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16,000 images from the registers of 35 parishes in Quebec and Acadia have been re-digitized in high definition on Genealogy Quebec, offering greatly improved readability.

Re-digitized Registers

Nearly 1.5 million parish register images from Quebec and Acadia have now been re-digitized — exclusively on Genealogy Quebec.

List of re-digitized parishes.

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Parishes re-digitized in this update

Montréal (Basilique Notre-Dame), Sépultures 1912-1913
Acadiens & Acadiennes 1755-1799
Papiers de Placide Gaudet (microfilm 3108)
Barnaby-River 1882-1899
Bartibogue 1801-1900
Bathurst-Est 1881-1899
Bathurst-Ouest 1798-1899
Belledune 1839-1899
Blackville 1837-1900
Burnt 1891-1899
Cam’s River 1880-1898
Caraquet 1806-1899
Chatham 1838-1899
Dorchester 1833-1899
Ecouipahaq 1767-1768
Eel-Ground 1872-1912
Lower-Caraquet 1898-1899
Memramcook 1806-1900
Memramcook (Lettres des Missionnaires) 1786-1831
Moncton (St-Bernard) 1873-1900
Néguac (Northumberland) 1796-1900
Nelson 1826-1900
Newcastle 1862-1899
Paquetville 1874-1899
Petit-Rocher 1824-1899
Pokemouche-en-Bas 1843-1899
Pokemouche-en-Haut 1843-1899
Red-Bank 1841-1900
Remous-Bridge 1853-1902
Robertville 1884-1899
Sackville 1886-1900
Shippagan 1824-1899
St-Isidore 1876-1899
Tracadie 1798-1899
Westmorland 1888-1907

You may browse these registers at this address.

140,000 obituaries have been added to
Genealogy Quebec!

These new records come from across Canada and span from the 1960s to today.

Obituaries and memorial cards

Access over 5 million obituaries and memorial cards covering two centuries of Canadian history, all fully searchable through our search engine.

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Explore over 100 million historical records and discover your family history with Genealogy Quebec today!

Update details

Update to the Internet Obituaries Collection

• 70,000 new obituaries
• From across Canada
• Covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025
• Available through the search engine in the Internet Obituaries collection

Acadian Obituaries – Viateur Robichaud Collection

• 65,000 new obituaries
• From Acadia
• Covering the years 1967 to 2024
• Available through the search engine in the Newspaper Obituaries collection

Obituaries of French-Canadian Descendants from Alberta – Northwest Genealogical Society Collection

• 2,800 new obituaries
• Primarily from Alberta
• Covering the years 1960 to today
• Available through the search engine in the Newspaper Obituaries collection

All Catholic marriages celebrated in Quebec from 1862 through 1871 are now online at PRDH-IGD.com, adding more than 75,000 records to the database.

Of the 150,000 spouses mentioned in these marriages, over 85% have been integrated into the PRDH family reconstructions. They now each have their own family file, in addition to appearing in their parents’ file.

Explore this new data by subscribing to PRDH today!

What is PRDH-IGD?

PRDH-IGD is a database of all Catholic baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in Quebec between 1621 and 1861 – and now up to 1871 for marriages – as well as a genealogical dictionary of families commonly known as “Family reconstructions”.

Every individual mentioned in these records receives their own “individual file” which centralizes the information available on the individual, along with links to the records in which they are mentioned.

In addition, every married couple receives their own “family file”, which fulfills a similar role as the individual file, but for a family unit.

It contains a list of the couple’s children with links to their respective individual files and vital events, as well as additional information about the married couple.

As a result, PRDH-IGD can be described as a detailed family tree of the entire French-Canadian population from the colony’s beginnings to the 1860s.

Useful links

• More information about PRDH
• Subscribe to PRDH
• Genealogy Quebec and PRDH: the similarities, differences, and why you should subscribe to both

260,000 Obituaries and Memorial Cards Added to Genealogy Quebec!

New Obituaries

These new records come primarily from Quebec, but also include material from several other Canadian provinces, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.

You can start exploring them through our search engine today!

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Obituaries and Memorial Cards on Genealogy Quebec

Several collections of obituaries and memorial cards are available on Genealogy Quebec.

Online Obituaries Collection

• 3,000,000 obituaries from various online sources
• Covers all of Canada
• Includes records from 1999 to today

Newspaper Obituaries Collection

• 1,670,491 obituaries from newspaper publications, along with some memorial cards
• Primarily covers Quebec and Ontario, with records from other provinces as well
• Includes documents from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries

Memorial Card Collection

• 99,699 memorial cards
• Mainly from Quebec
• Spanning from the mid-19th century to the present day

You can explore these records through our search engine

Search tip

To narrow your search results, use the “Obituaries, Headstones, Memorial Cards” filter on the left—this will show only those specific record types.

44,000 images from the registers of 75 Quebec parishes have been re-digitized in high definition on Genealogy Quebec, offering greatly improved readability.

Re-digitization of the Registers

In total, over 1.4 million images from the Drouin Collection have been re-digitized and enhanced for significantly improved readability — exclusively on Genealogy Quebec.

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Enjoy 25% off a yearly subscription to Genealogy Quebec when you subscribe before June 28!

There’s no better time to dive into your family history.

The Drouin Collection Records

The Drouin Collection Records, also known simply as the “Drouin Collection,” consist of digitized images of parish registers (baptisms, marriages, and burials) covering all of Quebec and French Acadia, as well as parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, and the Northeastern United States. The collection spans from the opening of parish registers up to the 1940s, and in some cases, the 1960s.

You can access them with a Genealogy Quebec subscription at this address.

Searching in the Drouin Collection

You can search in the Drouin Collection using our search engine, which now offers advanced search features!

We have some exciting news to share!
Advanced Search is now available on Genealogy Quebec, allowing you to add the following events to your search queries: birth, marriage, death, residence, and publication.

Explore our collection of over 60 million records like never before with Advanced Search — try it free for 7 days!

How to use Advanced search

To activate Advanced Search, go to the search engine and click on Advanced Search, located to the right of the Search button.

You can then select the event(s) you’d like to include in your search.
To learn more and make the most of all the features offered by Advanced Search, we invite you to consult our user guide.

Advanced search feedback

To share your suggestions or report any issues with Advanced Search, please use the feedback form available at this address.

Happy searching!

Thousands of families have been added to the Acadia – Families collection on Genealogy Quebec!
It’s the perfect time to explore your Acadian roots with this exclusive collection.

Try Genealogy Quebec FREE for 7 days and discover your family history with over 100 million archives.

A credit card is required. The subscription automatically renews to a monthly plan after the trial, unless cancelled. Can be cancelled at any time during and after the trial period.

About the Acadia – Families collection

The Acadia – Families collection contains 190,000 family files reconstructed from Acadian parish records from the 17th to the 20th century.

Each file usually lists a couple and one of their children, with dates of birth, marriage and death for one or more of the individuals listed. Complementary information is also included.

A link to the original source document(s) is often available within the file.

Join the Genealogy Quebec community on Facebook!

Are you passionate about genealogy and want to connect with other researchers? Join the Généalogie Québec Communauté group on Facebook today!

This bilingual community has been created as a place for genealogy enthusiasts to help each other. Come ask questions and share your findings!
What’s more, you’ll be able to interact directly with the Drouin Institute team.

Join the group now at this address.

48,408 baptism, marriage and burial records have been added to the LaFrance database on Genealogy Quebec.
These mid-19th century records are from francophone parishes in Ontario and the United Stats, as well as Protestant parishes in Quebec.

Dive into your family’s history with over 100 million historical archives by becoming a Genealogy Quebec member today!

Get 25% off the yearly subscription until March 28th!

A monthly subscription is also available at this address.

LaFrance database

The LaFrance is a collection of birth, marriage and death records from Quebec, Ontario, Acadia and the United States, spanning from the arrival of the first settlers in North America to the present day.

This database includes an index of the Drouin Collection (all Quebec parish registers from 1621 to the 1940s) and the Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997 collection (all marriages and deaths registered by the Quebec government between 1926 and 1997).

Trace your ancestors with these documents and more right now!

Parish map update

Some 661 parishes have been geolocated and added to the parish map, with their county, administrative region, diocese and even address when known.

The map now lists 1,798 parishes from the 17th century to the 1960s.
The information is from originis.ca.

More than 60,000 obituaries have been added on Genealogy Quebec!

Explore these documents alongside 60 million historical archives on the website’s new search engine.

And for a limited time, get 25% off the yearly subscription to Genealogy Quebec! There’s never been a better time to dive into your family history.

Newspaper obituaries from Quebec

22,000 obituaries have been added to the Newspaper Obituaries collection. These notices are from all over Quebec and date from 1850 to 2024.

The Newspaper Obituaries collection, available exclusively on Genealogy Quebec, now contains 1,475,000 death notices. These are mainly from Quebec and Ontario, but also from the rest of Canada and the United States.

You can search the collection directly at this address.

Internet Obituaries from Canada

38,000 obituaries have been added to the Internet Obituaries collection. These notices are from 2024 and were published all over Canada.

The Internet Obituaries collection contains over 3,000,000 Canadian death notices from various online sources, covering from 1999 to the present day.

You can search the collection directly at this address.