Quebec Societies

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Many societies and organizations may have helpful information for your family history research. Two of the oldest and largest genealogical societies in the province of Québec are:

Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française
Case postale 335, succ. Place d’Armes
Montréal QC CANADA H2Y 3H1
Telephone (library): 514-729-8366

Société de généalogie de Québec
Case postale 9066
Sainte-Foy QC CANADA G1K 7N3
Telephone: 418-651-9127
Fax: 418-651-2643

A society that specializes in English-speaking groups in Québec is:

<a href="http://www.qfhs.ca/">Québec Family History Society</a>
P.O. Box 1026
Pointe Claire (Québec) H9S 4H9
Telephone: 514-695-1502

The Québec Family History Society’s website is filled with information on researching “English” Québec, as well as the names of researchers working in Montréal.

Where almost everything is available, but they are unable to answer written enquiries. You must either go yourself or hire a researcher.

There are a number of regional genealogical societies in the province. For a list of addresses write:

Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie
Pavillion Casault, Local 3243
1210, avenue du Séminaire, Cité universitaire
Case postale 9454
Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1V 4B8

<a href="http://www.geneadrummond.org/">Société de généalogie de Drummondville</a>
545, rue des Écoles, Drummondville (Québec) J2B 1J6
Telephone: (819) 818-3512

<a href="http://www.genealogieoutaouais.com/">Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais</a>
Documentation Center Jean de Chantel
Genealogical Society of Ottawa
2nd Floor North , Room 211 855, Boulevard Maloney
Gatineau, Quebec

<a href="http://www.sgq.qc.ca/">Société de généalogie de Québec</a>
1055 avenue du Séminaire
Pavillion Louis-Jacques-Casault
Laval University City
Québec G1V 5C8
Telephone: (418) 651-9127

Société de généalogie des Cantons de l’Est
275, Dufferin, Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 4M5
Telephone: (819) 821-5414
Email: <a href="mailto:sgce@libertel.org">sgce@libertel.org</a>

<a href="http://www.ville.verdun.qc.ca/shgv/">Société d’histoire et de généalogie de Verdun</a>
5955 Avenue BannantyneVerdun (Québec) H4H 1H6
Telephone: (514) 765-7174

<a href="http://www.sgcf.com">Société généalogique canadienne-française</a>
La Maison de la Généalogie
3440 Davidson
Montréal (Québec) H1W 2Z5
Telephone: (514) 527-1010
Email: <a href="mailto:info@sgcf.com">info@sgcf.com</a>

<a href="http://www.wikiglow.com/musees-du-quebec-details-societe-de-genealogie-gaspesie-les-iles/public,entity,entity_details,php%2Bproject_id~100,data_level~1,id~37">Société de généalogie Gaspésie-les Iles</a>
P.O. Box 6217Gaspé (Québec) G4X 2R7

To find out if there is a family organization for your French Canadian family, write to:

Fédération des Familles-souches Québécoises Inc.
Case postale 6700
Sillery QC CANADA G1T 2W2
Telephone: 418-653-2137
Fax: 418-653-6387

When requesting information by mail from societies or professional researchers in Québec, you will be more successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See <a _fcknotitle="true" href="France Letter Writing Guide">France Letter Writing Guide</a> for details.

There are some societies and organizations in the northeastern United States that specialize in French Canadian research. They are listed in <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Canada Periodicals">Canada Periodicals</a>.Douglas, Althea. "Québec Useful Genealogy Addresses (National Institute)," National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Qu%C3%A9bec_Useful_Genealogy_Addresses_%28National_Institute%29.

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