GenFest 2025
Thank You for making GenFest 2025 a success! Please view our photograph collections and take the survey!
May 13, 2025
Nutrias
How to: Start your Genealogy Research
How To: Getting Started with Genealogy Researching your family’s history can be a challenging, but extremely rewarding endeavor. Getting started with genealogy research can be
March 11, 2025
Portraits in City Directories
A list of portraits of prominent local citizens featured in the New Orleans city directories of 1852-1856.
January 7, 2025
Taking Programming on the Road
While we love doing programs at NOPL, staff is also happy to venture out and share with other groups as well. Here are a few examples.
October 4, 2024
How to: Search Newspaper Databases
Learn how to search the Archives’ collection of newspapers in digital format through Newsbank and Newspapers.com.
May 29, 2024
How to: Search Naturalization Records
Tips on researching naturalization records including types of records, naturalization of women and minors, where to find additional information.
May 23, 2024
Looking Back on GenFest 2024
With our inaugural GenFest in 2024, the City Archives brought together southeastern Louisiana genealogical, preservation, historical, and cultural organizations to share their mission and story with festival attendees and each other.
May 20, 2024
How To: Searching for Obituaries
New to obituaries? Always wondered what an obituary is and what it can be used for? Learn how to find, read, and understand obituaries in the City Archives.
March 14, 2024
How To: Getting Started with Research
New to the Archives? Just starting your research? This post will introduce you to the basics of navigating our collections and getting your research started.
February 24, 2024
What is…a Census
A census is a complete listing of a population, and it may contain additional metadata about that population.
January 31, 2024
Nutrias.org
In 1995, archivists Wayne Everard and Irene Wainwright created the New Orleans Public Library’s first website, the beloved www.nutrias.org. In an effort to pay homage to our original web presence, we present to you the City Archives & Special Collections’ blog: Nutrias.