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 [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Drouin Collection 1621-1967] at Ancestry.ca.&nbsp; This collection has over 15 million entries for French Canadian genealogical and vital records. Be sure to search for spelling variations of the ancestor's name. This collectionn includes Quebec notarial, vital, and church records, Acadian Catholic records, Ontario French Catholic records, early French Catholic records in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Wisconsin.&nbsp; Note that the index is not yet complete.<br>
-=== Catholic Church Records ===
+=== Catholic Church Records  ===
-Roman Catholic parish registers are the most accurate and helpful of all the French Canadian genealogical sources. These registers contain christening, marriage, and burial records from 1621 to the present. Between 1679 and 1993, all parishes in Québec were required to send duplicate copies to the civil archives.
+Roman Catholic parish registers are the most accurate and helpful of all the French Canadian genealogical sources. These registers contain christening, marriage, and burial records from 1621 to the present. Between 1679 and 1993, all parishes in Québec were required to send duplicate copies to the civil archives. This duplication has ensured that a vast majority of vital records from Quebec survive to the present day.
-The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the following:
+==== Family History Library materials  ====
-* All Catholic registers from 1621 to 1877
+The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the following:
-* Most of the civil copies of Catholic registers between 1878 and 1899.
-* Catholic registers to 1910 from Québec parishes in the Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario, in the Ottawa River Valley.
-To find these microfilms, look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under QUEBEC, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS
+*All Catholic registers from 1621 to 1877
+*Most of the civil copies of Catholic registers between 1878 and 1899.
+*Catholic registers to 1910 from Québec parishes in the Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario, in the Ottawa River Valley.
-Microfilms of these registers are also available at many archives and libraries in Canada and in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
+To find these microfilms, look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under QUEBEC, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS
-The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See the "Archives and Libraries" section of this outline for more information and addresses of the regional branches.
+Microfilms of these registers are also available at many archives and libraries in Canada and in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
-The civil copies of most parish records were microfilmed by the Institut généalogique Drouin through about 1940.&nbsp;&nbsp; These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [[Www.ancestry.ca|www.ancestry.ca]].&nbsp;&nbsp; They are arranged by parish, then by year or groups of years.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most records have an index at the end of each year or group of years.&nbsp; Ancestry has indexed the records beginning in 1850.&nbsp;&nbsp; The indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names, but still are very useful.&nbsp;&nbsp; The earlier records are projected to be indexed some time during 2008.&nbsp; It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes.<br>
+==== Original copies  ====
-Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of parish registers from 1900 to the present. However, you may be able to get an extract from the original parish register. Send the request to the parish that created the record. Parish addresses are listed in:
+The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See the "Archives and Libraries" section of this outline for more information and addresses of the regional branches.
-Annuaire de l'Église Catholique au Canada = Canadian Catholic Church Directory. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Publicité B. M., annual. (FHL book 971 K24a.)
+The civil copies of most parish records were microfilmed by the Institut généalogique Drouin through about 1940.&nbsp;&nbsp; These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [[Www.ancestry.ca|www.ancestry.ca]].&nbsp;&nbsp; They are arranged by parish, then by year or groups of years.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most records have an index at the end of each year or group of years.&nbsp; Ancestry has indexed the records beginning in 1850.&nbsp;&nbsp; The indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names, but still are very useful.&nbsp;&nbsp; The earlier records are projected to be indexed some time during 2008.&nbsp; It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes.<br>
-Due to lack of staff and because of new policies, access to information from original church records may also be restricted.
+For earlier records (1621 through 1799), the University of Montreal's [http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/accesLibreBD.htm#RepertoireDesActes Quebec and French Canadian Genealogy Database] is a paid subscription service that allows users to instantly search all registers. The university (for research into demography) has each person numbered and all appearances of each individual (subject, witness, parent, child, etc.) are linked together.
-When requesting information by mail from Roman Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See the French Letter-Writing Guide (34059) for details.
+==== Restricted information  ====
-Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in Répertoire toponymique du Québec (see the "Gazetteers" section of this outline). Information about parishes, which includes dates they were founded and their locations, is in:
+Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of parish registers from 1900 to the present. However, you may be able to get an extract from the original parish register. Send the request to the parish that created the record. Parish addresses are listed in:
-Magnan, Hormisdas. ''Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Parishes . . .)''. Arthabaska, Québec, Canada: Imprimerie d'Arthabaska, 1925. (FHL book 971.4 E5m; fiche 6016524–28.) Text in French.
+*Annuaire de l'Église Catholique au Canada = Canadian Catholic Church Directory. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Publicité B. M., annual. (FHL book 971 K24a.)
-Indexes to civil copies of church records for the Island of Montréal and for the city of Québec are described in the "Vital Records" section of this outline. Genealogical dictionaries based on Catholic church records are described in the "Genealogy" section.
+Due to lack of staff and because of new policies, access to information from original church records may also be restricted.
+==== Requesting information  ====
+When requesting information by mail from Roman Catholic parishes in Québec, you are more likely to be successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See the French Letter-Writing Guide (34059) for details.
+==== Miscellaneous ====
+Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in Répertoire toponymique du Québec (see the "Gazetteers" section of this outline). Information about parishes, which includes dates they were founded and their locations, is in:
+Magnan, Hormisdas. ''Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Parishes . . .)''. Arthabaska, Québec, Canada: Imprimerie d'Arthabaska, 1925. (FHL book 971.4 E5m; fiche 6016524–28.) Text in French.
+Indexes to civil copies of church records for the Island of Montréal and for the city of Québec are described in the "Vital Records" section of this outline. Genealogical dictionaries based on Catholic church records are described in the "Genealogy" section.
 If an ancestor disappears from the parish registers, he may have gone into the fur trade. For information about fur trade records, see the "Business Records and Commerce" section of this outline.