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CD97	The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France - 1610-1791. The Original French, Latin and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes; Illustrated by Portraits, Maps and Facsimiles. Edited by Ruben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the Wisconsin Historical Society. 73 Volumes, approximately 21,000 pages. 1896. Burrows Brothers. Cleveland, Ohio. 2 CD-ROM set.	$129.95
097637	The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in North America (1610-1791). With an Introduction by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Selected and Edited by Edna Kenton. Originally published in 1925. This is a 1998 reprint. The story of travel and exploration by Jesuit Missionaries in North America between 1610-1791. The editor has done a wonderful job of modernizing the texts used by various Jesuit journalists of these periods. It makes for compelling reading. A find for students of early Canadian history. 527 pp.	$39.95
097614	Les Cantons de la Province de Québec - Nomenclature M.F.X. Fafard, editor.1913 (reprint) Québec. 32 pages, in French. Ideal for locating townships within the Province of Québec. Many public and religious records indicate a township, but these townships never seem to be shown on maps. This handy guide will tell you the county in which the township is located in addition to is square acreage and date of incorporation.	$4.95
09304	Parish/Town Guide to the Province of Québec by Robert J. Genealogical. Revised and augmented edition. Pawtucket, RI, 1993, 63pages. Designed to prevent wasting time looking for your ancestor in the wrong town at the wrong time. This guide will save you many hours of research by helping you focus on the correct parish in the correct town during the correct time period. Four different lists designed to make your genealogical research in Québec much easier. This book contains 1) a chronological listing of pre-1901 Catholic Churches, 2) an alphabetical listing of parishes by town, 3) an alphabetical listing of parishes by the patron saint of that parish and 4) an alphabetical listing of parishes by county.	$10.00
097091	Miller's Manual , b byDouglas Miller - Now in its 3rd printing. 1997. Pawtucket, RI. 111 pages, illustrations, 8 1/2" x 11", soft bound.	$19.95
Confused by Tanguay? Can't read French? Can't read the footnotes? Gave up on the PRDH? Baffled by the Jetté? Many beginning genealogists have long been frustrated by these "Bibles" of French-Canadian Genealogy. Now, for the first time, in one volume and in English, Douglas Miller, the eminent genealogist and popular speaker has created an easy how-to guide that takes the mystery out of not only the Tanguay, Jetté and the PRDH, but also instructs us on how to read and understand the Drouin, the Loiselle file, baptismal records, marriage records, and burial records. Also included is a 10-page section on the English translation of the most commonly found abbreviations in French Canadian genealogy. What people have said about Miller's Manual: "Wonderful new book... clearly written guide to the most important and common research materials used when doing French-Canadian genealogy... absolutely an essential tool." -Janice Burkhardt, librarian A.F.G.S
099500	Links to Your Canadian Past by Peter J. Gagné Tome 2: Québec and the French-Canadian Resources . A comprehensive guide to genealogy and history Web sites for Canada. Contains brief, clear descriptions of thousands of sites. 279 pp, 6" x 9" format, soft-bound, indexed, ISBN: 1-58211-119-7. More Info .	$22.95
098309	Finding Your French-Canadian Ancestors... by Louise St Denis. This introductory book showcases the sources used in French-Canadian genealogical research, including Basic Sources, Summary Research Tools, Registrations of Births Marriages and Deaths, Genealogical Dictionaries, Census and Notarial Records, Land Grants, Newspapers, non-Catholic Research and more. Also includes contact information for archives and societies. 86 pages, spiral bound (Heritage Productions).	$10.00
09303	The "Dit" Name: French-Canadian Surnames - Aliases, Adulterations and Anglicizations by Robert J. Genealogical. 1993, Pawtucket, RI, 162 pages, spiral bound. Being unaware of the numerous and often confusing aliases for French-Canadian surnames costs the genealogist much valuable research time as well as money. If you have no idea how the French-Canadian name of Fontaine could possibly become the English name Welcome, then this book is for you. A listing of more than 33,000 French-Canadian surnames and their "dit" name equivalents. Indispensable when studying French-Canadian and Franco-American genealogy.	$20.95
097500	Introduction to New France by Marcel Trudel . (1976) 1997 reprint, Quintin Publications, Pawtucket, RI. 300 pages, profusely illustrated, 7" x 10", soft cover, maps, charts, indexed. This English language book is an ideal way to learn about the history of early French Canada from the expert! This book, originally written in French as a textbook for his students, is reprinted in the English language for the many of us unable to read the language of our ancestors. This is surely a volume that is destined to be one of the most popular books produced by Quintin Publications. Introduction to New France provides the historical context within with our ancestors lived. Genealogy in not merely names, dates and places - our ancestors, for the most part, lived a very ordinary life, but a life much different than we know today. This book will provide the flesh and bones to your genealogical tree. It should not be missed!	$29.95
097500HB	Same as above - Hardbound.	$34.95
00-086	French-Canadian Names: Vermont Variants. Véronique Gassette. Vermont Historical Society. 1994. 25 pages, 8 1/2" x 11". Particularly interesting treats of the corruption of French Canadian names as they appeared in Vermont records. Listing of 100's of examples.	$7.95
097158	Sourcing Canada 1998 - Genealogy Addresses by Elizabeth Barclay-Lapointe U. E., B.A. 1997 edition. 81 pages, 8 1/2" x 11", soft bound. Contains every conceivable society, archive, library, and museum of interest to the genealogist searching Canadian roots. Often gives a synopsis of holdings, hours, copying costs, researching fees, etc. Should be on every genealogist's reference shelf. ONLY 3 LEFT (LIMITED AVAILABLITY)	Reg ~~$12.95~~ SALE $6.48
097644	2000 Mots Bilingues Par l'Image by Abbé Étienne Blanchard, 1919 (reprint) 112 pages, soft-bound. An amusing yet interesting illustrated encyclopedia of 2,000 familiar objects that our 19th and early 20th century ancestors used in their daily lives. Such areas as clothing, kitchen utensils, tools, farm implements, early automobiles, carriages, sporting equipment, toiletries are well represented, as well as most other areas of daily life. Each word is accompanied by an illustration. This book is not only informative, but very useful for illustrating your family history.	$12.95
French Language
097530	La Généalogie by Marthe Faribault-Beauregard et Eve Beauregard-Malak. 1996, 188 pages, 6" x 9", soft cover, illustrated, indexed. Éditions de L'Homme, Montréal. Classic work on doing genealogy in Quebec. Originally written for Quebecers interested in doing their genealogy but this book is highly useful for Americans who are planning on traveling to Quebec to do some research	$22.95

Abbreviations: B = Baptism; M = Marriage; S = Burial, A = Marginal notes found in the baptismal records; and R = Church census, which usually lists all person living within a family unit, and their ages.

The dates following the names of the parishes or towns indicate the earliest published records. Most of the church record books cover the period from the beginning of the parish until the 1960's.

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