All Things Genealogical

03/23/2026

I want to expand my business!!! I need your input to see if what I have in mind is something people/other businesses would be interested in if I provide it. :)

If you could go on a computer, and see a map of where a genealogist/researcher was headed via car, to different towns, cemeteries, repositories, and more, and had a chance to ask via an app for a stop on the route, to locate a grave, a record, a photo of your great grandparents home, and more, would you not only utilize it, but be willing to pay a fee for the service?

Consider it a " Mobile Genealogist " where you watch/learn/request things along the route the genealogist was taking at any given time.

I'm moving forward with the idea I've wanted to do for over 10 years now and would LOVE some feedback as I prepare for a seminar to acquire start up funds and marketing help. :)

08/28/2024

Join the Friends of the Cabildo and Emily Ford on Tuesday, August 13th as she discusses “Researching Burial Locations in Orleans Parish. This will be one of three lectures Emily will be discussing on the topic of cemeteries. Lecture will begin at 6 pm. via Zoom. Our fall series of lectures are free for FOC members, $10 each to non-members, but non-members can also enjoy the entire fall lecture series for $25.

Register at https://friendsofthecabildo4.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/20242025-fall-member-lecture-series

08/28/2024

If you REALLY want to know how to research Orleans Parish burials...get the information from a pro!!! :)

Join the Friends of the Cabildo and Emily Ford on Tuesday, August 13th as she discusses “Researching Burial Locations in Orleans Parish. This will be one of three lectures Emily will be discussing on the topic of cemeteries. Lecture will begin at 6 pm. via Zoom. Our fall series of lectures are free for FOC members, $10 each to non-members, but non-members can also enjoy the entire fall lecture series for $25.

Register at https://friendsofthecabildo4.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/20242025-fall-member-lecture-series

08/12/2024

Emily Ford is amazing and the expert on Burials, and Cemeteries of New Orleans. We have worked together in the past and I always appreciate her knowledge!!

Please check out this presentation from her and give Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, LLC a follow!!! :)

Join the Friends of the Cabildo and Emily Ford on Tuesday, August 13th as she discusses “Researching Burial Locations in Orleans Parish. This will be one of three lectures Emily will be discussing on the topic of cemeteries. Lecture will begin at 6 pm. via Zoom. Our fall series of lectures are free for FOC members, $10 each to non-members, but non-members can also enjoy the entire fall lecture series for $25.

Register at https://friendsofthecabildo4.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/20242025-fall-member-lecture-series

07/17/2024

Got historical records? Need to arrange them? Create or convert your finding aids to the collections? Digitize and publish them online?

Have we got a grant for you. Our Archival Projects program is now accepting applications, and if you have an idea for a project or want to write a draft over the next few weeks and submit it for comments, the time to act is now.

Drafts are due 8/15 and final applications will be accepted through 11/7/24. Funding starts in July 2025 with a ceiling of $150K from NHPRC for your project.

All the details at: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/archival.html

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Image courtesy Portland City Archives.

06/19/2024

Felix Haywood was born a slave in Bexar County, Texas in 1844. In 1937, when he was 92, he participated in an interview where he talked about his time as a slave and when he was freed. He stated "Everybody went wild. We all felt like heroes and nobody had made us that way but ourselves. We was free. Just like that, we was free." Haywood passed a few months later in December. His story, along with many others, is important to remember this Juneteenth. You can find his memorial here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143761948/felix-haywood
Photo: Dwayne Sessom, Geep99

06/19/2024

Felix Haywood was born a slave in Bexar County, Texas in 1844. In 1937, when he was 92, he participated in an interview where he talked about his time as a slave and when he was freed. He stated "Everybody went wild. We all felt like heroes and nobody had made us that way but ourselves. We was free. Just like that, we was free." Haywood passed a few months later in December. His story, along with many others, is important to remember this Juneteenth. You can find his memorial here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143761948/felix-haywood
Photo: Dwayne Sessom, Geep99

05/14/2024

The 104-year-old has had several jobs throughout her life, but she says her favorite job of all is being a mother.

05/03/2024

04/10/2024

Do you have French-speaking ancestors? Did you know there's an IGHR 2024 course that's going to focus just on researching French-speaking ancestors?! Participate in this virtual course from wherever you are. Time zone issues? The sessions will be recorded and available for two weeks so you can watch any you had to miss...but you'll want to participate in as many live sessions as possible to get the benefit of collaborating with your fellow students. Learn more about the course, including a detailed schedule, at https://ighr.gagensociety.org/course-thirteen/. For more about IGHR 2024 itself: https://ighr.gagensociety.org/2024-ighr/.