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==Finding the Records== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
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Online databases are <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span>. This can lead to two common errors: | Online databases are <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span>. This can lead to two common errors: | ||
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*'''1695-1954''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1695-1954''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1757-1946''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1110/ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946] at Ancestry, index & images ($) | *'''1757-1946''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1110/ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946] at Ancestry, index & images ($) | ||
::The Drouin Collection has six databases:<br> | |||
::#Quebec Vital and Church Records, 1621-1967 | |||
::#Ontario French Catholic Church Records, 1747-1967 | |||
::#Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 | |||
::#Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946 | |||
::#Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942 | |||
::#Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941. | |||
::For details about this six databases, see [[The Drouin Collection: Six Databases|The Drouin Collection: Six Databases]]. | |||
==== Loiselle Card Index ==== | ==== Loiselle Card Index ==== | ||
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'''Carefully evaluate''' the church records you find to make sure you have really found records for your ancestor and not just a '''"near match"'''. If one or more of the details do not line up, be careful about accepting the entry as your ancestor. There are guiding principles for deciding how to resolve discrepancies between records that are seemingly close. For more instruction in evaluating evidence, read the Wiki article, [[Evaluate the Evidence|'''Evaluate the Evidence'''.]] | [[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png|50px]]'''Carefully evaluate''' the church records you find to make sure you have really found records for your ancestor and not just a '''"near match"'''. If one or more of the details do not line up, be careful about accepting the entry as your ancestor. There are guiding principles for deciding how to resolve discrepancies between records that are seemingly close. For more instruction in evaluating evidence, read the Wiki article, [[Evaluate the Evidence|'''Evaluate the Evidence'''.]] | ||
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