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4 new historical newspapers are now available on Genealogy Quebec!
You will find these 4696 new images in the Drouin Institute Miscellaneous Collections under the “23 – Journaux anciens” folder. These 4 newspapers join the Union de Woonsocket (1935-1971) and Union des Cantons-de-l’Est (1867-2008), already available on the website.
L’Avant-Garde (1896-1898)
L’Avant-Garde was a political newspaper published in the Quebec City area starting from 1896. Conservative in nature, this newspaper was dedicated to protecting the French-speaking Catholic communities of Canada.
L’avenir de Québec (1893)
L’Avenir was a daily newspaper founded in Quebec City on May 27, 1893 by J. C. Langelier. It ceased publication shortly after, in July 1893.
Le Canada-Français (1961-1963 and 1968)
Le Canada-Français is a daily newspaper from the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu region which is still published to this day.
The Advertiser (1856-1861)
The Advertiser, and Eastern Townships Sentinel was a newspaper founded in 1856 by Lucius Seth Huntington and published in Knowlton, Estrie. It was the very first newspaper published in the region.
New GenealogyQuebec.com user guide
A new version of the user guide is now available on our blog at this address.
You will find instructions on how to subscribe, log in, recover your password and access tools as well as useful links and guides for each tool.
You will also find a concise overview of the period, regions and types of documents covered by each of Genealogy Quebec’s tools (a subscription is necessary to access these collections) :
Period
17th century
- LAFRANCE
- Drouin Great Collections (10 – Prévôté de Québec)
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Acadia – Families
- Drouin Collection records
- Drouin Institute’s miscellaneous Collections
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
18th century
- LAFRANCE
- Drouin Great Collections
- Petit NBMDS
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Acadia – Families
- Drouin Collection records
- Drouin Institute’s miscellaneous Collections
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
19th century
- LAFRANCE (Catholic baptisms and burials until 1861, Protestant marriages until 1849)
- Obituaries
- Drouin Great Collections
- Petit NBMDS
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Notarized documents
- Acadia – Families
- Drouin Collection records
- Drouin Institute’s miscellaneous Collections
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
- City directories
20th century
- LAFRANCE (Catholic Marriages up until 1917)
- Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997
- Obituaries
- Drouin Great Collections
- Petit NBMDS
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Notarized documents
- Postcards
- Drouin Collection records
- Drouin Institute’s miscellaneous Collections
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
- City directories
21th century
- Obituaries
- Petit NBMDS (Baptisms, marriages and burials up to 2011)
- Connolly File
- Postcards
Location
Quebec
- LAFRANCE
- Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997
- Obituaries
- Drouin Great Collections
- Petit NBMDS (Laurentides, Outaouais, Bas-St-Laurent and the city of St-Hubert.)
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Notarized documents
- Postcards
- Drouin Collection records
- Drouin Institute’s miscellaneous Collections
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
- City directories (Cities of Quebec and Montreal)
Acadia
- Drouin Great Collections (05 – Fichier HISTOR, 06 – Fiches Acadiennes)
- Acadia – Families
- Drouin Collection Records (“Acadie” and Registres paroissiaux du Nouveau-Brunswick” folders)
Rest of Canada
- Obituaries (Online obituaries and tombstones)
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Drouin Collection Records (“Ontario” and “Registres paroissiaux du Nouveau-Brunswick” folders)
- Kardex (Ontario)
- Petit NBMDS (Ontario)
United States
- Drouin Great Collections (05 – Fichier HISTOR, 21 – Fiches franco-américaines)
- Drouin Collection Records (“États-Unis” and “Registres divers” folders)
- Antonin-Loiselle File (Fall River, MA et Manchester, NH)
- Petit NBMDS
Religion
Catholic
- LAFRANCE
- Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997
- Obituaries
- Drouin Great Collections
- Petit NBMDS
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Acadia – Families
- Drouin Collection Records
- Kardex
- Antonin-Loiselle File
Protestant
- LAFRANCE (Protestant marriages from 1760 to 1849)
- Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997
- Obituaries
- Drouin Great Collections (05 – Fichier HISTOR)
- Petit NBMDS
- Connolly File
- Drouin Institute’s Family Genealogies
- Censuses (1881-1901 Quebec and Ontario)
- Drouin Collection Records
- Kardex
Other
Genealogically yours,
The Drouin team
