Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Genealogy sites

  • The 1950 Census is Here!!!

    Due to what is called “The 72 year rule”, census records may only be released to the general public 72 years after the date they were done. Today, the 1950…

  • A Great Ouachita Parish Genealogy Resource

    Many genealogy societies are beginning to place their magazines online. When you are doing genealogy research, you may not think about genealogy society newsletters and magazines. They are great research…

  • About to go on Facebook Live.

    Posting a little early today to say that in 30 minutes I will be going live on the Ouachita Parish Public Library Facebook page. I will be presenting a short…

  • Bureau of Land Management Land Records

    Did your ancestor get land from the federal government? Would you like to see where it was and what the document looks like? Go here: https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx to search and see…

  • A New Genealogy Page for the Ouachita Parish Public Library

    A few weeks ago, the library launched a new webpage at http://www.oplib.org. If you look at the top right section of the home page, you will see a link to…

  • Looking Up Louisiana State Death Certificates

    Louisiana has very strict privacy laws. As a result, Louisiana death certificates are sealed for fifty years before they are available to the general public. If you are looking for…

  • Interesting Ouachita related information.

    Want to see a map of the Ouachita river way before even Fort Miro was founded? Go here: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/6560 . The site marked “P. des canots” would be the eventual…

  • Miscellaneous Ouachita Parish Related Collections

    I was interested in knowing what Ouachita Parish items are in other collections around the country and was surprised at what I found! Isaiah Garrett’s business ledger is at the…

  • Useful Ouachita Parish Genealogy Websites

    There are some great genealogy websites out there to help you in your research.  One of the best is the Ouachita Parish Genweb Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita.htm There are lots of obituaries,…