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Turn of the Century Biographical Sketches
By Gene Thibodeaux
Editor’s Note: The Crowley Signal newspaper featured short biographical sketches of some of the local prominent men in the l890’s and early 1900’s. The date shown [in the sketch] is the issue of the newspaper in which the sketch was published. Most of these sketches also included a picture of the named person.
Pointe de l'Eglise:
Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 497
Crowley, LA 70527
NEWS
The next MEETING of the Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society will be on Aug 13, 2016 at the Acadia Parish Library, 1125 N Parkerson Avenue in Crowley, La. at 9:30 am.Guests and prospective new members are always welcome. See you there.
The new 2015 PRICE LIST of the Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society records is now available. Click on "Publications Price List" in the Site Menu.
The Obituary Index update is complete and includes all 2014 Obits for Acadia Parish. Click on "Obituary Project" in the Site Menu.We have added 1,176 land transaction records to the Point Noire historical records section contributed by Winston Boudreaux. Click on "POINTE NOIRE" in the Site Menu.
We have also added 112 BIOGRAPHIES contributed by Gene Thibodeaux. Click on "BIOGRAPHIES" in the Site Menu.