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{{Adoption LAGenWeb}}Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. | {{Adoption LAGenWeb}}Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. | ||
An important manuscript collection of compiled genealogies is the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and will records. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is available on | An important manuscript collection of compiled genealogies is the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=341704&name=Daughters+of+the+American+Revolution+%28Louisiana%29%2E+Genealogical+Records+Committee%2C+null&columns=*,0,0 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection]. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and will records. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is available on 28 microfilms at the Family History Library. The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. | ||
Some major published genealogical collections for [[Louisiana]] include: | Some major published genealogical collections for [[Louisiana]] include: | ||
*Arthur, Stanley, and George de Kernion. ''Old Families of Louisiana''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Harmanson, 1931. | *Arthur, Stanley, and George de Kernion. ''Old Families of Louisiana''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Harmanson, 1931.{{FHL|238216|item|disp=FHL film 1425655 item 5}}. | ||
*West, Robert C. ''An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of French and Spanish Origin''. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Geoscience Pub., L.S.U. 1986. | *West, Robert C. ''An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of French and Spanish Origin''. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Geoscience Pub., L.S.U. 1986. {{FHL|468302|item|disp=FHL fiche 6088326 book 976.3 D4w}}. | ||
*Whittington, Hattie, and Gladys Sandefur. ''Louisiana Ahnentafels, Ancestor Charts and Family Group Sheets''. Natchitoches, Louisiana.: Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association, 1982. | *Whittington, Hattie, and Gladys Sandefur. ''Louisiana Ahnentafels, Ancestor Charts and Family Group Sheets''. Natchitoches, Louisiana.: Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association, 1982. {{FHL|425303|item|disp=FHL book 976.3 D2s}}. | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||