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Databases for the Study of Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1699-1860: Computerized Information from Original Manuscript Sources CD-ROM – December 24, 1999

by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (Author)

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Though a rich source of information, this CD-ROM is not of the "insert and follow the arrows" ilk. It contains data files in various formats from countless civil documents, manuscripts, and published censuses, including Paul Lachance's compilation of Louisiana censuses from 1699-1860 and Virginia and Jeffrey Gould's databases of various New Orleans, Pensacola, and Mobile censuses from 1784-1850. The centerpiece of the CD-ROM is Hall's (history, Rutgers U., emerita) Louisiana Slave Database, 1719-1820 , a collection of more than 100,350 records and 114 fields entered almost entirely from original manuscript sources discovered in archives in Louisiana, Texas, France, and Spain. Users will need software that can read .wpd and .dbf files, and image files (for the maps). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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English
Publisher

Louisiana State Univ Pr
Publication date

December 24, 1999
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.5 x 4.5 inches
ISBN-10

0807124826
ISBN-13

978-0807124826
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Louisiana State Univ Pr; CD-Rom edition (December 24, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807124826
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807124826
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.84 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 4.5 inches

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Garland Joseph

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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2001

I found this to be an excellent reference. This data is more valuable than the 45 dollar purchase price. I noticed that the low reviews of this product are a result of lack of software functionality. Fortunately I come from an IT background and was able to access the data within minutes. I find it disappointing that this product received some low reviews, especially given the state of available data for slavery genealogy. In view of this, I thought I would offer a little assistance in accessing the data on the CD without purchasing a database package like MS ACCESS. [1] download a shareware tool like DBFViewer2000 This will allow you to access the .dbf files contained on the CD. You can do searches through the DBF viewer, but I recommend the following steps... [2] you can optionally export select fields of the .dbf files using DBFViewer2000 to text files. [3] Once you have the text files, you can use the dos FIND command to search through the file and locate desired records (specify FIND/N to get line numbers). [4] You can then use the line number in DBFViewer2000 to go to the exact records you found. I prefer the use of command line tools like FIND because I can see more than 1 record at a time, as opposed to a screen of information for one record. Hope this helps.

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zmem

How does one access the free software?

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2002

I'm considering buying this database, but would like more information on the free software which the author has arranged for in light of customer complaints. Tell me more! Will it come with my order, or do I download it from the internet? Will I receive instructions?

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Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

Author provides free search engine to make it easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2002

In response to complaints about the need to buy software and the difficulty of access to the data, the author has arranged for free software and a user-friendly search engine with which to use it. ... .

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