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Forgotten History - Louisiana Plantations

Sankofa-gen Wiki - Louisiana

Sankofa-gen Wiki is a growing collection of freely accessible genealogical and historical data pertaining to U.S.A. antebellum plantations, farms, factories, manors, etc. that used African slave labor. This site is a wiki which means that you, the slave genealogy researcher, can add and update information instantly. This website aims to summarize plantation-related data in a way that allows the genealogist to better visualize the lives of our enslaved ancestors within a historical context.

The Louisiana Lumber Boom c. 1880-1925

A good history of lumbering in Louisiana. There are not many names, but if your ancestor worked in the industry it would give insight into the job. There are pictures included as well.