http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi AfriGeneas Creole Research Forum http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/151 Thanx for sharing Jari. Is there an update? Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:48:27 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/151 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/150 Great Blog... All the articles were great I was especially happy to read the piece “Education for Victory” my Dad participated in the Navy's program to train workers during the war. After he finished the program in 1944 he was offered a job in California to work in the shipyard. The ... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:34:49 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/150 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/149 Absolutely Brilliant. Did not note post until we saw reply from Ron. Keep up the good work.* * Made the link hot in the original post. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:33:09 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/149 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/148 J. Honora, Great blog ! Thanks for posting. As someone who grew up in New Orleans, there is a lot of great history previously unknown to me and many familiar last names and places. Never knew there was a Flint Medical College, surprised to find that Joseph Hardin was a medical doctor, saw that A.P. ... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:14:16 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/148 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/147 Check out: CreoleGen.wordpress.com Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:44:24 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/147 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/146 I am trying to get further information on Mary Cade that passed away in 1843 in Houma, LA. I know that she was born around 1765, and was married to a William Kennedy. Tue, 29 May 2012 18:11:24 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/146 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/145 Deborah, The story of your uncle's passing for white in order to box is very well known. The name changed from Duplessis to Dupas. If you still reside in Louisiana, you should begin with checking census records on the family and birth/marriage records. There are several Duplessis families still ... Mon, 07 May 2012 09:45:01 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/145 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/144 my uncle/godfather was the boxer ralph dupas my bio dad is his older brother pete...im 59 and just learning of relatives.and still cant get the word that we are of black race..i was brought up or i should say raise as white...my mom will say nothing...my new orleans side dupas say nothing only a ... Sat, 05 May 2012 23:57:36 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/144 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/143 Among the lines of the Meilleur family which were free people of color, one is descended from Michel Meilleur (ca. 1794 - 20 Jun 1872) [white] and Eugenie Clarisse Tallarie (ca. 1800-21 Nov 1886) [f.w.c.]. They both lived and died in New Orleans, however Eugenie was born in Saint-Domingue. Among ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:58:21 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/143 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/142 For those who have ancestors from the large Creole community at Bay St. Louis, the Hancock County Historical Society's website has a database containing civil records from Hancock County and sacramental records from Our Lady of the Gulf. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:11:08 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-creole/index.cgi/md/read/id/142