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Louisiana Topical Teams

Louisiana has a rich and varied history. The purpose of the Louisiana Topical Teams is to support the recognition of significant cultures and events that have impacted what Louisiana is today.

The primary functions of Louisiana Topical Teams are to:

• Identify a significant culture or event in the history of the state.
• Develop a space page for the identified topic.
• Solicit WikiTree members willing to lead or assist in the topic's development. Post a Question about it on G2G.
• Support the topic by facilitating collaboration.

Team Members

There are many interesting aspects of Louisiana history that could use your attention! You can create a Free Space Page with information about any historical topic of your choice.

Please contact one of our Project Leaders if you are interested in creating a topic page!

List of Current Topics

These topics already exist on WikiTree, but some could use additional work and development. Check with the topic leaders if you are interested in helping.

Team Tasks

These general tasks should be completed for each topical team. Additional tasks may be identified on the individual topic's space page.

• Create a space page with details about the historical culture or event. The space page should be named appropriately -- please discuss with project leadership if you have questions.
  • Include a task list on the space page, from which project members can volunteer to help with the topic.
  • Identify resources that can help in researching the topic, and list them under a Resources heading at the bottom of the space page.
  • Include a link to Wikipedia if there is one. Include other links if they add substantially to information about the topic.
  • Add the project as one of the managers.
• Create a category to link related profiles to the topic, if appropriate. The Louisiana Categories Team can assist in creating a fitting category.
• Identify existing profiles and families related to the topic. Add relevant topic-related narratives and categories to their profiles.
• Identify people who are related to the topic but need profiles added to WikiTree. Create their profiles and add links to their families, adding relevant narratives, sources and categories.

Ideas for Future Topics

Here are just a few ideas to consider, or let one of the project leaders know if you wish to create a new topic.

• Louisiana Disasters (hurricanes, floods, oil spills, droughts)
  • Hurricane of 10 Aug 1856 - Last Island Hurricane
  • Hurricane of 1 Oct 1893 - wiped out Camanadaville
• Religion in Early Louisiana 1700-1812
• Historical periods:
  • La Louisiane, Nouvelle France (When under French rule), 1700 - 1764
  • Luisiana, Nueva España (When under Spanish rule), 1764 - 1803
  • Louisiana Purchase and road to becoming a State, 1803 - 1812
  • Louisiana in the US Civil War or Louisiana Confederacy, 1861-1865
  • Louisiana after the US Civil War, 1865 - present
• Slavery in Louisiana - see Category: Louisiana, Slavery. Related to U.S. Black Heritage project.
• Louisiana Plantations - see Category:Louisiana, Family Homes
• Yellow Fever in Louisiana - see Category:Louisiana, Infectious Diseases. Could add a new category [[Category:Louisiana, Yellow Fever]]