Quebec Family History Society
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This section contains a preamble which contains:

Scope, of the contents;
Contact methods, if you spot a record of interest;
Record Layout description;

which is followed by Special Interests of some of our records, and finally our members' surnames listed alphabetically.

Our members' ancestors come from far and wide, and hence their areas of interest are also wide-ranging.

The information in this section comes from the QFHS Ancestral Surname card file. (Not all of this file has currently been converted for inclusion. Its coming in stages, so check back later.) In some cases you will see the families' migration to present times indicated. In others, perhaps only a name and a place.

In addition, our members with email capability have added some of their personal, non-ancestral special interests. A section is included outlining these interests.

We hope you will find one of our members who is researching a surname that interests you. If you find that there is a GOOD match with your dates and locations, contact the person who submitted the surname. (DON'T contact our Webmaster- he can't help.)

There are three methods of contact:

• Our email member's membership numbers are "clickable." An email message form will appear for your inquiry.
  
• Our card file records also start with the member's membership number, but it's not "clickable". Unfortunately you will have to use regular mail to contact these members. Show the MEMBERSHIP NUMBER on the outside of your envelope, and address it to:
  • Québec Family History Society,
    P.O. Box 1026,
    Pointe Claire, QC, H9S 4H9,
    Canada.
• and we will forward it for you. Don't forget your stamped self addressed envelope (or to include an IRC) .
• A lookup in one of our Ancestral Surname booklets, available from our Bookstore, which contains the last known address of the submitter will allow you to write directly to the member concerned.

CAUTION:- Members move, and don't always advise us of their changed address, while others just drop out. We'll do our best to make the contact, but recognize that contacts may not always be possible. Sorry.

Only members may list their interests. If you'd like to join us, here's where you'll find the information you need. Members may use either the form in Connections, or contact the email coordinator, to submit information for inclusion on this list.

Records can be no more than 80 characters long, and are composed of five parts:

1. QFHS membership number. (5 characters.) If preceded by a plus (+), it is an addition with the latest update, new in other words. If an asterisk (*) is present, our address on file may be out of date, i.e. membership has not been renewed, or member has apparently moved.
   
2. Surname of the family or individual, in upper case, except for Mc, Mac, de, Le, La, dit and similar. (Up to 13 characters for a non-cross- reference entry )
   In some cases you may have multiple spellings to contend with, and different approaches may be needed. Some examples;
   
   1. COX(E), with the alternate end spelling bracketed. If the alternate spelling is in the middle of the word, use the "- see....." approach as used in the example following.
      
   2. ABRAHAM- see COURVILLE (All that's included other than the member's identification tag.) Don't worry about length.
      
   3. FRANCOEUR (dit)- see LeCLERC. (All that's shown other than the identification tag.) The "dit" name is also shown in the LeCLERC entry details. (AUDET-dit-LAPOINTE means AUDET - also called, or also known as - LAPOINTE. Some descendants are known as Audet, others as Lapointe. In other cases, both names were kept.)
      
   4. LaFOND, de. Where the gender is separated, e.g. La FOND, shown as illustrated. If a "de" forms part of the entry, it will follow/trail as shown.
      
3. The earliest date on which information is available on the family in the members' records, e.g. a birth, marriage, etc. (Up to 6 characters are allowed.)
   Sometimes you'll find shorthand added to a date:
   
   1. 18thc for the 18^th century;
      
   2. 1820s for the decade; or
      
   3. the conventional b, m, d, c (circa) preceding a date; or
      
   4. "P" for preceding/before/earlier than,
      
   5. "L" for Late,
      
   6. "E" for Early,
      
   7. "?" for a questionable date,
      
   8. "+" meaning a time after the date shown/later than,
      
   9. "All", any time period.

1. Latest date information is available on the family, individual, or line. It could be a death, "" date, or "NOW" if information to the present exists. (Up to 6 characters is allowed.)
   
2. Details on the family/individual. For example, occupation, family source/location, immigration information, etc. An emigration could take the form , weaver, LIM, IRL 1822 » Carleton Co. » Lambton Co., ON, CAN. If space is tight, sometimes space between certain words may be dropped if the meaning is clear or punctuation is present.
   Standard Province/State/County and country abbreviations are used. (Up to 50 characters)
   With long lines, spaces following punctuation is removed, and words may be abbreviated.

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Special Interests

 1807|            1871 ON Census 
 1219|            Abney Pk Cmty., Hackney Stoke/Newington, London,
ENG, partial index and growing
 2022|            Anglo Gaspesians, Bernardo children; "Scads" of
Information on  
 1679|            Author ÒMetis 1817-1900Ó series and more.
 2069|            COTTON family dbase, some to 1100s 
+1343|            Eastern Township databases.        (also www)   
 1219|            GARRUD one name database    (also www) 
 1862|            Host CAN & FRA AOL Forums 
*1757|            OCFA Co-Ordinator  (also www) 
*1947|            ON,CAN Index County Marr. Registers, 1858-1869 
 1670|            Resource on all aspects of Slavic movements to
Canada. GEN-SLAVIC list co-owner. 
 1347|            Self-publishing Family histories.  (also www) 
 1947|            Tay & Tiny Twp.,Simcoe Cty.,ON,CAN 

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