Background - The Pointe de l'Eglise Genealogical and Historical Society was organized in the Fall of 1989.

Founding members included:

• Winston Boudreaux
• Fr. Bob Courville
• Gercie Daigle
• Glenn Gremillion
• Irma Gremillion
• Anita Guidry
• Owen Guidry
• Myrtle McGee
• Clarisse Villmont

Purpose. The Society was formed:

• To bring together persons who are researching in family history;
• To promote fellowship and cooperation among them;
• To foster, stimulate, and share ideas, information methods and practices in family research.
• To collect, preserve and make available to interested persons, material on family history with special emphasis on research data concerning past and present families in and around Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
• To encourage those officials in charge of public records and genealogical collections to preserve them and make them accessible to interested persons.
• To encourage respect for and the preservation of the family unit.

Membership Eligibility and Dues Schedule.

The society welcomes anyone interested in seeking their family lineage and anyone interested in preserving history of our parish through documentation. If you are not yet a member of the Society, we invite you to attend one or more of the meetings, if feasible. If you wish to join, please download, complete and mail a membership application along with payment (US funds) for your choice of membership.Membership is effective for the current calendar year when dues are received and application for membership is presented. Members receive the quarterly newsletters, " A la Pointe," for the year of their membership.

• Individual dues are $15.00 per year for members residing within the U.S.;and, $20.00 US for those living outside the U.S.
• Family dues (two members residing in same household) are $20.00 per year; and,
• Lifetime dues are $150.00per individual residing within the U.S.; and, $200.00 per family residing within the U.S.

Collection and Disposition of Society Funds.

The Society survives on membership dues, volunteer work of members, and funds collected from sales of books published in the name of the Society (e.g., Acadia Parish Cemetery Listings; Funeral Record Abstracts) and public donations. Funds in excess of expected operating funds are typically transferred to the Acadia Parish Library system to improve the range and depth of genealogical and historical research material available to the public.

• The Society has published a quarterly publication ," A la Pointe", which is mailed to members each February, May, August, and November. The mailing schedule is timed to allow for its arrival prior to the quarterly meeting.