Baptist Heritage

biography of William Buck

obituary of the Reverend Henry Adams from the "Baptist Magazine[pub. 1813]

Baptist Heritage is a collection of digital archives relating to the history of the Baptist Church in the United States. The collection contains 19th century Baptist Newspapers, Periodicals, Annual Convention minutes, Biographies of clergyman and pamphlets that may be of genealogical value to researchers with Baptist ancestors. The Baptist Heritage archives can be researched at http://www.baptistheritage.com/digital-library



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Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacremental Records Online

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has digitized their sacramental records and made them available online for uploading. The oldest sacramental records begin in 1720 and end in the early decades of American statehood from the St. Louis Cathedral Catholic Church. There also colonial sacramental records available for St. John the Baptist and St. Bernard parish churches. I was able to locate the baptismal record of my ancestor, François BIROTTE, a free Creole and infant of color, in the colonial registers of St. Louis Cathedral. These records are a valuable resource for anyone with ancestral roots in Spanish and French Louisiana. https://archives.arch-no.org/sfpc

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History of Louisiana Negro Baptists : from 1804 to 1914

I've found many interesting historical sources of genealogical value on HathiTrust such as the  Colored Methodist Episcopal conference minutes which enabled me to find valuable information relating to my own Methodist ancestors. Recently, I came across the book, "History of Louisiana Negro Baptists from 1804 to 1914" by William Hicks. This particular work provides a detailed history of all the African-American Baptist churches and organizations that existed in Louisiana from statehood to the first decade of the 20th century. One can find the names of ministers as well as the detailed biographies of clergymen[many of them former slaves]. There is also information about the founding of Educational institutions and photographs. Sometimes, the most valuable information lies in non-traditional sources.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=emu.010000426979;view=1up;seq=7



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Historic Catholic Records Project Online

The Catholic Diocese of Boston and the New England Genealogical Society are collaborating on an exciting and ambitious project to scan and make available online over 10 million sacramental records from 150 parishes in Boston. The church records date from 1789 to 1900 and are written in English, Latin and French. The goal of the project is to create a searchable database where members of the NEGS can also view original images. The time frame of the project is 10 years. NEGS members and guests are able to view some of the records online.



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Official Journals of the Louisiana Annual Conference

The Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections has uploaded issues of the "Official Journal of the Louisiana Annual Conference" on Archive.org. The OJLAC was the annual conference minutes for African-American Methodist ministers in the South. The earliest issue begins in 1869 and end in the 1930s. These conference minutes provide valuable biographical and genealogical detail for African-American researchers with Methodist ancestors who had official capacities in the church as ministers, secretaries and educators.
There are obituaries of church members born in slavery before the Civil War which provide clues to migration patterns into Louisiana. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that my maternal 3rd great-grandmother's half-brother, Daniel Joel PRICE, served as secretary of the Journal. He even appeared on the cover of the 1900 edition.

CATHOLIC SOUTHWEST: A Journal of History and Culture

You can access some issues of the Catholic Southwest via the Catholic Archives of Texas website.
The Catholic Southwest is a journal that focuses on the history and cultural heritage of Catholics in Texas from the Spanish era to modern times. Some of the articles contain information of genealogical value to families of Latin and Catholic heritage in Texas. http://www.catholicarchivesoftx.org/#!catholic-southwest/galleryPageRodney Sam