Purposes and Goals
The Saint-Domingue Special Interest Group
(hereafter referred to as the S*I*G*) was formed to meet
the special needs of those Jefferson Genealogical Society members
who have a specific or general interest in the political and
social history and genealogy of the French West Indies colony
of Saint-Domingue.
Although the special focus of the S*I*G*
is Saint-Domin-gue, we welcome anyone researching their family
history in any of the other French West Indies colonies.
Also included in the scope of the S*I*G*
are the island-colonies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic,
-belonging to Great Britain, Spain, and other European nations,
as they relate to the French refugees that sought shelter on
their shores, settled there, and/or married into their families.
The purpose of the S*I*G* is to help researchers
trace their ancestry in and through the West Indies, and North
America, by informing them of records, documents, books, special
collections, etc. that exist in the United States and Europe,
and by discovering and investigating previously-unknown sources.
Members are encouraged to be aware of and learn
more about the political and social history of the era and area,
and the events that affected the lives of their ancestors. Help
and sharing sessions at the regular S*I*G* meetings give researchers
the opportunity to ask for assistance with special research
problems.
It is also our intention to make our needs known
to in-dividuals, organizations, libraries, repositories, and
research facilities, -especially those that might be in a position
to acquire books, manuscripts, and microfilmed records of importance
to West Indies research.
Present Activities
Some time ago, the S*I*G* completed a
project which involved resear-ching the National Union Catalog
of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) for refer-ences
to collec-tions of Colonial West Indies-related materials that
exist in repositories in the United States. Over 200 references
were found and placed on index cards. These have been photocopied
and are available for loan by mail to members and subscribers.
Our latest project , which has just been completed,
involved indexing the surnames in Winston Babb's 1954 dissertation,
French Refugees from Saint-Domingue to the Southern United
States, 1791-1810, an under-utilized source, brimming with
refugee names and references. This index has been published
in the July 1999 issue of the Saint-Domingue Newsletter.
We presently exchange newsletters with the Généalogie
et Histoire de la Caraïbe (GHC), of LePecq, France. Their
monthly bulletin (the GHC) contains a wide variety of
articles, including letters, genealo-gies, queries, his-torical
essays, book re-views, etc. We have an agreement with the GHC
whereby we both publish each other's queries (their bulletin
is mailed out to many genealog-ical societies in France and
the West Indies). All back issues of the GHC are presently
available at the Eastbank Regional Library in Metairie. We also
exchange with the excellent Caribbean Historical and Genealogical
Journal which covers all the colonies and countries of the
West Indies. It is published by Peter Carr of The Cuban Index.
At the present time, we cannot conduct research
for individuals. What we can offer is "networking"—contact
with other West Indies resear-chers and organizations. The quarterly
Saint-Domingue Newsletter (published in January, April,
July, and October) goes out to many libraries, research facili-ties,
and societies that are located in other areas of the United
States where the Saint-Domingue refugees settled. (Mailings
may be delayed to coincide with J.G.S. bi-monthly mailings.)
Queries are accepted from everyone and are published (at no
charge) on a space-available basis.
Everyone is encouraged to submit material about
ancestors, reports on research in progress, special discoveries,
book reviews, queries, or anything pertinent for publica-tion
in the Newsletter. One-liners, as well as longer articles
are equally welcome.
Meetings of the Saint-Domingue S*I*G* are
held on the third Monday of February, April, June (Pool Party),
August, October, and December (Christmas meeting) at 7:30 p.m.
---For more details, -contact Augusta Elmwood (contact information
at the bottom of this page).
Membership Requirements
Membership in the Jefferson Genealogical Society
is a pre-requisite to membership in the S*I*G*. The fee
for joining J.G.S. is $10.00 per year (this includes a subscription
to their bi-monthly publication). Applicants should make checks
payable to Jefferson Genealogical Socie-ty.
Membership in the Saint-Domingue Special Interest
Group is free. The annual contribution for the quarterly Saint-Domingue
Newsletter is $US 7.00 for domestic mail, $US 10.00 for
foreign orders. Make checks payable to Augusta Elmwood, not
to the S*I*G*.
Please do not combine monies for the two
organizations ! Send all paperwork and checks
to the J.G.S. address below. Appropriate items will be forwarded
to me. When joining after 1 October, please indicate if the
money is for the current year or for the upcoming one.
Back issues of the S*I*G* Newslet-ter
are $US 2.00 each, domestic; $US 3.00, foreign orders. Presen-tly,
there are 42 back issues : 1989 - 1 (no surname index); 1990
- 5; 1991-1999 - 4 issues for each year. Order the entire set
for a reduced price of $US 52.00, domestic or foreign
orders. When ordering back issues, no stamps or envelopes are
necessary. Membership is not required to purchase back issues.
A non-membership subscription to the current
year's Newsletter is also available, for $US 10.00, domestic
or foreign mail. (Make check payable to Augusta Elmwood, and
send it directly to me at my home address.)
Publications Available
Available from the S*I*G*: a 21-page selective,
annotated bibliography listing works essential to Saint-Domingue
and West Indies genealogy and history, includ-ing journals,
microforms, maps. Send $US 4.00 (no envelope) to the address
below. (Foreign orders, $US 5.00, no envelope.)
Addresses:
Saint-Domingue Special Interest Group
c/o Augusta B. Elmwood
1514 Saint Roch Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70117-8347
Phone (504) 944-4908
e-mail: mailto:Augusta @ sstar.com
OR
Jefferson Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 961
Metairie, LA 70004-0961
Questions concerning the Saint-Domingue Special
Interest Group should be directed to S*I*G* leader Augusta
Elmwood, at the New Orleans address above. Questions concerning
J.G.S. should be mailed to the Metairie box number above.
S*I*G* and Society funds are limited—please
be sure to include the customary SASE (or two International
Reply Coupons for foreign mail) with all correspon-dence requiring
a reply.
Check whichever applicable:
___ Membership Application
(S*I*G* use only) ______________
___Database Information Only
SAINT-DOMINGUE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
c/o Augusta B. Elmwood
1514 Saint Roch Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117-8347
NAME____________________________________________________________
DATE__________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP(ALL 9 DIG-ITS) ______________________________________________________________________
(This information may be published in the Saint-Domingue
Newsletter)
PHONE: HOME___________________ WORK______________________
OCCUPATION_____________________
Other Genealogical or Historical societies
in which you hold membership:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Your area of West Indies research, experience,
expertise (islands, nationali-ties):
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
I request membership in the Saint-Domingue
Special Interest Group.
(Sign this only if you are applying
for membership in JGS and the S*I*G*)
__________________________________________________________
Signature of applicant
I hereby give permission to publish any surname
information that I submit on the Survey sheet in the annual
Surname Index, as well as my name and
address. Sign this if you submit surname index list, or
intend to do so in the future.
_________________________________________________________
Signature of submitter
All ancestors listed on the Ancestor Registry
/ Surname Index Survey Sheet must have a West In-dies/Caribbean/Bermuda
connection of some kind, even if it is only a distant relationship
or oral tradition.
The Name column can contain the ancestor's entire
name, including all given ones and "dits", or only
the surname (be sure to list ALL variant spellings), whatever
is known.
Any ancestor may be listed more than once, but
list only one Event per line per ancestor. Events may
include: born, married, died, resided, fled from, military service,
marriage contract, etc. Births/ baptisms and deaths/burials
may be combined on one line.
The Time Span/Date may be specific, down to the
day, or as general as a decade or set of years ("1780-90s"
or "1769-1787" or "before 1793" or "ca
1802"); use circa, est, or approx if you are uncertain.
The Island/Town/Parish entry should be as specific
as possible, listing province, town, and even the church parish
or a plantation name. If you cannot pinpoint the location, simply
enter the appropriate general location, such as: "Guadeloupe",
"West Indies", "Netherlands Antilles", etc.
Put additional comments on the back of the form.
They can contain any information you consider necessary, but
make them as concise as possible. [For example: "Born in
Philadelphia, Last Will says parents (unknown) from Saint-Domingue"].
Submit as many forms as necessary...the Survey
form may be duplicated. Please put your name in the lower left-hand
corner of the form.
Saint-Domingue Special Interest Group
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