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Quebec Genealogy: Beyond the basics - Denis Fortier

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This engaging workshop will show you the best resources and proven techniques for tracing your Quebec ancestors. Whether you're just beginning your family history journey or seeking to deepen your research, this workshop will show you how to identify and document your Quebec family story. We’ll start with the basics, church records, census records, naming conventions then we’ll explore less known records to give deeper insights into our ancestor’s lives, such as

· Immigrant records
· Notary records for marriage contracts, wills, employment contracts, etc
· Guardianship records
· Land grants
· Newspaper collections
· BAnQ numérique website for a wide variety of digitized records    

Denis Fortier has been pursuing genealogy for about 15 years. He is currently a member of the VGS, Ontario Ancestors and UELAC. He serves as the Victoria UELAC branch genealogist. Denis was born in Quebec and most of his own family research centers on that Province. Branches of his family trace back to early settlers of New France, including Louis Hébert who is the very first settler to bring his family to New France (in 1617). Much to his surprise, Denis also discovered he had Acadian, Scottish, English and American Loyalist ancestors, all of whom settled in the Province of Quebec.   

Date and Time

Saturday, November 30, 2024, 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) (UTC-08:00)

Location

VGS Learning and Research Centre
209 - 4475 Viewmont Avenue
Victoria, BC  V8Z 6L8
CAN
2503602808
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Event Coordinator(s)

Mark D Thompson
Event Coordinator

Category

Workshops

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