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== Major Repositories with Wiki Articles == | ==Major Repositories with Wiki Articles== | ||
[[Library and Archives Canada]]{{·}} [[Salle Gagnon]]{{·}} [[Eastern Townships Research Centre]]{{·}} [[Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches]]{{·}} [[American-Canadian Genealogical Society]]{{·}} | [[Library and Archives Canada]]{{·}} [[Salle Gagnon]]{{·}} [[Eastern Townships Research Centre]]{{·}} [[Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches]]{{·}} [[American-Canadian Genealogical Society]]{{·}} | ||
== Archives and Libraries == | ==Archives and Libraries== | ||
The following archives and libraries have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers:<br> | The following archives and libraries have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers:<br> | ||
=== Library and Archives of Canada === | ===Library and Archives of Canada=== | ||
Library and Archives of Canada<br>395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa ON CANADA K1A 0N3 <br>Telephone: 613-996-7458<br> | Library and Archives of Canada<br>395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa ON CANADA K1A 0N3 <br>Telephone: 613-996-7458<br> | ||
:When the Dominion of Canada was created in 1867, the old Province of Canada was split into two parts—the provinces of Québec and Ontario. The National Archives of Canada has many records for the Province of Canada (1841–1867) and its parent provinces—Lower Canada and Upper Canada. These include censuses and land records.<br> | :When the Dominion of Canada was created in 1867, the old Province of Canada was split into two parts—the provinces of Québec and Ontario. The National Archives of Canada has many records for the Province of Canada (1841–1867) and its parent provinces—Lower Canada and Upper Canada. These include censuses and land records.<br> | ||
:The National Library of Canada is located in the same building as the headquarters of the National Archives of Canada. Many useful books for researching Québec families are located in the National Library.<br> | :The National Library of Canada is located in the same building as the headquarters of the National Archives of Canada. Many useful books for researching Québec families are located in the National Library.<br> | ||
:Some records at the National Archives of Canada are not available at the Family History Library. Microfilm copies of those records can be borrowed from the public and college libraries in Canada and the United States that participate in interlibrary loan.<br> | :Some records at the National Archives of Canada are not available at the Family History Library. Microfilm copies of those records can be borrowed from the public and college libraries in Canada and the United States that participate in interlibrary loan.<br> | ||
=== Salle Gagnon Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal === | ===Salle Gagnon Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal=== | ||
Salle Gagnon Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal <br>Street Address: 1210 rue Sherbrooke est <br>Mail Address: Bureau 400, rue d'Iberville <br>Montréal QC CANADA H2G 3E4 <br>Telephone: 514-872-5579<br><br> | Salle Gagnon Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal <br>Street Address: 1210 rue Sherbrooke est <br>Mail Address: Bureau 400, rue d'Iberville <br>Montréal QC CANADA H2G 3E4 <br>Telephone: 514-872-5579<br><br> | ||
:The Salle Gagnon is the genealogical room at the City Library of Montréal. It has one of the largest collections in North America of French Canadian genealogical material, both books and microfilm. A brief overview of the collection is:<br> | :The Salle Gagnon is the genealogical room at the City Library of Montréal. It has one of the largest collections in North America of French Canadian genealogical material, both books and microfilm. A brief overview of the collection is:<br> | ||
:*Schroder, Gary. ''The Montreal Municipal Library `Salle Gagnon.'''Connections 18, number 4 (June 1966): 5–7.<br> | :*Schroder, Gary. ''The Montreal Municipal Library `Salle Gagnon.'''Connections 18, number 4 (June 1966): 5–7.<br> | ||
=== Eastern Townships Research Centre === | ===Eastern Townships Research Centre=== | ||
Eastern Townships Research Centre<br>Bishop's University <br>Lennoxville QC CANADA J1M 1Z7 <br>Telephone: 819-822-9606 <br>Fax: 819-822-9644<br> | Eastern Townships Research Centre<br>Bishop's University <br>Lennoxville QC CANADA J1M 1Z7 <br>Telephone: 819-822-9606 <br>Fax: 819-822-9644<br> | ||
:A major collection of records dealing with the Anglo-Protestant settlement of the Eastern Townships is at: | :A major collection of records dealing with the Anglo-Protestant settlement of the Eastern Townships is at: | ||
=== Quebec National Archives Branches | ===Quebec National Archives Branches=== | ||
Most original records for the Province of Québec before 1900 are at the nine branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec listed below. Although microfilm copies of some records are held by all branches, there is no one central repository. Each specializes in a region. Only some of the counties included in each branch are listed below. | Most original records for the Province of Québec before 1900 are at the nine branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec listed below. Although microfilm copies of some records are held by all branches, there is no one central repository. Each specializes in a region. Only some of the counties included in each branch are listed below. | ||
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Regional boundaries do not match county boundaries exactly. Contact the branch nearest the place where your ancestor lived. If you write, ask them to forward your letter if necessary. '''''General questions''''' about the Archives Nationales du Québec should be addressed to the branch in Sainte-Foy. | Regional boundaries do not match county boundaries exactly. Contact the branch nearest the place where your ancestor lived. If you write, ask them to forward your letter if necessary. '''''General questions''''' about the Archives Nationales du Québec should be addressed to the branch in Sainte-Foy. | ||
==== Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches ==== | ====Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches==== | ||
Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches<br> | Centre d'archives de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches<br> | ||
1210 Avenue du Séminaire <br>C.P. 10450 <br>Sainte-Foy QC CANADA G1V 4N1<br>Telephone: 418-643-8904 <br>Fax: 418-646-0868<br> | 1210 Avenue du Séminaire <br>C.P. 10450 <br>Sainte-Foy QC CANADA G1V 4N1<br>Telephone: 418-643-8904 <br>Fax: 418-646-0868<br> | ||
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:Includes the '''''east central counties''''' of Beauce, Bellechasse, Charlevoix, Kamouraska, Lévis, L'Islet, Lotbinière, Montmagny, Montmorency, Portneuf, Québec, Rivière-du-Loup, and parts of others.<br> | :Includes the '''''east central counties''''' of Beauce, Bellechasse, Charlevoix, Kamouraska, Lévis, L'Islet, Lotbinière, Montmagny, Montmorency, Portneuf, Québec, Rivière-du-Loup, and parts of others.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudière, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie ==== | ====Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudière, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie==== | ||
Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudière, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie<br>1945 rue Mullins <br>Montréal QC CANADA H3K 1N9 <br>Telephone: 514-873-3065 <br>Fax: 514-873-2980<br> | Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudière, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie<br>1945 rue Mullins <br>Montréal QC CANADA H3K 1N9 <br>Telephone: 514-873-3065 <br>Fax: 514-873-2980<br> | ||
:Includes the island of '''''Montréal and the west central counties''''' of Argenteuil, Bagot, Beauharnois, Berthier, Chambly, Chateauguay, Deux-Montagnes, Huntingdon, Iberville, Joliette, Labelle, Laprairie, L'Assomption, Napierville, Richelieu, Rouville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Soulanges, Terrebonne, Vaudreuil, Verchères, Yamaska, and parts of others.<br> | :Includes the island of '''''Montréal and the west central counties''''' of Argenteuil, Bagot, Beauharnois, Berthier, Chambly, Chateauguay, Deux-Montagnes, Huntingdon, Iberville, Joliette, Labelle, Laprairie, L'Assomption, Napierville, Richelieu, Rouville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Soulanges, Terrebonne, Vaudreuil, Verchères, Yamaska, and parts of others.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives du Bas St-Laurent et de la Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine ==== | ====Centre d'archives du Bas St-Laurent et de la Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine==== | ||
Centre d'archives du Bas St-Laurent et de la Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine<br>337 rue Moreault <br>Rimouski QC CANADA G5L 1P4 <br>Telephone: 418-727-3500 <br>Fax: 418-727-3824<br> | Centre d'archives du Bas St-Laurent et de la Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine<br>337 rue Moreault <br>Rimouski QC CANADA G5L 1P4 <br>Telephone: 418-727-3500 <br>Fax: 418-727-3824<br> | ||
:Includes '''''Rimouski County and eastward'''''.<br> | :Includes '''''Rimouski County and eastward'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean ==== | ====Centre d'archives du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean==== | ||
Centre d'archives du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean<br>930 rue Jacques-Cartier est, local <br>C-103 <br>Chicoutimi QC CANADA G7H 2A9 <br>Telephone: 418-698-3516 <br>Fax: 418-698-3522 <br> | Centre d'archives du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean<br>930 rue Jacques-Cartier est, local <br>C-103 <br>Chicoutimi QC CANADA G7H 2A9 <br>Telephone: 418-698-3516 <br>Fax: 418-698-3522 <br> | ||
:Includes the counties of '''''Chicoutimi and Lac St-Jean'''''.<br> | :Includes the counties of '''''Chicoutimi and Lac St-Jean'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de la Mauricie-Bois-Francs ==== | ====Centre d'archives de la Mauricie-Bois-Francs==== | ||
Centre d'archives de la Mauricie-Bois-Francs<br>225 rue des Forges, bureau 208 <br>Trois-Rivières QC CANADA G9A 2G7<br>Telephone: 819-371-6015 <br>Fax: 819-371-6999 <br> | Centre d'archives de la Mauricie-Bois-Francs<br>225 rue des Forges, bureau 208 <br>Trois-Rivières QC CANADA G9A 2G7<br>Telephone: 819-371-6015 <br>Fax: 819-371-6999 <br> | ||
:Includes the counties of '''''Arthabaska, Champlain, Drummond, Nicolet, Saint-Maurice, and Trois-Rivières'''''.<br> | :Includes the counties of '''''Arthabaska, Champlain, Drummond, Nicolet, Saint-Maurice, and Trois-Rivières'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de l'Estrie ==== | ====Centre d'archives de l'Estrie==== | ||
Centre d'archives de l'Estrie<br>740 rue Galt ouest <br>Sherbrooke QC CANADA J1H 1Z3<br>Telephone: 819-820-3010 <br>Fax: 819-820-3930 <br> | Centre d'archives de l'Estrie<br>740 rue Galt ouest <br>Sherbrooke QC CANADA J1H 1Z3<br>Telephone: 819-820-3010 <br>Fax: 819-820-3930 <br> | ||
:Includes the Eastern Townships area around '''''Sherbrooke and Granby''''', and the counties of '''''Brome, Compton, Frontenac, Missisquoi, Richmond, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Stanstead'''''.<br> | :Includes the Eastern Townships area around '''''Sherbrooke and Granby''''', and the counties of '''''Brome, Compton, Frontenac, Missisquoi, Richmond, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Stanstead'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de l'Outaouais ==== | ====Centre d'archives de l'Outaouais==== | ||
Centre d'archives de l'Outaouais<br>170 rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville <br>Hull QC CANADA J8X 4C2 <br>Telephone: 819-772-3010 <br>Fax: 819-772-3950<br> | Centre d'archives de l'Outaouais<br>170 rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville <br>Hull QC CANADA J8X 4C2 <br>Telephone: 819-772-3010 <br>Fax: 819-772-3950<br> | ||
:Includes the counties of '''''Gatineau, Hull, Papineau, Pontiac, and more'''''.<br> | :Includes the counties of '''''Gatineau, Hull, Papineau, Pontiac, and more'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de l'Abitibi- Témiscamingue et du Nord-du-Québec ==== | ====Centre d'archives de l'Abitibi- Témiscamingue et du Nord-du-Québec==== | ||
Centre d'archives de l'Abitibi- Témiscamingue et du Nord-du-Québec<br>27 rue du Terminus ouest <br>Rouyn-Noranda QC CANADA J9X 2P3 <br>Telephone: 819-762-4484 <br>Fax: 819-764-6480 <br> | Centre d'archives de l'Abitibi- Témiscamingue et du Nord-du-Québec<br>27 rue du Terminus ouest <br>Rouyn-Noranda QC CANADA J9X 2P3 <br>Telephone: 819-762-4484 <br>Fax: 819-764-6480 <br> | ||
:Includes the counties of '''''Abitibi and Témiscamingue and the area northward'''''.<br> | :Includes the counties of '''''Abitibi and Témiscamingue and the area northward'''''.<br> | ||
==== Centre d'archives de la Côte-Nord ==== | ====Centre d'archives de la Côte-Nord==== | ||
Centre d'archives de la Côte-Nord<br>700 boulevard Laure, bureau 190 <br>Sept-Iles QC CANADA G4R 1Y1 <br>Telephone: 418-962-3434 <br>Fax: 418-962-6500 <br> | Centre d'archives de la Côte-Nord<br>700 boulevard Laure, bureau 190 <br>Sept-Iles QC CANADA G4R 1Y1 <br>Telephone: 418-962-3434 <br>Fax: 418-962-6500 <br> | ||
:Includes '''''Saguenay''''' County. <br> | :Includes '''''Saguenay''''' County. <br> | ||
== Other Archives and Libraries == | ==Other Archives and Libraries== | ||
Organizations listed in [[Quebec Societies]] have their own libraries. Major church archives are discussed in the ''Church Records'' Wiki pages. Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in other major archives and libraries in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] and in the [[United States Genealogy]]. | Organizations listed in [[Quebec Societies]] have their own libraries. Major church archives are discussed in the ''Church Records'' Wiki pages. Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in other major archives and libraries in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] and in the [[United States Genealogy]]. | ||
=== Quebec Online Records | ===Quebec Online Records=== | ||
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=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards | ===Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards=== | ||
Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers: | Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers: | ||
*Locate other researchers. | *Locate other researchers. | ||
*Post queries. | *Post queries. | ||
*Send and receive E-mail. | *Send and receive E-mail. | ||
*Search large databases. | *Search large databases. | ||
*Search computer libraries. | *Search computer libraries. | ||
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions. | *Join in computer chat and lecture sessions. | ||
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Québec in a variety of sources at local, provincial, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of September 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Québec in a variety of sources at local, provincial, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of September 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | ||
=== Québec GenWeb Project | ===Québec GenWeb Project=== | ||
*[http://www.facebook.com/QuebecGenWeb/about/?ref=page_internal Quebec GenWeb] | *[http://www.facebook.com/QuebecGenWeb/about/?ref=page_internal Quebec GenWeb] | ||
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A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, province, and country. | A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, province, and country. | ||
=== Roots-L | ===Roots-L=== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160506130602/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/canada.html Rootsweb Roots-L] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160506130602/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/canada.html Rootsweb Roots-L] | ||
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To get started with computer network research regarding Québec, contact the following: | To get started with computer network research regarding Québec, contact the following: | ||
=== Eastern Townships of Québec Research | ===Eastern Townships of Québec Research=== | ||
*[http://www.etrc.ca/resources/genealogy/ Eastern Townships Resource Center] | *[http://www.etrc.ca/resources/genealogy/ Eastern Townships Resource Center] | ||
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Historical society addresses and census and cemetery records, and other links. | Historical society addresses and census and cemetery records, and other links. | ||
=== | ===Canadian Genealogy Resources: Québec=== | ||
*[http://genealogy.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=canada&SUName=genealogy&TopNode=3285&type=1 About Genealogy]<br> | |||
*[http://genealogy.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=canada&SUName=genealogy&TopNode=3285&type=1 | |||
Links to over 20 Internet sites. | Links to over 20 Internet sites. | ||
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For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and newsgroups for family history research, see [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. | For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and newsgroups for family history research, see [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
=== FamilySearch™ | ===FamilySearch™=== | ||
The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | ||