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| *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | | *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. |
| *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. |
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| |[[Image:749px-Fronton de la Bibliotheque Mazarine Paris.jpg|right|320x290px|749px-Fronton de la Bibliotheque Mazarine Paris.jpg]]<br> | | |[[Image:749px-Fronton de la Bibliotheque Mazarine Paris.jpg|right|320x290px|749px-Fronton de la Bibliotheque Mazarine Paris.jpg]]<br> |
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| | ==Digital Libraries== |
| | *[https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/en/content/accueil-en?mode=desktop Gallica] - digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and its partners |
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| == Departmental Archives == | | == Departmental Archives == |
| | *[https://francearchives.fr/annuaire/departements Interactive Map to Online France Archives] |
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| In France each department has its own archive [Archives départementales] that is separate from those of the national government. Most French records of genealogical value are kept at these archives. Their collections include: | | In France each department has its own archive [Archives départementales] that is separate from those of the national government. Most French records of genealogical value are kept at these archives. Their collections include: |
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| ===Online Records: Departmental Links and FamilySearch Records=== | | ===Online Records: Departmental Links and FamilySearch Records=== |
| *Civil registration (l'état civil) and church records (registres paroissiaux) for most departments are '''digitized and available online'''. Only civil status registers over 100 years old are published online. | | *Civil registration (l'état civil) and church records (registres paroissiaux) for most departments are digitized and available online. Only civil status registers over 100 years old are published online. |
| *FamilySearch cooperated with the departments to help microfilm their records. Therefore the '''microfilms of the records are also available through FamilySearch'''. | | *Link to each department's online records: |
| *The Wiki article for each department gives links to the '''actual department's online records, the FamilySearch link, and links to miscellaneous indexes created by various organizations:'''
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| <li>[[Val-de-Marne, France Genealogy|Val-de-Marne]] (94)</li> | | <li>[[Val-de-Marne, France Genealogy|Val-de-Marne]] (94)</li> |
| <li>[[Val-d’Oise, France Genealogy|Val-d’Oise]] (95)</li> | | <li>[[Val-d’Oise, France Genealogy|Val-d’Oise]] (95)</li> |
| <li><p style="color:red">'''On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin have been merged into the [[European Collectivity of Alsace.]]'''</p> | | <li>'''On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin have been merged into the [[European Collectivity of Alsace.]]''' |
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