Algiers Historical Society

The Algiers Historical Society was formed in October 1999 by Kevin HERRIDGE, Judi ROBERTSON and a handful of like-minded people to promote the history of Algiers - and occasionally McDonoghville, Freetown and Gretna. The Society is also dedicated to informing Algers’ natives and newcomers through “The Algerine,” our 24-page quarterly newsletter as well as monthly speakers on the history of Algiers, its people and places.

Meetings are held 10 a.m. every 3rd Saturday of the month (unless otherwise stated) at the Carriage House behind the Algiers Courthouse.

The Society is always seeking speakers, preferably on Algiers or New Orleans related topics. If you can speak for 20-30 minutes on your life, family, church, music or Algiers experiences, we want you! The Society is also looking for volunteers. Duties will include typing Word documents, collecting information from headstones in churchyards, transcribing interviews, photography, etc. Please contact us if you can help in either area.

If you are a member of AHS and would care to share your family and/or home history on this site, please contact the webmaster and we will be happy to add it!

If you are interested in your local lineage, history of your home and/or local truth and lore, then please consider joining the Algiers Historical Society. In doing so, you will begin to amass the tools you will need to research your family home and ancestors. By joining, you will receive word of monthly* meetings along with the quarterly newsletter, "The Algerine". To learn more about membership, click here.

No meeting this month because of festivals and the "Treasures From The Point" community wide porch sale on the 21st.

Mr. Richard STRINGFIELD, VP of theWestbank Genealogy Society,will speak about the genealogy of the prominent VALETTE family of Algiers, about genealogy in general, its purpose and methodology, as well as the role of the Westbank Genealogy Society.

Jun.16th - "Streets of Darkness: Famous Crimes in New Orleans History."
A welcome return of historian/educator, Alan GAUTHREAUX, who will give a presentation on this subject.

Patty WHITNEY, Director of Bayou History Center, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to “Studying Yesterday to Understand Today and Improve Tomorrow,” will be giving a presentation on “Researching Slave Ancestry.”