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French-Canadian Research Roadblocks

December 14, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

French Canadian Research Roadblocks

Researching French-Canadian ancestry can be incredibly rewarding, thanks to excellent records, preservation, and digitization. Our post, Top 3 Online Resources for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestry, describes useful online resources that may help you trace your ancestors as far back as the 17th century.  As promising as French-Canadian research can be, there are unique challenges with this particular population that may hinder progress. Everything from naming conventions to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, Genealogy Records and Resources, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Immigration

Ask a Genealogist: Interesting Facts About French-Canadian Research

December 3, 2021 by Brandt - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

Frontenac Castle in Old Quebec

We recently sat down with researcher Brandt Gibson to discuss French-Canadian research and how it might differ from other areas of genealogy research. Not only did we get some great information, but we learned a lot about what drives a researcher like Brandt. Q: Would you introduce yourself and tell us about what initially interested you in genealogy and French-Canadian research? A: My name is Brandt Gibson and I’ve been a researcher for 18 years. I've been working for Legacy Tree … [Read more...]

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Ask a Genealogist: Indigenous Peoples & Native American Research

October 11, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 8 Comments

Ask a Genealogist

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Legacy Tree Genealogists’ Kate Eakman discusses her interest in this area of research and some of the challenges in tracing Indigenous and native cultures in the United States and around the world. Q: Would you tell us about yourself and your view of genealogy? A: I'm Kate Eakman, Legacy Tree Genealogists' British research team manager and a former history professor. I look at genealogy as a branch of history. It's a very personal history, but it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, Genealogy for Enjoyment, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Methodology, Native American Genealogy, United States

Legacy Tree Onsite: So, You Have an Alberta Ancestor?

November 24, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers located in Alberta, Canada to share an overview of the various archives available to research your Alberta ancestry. If you have ancestors that hail from Alberta Canada, this article will share the information you need to help you get started with research at the various archives throughout the province. If your Canadian ancestor lived in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: Alberta, ancestry, archives, Canada, family history, genealogy, genealogy archives, genealogy resources, Legacy Tree Onsite, Provincial Archives of Alberta

From Beaver Pelts to Totem Poles: Key Canadian Genealogy Resources East to West 

May 22, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

A  guide to key Canadian genealogy resources, coast to coast! East to west, Canadian genealogy resources offer an abundance of delights for family history! The record landscape begins with the first non-indigenous early 16th century settlement by the French in present-day Quebec, and although things didn’t really start rolling in terms of nation-wide settlement until Confederation in 1867 — the birth of the Dominion of Canada — the tantalizing opportunity for many families to be traced in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: ancestry, Canada, Canadian ancestry, Canadian genealogy, family history, genealogy, genealogy records, genealogy resources, heritage

Top 3 Online Resources for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestry

January 23, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

top resources for French-Canadian ancestry

Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers, located in Québec, Canada to share his top online resources for researching your French-Canadian ancestry in Québec. Québec has a vibrant cultural heritage that reflects on its family history records. Thanks to records preservation and the efforts of many individuals and organizations, a large number of documents are available and well organized. With technological … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, Genealogy Records and Resources, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: ancestry, Canada, family history, French-Canadian, French-Canadian ancestry, French-Canadian genealogy, genealogy, heritage, Quebec

Finding Your Heritage in Unexpected Places

August 11, 2017 by Carolyn - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 10 Comments

French-Canadian genealogy research

**Note: The details from this French-Canadian genealogy research project are shared with permission from our client.  Recently we were contacted by a client who requested we begin researching her direct paternal ancestor. This ancestor was named John Lucy, of Ontario, Canada, and was allegedly of Irish heritage. Our client explained that her father had recently died and that he would have loved to know the history of his name. She had been trying to trace the Lucy line herself and was not … [Read more...]

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