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Optional Print Course Material: Research: French-Canadian Ancestors
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Tracing your French-Canadian ancestors to the early 1600s can be achieved in less than a day! If you know where to look.
Thanks to the meticulous care taken by the clergy of the Catholic church and the numerous volunteers who have transcribed the information found in church records, there are unique tools available to assist in your research needs.
Even though the resource tools have made this research much easier than many research tasks, you must still prove that the ancestors you are finding are really your ancestors.
This course will start with a discussion regarding migration patterns. Then it will cover in detail all available sources of information including birth, marriage and death records, dictionaries, fichiers, census records, notarial records, land grants and others. Acadian research will also be discussed during this course. How to prepare for a genealogical trip to Montréal is also included, as well as a case study.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Immigration Patterns
Acadian Research
Non-Catholic Research
Family History Centers
Basic Sources
Summary of Research Tools
Research tools for the period from 1608 to 1765
Research tools the period from 1765 to the present
MODULE 2
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS
Marriage Répertoires
Dictionaries
Tanguay
Drouin
Jetté
Acadian Research
Répertoires du Québec ancien
Consolidated Index
Fichier
MODULE 3
OTHER RECORDS
Census Records
Notarial Records
Land Grants
Family & Regional Books
Newspapers
Names
Family Associations
MODULE 4
ORDER OF ACTION
COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET
French-Canadian Surnames
Québec Genealogical Societies
Genealogical Societies Outside Québec
Comprehensive Sites
Historical Details
Statistics & Census
Newsgroup
Mailing Lists
Search Engines
Acadian Research
Some French Words
MODULE 5
INTRODUCTION
Older Relatives
Ancestral Places
PLANNING A GENEALOGY TRIP TO MONTRÉAL
A genealogy trip? Why not?
Why go to Montréal to do genealogy research?
Research tools available in specialized libraries in Québec
La Grande Bibliothèque du Québec
Some Historical Sites to Visit
The Return Home
MODULE 6
CASE STUDY
Case Study Outline
ARCHIVE CENTRES
Archives Nationales du Québec/National Archive Centres in Québec
Provincial Archives
GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
Canada
United States of America