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Evidence Explained

Evidence Explained

Evidence Explained is the definitive guide to the citation and analysis of historical sources--a guide so thorough that it leaves nothing to chance. Written by a certified genealogist - Elizabeth Shown Mills.

History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

The book titled History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

History of the Avoyelles Post and Avoyelles Parish, includingRecords of Colonial Louisiana, with chapters on Avoyelles Post, The Organization of the Parish, Churches, Education, The Different Groups of Settlers, and much more. Appendices with abstracts of Old Notarial Acts.

Avoyelles Parish Marriage Records – 1899-1902

Avoyelles Parish Marriage Records – 1903 – 1908

Hydropolis Burials 1850-1859

Hydopolis Burials 1860-1869

Hydropolis Baptisms 1807-1824

Hydropolis Baptisms

Africans in Colonial Louisiana

Book titled Africans in Colonial Louisiana
History of the beginnings of slavery in Louisiana, including the first slavery ships and what countries they came from. Details about life in early Pointe Coupee.

BacK Through the Veil

Book Back Through the Veil
A Study of How a Group of Black People in a Small Town Transitioned from Slavery to the 20th Century.

Back Through the Veil II

Book Back Through the Veil II

The Ancestral Histories of Several African-American Families and How They Survived from Their Arrivals in Louisiana to the 20th Century.
Research Addition:
Indexed with Color Pictures

Waters of the River Red – The Novel

Waters of the River Red – The Novel

Novel about a school teacher in a small town 1960s Louisiana, who loses her best friend. In the midst of her grief, she has an affair with a married man. To save her job, she makes a decision that will change her life forever.

Loving Josephine

Novel Loving Josephine

Life in 1930s Louisiana during the Depression. Faith, romance, adultery, murder, family unity all play a part in this novel.

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23andme DNA Test

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Avoyelleans at The Battle of New Orleans and in the War of 1812

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Pointe Coupee Documents, 1762-1803

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Slaves and Masters of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

A History of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

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