Researching Family History

Local Histories - Quebec

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University of Calgary Libraries Local Histories Digital Collection

  • This collection contains 5685 local histories of which 1674 are from Quebec.

    One example is Quebecensia, Bulletin de la Societe historique de Quebec.

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The library has many local histories for various places in the province of Québec.  These are very valuable for discovering more about your ancestors than names and dates can provide. To see if the library holds a history of a particular town or area, look in our online catalogue under the subject:  place name] (Quebec) -- History.  For example, to locate a history of Compton, select “Subject” from the pull-down menu and type in:  Compton (Quebec) -- History.  You may also browse the bookshelves in the call number area 971.4.