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The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See [[Quebec Archives and Libraries]] for more information and addresses of the regional branches. The civil copies of most parish records were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin through about 1940. These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.ca.] They are arranged by parish, then by year or groups of years. Most records have an index at the end of each year or group of years. Ancestry has also indexed the records, but the indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names. It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes. | The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See [[Quebec Archives and Libraries]] for more information and addresses of the regional branches. The civil copies of most parish records were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin through about 1940. These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.ca.] They are arranged by parish, then by year or groups of years. Most records have an index at the end of each year or group of years. Ancestry has also indexed the records, but the indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names. It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes. | ||
For earlier records (1621 through 1799), the University of Montreal's [http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/accesLibreBD.htm#RepertoireDesActes Quebec and French Canadian Genealogy Database] is a paid subscription service that allows users to instantly search all registers. The university (for research into demography) has each person numbered and all appearances of each individual (subject, witness, parent, child, etc.) are linked together. This is a database only. While it is based on parish and other original records, it does not have links to those original records. A number of burials for individuals dying after 1799 have been added to this database. Generally these are individuals born before about 1750. | |||
'''RESTRICTED INFORMATION: ''' Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of parish registers from 1900 to the present. However, you may be able to get an extract from the original parish register. Send the request to the parish that created the record. Parish addresses are listed in: *Annuaire de l'Église Catholique au Canada = Canadian Catholic Church Directory. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Publicité B. M., annual. (Family History Library {{FHL|971 K24a|disp=book 971 K24a}}.) Due to lack of staff and because of new policies, access to information from original church records may also be restricted. | |||
'''REQUESTING INFORMATION''' | '''REQUESTING INFORMATION''' | ||
When requesting information by mail from Roman Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/France_Letter_Writing_Guide French Letter-Writing Guide ] for details. | When requesting information by mail from Roman Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/France_Letter_Writing_Guide French Letter-Writing Guide ] for details. | ||
'''MISCELLANEOUS''' | '''MISCELLANEOUS''' | ||
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Additional indexes to church records are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under: QUEBEC, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS. | Additional indexes to church records are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under: QUEBEC, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS. | ||
== Research Strategies == | == Research Strategies == | ||
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For information about other genealogical dictionaries, see the [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]]. | For information about other genealogical dictionaries, see the [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]]. | ||
=== Tip 3. How can I find where a parish is and what diocese it is in? === | === Tip 3. How can I find where a parish is and what diocese it is in? === | ||
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*Magnan, Hormisdas. ''Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec'' (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Parishes . . .). Text in French. | *Magnan, Hormisdas. ''Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec'' (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Parishes . . .). Text in French. | ||
{{Quebec|Quebec}} | {{Quebec|Quebec}}<br> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||