Who can help me with my genealogical research?
Do you want to know your roots? Learn more about your ancestors? Make your family tree?
You don't know how to do it or where to start? Here are some addresses that can help you!
Who was your first ancestor to arrive in New France?
If your quest leads you to the footsteps of a French migrant across the Atlantic, or a native, Canada and North America have a variety of sources to reconstruct the story of this ancestor.
- The Origin File is an essential source of data on the pioneers of New France and early Quebec.
- The Lamy Foundation offers a support service for the constitution of family trees.
- Family associations can help you. You can find most of them on the website of the Quebec Federation of Family Associations.
- "Nos origines", another Quebec organization, is a good base to start your genealogy.
- The Fédération Québécoise des Sociétés de Généalogie and in particular the local societies.
- The Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ)
- as well as the Library and Archives of Canada have many digitized archives (census, database, lists of military regiments of New France) that can be accessed with a click.
- Denis Bauregard's database is the oldest French-speaking website dedicated to genealogy.
- The Historical Demographics Research Program contains a database of all individuals who lived in Quebec between 1621 and 1849.
- Ships departing from France, a database of enthusiasts, mentioning the ships with the list of passengers when it is available.
Following your ancestors in France
Entities to help you in your research in France
- the French Federation of Genealogy and in particular with local associations in the regions from which you come
- Poitou-Charentes
- Normandy
- The Museales of Tourouvre can help you in your research if your ancestor comes from the Perche
- The Orne and Perche geneology centre
- The Perche-Canada Association
- The Perche-Québec Association
To create a family tree, there are many software programs, some of which are free; they allow you to enter all the information you find on each person. Thanks to them, you will be able to edit family trees, family sheets, ascending and descending lists. Futura science has published a long guide to finding the right software for you.
DNA research as a genealogical research tool?
Genetic tests for ancestry are available over the counter in Canada. These tests only tell you where your ancestors came from in terms of the Native American, French or English contribution to your genetic heritage. The principle is to compare your DNA to "indigenous" people called referents. These tests are often associated with paid genealogy sites.
They don't really help you create your family tree or even learn about your family history.
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