Treasure Chest Thursday – Edgerly Petroleum Company, 1926
February 25, 2010 by Blue Eyes and Bluebonnets
Filed under Treasure Chest Thursday, featured
Five men, covered in oil, stand on a drilling platform. A moment frozen in time in Ged, Louisiana. Their names, as well as “3-11-Crew Vincent #10,” are written on the back of this photo taken on 5 July 1926. This photo is my entry for today’s Treasure Chest Thursday.
Edgerly Petroleum Company
With the discovery of oil [...]
Follow Friday – Louisiana Genealogy Blog
February 5, 2010 by Blue Eyes and Bluebonnets
Filed under Genealogy, featured
In honor of my Louisiana Cajun roots, I’d like to highlight the Louisiana Genealogy Blog for my first Follow Friday post.
The Louisiana Genealogy Blog is a great resource for those of us researching our Louisiana ancestors.
What you’ll find:
Louisiana surnames, with email addresses of people researching each surname
Links to other Louisiana genealogy blogs
Links to news stories [...]
Treasure Chest Thursday – Cyprien Duhon Land Patents
February 5, 2010 by Blue Eyes and Bluebonnets
Filed under Genealogy, Treasure Chest Thursday, featured
Land patents signed by Presidents Lincoln and Grant for land sold to my ancestor Cyprien Duhon! These are the family treasures for my very first Treasure Chest Thursday post. I spend a lot of research time following online links that lead nowhere, so I felt like I had won the lottery when I discovered copies [...]
