| Topic:
| Armchair Genealogy: Basic Internet Family Research, Including Current Irish Records
This presentation will provide an informative guide to Internet resources for the "armchair genealogist," with a special dive into Irish genealogy resources. So, if you are a novice researcher or an experienced family historian, you can benefit from Sheila Larmann's insights on prominent and not-so-prominent online records and collections and her deep knowledge of Irish genealogy. She will provide a handout about these resources to all attendees.
Sheila has 44 years of self-taught family research experience. She is a business graduate of Loyola University New Orleans and the University of New Orleans. She was a board member of The Friends of St. Alphonsus in the Irish Channel, raising funds to restore the church. She created The Roots Program every March for several years, which had three Irish speakers and entertainment, highlighting New Orleans Irish history and culture. Sheila has been a board member of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans for many years. She is happily married to her husband, Larry, with three children and seven grandchildren. She has handed down research and personal stories for several ethnic groups within her family. Her greatest joy is getting people started on their own research.
Monday 21 April 2025 7:00 PM
| Speaker:
| Marguerite Scully
| | Location:
| Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library (Jefferson Room, 1st floor), with optional Zoom participation provided by GRSNO for members and guests who live out of town or who are otherwise unable to attend.
| | Topic:
| French Immigration to Louisiana
Because of French immigration, and particularly the waves of French immigration which occurred at critical times in its history, Louisiana has maintained a reputation as the most French of all the States in the United States. To understand French immigration push and pull factors, we must by necessity take a dive into Louisiana history, as well as the history of societal, political, and economic upheaval and distress in France and its colonies. The story of Louisiana is a fascinating story of changing governance as well as changing geographic boundaries - both of which resulted in changes to the very meaning of Louisiana as a place in time.
This program will include a description of the major waves of French immigration to Louisiana from the early 1700s to the early 1870s, and how the history of Louisiana, France, and its colonies influenced those migration waves. The discussion of French immigration will not only include those French citizens who immigrated directly from France, but also those who came from other French colonies in North America such as the French Canadians, Acadians, and French West Indies Islanders.
Marguerite Scully is a professional genealogical researcher and lecturer. She is the current president of the St. Tammany Genealogical Society and former vice president of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society.
At the request of the speaker, this presentation will not be recorded, so please attend in person or on Zoom.
Monday 19 May 2025 7:00 PM
| Speaker:
| Philip Fabacher, M.D.
| | Location:
| Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library (Jefferson Room, 1st floor), with optional Zoom participation provided by GRSNO for members and guests who live out of town or who are otherwise unable to attend.
| | Topic:
| History of Roberts Cove and Fabacher Settlement
Fabacher Settlement and Roberts Cove are two communities settled by Germans or German descendants in north Acadia Parish in 1870 and 1880. Both communities have direct connections to New Orleans: Fabacher Settlement began in 1870 and was founded by Joseph Fabacher of the noted restaurant and Jackson Brewery family. The success of this endeavor led Fr. Peter Leonard Thevis, Pastor of Holy Trinity Parish and builder of St. Roch Shrine, to lead 20 families of his home village of Schierwaldenrath, Germany, to emigrate to the prairies of south Louisiana in Acadia Parish in 1881-1882.
Dr. Philip Fabacher will concentrate on the founding and history of Roberts Cove, which grew to include 36 families of German origin or descent. The original settlers were instrumental in establishing rice as the major agriculture product of southwest Louisiana. Recording of the community’s religious, educational and economic history began in the late 1950s. The community has maintained traditions brought to the U.S. from Germany, including celebrating St. Nicholas Day. Each October for 30 years, it has held a two-day Germanfest to fund the community museum. It records the genealogies and histories of the German families of the area with a unique collection of personal items and photographs associated with the history of the area on display.
Born in Iota, La., a small town in north Acadia Parish, Dr. Fabacher graduated from LSU with a B.S. in Biochemistry. He then graduated from LSU Medical School in Shreveport in 1984 and completed his OB/GYN Residency Program in Shreveport in 1988. He served in the Louisiana Office of Public Health as Director in Family Planning and Maternity Clinics. He also served as Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge and University Medical Center in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Fabacher retired in June 2014 and began to volunteer as the Director / Curator of Roberts Cove German Heritage Museum located at 7212 Roberts Cove Rd, Rayne, LA. He began working on his genealogy 55 years ago as a class assignment in 8th Grade in 1970. Since 2000, he has organized and led tours to Europe visiting family homes and villages of the original settler families of Roberts Cove. The Roberts Cove Community has had these tours every 5 years since 1965. |
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OTHER ITEMS OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST
The 1940 Census
Indexing project is complete! All 50 states are indexed by both the
LDS/National Archives initiative and Ancestry.com. Thanks to all members who
helped with the indexing project.
https://www.thisnation.com/government/learn/1940-us-census-records-project/
The Pen and Inks of Lola Legier Maduell is now available for $14.95 at Amazon.com. Many of Lola's sketches have been
used in Genesis.
Louisiana Marriage Contracts - Vol. 2 (1728-1769)
by Alice Daly Forsythe
These valuable records are, in some cases, the only records of marriage that have survived for this period, the ecclesiastical records
of St Louis parish church having been lost in the
destructive fires of the late eighteenth century.
Copies may be ordered for $26.50 , including postage and shipping, from
GRSNO
P O BOX 51791
New Orleans, LA 70151-1791
Greater New Orleans Genealogy Group on Facebook
You will need a Facebook account before you can access the group.
LSU received $210,000 grant to digitize old Louisiana newspapers from 1836-1922
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
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