Acadian, Cajun and Louisiana Genealogy, History & Culture Books, Publications, CDs, Maps, etc.
4th edition of book
published in 1907 by John Frederic Herbin who was the only
descendant of the exiled Acadians living in Grand Pre [now Wolfville, Nova Scotia]. This is a "must have" book for Acadian
descendants! Note: This book is a
major resource for researchers. If you just need to have a specific
surname checked, please send an email to cajun@thecajuns.com
Note: This book is a
major resource for researchers. If you just need to have a specific
surname checked, please send an email to cajun@thecajuns.com
Note: This book is a
major resource for researchers. If you just need to have a specific
surname checked, please send an email to cajun@thecajuns.com An Inventory of State Land
Office Records From the Early Nineteenth Century on File at the State
Archives of Louisiana Illustrated History of the
Middle Ages. Contains 16-page pull out of the full Bayeux Tapestry Maps of Europe from AD 362 to AD 1478 Maps of World from AD 1483 to AD 1815
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]
CD requires the Family Tree Maker Reader [a copy provided,
if needed] Summary: Published in 1860, shortly before
the start of the Civil War, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
is the narrative of William and Ellen Craft's escape from slavery.
Both were born and grew up in Georgia, and they lived in Macon prior
to their escape. In December 1848 they devised a plan in which Ellen
Craft, who was literate and very fair-skinned posed as a white slave
master and William posed as her servant. They made their way to
Philadelphia and then Boston before immigrating to England in 1851. 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.
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. 113 page hardcover book on early to
modern ships. Wooden hulls to aircraft carriers. Includes ships from
Acadian Exile period. Lots of photos
The books and other
items in the table and the music cds below the book listings are for sale by Stanley LeBlanc.
Only 1 copy is available unless otherwise noted! Payment may be made via PayPal or check. Send an email to cajun@thecajuns.com for
check orders. Prices include postage for USA. Those ordering from
outside the US should send an email to obtain the postage cost. The books
below the table are for sale by other individuals and organizations.
History of Grand Pre by John Frederic Herbin [soft cover;
front and back cover uneven on edges and protected with clear book tape; all pages in good condition] -
Price: $13.95
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion
of the French Acadians from their American Homeland by John Mack
Faragher, 562 pages, Hardback with dust cover -
Price: $19.95
Acadian Descendants by Janet Jehn, vols. V, VII,
VIII, IX [The Foret, Forest, DeForet, DeForest,
DeForetrie, several other spellings] - See Description -
Price: $112.00
Civil
Registration of Orleans Parish Births, Marriages, Deaths 1790-1833 by
Albert J. Robichaux, Jr. Hardback, 1012 pgs.
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Price: $79.95
Louisiana Families in Southeast Texas by Rev. Donald J.
Hebert
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Price: $79.95
The "Foreign French" Nineteenth-Century French Immigration into Louisiana
by Carl Brasseaux. Has name, age, port of departure, arrival date,
ship, & destination. Three Hardbound Volumes: v. I 1820-1839 [569
pgs]; v. II 1840-1848 [363 pgs]; v. III 1849-1852 [324 pgs] -
PRICE: $125.00
South Louisiana Vital
Family Records, v. 5 1918-1920. Hard Bound pub. by TGS -
Price: $48.00
Louisiana Land Titles compiled by Ory G. Poret and John
Spencer Howell
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Price: $18.95
1900 U.S. Census Lafourche Parish, LA pub. by
TGS - Price: $54.00
The Age of Chivalry: National Geographic Society Book
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Price: $15.95
The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History by Colin McEvedy
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Price: $7.95
The Penguin Atlas of Modern History by Colin McEvedy
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Price: $7.95
The Bayous of Louisiana: The American Wilderness: Time Life
Books - Price: $7.95
Cajun Country Guide by Macon Fry and Julie Posner -
Price: $5.95
Canada by Rupert O. Matthews
- Price: $6.95
Canada: Library of Nations: Time Life Books
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Price: $7.95
The Canadian Frontier 1534-1760 Revised Edition by W. J.
Eccles - excellent history of the struggle between France & England that
led to the exile of the Acadians - Price: $12.95
The Story of the Caribbean People by James Ferguson
- Price:
$6.95
Christopher Columbus by John Stewart Collis - Price:
$6.95
CD: Social Security Death Index: [2 CDs] - Price:
$10.95
CD: Huguenot Settlers in North America and Europe,
1600s-1900s - Price: $15.95
Denis-Nicolas Foucault and the New Orleans Rebellion of 1768 by
Carl A. Brasseaux - Price: $45.00
The Forgotten People, Cane River's Creoles of Color by Gary B.
Mills -
Price: $22.95
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom : The Escape of William and Ellen
Craft from Slavery by William and Ellen Craft with a New Foreword and
Biographical Essay by R. J. M. Blackett. Softbound 102 pp. - Price: $7.95
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know
about American History but New Learned by Kenneth C. Davis
- Price:
$5.95
History of Louisiana: The French Dominion by Charles E. Gayarre -
Hardcover 583+ pgs - Price: $39.50
Lewis and Clark: The Maps of Exploration, 1507 - 1814 published
by the University of Virginia Library -
Price: $35.00
Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent: The Spanish-Frenchman of New
Orleans by James Julian Coleman, Jr.: Hardback, 136pgs [autographed by the
author] with maps and portraits - Price: $32.50
The Story of Old Ste. Genevieve: An Account of an Old French Town in Upper
Louisiana - Its People and Their Homes with 82 Illustrations by Gregory
M. Franzwa -
Price: $24.95
The
American Heritage Short History of The Civil War by Bruce Catton -
Price: $7.95
The
History of The United States to 1876 by T. Harry Williams, Richard N.
Current and Frank Freidel
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Price: $7.95
Huey
Long by T. Harry Williams [948 page paperback] -
Price: $7.95
Polk's Folly, An American Family History by William R. Polk
[Hard-Cover, 512 pgs with numerous family photographs] - Price:
$15.95
Mardi
Gras by Robert Tallant - Price: $10.95
The
Mighty Mississippi by Bern Keating; Photos by James L. Stanfield:
National Geographic Society Book - Price: $7.95
Women
and New Orleans: A History by Mary Gehrman [text] and Nancy Ries
[photography] - Price: $12.95
Voodoo: Past and Present by Ron Bodin - Price:
$9.95
COLLECTOR ITEM: The
American Heritage Book of Indians - tribal histories and great photos. 1982
424 pgs Hardbound edition of book that was 1st published in 1961. The Foreword is
by President John F. Kennedy - Price:
$29.95
The
Iroquois by Craig A. & Katherine M. Doherty - Price: $8.95
Debrett's Texas Peerage by Hugh Best who was commissioned by Debrett's
Peerage and Baronetage. Over 3000 pedigrees! Hardbound, 385pgs, with
dust jacket - Price: $35.00
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian by Elizabeth Shown
Mills - Price: $15.95
Medieval/Renaissance - 321 Books on one CD. See
Contents
- Price: $11.95
A
History of Ships and Seafaring by Courtlandt Canby - Price:
$9.95
Sailing Ships by Cedric Rogers: 500 years of high adventure under sail -
Price:
$7.95
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest
Scientific Problem of His Time - Price:
$8.95
Map of Maritime Provinces [NS, NB, PEI], black
& white, w/cities, towns & counties [17 1/2" * 23"] - Price: $6.00
Map of Quebec, black & white, w/cities, towns
& counties [17 1/2" * 23"] - Price: $6.00
The Day The World Came To Town, 911 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede
- Price: $7.95
The British Museum Book of Cats: Ancient and Modern by
Juliet Clutton-Brock -
Price: $12.95
Cookbooks
Cajun Cooking by Norma MacMillan. 80 pgs - 10" * 12.5"
hardcover with dust cover - Price: $8.95
The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook. 108 pgs
hardbound -
Price: $8.95
Misc. Items
Cajun in Your Pocket Keychain - Six Authentic Cajun Sayings
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Price: $11.95
Learn to Speak Spanish - 2 CD set. Includes progress
tracking, advanced speech recognition, simulated conversation, extensive
vocabulary and grammar tools - Price: $10.95
Logitech QuickCam, USB 2.0 Connection -
Price: $12.95
"The Origin of The
DOMINGUE FAMILY In Louisiana - And Their Ancestors In the Canary Islands" by
Bertha Domingue Bernard, 2004
The book is 72 pages in length with 52 pages related to the 1779 immigrants to Louisiana - Manuel & Juana (Francisca) Dominguez - and four generations of their heritage in Tenerife, Canary Islands; dating to the early 1600s. The last 20 pages of the book relate to the Canary Island heritage of Antonio Dominguez (Manuel's son) and his wife, Maria Franquis - Bertha's direct lineage.
Bertha has researched the original Canary Island church sacramental records - primarily in the Los Realejos and San Juan de la Rambla areas of Tenerife - and she presents English translations of the many sacramental and related records located which establish and confirm the Dominguez Canary Island genealogical heritage. There are also numerous photographs of the various related areas and churches.
The price is $30.00, which includes postage and mailing.
You may place your order direct with:
Bertha D. Bernard
911 W. St Mary Blvd
Lafayette LA 70506
email: bertha@georgerodrigue.com
Vacherie by Elton Oubre -
Vacherie means "cattle ranch" and the place is a regional area of St. James
Parish settled by the Germans and early Acadians.
The following books
are for sale by Audrey Westerman, certified genealogist and historian, member of
the Terrebonne Genealogical Society and Editor of the Terrebonne Life Lines.
Send orders to Audrey B. Westerman, 1025 Hwy. 304, Thibodaux LA 70301-7332.
Prices shown include postage.
"Assumption Parish LA Original Cahier Records, Books 1 thru 5, 1786-1813" by Kenneth B. Toups - LC Card 91-75055, soft covers, 118 pages, Velo binding. every name index. $25 each
Translated and abstracted French land records from the time of Valenzuela District (Spanish Province) to the establishment of Lafourche County (Territory of Orleans) to its separation into Assumption and Lafourche Interior Parishes (Louisiana statehood). These records are from the first five Cahier books which are filed in Assumption Parish, but contain records of land in Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes today. Sellers and buyers are given, with a description of the land and bordering neighbor landowners. Price of the sale, be it money - barter - or swap for other land, is detailed. A stylized map is included, showing the distance of current landmarks in leagues (1 league = 3 miles) from the Mississippi River which helps to locate the neighborhood of the land. Many of the records state the name of the original owner who received the land by grant from the Spanish government.
"First Land Owners and Annotated Census of Lafourche Interior Parish, LA," Price: $30.00
"Lafourche Parish Louisiana 1850 Census" by Audrey B. Westerman 120 pgs, soft cover, Velo binding, index. $25.00
"1860 Census Assumption Parish Louisiana" by Audrey B. Westerman 195 pgs, soft cover, Velo binding, index. $25.00
"1860 Census Ascension Parish, Louisiana" by Audrey B. Westerman 156 pgs, soft cover, Velo bindings, every name index. $25.00
"Cemeteries of Central Lafourche Parish, LA" by Traise W. Hebert 194 pgs, soft cover, Velo binding, every name index. $25.00. Cemeteries listed are St. Mary Nativity Catholic Church, Raceland LA; Gheens United Presbyterian Church, Gheens LA; Holy Savior Cemetery, Lockport LA. Listing dated 1984.
"St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA," Price: $30.00
Acadian Redemption: From Beausoliel Broussard to the Queen's Royal Proclamation
by Warren A. Perrin
The book is available from the Acadian Museum in Erath, Louisiana - see home page for link to order form.
Below is a summary of the book and a brief bio of the author.
Summary
Acadian Redemption, the first biography of an Acadian exile, defines the 18th century society of Acadia into which Joseph Beausoleil Broussard was born in 1702. The book tells of his early life events and militant struggles with the British who had for years wanted to lay claim to the Acadians’ rich lands. Subsequent chapters discuss the epic odyssey during which Beausoleil led a group of one hundred ninety-three Acadians from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, the New Acadia, with the hope that his beloved Acadian culture would survive.
The last half of the book discusses the repercussions of Beausoleil’s life that resulted in the evolution of the Acadian culture into what is now called the “Cajun” culture and how it led to an eighth generation Beausoleil descendant, Warren A. Perrin, to bring a Petition seeking an apology from the British Crown in 1990. This Petition was successfully resolved on December 9, 2003, by the signing of the Queen’s Royal Proclamation.
About the Author
Warren A. Perrin is an attorney with the firm Perrin, Landry, deLaunay, Dartez and Ouellet, in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is a descendant of Beausoleil Broussard. He currently serves as President of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). In 1999, Perrin served as President of a task force, appointed by then-Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, to carry out FrancoFete '99, a year-long event comprised of over 1,500 cultural celebrations in recognition of Louisiana's tri-centennial. He also helped to establish the non-profit Acadian Heritage and Culture Foundation, Inc., which operates the Acadian Museum of Erath, Louisiana. In recognition of his efforts, Perrin has been the recipient of many awards and honors, and has been the subject of many nationally-broadcast interviews in the United States, England, and Canada. He resides in Lafayette, Louisiana with his wife, Mary LeoniSee Table of Contents of the book - in pdf format
Note: See Corrections page for correction on name on page 68
History of the Cajuns: From Ancient France to Nova Scotia to Louisiana to
Colonial Texas - Including the Participation of Louisiana and Texas in the
American Revolution by Alex Loya
For a description of the book and order form, see http://www.freewebs.com/alexloya1/
Surviving Damnation by Dr. R. W. "Ben" Benoit
For a description of the book and order form, see Benoit Books
The Louisiana State Archives [Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane] - See
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