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AUse effective research methods for your French ancestors.
- FamilySearch: Learn about French genealogy in these articles.
FS—Wiki: France Genealogy
FS—France Research Guide - FamilySearch and Ancestry: Learn about resources for French research on FamilySearch and Ancestry.
FS—Finding French Ancestors Online, Part 1—57:39 - 2017 - Here are tips for starting your French research.
TH—How to Research French Ancestry - 2018
FS—Finding Your French Ancestors - 2020 - Learn more about doing French research in these articles from Price Genealogy.
PR—France Genealogy Research – Part One
PR—France Genealogy Research – Part Two - Learn about using family papers and documents for French research.
Family Papers and Photos - Paris: Learn about doing research in Paris.
FS—Out of the Ashes of Paris—53:11 - 2017 - Corsica: Here are some resources for genealogy in Corsica.
Understanding France: Corsica - 2022
Resources
- Sites: Explore
Your Guide to Finding Your French Ancestors by Barb Snow. - Explore the FrancoGene site, which also has French-Canadian resources.
- Explore French genealogy resources on the Guide to Genealogy site.
- Correspondence: Use this guide for corresponding with French organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—French Letter Writing Guide
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research strategies. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BLearn about records for research in France.
- Record Finder: Use the France Record Finder to understand record types for research.
FS—Wiki: France Record Finder - History and Records: Learn about the impact of French history and culture on available records.
FS—French History and Records for Genealogy - 2020 - Sites: Learn about using FranceGenWeb to access French records online.
FS—Finding French Ancestors Online, Part 2—60:01 - 2017 - Learn about using Geneanet to access French records online.
FS—Finding French Ancestors Online, Part 3—46:51 - 2017 - Learn about using the Filae site for research.
BYU—Filae—10:24
- Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.
- Watch this video to learn about writing letters for genealogy help.
FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 8 of 8: Writing for Records in French—5:18 - Learn how to plan an effective research trip to France.
RT—French roots: how to prepare for your trip in the traces of your ancestors—20:52 - 2025
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
CLearn about the French language, genealogy terms, and handwriting in records.
- Language & Terms: Learn about the French language and genealogy terms in these articles.
FS—Wiki: French Language
AC—French Genealogy Terms - French & Latin: Learn about reading records in French and Latin.
FS—France Research With the Wiki Part 5 of 8: Reading Records in French and Latin—30:00 - Handwriting: Learn French paleography in this BYU Script Tutorial.
- See samples of French alphabet letters in the BYU Script Tutorial.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
DLearn about surname research in France.
- Surnames: Learn about researching French surnames.
AF—What You Need to Know About French Surnames - Learn about the origin and meaning of French surnames.
AC—French Last Names: Origins and Meanings - 2023 - Learn more about French surnames.
MH Wiki—French Surnames - Explore surname distribution (a map where certain surnames are prevalent) in France.
- Learn about French surname customs in these articles.
FS—Wiki: French Names
TH—French Surnames - Search the Geneanet site for French surnames.
