Genealogical and historical societies are important resources for family history researchers looking for information about a particular location because they are great links to people who really care. Many  hold important document collections too.

Jacques Gagné’s latest compilation lists sixty-eight of the best-known Quebec organizations, with details about how to contact them and what they offer. Download the Genealogy Societies in Québec – Genealogical Collections pdf.

Also, please tell us how these organizations have helped you conduct your research. We know that many of the people who run these organizations work very hard on behalf of all of us, and we’d like to thank them for their efforts.

If you know of an organization that isn’t in this compilation, but should be, we’d love to know that too.

Lotbinière

Rediscovering St. John the Evangelist Cemetery

St. John the Evangelist Cemetery dates back to 1845, but over the years, its exact location was lost and the site largely forgotten. Canon Harold Brazel went searching for the cemetery in the 1980s, but never found the spot. Steve Cameron, co-founder of the Irish heritage and history group Coirneal Cealteach, recently took up the search and found exactly where it was located, on St. Margaret’s Range. He took our Rachelle Solomon there to see what remains and to talk about the history of Irish settlers in the region

The family researchers, historians, writers of Quebec who are making a distinct effort to preserve the heritage of the English language families of Quebec.

This week, my choice is: Stephen L. Cameron

There is a short audio sound bite that accompanies the above brief article that  requires Adobe Flash.

http://www.cbc.ca/breakaway/lotbiniere/

Stephen can be reached at Coirneal Cealteach at; tirnanogsa@gmail.com