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== | ==Organizing Searches== | ||
To begin research in records from the province of Québec, use these records in the following order: | To begin research in records from the province of Québec, use these records in the following order: | ||
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#[[Quebec_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]] | #[[Quebec_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]] | ||
==Indexes== | |||
*If you are unable to locate families in indexes to church records and vital records, try indexes described in [[Quebec Land and Property]]. [[Canada Record Finder]] can also help you decide which records to search, especially for research in records created after the year 1800. | *If you are unable to locate families in indexes to church records and vital records, try indexes described in [[Quebec Land and Property]]. [[Canada Record Finder]] can also help you decide which records to search, especially for research in records created after the year 1800. | ||
==French Letter Writing Guide== | |||
*When requesting information by mail from societies, professional researchers, or Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See [[France Letter Writing Guide]] for suggestions on writing to French-speaking people in Québec. Many people in Québec read and write English. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope when writing to someone within your own nation. When you write to people in other nations, consider using, instead, an international bank draft. | *When requesting information by mail from societies, professional researchers, or Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See [[France Letter Writing Guide]] for suggestions on writing to French-speaking people in Québec. Many people in Québec read and write English. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope when writing to someone within your own nation. When you write to people in other nations, consider using, instead, an international bank draft. | ||
==Sending Money== | |||
*Ruesch International bank drafts. An easy and inexpensive way to send money from North America to | *Ruesch International bank drafts. An easy and inexpensive way to send money from North America to other countries is to telephone Ruesch International Financial Services at 800-424-2923. Ask for an international bank draft for the equivalent of the amount in Euros. There is a service charge. Have the check made payable to the organization. Ruesch will give you a transaction number to write on your payment check. Send the payment to: | ||
::Ruesch International Financial Services<br>700 11th Street NW<br>Washington, D.C. 20001-4507 | ::Ruesch International Financial Services<br>700 11th Street NW<br>Washington, D.C. 20001-4507 | ||