February 2025
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You can join/renew at the next in-person meeting or you can mail your dues to: STGS, P.O. Box 1904, Covington, LA 70434 .Click the button below to download a membership form.
ANNOUNCING A GENEALOGICAL PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE
ST. TAMMANY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (STGS) AND THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY
April 26, 2025
Hybrid Meeting: Program will be offered in-person at the
St. Tammany Parish Library’s
Causeway Branch in Mandeville
ADDRESS: 3457 U.S. HWY 190 in Mandeville, LA
and as a virtual broadcast for those at home
Tulane University Special Collections &
The Role of Archives in Cultural Preservation
With Leon Miller
Leon Miller will discuss the essential role that archives have played in democratic societies and will guide us in exploring the extensive holdings of the Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC). TUSC is of special interest to historians and genealogists who are conducting Louisiana research. It is housed on Tulane’s uptown New Orleans campus at Jones Hall on Freret Street and is available to the public by appointment.
TUSC’s holdings encompass nearly 2,500 archival collections, over 100,000 volumes of rare books that date back to the 13th century, and other rare and unique materials that document the history, culture, and communities of Louisiana and beyond. TUSC’s first acquisition was made in 1889. Since then, it has acquired more than five linear miles of archives, books, maps, and other materials about Louisiana, including the papers of governors, members of Congress, mayors of New Orleans, southern writers, the records of women’s organizations, church and synagogue records, and much, much more.
Leon C. “Lee” Miller is currently serving as curator of the Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists. Lee also served as a past president of the Academy of Certified Archivists and a past president of the Society of Southwest Archivists.
DATE: Saturday, April 26, 2025
TIME: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Central Time
TWO LIVE VIEWING OPTIONS: IN-PERSON AND
REMOTE BROADCAST
In-Person Attendance: Causeway Branch of the
St. Tammany Parish Library
ADDRESS:3457 U.S. Hwy. 190, Mandeville, LA
At Home Viewing: St. Tammany Parish Library (STPL)
Live Broadcast via Zoom
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Meeting Location:
This month's program is a hybird and in person
St. Tammany Genealogical Society