The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research.

• Division of Archives, Records Management, and History

3851 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Telephone: 504-922-1207
Fax: 504-922-0002

• National Archives—Southwest Region (Fort Worth)

501 West Felix Street
Building 1, Dock 1
Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216
Telephone: 817-334-5525
Fax: 817-334-5621

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6216
Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216

• Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society

P.O. Box 82060
Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2068
Telephone: 504-766-3018

• Louisiana State Library

760 Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Telephone: 504-342-4913
Fax: 504-342-3547

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 131
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0131

• Louisiana Historical Association

University of Southwestern Louisiana
929 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: 318-482-6871
Fax: 318-482-6028

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 42808
Lafayette, LA 70504

• Historic New Orleans Collection

William Research Center
410 Charter Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: 504-598-7171
Fax: 504-598-7166

• Louisiana State Museum/

Louisiana Historical Center Library
400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70176-2448
Telephone: 504-568-8214
Fax: 504-568-4995

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2448
New Orleans, LA 70176

• Hill Memorial Library

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3300
Telephone: 504-388-6551
Fax: 504-344-6773

• Howard Tilton Library

Manuscripts & Rare Books Department
Tulane University
7001 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Telephone: 504-865-5131
Fax: 504-865-6773

• New Orleans Public Library

219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70140-1016
Telephone: 504-596-2612
Fax: 504-596-2609

An inventory of the records in this important collection is Collin B. Hamer, Jr., Genealogical Materials in the New Orleans Public Library (New Orleans: Friends of the New Orleans Public Library, 1984; FHL book 976.3 D23h 1984).

• Orleans Parish Notarial Archives

Civil Courts Building
421 Loyola AvenueRoom B-4
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504-568-8578
Fax: 504-568-8599

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Louisiana parishes, use any of the 22 inventories of the parish archives produced by the Historical Records Survey about 1940. The library has most of these inventories.

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

• Locate other researchers
• Post queries
• Send and receive e-mail
• Search large databases
• Search computer libraries
• Join in computer chat and lecture sessions

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Louisiana in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

• USGenWeb

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

• Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., “Archives and Libraries” section.

FamilySearch™

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.

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