Most of the French-Canadian Research Resources at the SCGS Library in
Burbank

- Repertoire alphabetique des mariages des Canadiens francais, 1760 a 1935.
This is commonly referred to as the Blue Drouin. It comes in two versions:
male 49 volumes and female 64 volumes. We have both versions on microfiche.
This resource contains between 1 and 2 million marriages, mostly Quebec.
There are only 4 other libraries in the US with this reference.
- Marriage Records of over 1030 parishes
in Quebec(Click for the listing),
Ontario, and other provinces on microfiche. Additionally,
in book form,
approximately 500 other parishes, in Quebec, Ontario, Acadia, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire,and Massachusetts. This includes some baptismal
and burial records. These records start at the beginning
of the parish up through the date of publication which is
usually 1950 or later.
- 100's of French-Canadian/Acadian/Canadian
Books (Click for the listing)
- Loiselle Index. This is the microfiche version.
It covers the period 1608 to 1972. This index contains
over 400,000 marriages and is cross-indexed by bride and
groom. These marriages were taken from approximately 400
parishes mostly in the province of Quebec, the Ottawa
area of Ontario, Madwaska County in New Brunswick as well
as Ste Annes in Fall River, MA., and some records
from Manchester, NH.
- Le Repertoire des Actes de Bapteme,
Mariage, Sepulture, et des Recensements du Quebec Ancien.
(Acts of Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, and Censuses of Old Quebec)
This work, also known as the PRDH is a monumental 47
volumes covering the period 1621 to 1765. It contains
most of the printed parish records - baptisms, marriages,
and burials as well as censuses, marriage contracts,
hospital sick lists, etc. It includes the extra feature
of listing everyone present at the ceremony
- PRDH, as above, but CD version which takes the period covered from 1621 to 1799.
- Jette. Genealogical Dictionary of the Families of
Quebec. Contains genealogies of the early families of
Quebec from 1621 to 1730. 2 copies.
- Tanguay. Genealogical Dictionary of Early
Canadian Families from the beginning of the Colony. This
contains extensive genealogies of the early families in
French Canada from 1608 to 1760.
- Drouin. Two volumes of marriage records covering
the period 1680-1760, and a third volume containing
historical data, coats of arms etc.
- Miller's Manual. A "How-To" Research
Guide, in English. This publication explains, in simple
terms, how to research Tanguay, Drouin, Jette, The PRDH,
and general baptismal, marriage and burial records.
- Early French Families of the Detroit River Region
by Denissen. This 2 volume set covers the period 1701 to
1936.
- Jesuit Relations Index. 2 volumes. Additionally, the entire 73 volumes on CD.
- History and Genealogy of the Acadians by
Arsenault. 6 volumes.
- Our French Canadian Ancestors by Laforest. 26
volumes.
- French-Canadian Families of the North Central
States by Lareau and Courteau. 8 volumes. Contains
genealogies of many of the French Canadians that settled
in Minnesota, The Dakotas, and Wisconsin.
- Genealogies of the Families of the Counties of
Beauce, Dorchester, and Frontenac by Talbot. Covers the
period 1625-1946. 11 volumes.
- Bergeron, Adrien. Le Grand Arrangement Des Acadiens
Au Quebec. 8 volumes of genealogies and histories. In French
- Aubin, Paul & Louis Marie Cote. Bibliography of the
History of Quebec and Canada:
1946-1965. 2 volumes. 1395 pages.
1966-1976. 2 volumes. 1430 pages.
1976-1980. 2 volumes. 1316 pages.
1981-1985. 2 volumes. 2073 pages.
- The French-Canadians 1600-1900. 3 volumes. This
is a 3000 page index containing 468,000 names taken from
city and town directories, marriage records, land records
and other sources.
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church
of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. 5 Volumes.
- Southwest Louisiana Records by Rev. Donald
Hebert. Church and Civil records of Settlers 1756-1810.
35 Volumes.
- Lanctot, Leopold. Familles Acadiennes. 2 volumes.
- Lajeuness, Ernest. The Windsor(Ontario)Border Region.
- Historical and Genealogical Atlas of Quebec
- Olivier, Reginald. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties
- Address Guide to the Catholic Churches of New England
- Address Guide to the Catholic Churches of Quebec
- Address Guide to the Catholic Churches of Ontario
- County/City/Parish Guide to the Province of Quebec
- The Dit Name: French-Canadian Surnames - Aliases,
Adulterations, and Anglicizations
- Annotated Bibliography of Genealogical Works in Canada. 6 Volumes
- Morin, Gail. Metis Families - A Genealogical Compendium
- Morin, Gail. The Manitoba Scrip
- Pomeroy, Louise. Daughters of the King (Filles du Roi). 3 Volumes
- Cote Family Genealogies
- Branchereau/Branchaud/Brancheau Marriages
- Auger, Roland. French-Canadian and Acadian Genealogical Review. (Partial)
- Nos Origines. 12 Volumes. Each book lists all
the known ancestors who emigrated to New France from each
Department in France
- Quebec Catholic Church Census Records for the Diocese
of Three Rivers. 47 Volumes.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography. The early volumes covering the
period 1000 to 1800
- Periodical Collections for the following Societies:
- The American Canadian Genealogist.American Canadian Genealogical Society, Manchester, NH
- Je Me Souviens. American-French Genealogical Society, Pawtucket, RI
- The Connecticut Maple Leaf. French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut
- Habitant Heritage. The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
- 100's of other volumes of
French-Canadian and other Canadian (British, Irish,
Scotch) research resources.(Click to View)
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