Genealogy gathering seeks Ascension Parish descendants of Georgetown 272 – The Advocate

A genealogy gathering from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24 aims to bring together Ascension Parish descendants of Georgetowns 272 people sold to Louisiana. The gathering, sponsored by the GU272 Descendants Association and the River Road African American Museum, will be held at the Ascension Parish Courthouse, 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville.

Lunch will be provided. Admission is free, but registration is required; visit http://bit.ly/APGathering.

Surnames associated with the 1838 sale in Ascension Parish include Adams, Armant, Baptiste, Brown, Campbell, Cremble, Cuckumber, Cutchmore, Dorsey, Fields, Ford, Green, Greenleaf, Harrison, Hawkins, Hill, Hubbard, Hudson, Johnson, Jones, Lee, McCall, Nolan, Pinkett, Plowden, Randolph, Ware, West and William.

The courthouse will be open June 23 for interested people to search marriage, property, mortgage and conveyances records related to genealogy research. The museum will be open to visitors all weekend; admission is $10.

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