NEW ORLEANS
    GENEALOGY and
    history LINKS

Links to genealogical and historical sources
on the people and places
of New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans riverfront
circa 1852


The purpose of this website is to offer links to key information sources for genealogists and historians, especially related to 19th-century New Orleans. Suggestions for corrections and additions are invited. <norm.hellmers@gmail.com>.



Essential free websites
     New Orleans Public Library -- City Archives and Special Collections
          Guide to Genealogical Materials
     The USGenWeb Archives Project:
          Orleans Parish, Louisiana (with search engine)
     FamilySearch Catalog (Search by Place: United States, Louisiana, New Orleans)
          https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/
          Results of search: https://tinyurl.com/2457kw68



Vital Records
     Birth records
     Marriage records
     Death records


Church Records
     Church records of New Orleans, Louisiana

Obituaries
     Links to obituaries in New Orleans newspapers


Cemetery Records
     Links to cemetery records and their availability online and elsewhere.

Newspapers
     Links to New Orleans newspapers



City Directories
     
City Directories of New Orleans, Louisiana
         
A summary of city directories of New Orleans and their availability online and elsewhere.



Maps and related information
     Historical Maps and Panoramas of New Orleans
          A collection of links to a variety of maps, panoramas, and other useful websites
     on the streets, wards, and geographic features of New Orleans.



Historical photographs and illustrations
     Photographs, postcards, and other 19th and 20th century images


. . . and perhaps more topics to come


            Suggestions for corrections and additions can be sent to:
            norm.hellmers @ gmail.com