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== Church Registers and Civil Registration == | == Church Registers and Civil Registration == | ||
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department. <br> | |||
===How to Read the Records==== | |||
*For more instruction on using these records, see: | |||
** [[France Church Records|France Church Records]] | |||
**[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|France Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_1:_OLD_FRENCH_RECORDS Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS] | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_2:_PARISH_CHRISTENING_AND_CIVIL_BIRTH_ENTRIES Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES] | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_3:_MARRIAGE_ENTRIES Marriage Entries Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]. | |||
[http://www.ardeche.fr/Culture/archives-departementales1861/consultation-en-ligne | ===Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy=== | ||
*It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records. | |||
:::[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]] | |||
:::[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]. | |||
*There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records: | |||
::::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-french-alphabet/15 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet], | |||
::::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-2-key-words-and-phrases/16Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases] | |||
::::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-french-records/17 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records] | |||
===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online=== | |||
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br> | |||
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Ardèche, where you will find these records.<br> | |||
[http://www.ardeche.fr/Culture/archives-departementales1861/consultation-en-ligne Ardèche Departmental Archives] | |||
:*Registres paroissiaux catholiques et protestants | :*Registres paroissiaux catholiques et protestants | ||