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== Getting started with French research == | == Getting started with French research == | ||
[[Image:400px-Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg|thumb|right|200px | [[Image:400px-Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] Welcome to the France page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the France page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze French records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Here you will find helpful research tools and research guidance. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The French Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For help with specific areas in France, click [[:Category:France|here]] for a list of locations and topics. | ||
''See the tutorials at the FamilySearch Learning Center on basic ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''French Research'']''and on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''Reading French Handwritten Records'']''.'' | ''See the tutorials at the FamilySearch Learning Center on basic ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''French Research'']''and on ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''Reading French Handwritten Records'']''.'' | ||
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== <br> == | ==== French Overseas Territories<br> ==== | ||
Many of the records of the French overseas territories are on-line at the [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/ ''Les Archives nationales d’outre-mer'']'', ''literally The Overseas National Archives.<br> | |||
Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792. <br> | == [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/France_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records France Civil Registration- Vital Records]<br> == | ||
Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792. <br> | |||
== Research Tools == | == Research Tools == | ||
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=== Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category {{PAGENAME}} === | === Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category {{PAGENAME}} === | ||
*[[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | *[[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||