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===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online===
===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online===
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br>
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br>
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Ariège, where you will find these records.<br>[http://www.cg09.fr Département de l'Ariège]
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Ariège, where you will find these records.<br>[http://www.cg09.fr """Department Archives of Ariège"""]


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==

Revision as of 12:49, 6 July 2016

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Guide to Ariège, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

Ariège is a department in the southwest of France named after the River Ariège, belonging to the region Midi-Pyrénées. It is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution from the provinces of Foix (Languedoc), and Couserans (Gascogne. It is divided into 3 Arrondissments, 23 cantons, and 332 communities.

Localities[edit | edit source]

Church Records and Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

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.

How to Read the Records[edit | edit source]

Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Handwriting.
  • There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records:
Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet,
French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases
Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records

Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online[edit | edit source]

Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Ariège, where you will find these records.
"""Department Archives of Ariège"""

Resources[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]