When we think of the word "Repertoire" we may normally think of a musical composition, but in French-Canadian genealogy this has another meaning.The English dictionary defines "repertoire" as a collection of works performed by an artist in his respective field. The English version of the word was taken from the French word...
Lower Quebec CityOK, now that I got your attention with that strongly worded title, it's time to explore "dit" names. To explore the "dit" name we must now enter.... The Twilight Zone.For those that have been doing any French-Canadian genealogy research, you are no stranger to "dit" names, but if you are...
Book by: Gaston CroisetiereIn genealogy research we almost always find surname changes that happen over the years. Most of these name changes are minor or are anglicised. French Canadian research often gives us more problems than we bargained for with their "dit" names, but "dit" name discussion is another topic for...
Entrance to the Grande Bibliotheque in Montreal CanadaI do plenty of French Canadian genealogy research, but have yet to write anything about it. It has been three years this month when an amazing event occured for me, which required a trip to Canada. I live in New Hampshire now and was...
In my previous Blog post about my research into identifying my biological grandfather, I had found the smoking gun which I had been able to find the proof to my grandfathers identity. I wanted to make sure that I covered one more base before my final conclusion. My mother had agreed...
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