Helpful Links

If you know of any additional helpful links, please send them to the Parish Coordinator.

*Links to web sites that are not part of The USGenWeb Project are provided for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of the web sites or their contents by The USGenWeb Project.

Lafayette Parish Links

• Lafayette Parish Court
• Lafayette Public Library
• Lafayette Archives

State Links

• LAGenWeb Archives
• Colonial Louisiana - History and Genealogy
• Cemeteries of Louisiana
• Louisiana Vital Records Agency

Census Links

• The USGenWeb Free Census Project
• Census Online

Misc Links

• USGenWeb Archives
• Search Rootsweb Mail List by State/ Parish/ Surname
• The OLIVE TREE Genealogy Homepage
• Find A Grave
• LDS Search
• The Genealogy Spot
• Genealogy Bank
• City Directories of the USA
• Surname Boards -Gen Forum
• Parish Office - Love this link!
• William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine from 1892

Land Search & Maps

• Bureau of Land Management Searchable database for land patents
• Index of State Maps
• American Memory - Library of Congress Map Collections 1544-1996

Help for Beginners

• USGenWeb Archives Table of Contents
• Cyndi's List of How To
• DAR Library Online
• Treasure Maps Home Page
• Family Tree Searcher
• Genealogy Search Advice

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