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Within the first three years of that century, the Louisiana colony passed from Spanish to French to American control; but the frontier that Natchitoches embraced was doomed to suffer from political instability for decades to come as the new American regime fought a diplomatic battle with neighboring Spanish Texas over the boundary that should lie between them. Natchitoches, for the most part, lay within the disputed territory; and more than once, along this frontier, the cold war threatened to erupt into open military action. Many problems occurred within the parish due to these many changes. In 1823 the church was destroyed in a terrible fire. Register Five graphically symbolizes the maladies that Catholicism suffered in this quarter century at Natchitoches. In 1977, the editor had the opportunity to perform restoration work that will hopefully salvage the extant portions of Register Five and delay further ravages of time. Through the auxiliary use of other church and civil records, it has also been possible for the editor to reconstitute many of the damaged or destroyed entries. The population was mainly Spanish and French, with significant \"Anglo\" migration from the older American states as well as the British Isles. Many Negro slaves are also listed in these records. 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It also lays down rules to help you judge the reliability of these sources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished in the form of a laminated folder, the \u003ci\u003eQuickSheet\u003c\/i\u003e contains a series of sample citations showing the correct way to identify online sources such as databases, census images, and digital books and articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the premise that online sources are publications that have the same characteristics as printed publications, it provides rules and models for common record types such as passenger lists, vital records, and newspapers. 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With this basic template, the African-American QuickSheet provides models for citing common resources such as databases, image copies, transcripts, blogs, books, and articles, using the widely accepted citation principles established in the QuickSheet series. Arranged in tabular format, the sample citations are easy to follow and can be applied to your specific needs in citing your sources. While it provides standards for citing online sources, this QuickSheet is, of course, tailored to the African-American experience, so source citation models bear on subjects such as slave manifests, slave narratives, Freedmen's Bureau records, and slave census schedules. This QuickSheet is a laminated four-sided sheet designed for heavy use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Shown Mills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2010, 8.5\" x 11\", laminated and folded, 4 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780806318714\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102-3863\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Genealogical Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":650877894672,"sku":"102-3863","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/102-3863-1500px.png?v=1777310082"},{"product_id":"102-3868","title":"QuickSheet: The Historical Biographer's Guide to Cluster Research (the FAN Principle)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this QuickSheet, Elizabeth Mills introduces us to the concept of \"Cluster Research\" based on the FAN principle, the idea being that to prove identity, origin, and parentage individuals must be studied in the context of their FAN club--family, associates, and neighbors. Historical information, she says, is like real estate: the true value of any piece of information is unknown until it is put into community context. To apply the FAN principle in order to establish a set of facts concerning identity, parentage, and origin, several questions must be asked: Who are the known members of the FAN club? What did they do together? When did they have this association? Where did this association occur? And why did these people interact? Since most individuals left comparatively few records, the answers we seek to specific research questions may not appear in any surviving record, but by expanding our research to include family, friends, neighbors, and associates we increase the number of resources available to assemble a historical biography. Illustrated by a bull's eye, targeted research using the FAN principle starts with the targeted person, then works outward to known relatives and in-laws, to others of the same surname, to associates and neighbors, and ultimately to associates of those associates, piling up details in ever-widening rings to cover all members of the target's circle of acquaintances. As the bull's eye illustrates, the core target is relatively small, but as we move outward, the target enlarges, the range of possible discoveries greatly expands, and the amount of time needed to cover all possibilities also increases. In the end, where direct evidence is usually lacking, we fall back on family, associates, and neighbors to reconstruct a life and create a historical biography. 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We all know that databases and indexes can shortcut the process of discovery, and many search engines offer wildcard and Boolean options, as well as phonetic indexing systems to help researchers contend with clerical carelessness and data-entry errors. But historical records involve vagaries that defy technical formulas. Databases and indexes then become obstacles that actually block discoveries. Enter Elizabeth Mills, who in this QuickSheet shows how to adopt pro-active strategies to overcome this problem and thus get the full benefit of databases and indexes. Confronting the problem head-on she first identifies a number of typical weaknesses--erratic spelling, family names as surnames, female name usage, penmanship, regional dialects, transcription and translation, and arbitrary selection criteria. Along with these considerations she spells out a number of specific strategies ranging from searching for given names among clusters of associates to substituting adjacent letters and numbers on a typewriter keyboard. Three of the four laminated pages of this QuickSheet are then given over to a table of common anomalies and errors, with columnar listings of anomaly types, typical problems, and examples. Anomaly types, covering almost every erratic feature, include abbreviations, spelling issues, prefixes, handwriting, language, dialects, sorting errors, typing errors, and translated names. Corresponding columns then provide listings of typical problems, and, most helpfully, extensive examples of common problems and their likely solutions. 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The first of these, the research process model, involves several indispensable steps: analyze the problem, place it in legal and social context, identify related and associated individuals, identify relevant resources, identify pros and cons in their use, and, finally, develop a research plan. The second model--the research analysis model--contains this simple bedrock principle: Sources provide information from which we select evidence for analysis. A sound conclusion may then be treated as \"proof\" until and unless new evidence emerges to the contrary. The third item in the research process is the triangulation model, which states: Identity is more than a name. It is every known detail of a human life. Identity is determined by triangulating three things: persona, relationships, and origin. Finally, the capstone in the research process, the reliability model, offers this principle relating to proof: Proof is not a source or a citation. It is a body of evidence accumulated in the process of research and analysis, and is arrived at by problem analysis, research, documentation, record analysis, correlation, conflict resolution, and explanation of evidence and conclusions. 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The outgrowth of a lifetime of professional experience, the 10 steps provide a systematic basis for problem solving unique to genealogy. When faced with an elusive person or missing or contradictory information, these steps will be your lifeline, helping you to resolve tricky problems related to sources, evidence, and proof.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to the 10 steps, this QuickSheet contains a \"Life Stages Worksheet,\" a form to be filled in covering most life events from birth to death through six specific stages of life. 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Edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills, the groundbreaking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/products\/102-3844\" title=\"Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians (ProGen)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eProGen\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e addressed not just genealogy sources but also strategies and analytical skills, best practices and standards for historical research, and how to conduct a genealogical business. It remains a go-to manual for genealogists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow a new generation of genealogical educators have given the field an entirely new guide to the profession of genealogy--offering fresh insights and new specialties, grounded in more-solid standards and wider experiences and applications. In twenty-six chapters, written by twenty-two experts and edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills, \u003cem\u003eProfessional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice and Standards\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eProGen PPS\u003c\/em\u003e) is an invaluable resource for professional genealogists and students, as well as all family history researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"From genetic and forensic genealogy to ethics and contracts, business structures, marketing, writing, editing, and preparing books for press, \u003cem\u003eProGen PPS\u003c\/em\u003e promises to inspire thought processes and ignite new discussions.\" (Billie Stone Fogarty, M. Ed., President, Association of Professional Genealogists).\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Searching for roots\" is a popular hobby, but genealogy is a discipline. From courts of law to government agencies, from medical research projects to television shows, reliable genealogical research is an essential in modern societies. The public sector needs professionals who know historical archives well but, more importantly, understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual records. It needs professionals skilled not only in research principles but the far more difficult challenge of proving identities and kinship. It needs professionals who understand proof and the standards that produce reliable evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProGen PPS\u003c\/em\u003e provides a complete course of instruction to prepare genealogists for a career in a complex field. Whether you discover this career path as a young adult or come into genealogy as a mature researcher trained in another professional discipline, \u003cem\u003eProGen PPS\u003c\/em\u003e will ground you in the essential practices, standards, and language of genealogy--those expected by courts, government agencies, and others who commission research. If you are a librarian or archivist who assists family historians on a daily basis, \u003cem\u003eProGen PPS\u003c\/em\u003e provides a framework to coach them well. 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Natchitoches was built by France along the Texas border as a buffer against Spanish and Indian aggression. For the next century and a half, it would be the hub for colonial trade with the Southwestern tribes and then the gateway to the west for hordes of \u003cem\u003eAméricains\u003c\/em\u003e seeking new land after the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCensuses, tax lists, and muster rolls for citizen soldiers and regular troops are prized \"people finders.\" \u003cem\u003eNatchitoches Colonials\u003c\/em\u003e brings together an astounding number of them for colonial years—gleaned from archives in France, Spain, Cuba, and Mexico, as well the United States. 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Whether you are a researcher in need of inspiration, or a speaker or writer in search of a zinger to punctuate your thoughts, \u003cem\u003eTips and Quips\u003c\/em\u003e can be your muse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sayings and writings found here are divided into no fewer than 86 categories relevant to genealogists. Categories from Analysis, Ethnic Research and Genetic Genealogy, to the Internet, Land and Names; and from Photographs, Plagiarism and Proof, to Research, Sources and Tax Records. It's easy to find just the quip you need from the book's detailed table of contents, or you can search the author index or consult the glossary of key words at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruth is,\u003cem\u003eTips and Quips\u003c\/em\u003e is entertaining, inspiring, and informative, making it that rarity among genealogy books--\u003cu\u003ebedside reading\u003c\/u\u003e. Here are some illustrations, arranged by category to whet your appetite:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncestors:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.\"--Chinese Proverb\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"In God we trust. All others must show sources.\"--David Woody\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthnic Research:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Researching your ancestors during slavery becomes researching the\u003cem\u003eowners\u003c\/em\u003eof your ancestors.\"--Nancy Richey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenealogy:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Genealogy is not fatal--but it's a grave disease.\"--Anonymous\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenealogy:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"None of us can harbor prejudice against another group of people when we realize that, with the very next document we find, we could be a part of them.\"--Elizabeth Shown Mills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenetic Genealogy: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"People lie. 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Beyond the label a parish priest or clerk chose for this set of records, “Baptisms of Slaves and Free People of Color,” we find \u003ci\u003emarriages\u003c\/i\u003e of couples both enslaved and free. We find baptisms of children whose roots trace to Europe on all lines, included therein because stray pages were later misbound or new priests made wrong assumptions. We find Créoles of all shades, cheek and jowl with immigrants from the British Isles, migrants from “Anglo” states, and “American \u003ci\u003enègres\u003c\/i\u003e” brought or sold into Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin these pages, we see \u003ci\u003elibres\u003c\/i\u003e presenting their own children for baptism alongside infants whose parents they held enslaved. We see white fathers bringing their babes to the baptismal font with the mothers they could not marry because their unions, though permanent, crossed color lines. 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Supplemental notes identify parents that pastors dared not name, provide maiden identities for wives with no surname in this register, and separate the lives of numerous same-name individuals — always with documentation from primary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Shown Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026, 6\" x 9\", paper, index, 176 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788456398\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e101-M5639\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43513526943862,"sku":"101-M5639","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-m5639-1500px.png?v=1781378905"},{"product_id":"101-m5726","title":"Cloutierville Marriages, 1847-1855: Marriage Register One, Church of St. Jean Baptiste de Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 8, Cane River Creole Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1847, the Catholic parish of St. Jean Baptiste de Cloutierville was carved from the lower reaches of the historic civil parish of Natchitoches. Sprawling across some 400 square miles, St. Jean Baptiste served French, Spanish, Native, African American, and Anglo American families, cheek by jowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unions documented within this first marriage register for St. Jean Baptiste are especially critical for the study of Lower Cane River families. Prior to 1855, the civil parish of Natchitoches maintained no marriage registers. Couples who planned to wed were required by law to obtain a license and post a bond guaranteeing that the marriage met legal requirements; however, those bonds and licenses have not survived. Some propertied couples filed marriage contracts that were recorded within the courthouse registers for deeds and mortgages. But actual marriage registers, recording the returns made by licensed ministers and justices, did not begin until 1855. 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However, in the civil parish of Natchitoches, as elsewhere, communities were settled prior to the establishment of a church parish with a resident priest to offer last rites, conduct burials, and create official records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally, a death along lower Cane River happened to occur during a pastoral visit by a priest from a distant parish. In such cases, those pastors memorialized the burials in the registers of their own church, after their return home. Consequently, the records of early burials within remote communities can be scattered among churches where modern researchers would not expect to find the people they seek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this slim volume, the compiler has combed the registers of older churches to ferret out burials occurring in three specific communities. For Cloutierville and Isle Brevelle, this volume covers burials prior to the creation of their church parishes: St. Jean Baptiste de Cloutierville and St. Augustine de l’Isle Brevelle. For the Shallow Lake community, whose cemetery dates from the 1760s but never had an attached church or chapel, readers will find all burials that can be documented before 1917, the date of the last known interment there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Shown Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026, 6\" x 9\", paper, index, 40 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788456404\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e101-M5640\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43911563739254,"sku":"101-M5640","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-m5640-1500px.png?v=1785596885"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/author-elizabeth-shown-mills\/tax-records.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}