Claiborne Parish History Club's "Historic Claiborne," an annual series of articles on Claiborne Parish History
• Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association
• FamilySearch
• FindAGrave
• Chronicling America - Library of Congress free online newspaper collection
  • Homer Guardian - 1888-1890
  • Claiborne Guardian - 1877-188?
• Ouachita Parish Public Library's Master Index of Obituaries in Monroe Newspapers, 1825-1990 - includes numerous parishes
• USGenWeb Archives Obituaries Project - Louisiana
• ObitCity
• National Register of Historic Places - info and photos for registered places in Claiborne Parish including Arizona Methodist Church, J. W. Burnham House, Capers-McKenzie House, Claiborne Parish Courthouse, Friendship CME Church, Homer Historic District, Killgore House, Monk House, Dr. John W. Todd House, Tulip Methodist Church, and Alberry Wasson Homeplace
• Historical Marker Database
• 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
  • 1892 Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana  Volume 1  Volume 2
  • 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 
  • 1925 A History of Louisiana; Wilderness-Colony-Province-Territory-State-People, by Henry E. Chambers, Volume 1  Volume 2  Volume 3
  • In the spirit of the "Historic Claiborne" books published in the 1960s-70s, the Claiborne Parish History Club has prepared a new collection of articles on local history. Historic Claiborne 2020 contains 32 articles written by eight local authors. In sections titled "Crime & the Law," "Military," "Communities, Churches & Cemeteries," "Personalities," and "Uniquely Claiborne," you will find stories of long lost villages, desperate outlaws, mystery creatures, local inventors, and early sports figures. The History Club is proud to partner with the Claiborne Parish Library to present this fascinating look at our colorful past. $20 each while they last! An extra $5 if mailed. Available at the Claiborne Parish Library, 909 Edgewood Drive, Homer, LA 71040. Make checks payable to Claiborne Parish History Club or use Paypal to claibornehistory@gmail.com. Cover photo of Ennis "Rebel" Oakes, early major leaguer, and later oil man, from Claiborne Parish.
• North Louisiana Historical Association - at Facebook
• Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society
• Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum - at Facebook
• GenealogyTrails
• LAFamilyHistory mailing list / query board at groups.io
• MapsofUS - Interactive map of Parish Formation History
• My Genealogy Hound - 1911 Rand McNally map
• Past Queries -  1996   1997   1998
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
• Cyndi's List - Louisiana

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