Research Collection
The French-Canadian Collection at the SCGS Research Library is the largest of its kind in the western United States (apart from holdings at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City). Our collection consists of more than 1,000 volumes of French-Canadian, Acadian, and Canadian resources as well as microfiche, CDs, and maps. Our holdings include:
- Blue Drouin (microfiche) and Red Drouin (three volumes)
- Loiselle Index (microfiche)
- BMS répertoires for over 1,000 Québec parishes (microfiche & CD)
- Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes (Tanguay)
- Dictionnaire Généalogique des Families du Québec (Jetté)
- The PRDH (in 47 volumes plus on CD-ROM)
- Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (S.A. White)
- Our French-Canadian Ancestors (Laforest, 30 volumes)
- The King's Daughters and Founding Mothers:The Filles du Roi (Gagné)
- Montréal Notarial Records
- Extensive Acadian collection (Arsenault, Bergeron, White and many others)
- French immigration resources
- Metis/native collection by Gail Morin
- Periodicals from many French-Canadian heritage and genealogical societies
- “How-To” books for conducting French-Canadian research
Collection details are listed in the Canadian Collection of the SCGS Library Catalog.
*Acquisitions are member-supported. FCHSC gratefully acknowledges the substantial contributions and other support made by the Office of the Québec Delegation in Los Angeles headed by Marc Boucher.
Information: fchsc@scgsgenealogy.com or 818-843-7247