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New Orleans (Orleans Parish) Louisiana Church Records Church records are an important source of records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burials. Confirmation records are also frequently available. In 19th century New Orleans, the predominant religion was Roman Catholic, but almost every other denomination then in existence was represented in the city. Catholic church records - The original historical church records of New Orleans are held by the Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The earliest records (1718-1831) have been published in 19 volumes. http://www.archdiocese-no.org/archives/publications.php Copies of these and later records (up to 1930) must be obtained through the Archives of the Archdiocese. http://www.archdiocese-no.org/archives/genealogy.php Other denominations - The records of a number of churches are available on microfilm in the Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library. http://nutrias.org/guides/genguide/churchrecords.htm Microfilmed records of additional churches are available at the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC). http://www.hnoc.org/ Microfilmed records at the HNOC include: First German Protestant Church and Congregation of New Orleans (1826) Presently: First Trinity Evangelical United Church of Christ German Evangelical Church and Congregation in Lafayette (1846) Presently: Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation German Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church (1848) Presently: Zion Lutheran Church Second German-Presbyterian Church of New Orleans (1862) Later: Claiborne Avenue Presbyterian Church Presently: Peace Presbyterian Church The German Churches of New Orleans - An Inventory of Records A description of the German-language churches of New Orleans and an inventory of their records. The records of St. Paul Lutheran Church, New Orleans, Louisiana, which is the second oldest German Protestant congregation in New Orleans. Return to previous page |
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