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*Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, married, or died. Because most genealogical records were kept locally, you will need to know the specific town where your ancestor's records were kept. See the [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article for help in finding hometowns. | *Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, married, or died. Because most genealogical records were kept locally, you will need to know the specific town where your ancestor's records were kept. See the [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article for help in finding hometowns. | ||
*Determine if the Family History Library has records from the area where your relative lived. The best sources of information in French-speaking areas are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by civil registration offices (or parishes in Quebec). The library has microfilmed these records for many localities, but not all. Use the FamilySearch Catalog to determine what records are available through the Family History Library and Family History Centers. If records are available from the library or Family History Centers, it is usually faster and more productive to search these records first. The [[France|France]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], and [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] Wiki articles explain how to research records at the library or at Family History Centers. If the records you want are not available at these locations, you can use Wiki articles to help you decide what records to search.<br> | *Determine if the Family History Library has records from the area where your relative lived. The best sources of information in French-speaking areas are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by civil registration offices (or parishes in Quebec). The library has microfilmed these records for many localities, but not all. Use the FamilySearch Catalog to determine what records are available through the Family History Library and Family History Centers. If records are available from the library or Family History Centers, it is usually faster and more productive to search these records first. The [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], and [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] Wiki articles explain how to research records at the library or at Family History Centers. If the records you want are not available at these locations, you can use Wiki articles to help you decide what records to search.<br> | ||
*Determine where records from your ancestor's hometown are stored today. Records for smaller localities may be kept with records of a nearby larger community. You can use a gazetteer to determine which community serves your ancestor's locality in France, Belgium, or Luxembourg. For help locating records, see [[France|France]]. For help locating parish records in Quebec, see the [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] and [[Quebec Church Records|Quebec Church Records]] Wiki articles. | *Determine where records from your ancestor's hometown are stored today. Records for smaller localities may be kept with records of a nearby larger community. You can use a gazetteer to determine which community serves your ancestor's locality in France, Belgium, or Luxembourg. For help locating records, see [[France Genealogy|France]]. For help locating parish records in Quebec, see the [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] and [[Quebec Church Records|Quebec Church Records]] Wiki articles. | ||
=== RESEARCH BY MAIL === | === RESEARCH BY MAIL === | ||