Quebec Societies

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Many societies and organizations may have helpful information for your family history research. Two of the oldest and largest genealogical societies in the province of Québec are:

Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française Case postale 335, succ. Place d’Armes Montréal QC CANADA H2Y 3H1 Telephone (library): 514-729-8366

Société de généalogie de Québec Case postale 9066 Sainte-Foy QC CANADA G1K 7N3 Telephone: 418-651-9127 Fax: 418-651-2643

A society that specializes in English-speaking groups in Québec is:


 * Québec Family History Society P.O. Box 1026 Pointe Claire (Québec) H9S 4H9 Telephone: 514-695-1502


 * The Québec Family History Society’s website is filled with information on researching “English” Québec, as well as the names of researchers working in Montréal.


 * Where almost everything is available, but they are unable to answer written enquiries. You must either go yourself or hire a researcher.

There are a number of regional genealogical societies in the province. For a list of addresses write:


 * Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie Pavillion Casault, Local 3243 1210, avenue du Séminaire, Cité universitaire Case postale 9454 Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1V 4B8


 * Société de généalogie de Drummondville 545, rue des Écoles, Drummondville (Québec) J2B 1J6 Telephone: (819) 818-3512


 * Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais Documentation Center Jean de Chantel Genealogical Society of Ottawa 2nd Floor North, Room 211 855, Boulevard Maloney Gatineau, Quebec


 * Société de généalogie de Québec 1055 avenue du Séminaire Pavillion Louis-Jacques-Casault Laval University City Québec G1V 5C8 Telephone: (418) 651-9127


 * Société de généalogie des Cantons de l’Est 275, Dufferin, Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 4M5 Telephone: (819) 821-5414 Email: [mailto:sgce@libertel.org sgce@libertel.org]


 * Société d’histoire et de généalogie de Verdun 5955 Avenue BannantyneVerdun (Québec) H4H 1H6 Telephone: (514) 765-7174


 * Société généalogique canadienne-française La Maison de la Généalogie 3440 Davidson Montréal (Québec) H1W 2Z5 Telephone: (514) 527-1010 Email: [mailto:info@sgcf.com info@sgcf.com]


 * Société de généalogie Gaspésie-les Iles P.O. Box 6217Gaspé (Québec) G4X 2R7

To find out if there is a family organization for your French Canadian family, write to:

Fédération des Familles-souches Québécoises Inc. Case postale 6700 Sillery QC CANADA G1T 2W2 Telephone: 418-653-2137 Fax: 418-653-6387

When requesting information by mail from societies or professional researchers in Québec, you will be more successful if your letter is brief and very specific. See France Letter Writing Guide for details.

There are some societies and organizations in the northeastern United States that specialize in French Canadian research. They are listed in Canada Periodicals.