Note: First Edition Hardback with dust cover.  Includes information on the Acadians who arrived in 1764.  Appendix A has the Peyroux-Terrio Feud; Appendix B lists the early Settlements and Settlers

The state of Arkansas did not require the registering of births until 1914. In 1942 there arose a need for proof of birth for various reasons, such as Social Security and military service. People who had been born before 1914 began registering their birth information in order to receive birth certificates from the Department of Health. Those certificates became known as “Priors” because they recorded births that occurred before 1914. Beginning in 1942, more than 300.000 such births were registered. Several years ago, the Arkansas Genealogical Society made an agreement with the Health Department to index the Prior certificates. This CD contains 146,512 names of people born before 1906 who filed in 1942-1945. Until AGS volunteers began indexing there was no complete or accurate index to locate the certificates.

There is great wealth of information in this CD. which is searchable by several fields. The name of the person, the county of birth, and the mother’s maiden name will help you find the record you need. The certificates of siblings may also vary having additional and valuable information.

Story of the September 8, 1900 Hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas and killed over 6,000 people

Maps of World from AD 1483 to AD 1815

This historical fiction novel contains Real Genealogy! It has the Derbanne ancestry of the author in Natchitoches, LA

Praeger Ilustrated Military History Series

Excellent Photos of Canada from Coast to Coast

Illustrated History - has a great 3-dimensional map on inside cover

Excellent History and map showing the 4 voyages round the Caribbean and Central America.  Includes historical information on the Canary Islands

CD requires the Family Tree Maker Reader [a copy provided, if needed]

National Geographic - Content - Rivers to the Atlantic: St. Lawrence, Susquehanna, James; Rivers to the Gulf: Mississippi, Missouri, Rio Grande; Rivers to the Pacific: Columbia, Sacramento & San Joaquin, Colorado; and, Rivers to the Arctic: Yuukon, Mackenzie

A must have book for those interested in the maps of the New World, Acadia and Colonial Louisiana

Note: St. Maxent was a merchant and military officer who played a major role in New Orleans and Colonial Louisiana under both the French and Spanish rule.  He was the one who paid the Card Money brought by the Acadians; funded a major portion of the cost of Galvez' campaigns; one of his daughters married Galvez; participated in rebuilding the Cabildo and the Cathedral after the Fire of 1788; funded the founding of St. Louis; and numerous other accomplishments.  His sons were military officers and commandants. A daughter, Feliciana, who was the widow of Jean Baptiste Honore Dethrean, married Governor Bernardo De Galvez on Nov. 2, 1777 in New Orleans.

Note: Many of those at Post Vincennes ended up at Opelousas and Attakapas.

In 1680, a Scots- Irish mercenary named Robert Pollok fled war-torn Ireland with his family.  When he arrived in Maryland [now known as Polk], the only land available was a wretched piece of swampfront the locals derisively dubbed "Polk's Folly."  From this desperate and hardscrabble beginning, the Polk clan would flourish, and generate some of the most fascinating and colorful characters in American History.  Descendants include James K. Polk, the 11th President of the U.S. [1845-1849]; and Leonidas Polk who was a 3rd cousin of President Polk.  Leonidas Polk was the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana and also a Civil War General who was dubbed "the fighting Bishop."  He was killed in battle on June 14, 1864.  In 1945, his remains and those of his wife and were re-interred at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans.

Includes burial mounds in North Louisiana; and, possible routes taken by Desoto

113 page hardcover book on early to modern ships. Wooden hulls to aircraft carriers. Includes ships from Acadian Exile period. Lots of photos