Old Louisiana Genealogy, News & History
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This special section of The Olden Times features an index of old newspaper articles about folks from Louisiana. They can be a valuable resource for genealogical and historical research.
You'll find old news articles, obituaries, birth & marriage announcements, ads and more. To search for a specific name, see the links above to either the Search Page or the Index of Names.
Note: The Index of Names is always your best bet for finding a specific name!
Each of these was scanned from an original issue of an old newspaper in my personal collection. They appear in the order in which they were added to this website.
Disaster on the Ohio& Mississippi Rivers: Steamboats Glencoe & Redstone Explode, Killing Many Passengers & Crew, 1852 BERRY, DAVID, DURBIN, SMITH, SCOTT, PATE, LANGLEY, JACKSON, FRITZ, BRECK, BOZEI, COLLARD, WILSON, STIRGEL, BATES, SOPER, CABLE, CHRISMAN, LANGHENY
Recipe: Killarney Stew, 1912
John BENNET Falls to his Death, 1912
Vintage Postcard: Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge
James O'CONNOR Death, New Orleans, 1831
Mrs. ROACH Recommends the Feliciana House to Returning Soldiers, 1847
M. H. DEVEREUX Advertises Cook-Stoves, New Orleans, 1847
ELLIOTT - ELLIOTT Marriage, 1893 DUSENBURY
Murder Among the Louisiana Troops in Mexico, 1846 OVERTON, KING, McINTOSH
Got a "Lead Foot?" Blame it on Your Ancestors! What the heck! New Orleans Citizens Receive Speeding Tickets, 1913
HUNTER, GOLDSTEIN, WEXLER, MILNER, TESTARD, WILLIAMSItalian Grocer Robbed by Negro, 1913 SEALLIE, "Frenchy"
New Orleans Deaths, 1913 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: SELPH, CHILDRESS, LORIVENIER, IRION, GARVEY, GORDON, GUION, RINGE, ERNEST, BOYER, WILLIAMS, PORCE, GALL, JONES, AUBERT, LUCY, KING, LEBERT, TAYLOR, CUNNINGHAM, LADY
Passengers Arriving from Nicaragua via the Marietta di Giorgio, 1912
BAKKIE, WESTERFIELD, WOOD, LEE, LOE, BRIGHTMAN, HARRELLSeptember 14, 1874 Heroes' Monument, New Orleans, 1881
GLYNN, MORPHY, KILPATRICK, HILL, BORLAND, LINCOLNCitizens' Bank of Louisiana to Elect Directors, 1839 ALLAIN, LEFEBRE, TRICOU. SONIAT, MARIGNY, GUESNON
Co-Partnership Announced, New Orleans, 1839 BOWLES, STRONG, McCAY
Vintage Louisiana Postcard: Huey P. Long Bridge, "Connecting New Orleans, La. and the Great West," date unknown
A little more misbehavin' in the Big Easy: Recorder GENOIS' Court, New Orleans, 1847 HARRALL, JONES, McCARTY, ROSS
LECOMPTE Dies in New Orleans Workhouse, 1847 SUZENEAU
Isaac BOWEN Death, 1858
Vintage Postcard: GAR Monument at National Historical Park, Chalmette
Vintage Postcard: Little Theater Courtyard, New Orleans
Lewis SANDERS, Jr., to Practice Law in Concordia Parish, 1839
Dissolution of Copartnership: PUECH & DUPLESSIS, 1839
Republican Riot in South Louisiana, 1874 Dickens himself couldn't have picked a better name for the arrestee...
Barbers Wanted at CALCINI's Fashion Emporium, 1847
Vintage Postcard: Old Brulatour Courtyard, New Orleans
LALIVERRE Book Now at BEATTIE Bookstore, New Orleans, 1839
Vintage Postcard: Courtyard and Prison Rooms in the Cabildo at Chartres and St. Peter's Streets, New Orleans
What's in a Name? New Orleans, 1871 STARKAIATAWKWA, SMITH, BINGMAN
Do you ever wish that you could talk to your ancestors who lived through previous wars or other hard times? I know I do! Sometimes it's not the specific advice that we need, but just a little assurance that we will, indeed, get through it. Record your thoughts during these unsettled times, and know that your descendants will be grateful. See our selection of Blank Books, Journals & Diaries.
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