Quebec Family History Society

QFHS Catalogue Number: H9001

QFHS Catalogue Number: A0010

"It started so innocently. At first all I wanted were her parents name's for the family tree." Puzzled by the lack of information on her grandmother, Barbara Young began a journey of enquiry that lasted ten years, which ultimately ended with a stunning revelation that her grandmother was a Home Child. Chasing Grandma is an intriguing mystery and a powerful, compelling portrait of two women.

QFHS Catalogue #: C4100
290 pages

The records of Christ Church (Anglican) in Sorel are a wonderful example of the problems which face people tracing their early English-speaking Protestant roots in Quebec. These records include not only entries for the Sorel region but for Montreal, Berthier, Drummondville, St. Armond, and even New York State. Part of the answer for this is the fact that Sorel lies at the mouth of the Richelieu River where it meets the St Lawrence River. It had waterway access to communities all along the St Lawrence River and south through Lake Champlain, to the interior of New York State.

QFHS Catalogue #: A1500
285 pages + introduction

Pioneers in Quebec's Eastern Townships had a passionate determination to educate their children. Their efforts to establish schools in the clearings is a tale of dogged community effort. The story contains excerpts from original documents, pictures of early school buildings, maps and biographical sketches of community leaders, teachers and politicians. The book contains the names of more than 10,000 pupils, teachers and trustees in Stanstead Township. This book is an invaluable genealogical resource.

QFHS Catalogue #: E6050
Pages 316 + introduction

This book is an index to the civil registers of the Protestant churches of Sutton Township prior to 1900. It includes the church records from Grace Church (Anglican) in Sutton, All Saints (Anglican) in Abercorn, the Church of Good Shepherd (Anglican) in Glen Sutton, Christ Church (Anglican) of Potton, Olivet Baptist Church in Sutton, Wesleyan and New Connection Methodist Churches in Sutton and the Universalist Church in Abercorn and Waterloo. Individuals are listed alphabetically by surname and given name and reference to their spouses. Women are listed by their maiden name.

QFHS Catalogue #: A1700
485 pages

At the cessation of hostilities in 1783, between England and the American colonies, 35,000 people suddenly left the American colonies and fled to the British colonies in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario. This book deals with a particular group of Loyalist – those that were resident in the Montreal district. This book details the names, origins and contributions they made to the province and to the city.

QFHS Catalogue #: A0450

QFHS Catalogue #: A1350

An index to Grave Stone Inscriptions
By Marlene Simmons

Pages: 296 + introduction

This is an index to the grave stones of the Sutton, Quebec area cemeteries. It is arranged alphabetically by name, with the name of the cemetery and the location of each stone. At the beginning of the book is a map of each cemetery to indicate how stones and rows were numbered. There are also directions on how to find each

QFHS Catalogue #: C4150

Richford Vermont Area Cemeteries
by Marlene Simmons

Pages: 247 + introduction

This is an index to the grave stones of the Richford Vt. area cemeteries. It is arranged alphabetically by name, with the name of the cemetery and the location of each stone. At the beginning of the book is a map of each cemetery to indicate how stones and rows were numbered. There are also directions on how to find each cemetery.

QFHS Publication #: C4090

By Marlene Simmons
Pages: 213 + introduction

The local Richford Vt. Newspapers covered many events in Quebec Vermont border communities. The index is a guide to personal information reported about Canadians in the Richford Gazette, later the Richford - Journal Gazette. The book includes information about births, marriages, deaths, accidents or families moving and their destinations.

QFHS Publication #: B3050

By Anne-Marie Garneau

This catalogue of almost 4000 births or baptisms at one of the first Irish Catholic parishes about 20 miles northwest of Quebec City, in Portneuf County, is invaluable for researchers looking for Irish ancestors who settled in this area starting in the 1820s. Although the page column headings are written in French the book is very easy to understand. The information given is: name of the baptized, parent's names, date of birth, date of baptism with the attending priest's initials, godparents and remarks.

Similarly, over 1600 deaths are listed, giving name of the deceased, parents or spouse, date of death, date of funeral, age of the deceased, witnesses and remarks.

There is also a story of the only murder and public hanging in the area.

QFHS Publication #: E6060

By Kathleen B. Cory
201 pages

Tracing your Scottish Ancestry is a highly readable guide to researching Scottish roots. Packed with information and advice on basic research techniques, essential sources, heraldry, tartans, and surnames, this comprehensive manual contains everything to help on your research and includes a step-by –step model to drawing up a family tree.

QFHS Publication #: A2000

By John and Sheila Rowlands
299 pages + introduction

This book is a compilation of contributions by a wide range of authors with direct experience of researching Welsh ancestry and with a detailed knowledge of the historical background to Wales. An understanding of this wider historical background is essential for serious research and in particular for the development of new strategies for research.

QFHS Publication #: A2200