My family just got back from a 4 day trip to my in-laws house in Lambton, Quebec, Canada. Is anyone else researching Quebec, Canada? Are you having trouble finding information on the cemeteries there? I have been. Even on the online maps, the cemeteries may be greyed areas, but they don't say the name of the cemetery. It made it hard to research ahead of time where I wanted to visit.
While there, I got my "boys" to go to three cemeteries with me. I already knew where they were and had even briefly been to 2 of the 3. My husband didn't understand why I was taking so many photos, but the first and last names all seem so common that once I get there I'm confused who I'm looking for. What's the problem with taking lots of photos anyway? They're all digital, so they're free. I was already looking at all the stones so it didn't take that much more time to snap a quick photo to study on the computer when I got home if it was a surname I was researching. Since the Drouin collection on Ancestry generally stops at 1930 (at least in the parishes I've been working in), the gravestones seem the easiest way to find the more recent dates. Maybe I should redefine "easiest". Easiest given that you don't mind driving 5-1/2 hours, have nice in-laws that let you use their house there for free and can whine enough to get your family to let you spend some time in the cemeteries. Ha-ha!
So, the verdict is in. I did take a lot of photos of people that I can't connect to the family right now but I also found a number of his direct ancestors and siblings of them.
I've started working on putting them on FindAGrave already. That site is sure hard to use for Canada. It lumps all the provinces together so you can't search on just Quebec when you're looking for a cemetery. Also, the cemeteries are getting put in inconsistantly. Some are "Blah Cemetery", some are "Cimetiere Blah" and others are "Cimetière Blah" (the last one with the accent is correct as far as the French goes, but not so sure it's correct on FindAGrave). Then, the accents on the names are another whole matter. I guess I'm entering them without them, but I hate doing so. When I started to post the photos, I even found that someone else had listed some of the names that I took photos for, so I posted the photos to go with those listings and am glad I could help someone else.
If anyone knows of a great site to see maps of Quebec towns with the cemeteries displayed, please post it to the comments! That would sure help make the most of a limited amount of time if some of the location research could be done ahead.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Druin collection now indexed! Hooray!
Ancestry announced yesterday that their Druin collection in their World subscription is now INDEX! I am so excited. I sat down last night and found baptism and burial dates for a number of my husband's ancestors.
The Druin collection is Canadian church records from 1850 to 1967. I had mentioned a while back that I had been browsing through parishes to find all the children and such. The problem with browsing that if they moved, you don't always know what parish to look through. Now with the index, that is greatly simplified.
It's a great day for Canadian researchers!
Ancestry Drouin collection
The Druin collection is Canadian church records from 1850 to 1967. I had mentioned a while back that I had been browsing through parishes to find all the children and such. The problem with browsing that if they moved, you don't always know what parish to look through. Now with the index, that is greatly simplified.
It's a great day for Canadian researchers!
Ancestry Drouin collection
Friday, February 22, 2008
Enjoying the Drouin Collection on Ancestry.com
I've been on vacation this week. It's been filled with cleaning and all those other mundane things that need to get done while I have the time. I took yesterday, however, to do more research in the Drouin Collection on ancestry.com which is part of the World Deluxe subscription.
I admit, I'm not a fan of all of Ancestry's policies. I've had a couple of instances when I've bickered with them over theft of my data (both times, although it took persistance, they removed the information). I have to say though that I love that they have these records online.
The churches in Québec, Canada used to record the vital statistics of its people until around the 1960s. The Institut Généalogique Drouin went through and microfilmed the records to preserve them. Most churches are filmed through 1940, although a few are through the 1960s. As technology changed, the microfilms were scanned. Most institutes that have a copy of the microfilms or scanned records charge for access to them, either a by the hour charge or by the record charge. So, having them accessible at home (so I can browse in my PJs) is awesome.
If you don't have the World Deluxe subscription, you should check to see if your local library has access to that subscription.
If you just need a couple of records and don't have other access to the Ancestry site, the American-Canadian Genealogical Society in Manchester, New Hampshire also has the digital versions of the records. They will provide copies of the record or by the hour access to the collections for a fee. See their website under Drouin.
I believe there are also copies at the American-French Genealogical Society in Woonsocket, RI, the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, MA and the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. I don't know their access policies, so you'd need to research that yourself. Your efforts will be well worth it if you have Québec ancestors!
I admit, I'm not a fan of all of Ancestry's policies. I've had a couple of instances when I've bickered with them over theft of my data (both times, although it took persistance, they removed the information). I have to say though that I love that they have these records online.
The churches in Québec, Canada used to record the vital statistics of its people until around the 1960s. The Institut Généalogique Drouin went through and microfilmed the records to preserve them. Most churches are filmed through 1940, although a few are through the 1960s. As technology changed, the microfilms were scanned. Most institutes that have a copy of the microfilms or scanned records charge for access to them, either a by the hour charge or by the record charge. So, having them accessible at home (so I can browse in my PJs) is awesome.
If you don't have the World Deluxe subscription, you should check to see if your local library has access to that subscription.
If you just need a couple of records and don't have other access to the Ancestry site, the American-Canadian Genealogical Society in Manchester, New Hampshire also has the digital versions of the records. They will provide copies of the record or by the hour access to the collections for a fee. See their website under Drouin.
I believe there are also copies at the American-French Genealogical Society in Woonsocket, RI, the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, MA and the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. I don't know their access policies, so you'd need to research that yourself. Your efforts will be well worth it if you have Québec ancestors!
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