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FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | ||
The "French Search Strategies" section of this outline and the Family History Library's [[France Letter Writing Guide|French Letter-Writing Guide]] | The "French Search Strategies" section of this outline and the Family History Library's [[France Letter Writing Guide|French Letter-Writing Guide]] give details about how to write to town registrars and departmental archives in France for genealogical information. | ||
If the reply does not have the information you request, try to get help from the local genealogical society. | If the reply does not have the information you request, try to get help from the local genealogical society. | ||
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For the past few years France has been digitizing its archives (both Civil registers and Parish registers) and making them available online from a variety of Departmental links. | For the past few years France has been digitizing its archives (both Civil registers and Parish registers) and making them available online from a variety of Departmental links. | ||
Some Departments provide the record images free of charge whereas some ask for payment. | Some Departments provide the record images free of charge whereas some ask for payment. There is no determining factor enabling the researcher to determine where the archives will be available for free or not. Only by visiting the sites will you know. | ||
This is a work in progress and not all Departements are online yet, nor complete. | This is a work in progress and not all Departements are online yet, nor complete. | ||
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For example, in Sarthe: http://www.archives.sarthe.com/RegistreNumerise.asp | For example, in Sarthe: http://www.archives.sarthe.com/RegistreNumerise.asp | ||
Here | Here you find a listing of all the towns, villages in that Departement that have been digitized, so you can choose what time frame you need to look at. After that it's like cranking the wheel of a microfilm reader. Use the indexes as mentioned earlier in this article. Tools are found on the page to zoom in and out, rotate, save and/or print the original document. | ||
'''Tips''' (Astuces) are given at the top of the page or you can Return to the main list of digitized documents by clicking on "Retour <span> | '''Tips''' (Astuces) are given at the top of the page or you can Return to the main list of digitized documents by clicking on "Retour <span>à </span>l'Inventaire" where you can choose other records to search through. | ||
To find out what is available, check this website for a map: | To find out what is available, check this website for a map: | ||
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* Search the death registers for all family members. These are indexed and will take you back in the parish register period, giving you ages and localities of birth. | * Search the death registers for all family members. These are indexed and will take you back in the parish register period, giving you ages and localities of birth. | ||
* Search the civil registers completely before starting to search in the parish registers. | * Search the civil registers completely before starting to search in the parish registers. | ||
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