As French-Canadian genealogists, we have our go-to websites: the PRDH, Québec Records from the Drouin Institute, FamilySearch, and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, or BAnQ. However, to locate some hidden gems found nowhere else, we need to dig locally. Municipal archives, local historical societies, genealogical societies, and nearby university...
Today we spotlight another wonderful French-Canadian genealogy society and library, the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut, located on the historic green in Tolland, CT. Since 1981, this society has offered members and visitors access to a wonderful collection of historical and genealogical materials from Quebec, New England, and places...
Genealogists love repositories with one-of-a-kind collections. One can only imagine what’s hiding in those stacks! Today we explore one such repository. The collections at the French Institute (on the grounds of Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts) include records from schools, religious organizations, and social organizations among others. There is shelf...
