External Resources
Below are links to city records house at other institutions as well as links to additional resources that researchers may find useful. There are a mix of primary and secondary sources coming from many of these resources. Use the links on the right to jump to resource group.
Some collections are available to view online, others are only available person. Before visiting any of these locations in person, remember to review their appointment procedures.
Local Resources
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Office of Archives and Records
Browse sacramental records of the Catholic Church in New Orleans featuring baptismal and marriage certificates as well as funeral records from 1817-1815.
VisitCity of New Orleans
GIS Applications
City of New Orleans Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, including Roadwork, StreetWise, and Property Viewer.
VisitThe Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Digital Survey
Search records pertaining to properties in the French Quarter such as chain of title, photographs, plans, and Sanborn maps. Records may be searched by address, owner, and more.
VisitFriends of the Cabildo
New Orleans Oral Histories
Listen to digitized oral histories of New Orleanians discussing a wide variety of social, political, and religious issues in the city.
VisitHistoric Districts and Landmarks Commission
This City agency regulates the existence and location of historic districts and landmarks around the city outside of the French Quarter. Their map of historic districts is approved by City Council ordinances.
VisitHistoric New Orleans Collection
See the New Orleans City Surveyor records and New Orleans City Engineer records.
VisitJefferson Parish Library
Special Collections
Browse birth, marriage and death records from New Orleans and Louisiana.
VisitOrleans Parish Clerk of Civil Court
Search the Conveyance records to conduct a Chain of Title search on a property and learn more about its history.
Land Records DivisionNotarial Archives
State Resources
Atlantic Database Network
Slave Biographies
Search and view data compiled about enslaved and free people in the Louisiana Slave Database and Free Black Database (New Orleans)
VisitLaw Library of Louisiana
Browse research guides, books, and other resources pertaining to Louisiana state laws and courts.
VisitLouisiana Digital Library
Browse and search online collections of images and documents pertaining to Louisiana history from institutions across the state.
VisitLouisiana Department of Health
State Registrar & Vital Records
Request copies of recent Birth and Death certificates as well as Orleans Parish Marriage certificates. You must meet certain familial or legal criteria to request recent vital records.
VisitLouisiana National Guard
Jackson Barracks Museum
View records relating to the role of the Louisiana National Guard in peace time and at war.
VisitLouisiana Office of Tourism
Travel Image Gallery
View contemporary color images of Louisiana, and request permission to publish them.
VisitLouisiana State Archives
Louisiana Digital Media Archives
Browse digital content from the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Digital Collection and the Louisiana State Archives Multimedia Collection.
VisitLouisiana State Archives
Online Public Vital Records Index
Search historic Birth and Death records from across the State as well as Marriage records from Orleans Parish.
VisitLouisiana State Library
Louisiana Documents
View Louisiana public documents published by state agencies.
VisitLouisiana State Museum
Louisiana Historical Center
See the Colonial Documents collection, maps, manuscripts, and other records of New Orleans and Louisiana history.
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University Archives
Louisiana State University
Libraries Special Collections
See the Free People of Color collection and the Louisiana newspaper family trees.
VisitLoyola University New Orleans
Special Collections & Archives
See the collection for Mayor Moon Landrieu.
VisitTulane University
Special Collections
See mayoral collections for Victor Schiro and deLesseps Morrison as well as New Orleans council members. See also the 1876 Sanborn Map in the Southeastern Architectural Archive.
VisitUniversity of New Orleans
Louisiana and Special Collections
See the Historical Archives of the Louisiana Supreme Court as well as the Orleans Parish School Board Collection.
VisitUniversity of New Orleans
Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies
View data mapping of census records with HistoryForge using GIS technology, and self-guided tours with New Orleans Historical.
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State and Local Publications
64 Parishes
Read this Magazine and Encyclopedia about Louisiana history and culture; sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
VisitDictionary of Louisiana Biography
Browse biographies of individuals from Louisiana; published by the Louisiana Historical Association.
VisitPaper Monuments
View the public art and history project designed to mark the erased histories of the people, places, movements, and events that have made up the past 300 years of New Orleans history.
VisitPreservation in Print
Read articles that illustrate the importance of historic preservation to the local economy, environment, quality of life, and collective memory.
VisitTriPod: New Orleans at 300
Listen to podcasts delving into lost and forgotten aspects of New Orleans history as well as reinterpreting better known stories about the city.
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National Resources
Family Search
Create a free account to search and view genealogical documents from around the country. Additional records may be viewed online from participating Family Search affiliate locations such as the New Orleans Public Library.
VisitLibrary of Congress
Chronicling America
Browse digitized newspapers from around the country dating from 1770-1963 with 136 newspapers from Louisiana.
VisitNational Archives and Records Administration
Fort Worth
NARA Ft. Worth holds permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in Louisiana.
VisitNational Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection
Searchable records from the Freedmen's Bureau, 1865-1872 documenting the transition of formerly enslaved African Americans to freedom and citizenship.
VisitUnited States Customs and Immigration Service
Genealogy Program
The USCIS holds naturalization certificates for all U.S. naturalizations in Federal, State, county, and municipal courts.
VisitUS GenWeb Project
The USGenWeb Project is a national, volunteer-based website that offers free genealogy resources. The Orleans Parish page offers cemetery records, sacramental records, court records and more.
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