The document below is a list of all slave emancipations at the Attakapas Post and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, from 1756-1863. These areRead More
Maneuvering Life: Women of Color on the Louisiana Frontier by Mary Magdalen Donovan | Masters thesis
“Situated within the Gulf South region, the Louisiana frontier, which included the Attakapas and Opelousas districts, slowly emerged as a borderland where NativeRead More
Forename etymology discovery – Mélissaire and Mélius
Many of us who conduct genealogical research occasionally stumble upon a few odd forenames (given names).