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France. Direction des Archives. ''État des inventaires des archives départementales, communales et hospitalières au 1er janvier 1983 (Report on archive inventories of departments, communities, and hospitals)''. Two Volumes. Paris, France: Archives nationales, 1984. (FHL book 944 A3fan 1984; not on microfilm.) | France. Direction des Archives. ''État des inventaires des archives départementales, communales et hospitalières au 1er janvier 1983 (Report on archive inventories of departments, communities, and hospitals)''. Two Volumes. Paris, France: Archives nationales, 1984. (FHL book 944 A3fan 1984; not on microfilm.) | ||
Some of these inventories and guides are available at the Family History Library, at public or university libraries, or through interlibrary loan. These types of records are listed in the Place search of the | Some of these inventories and guides are available at the Family History Library, at public or university libraries, or through interlibrary loan. These types of records are listed in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under— | ||
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Original local records of births, marriages, and deaths created by a town registrar from 1792 to the present are usually found at the civil registration office [bureau de l'état civil] in the town hall [mairie]. However, the most recent hundred years are confidential. Birth and marriage certificates will be issued only to direct-line descendants who submit a written request. Obtaining death certificates for people who have died within the last hundred years is usually not a problem. | Original local records of births, marriages, and deaths created by a town registrar from 1792 to the present are usually found at the civil registration office [bureau de l'état civil] in the town hall [mairie]. However, the most recent hundred years are confidential. Birth and marriage certificates will be issued only to direct-line descendants who submit a written request. Obtaining death certificates for people who have died within the last hundred years is usually not a problem. | ||
First check the | First check the FamilySearch Catalog for records that may already be microfilmed. If they are not at the library, your options are to visit the town, hire a researcher, or write. | ||
Clerks at local civil registration offices are busy and are increasingly reluctant to help family history researchers. Clerks usually deposit duplicates of records before the last hundred years at the departmental archive. They expect researchers to use the departmental archive whenever possible. If you cannot visit, you may want to hire a researcher through a nearby genealogical society to search the records for you. See the "[[France Societies|Societies]]" section. | Clerks at local civil registration offices are busy and are increasingly reluctant to help family history researchers. Clerks usually deposit duplicates of records before the last hundred years at the departmental archive. They expect researchers to use the departmental archive whenever possible. If you cannot visit, you may want to hire a researcher through a nearby genealogical society to search the records for you. See the "[[France Societies|Societies]]" section. | ||