Imperial St. Landry

Genealogical & Historical Society

President: Estelle Perrault

e-mail: Estelle9Perrault@wmconnect.com

Snail mail:

Imperial St. Landry

Genealogical & Historical Society

P.O. Box 118

Opelousas, LA 70571-0118

Click here to go to the new database of cemeteries and headstones in St. Landry Parish.

Click here to go to the website of the US Department of Health & Human Services to order the paper version of "My Family Health Portrait" or to download the software or to use the web based version

Opelousas Telephone

Directory 1922

The next meeting of the Imperial St. Landry Genealogical & Historical Society will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the usual place in the conference room of Doctor's Hospital off exit 15 from I-49 South in Opelousas at 10:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Steve Mayeux of Cottonport, LA. Steve is the author of: Earthen Walls, Iron Men: Fort deRussy, Louisiana and the Defense of Red River . It's the story of Fort DeRussy.

At the top of the page is a link to Roots Television. The website is very interesting. Not just the schedule for the Roots Television station (which we unfortunately can't receive in Opelousas) but links to all kinds of information, including video streams of the TV shows. Really informative.

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, October 13, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, July 14, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, June 9, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, May 12, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, April 14, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, March 10, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, January 13, 2007

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, October 14, 2006

Meeting on August 12, 2006 with links to software mentioned in the meeting

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, June 11, 2006 in Arnaudville

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, May 13, 2006

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, April 8, 2006

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, March 11, 2006

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, February 11, 2006

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, January 14, 2006

Pictures from Meeting on Saturday, November 19, 2005

Ron Thibodeaux recently won first place in the "series" category of the New Orleans Press Club's annual journalism contest for the coverage of the Congres Mondial Acadien in Nova Scotia last summer. Members who attend our meetings regulary will remember that he presented his wonderful program about his trip to the Thibodeaux Farm in Acadie.

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Click this link for some interesting DNA Websites

Meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month, except in December. Meetings with outside speakers are held at the Medical Offices Conference Room of Doctors' Hospital, I-49 South Service Road, Opelousas. Workshop meetings are held in the Opelousas Public Library, 212 E. Grolee St, Opelousas, LA (tel.: 337-948-3693). Workshops and Seminars are planned periodically. Meetings begin at 10:00 A.M. with coffee served at 9:30 A.M.

Any comments or corrections please direct to

juergen@j-amling.com