Tools to Research Your French Canadian Ancestors

Johanne Gervais
Apr 19, 2024
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About this webinar

With the right tools, searching for your French Canadian ancestors in Quebec has never been easier. French Canadians are passionate about their ancestral lineage, consequently a large number of repositories exist, both public and private, to help trace your French Canadian ancestors. Although the well known Drouin Collection is a wonderful source of genealogical data, many more databases exist on French Canadian ancestry. This presentation will focus on lesser known databases and websites to help you find your elusive French Canadian ancestors or to add valuable information to your ancestors’ lives.

About the speaker

Johanne Gervais worked for over 25 years at various large companies in Montreal, Québec implementing computer business systems. She has her own company Quebec Family Search ( www.quebecfamilysearch.co...
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  1. BK
    Betty Ann Kane
    1 year ago

    This was very helpful as it went beyond the usual well known sources for French Canadian family research andcwas very clear and specific.

  2. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    1 year ago

    Thank you for more sources for my Canadian French ancestors. I’m excited to check them out.

  3. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    1 year ago

    Would love more of these webinars on French and Québec history and genealogy. Thank you!

  4. MT
    Mary Taffet
    1 year ago

    I'm finding some records I've been searching for in one of the databases mentioned by Johanne! This should be very helpful for me in the future. Thank you!

  5. NC
    Nicki Chalifoux
    1 year ago

    Great information presented in a clear and concise manner!

  6. AS
    Angela Southworth
    1 year ago

    now I have a few more sites to try as I start looking into Canadian ancestors.

  7. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    1 year ago

    very informative. Thank you

  8. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    1 year ago

    Very informative program.. Many ancestors I have noted are from France areas and I have one that moved to Montreal and no luck locating her

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