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The <\/span>Drouin Institute\u2019s Miscellaneous Collections<\/span><\/a>, contain a mix of images, documents, books, pictures and directories of historical and genealogical significance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The folders can be browsed manually or by using the search bar to find a word appearing in a folder or file name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fonds d’archive (Archival fonds)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains archival fonds obtained from various sources and authors. In many cases, these are the personal archives of genealogists and history enthusiasts, digitized by the Drouin Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fonds include photos, genealogies and family records, parish archives, books, postcards, notarial contracts, letters, biographies, parish records and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Archives municipales (Municipal archives)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains the archives of multiple cities, towns and municipalities of Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Acton Vale, Ville d’<\/span><\/td>Acton, Canton d’<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Arthabaska, comt\u00e9 de<\/span><\/td>Berthier, comt\u00e9 de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Brandon, comt\u00e9 de<\/span><\/td>Brome, Canton de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Ch\u00e2teauguay – La Prairie_1941<\/span><\/td>Cowansville, Ville de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Delson<\/span><\/td>Foster, Village de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Granby, Canton de<\/span><\/td>Granby, Ville de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Henryville (Notre-Dame-des-Anges)<\/span><\/td>Joliette, comt\u00e9 de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
La Prairie<\/span><\/td>Lac Brome (Knowlton), Ville<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Lawrenceville, Village de<\/span><\/td>Maricourt, Village de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Milton, canton (township) de<\/span><\/td>Napierville (Village)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Roxton Falls, Village de<\/span><\/td>Roxton, Canton de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Shefford, Canton de<\/span><\/td>Shefford, Comt\u00e9 de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
South Stukely, Canton de<\/span><\/td>St-Alphonse, Village de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Stanbridge East, Village de<\/span><\/td>St-C\u00e9saire, Village de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Constant<\/span><\/td>St-Cyprien-de-Napierville<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Ste-Catherine-d’Alexandrie<\/span><\/td>Ste-C\u00e9cile de Milton, Village<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-\u00c9douard (Village)<\/span><\/td>Ste-Pudentienne, Paroisse<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Georges de Clarenceville (paroisse)<\/span><\/td>St-Isidore<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Jacques-Le-Mineur<\/span><\/td>St-Louis-de-Blandford<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Mathieu<\/span><\/td>St-Michel-Archange<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Patrice-de-Sherrington<\/span><\/td>St-Paul d’Abbotsford, Village<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Paul-de-Chester<\/span><\/td>St-Philippe<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-R\u00e9mi (Paroisse)<\/span><\/td>St-R\u00e9mi (Village)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Thomas (paroisse)<\/span><\/td>Stukely Nord (Bonsecours), Village<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Stukely Sud, Village de<\/span><\/td>St-Val\u00e9rien de Milton, Canton<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
St-Val\u00e9rien de Milton, Village<\/span><\/td>Sutton, Canton de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Sutton, Ville de<\/span><\/td>Sweetsburg, Village de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Valcourt, Ville de<\/span><\/td>Victoriaville<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Warden, Village de<\/span><\/td>Waterloo, Ville de<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
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The municipal archives also contain a list of various directories and indexes, always in connection with Quebec municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lignes de vie (Life lines)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains the life lines of several individuals who lived in Quebec. A life line lists the information available on an individual’s life, generally via baptismal, marriage and burial records. They also contain the list of the individual’s children and their spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The life lines are sorted under the family name of the individual to whom the line relates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autres documents (Other documents)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains various archives and documents of historical and genealogical significance, such as yearbooks, stamps, parish records, photo albums, various archives, genealogies, books, biographies, postcards, contracts, cadastres, magazines, calendars, newspapers, lineages , directories, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dictionnaire Jett\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains a digitized version of the Dictionnaire Jett\u00e9, a genealogical dictionary published in 1983. It covers the population of French origin established in Quebec since the 1600s up until 1730.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The dictionary pages are indexed by the names mentioned on each page, making it easy to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRDH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains the original 47 PRDH volumes, which list all of Quebec’s Catholic baptisms, marriages and burials from 1621 up until 1765, which amounts to 300,000 records in total.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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A much more complete, detailed and revised version of the PRDH is now available online on PRDH-IGD.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journaux anciens (Old newspapers)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This file contains old digitized newspapers from various regions of Quebec dating from the last 200 years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It contains the following publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial Gazette (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td>Daily Witness (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
La Chronique de la Vall\u00e9e du St-Maurice<\/span><\/td>La Minerve<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
La Semaine (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/span><\/td>La Tribune canadienne (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
La Vie illustr\u00e9e (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td>La Voix du peuple (St-Jean)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
L’Action canadienne<\/span><\/td>L’Alliance (St-Jean)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
L’Avant-Garde<\/span><\/td>L’Avenir de Quebec<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Le Canada-Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/td>Le Carillon (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Le Castor (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/span><\/td>Le Charivari (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Le Courrier (St-Jean)<\/span><\/td>Le National (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Le Progr\u00e8s du Golfe<\/span><\/td>Le Protectionniste (St-Jean)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Le Semeur canadien (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td>Le Tr\u00e9sor des familles (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
L’\u00c9cho d’Iberville<\/span><\/td>L’Essor (St-Jean)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
L’Obligation (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td>L’Opinion publique (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
L’Union de Woonsocket<\/span><\/td>L’Union des Cantons de l’Est (Arthabaskaville)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Midi-Presse (Montreal)<\/span><\/td>Paris-Canada (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
The Advertiser<\/span><\/td>The Canadian Jewish Review<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
The Dominion Illustrated News (Montr\u00e9al)<\/span><\/td>The Inquirer (Trois-Rivi\u00e8res)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
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Lign\u00e9es g\u00e9n\u00e9alogiques (Genealogical charts)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains 2358 genealogical charts from the Plan\u00e8te G\u00e9n\u00e9alogie<\/em> website.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These lineages are organized under folders by the surname of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statuts de la province de Qu\u00e9bec (Statutes of the Province of Quebec)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains a variety of legal documents pertaining to adoptions, name changes and inheritances. The documents are available in both French and English.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The documents are sorted under folders by the subject\u2019s surname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrats notari\u00e9s de l’Ontario (Notarised documents from Ontario):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains 2673 images of notarised documents from the Cornwall region of Ontario, dated from between 1860 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The contracts are sorted under the subject’s surname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trois-Rivi\u00e8res (Juridiction)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains 3909 images of judicial documents (juridiction royale et seigneuriale<\/em>) from the city of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res dating from the New France era, more precisely between 1655 and 1764.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cadastres abr\u00e9g\u00e9s (Abbreviated land records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This folder contains an abridged version of the cadastres (registers establishing the state of land ownership of a territory) of the Montreal region dating from 1863.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cadastres are sorted by seigneurie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mariages DECQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Marriages published on the Directeur de l’\u00c9tat Civil website over the past decade, sorted by alphabetical order of the last name of the groom and bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Useful links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Drouin Institute’s <\/span>miscellaneous Collections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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