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Genealogy and Historical Societies in Québec Genealogical Collections preserved at various Genealogy and Historical Societies in Québec * original pioneer papers, original manuscripts, family papers, township papers, towns and villages papers, indexed church records of births, marriages, deaths, indexed cemetery listings, indexed land grants, local census records, forgotten villages and old place names, church history, history books, publications for sale which can be found at various societies across this province and surrounding regions. 1 Table of Contents Ascott Heritage ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Aylmer Heritage Association ....................................................................................................................... 5 Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society............................................................................................... 5 Brome County Historical Society ................................................................................................................. 5 Cascapedia Bay Heritage - Cacapedia River Museum ................................................................................. 5 Chateauguay Valley Historical Society ........................................................................................................ 6 Coasters Association Inc ............................................................................................................................. 6 Coaticook History Society ........................................................................................................................... 6 Compton Historical Society ......................................................................................................................... 6 Compton County Historical and Museum Society....................................................................................... 6 Council for Anglophone of Magdalen Islanders .......................................................................................... 6 Cowansville Historical Society ..................................................................................................................... 6 Drouin Genealogical Institute - The Bookstore ........................................................................................... 7 Eastern Townships Resource Centre ........................................................................................................... 7 Eaton Corner Museum - Compton County Historical Museum Society ...................................................... 7 Franklin County Historical and Museum Society ......................................................................................... 7 Frelighsburg Historical and Patrimonial Society .......................................................................................... 7 Gaspé Jersey Guernsey Association ............................................................................................................ 7 Gaspesian British Heritage Village .............................................................................................................. 8 2 Gatineau Valley Historical Society .............................................................................................................. 8 Georgeville Historical Society ..................................................................................................................... 8 Glengarry Historical Society ........................................................................................................................ 8 GoGaspe.com - History-Genealogy ............................................................................................................. 8 Greenwood Center for Living History ......................................................................................................... 9 Harrington Harbour Association ................................................................................................................. 9 Hemmingford Archives ............................................................................................................................... 9 Heritage Gaspé ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Heritage Huntingville .................................................................................................................................. 9 Heritage Lower St-Lawrence ....................................................................................................................... 9 Heritage New Carlisle.................................................................................................................................. 9 Heritage Sutton ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Hudson Historical Society ........................................................................................................................... 9 Irish Heritage Quebec ................................................................................................................................. 9 Leeds Historical Society ............................................................................................................................ 10 Lennoxville-Ascot Historical & Museum Society ....................................................................................... 10 Literary & Historical Society of Quebec - Morrin Centre ........................................................................... 10 Loyalists – United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Little Forks Branch ...................................... 10 Loyalists - United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch - ......... 10 Loyalists - United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada - Montreal Chapter ....................................... 10 Megantic English-Speaking Community Development Corp ..................................................................... 10 Megantic Compton Cemetery and Church Association ............................................................................ 10 Megantic County - Maple Grove Anglican Cemetery Foundation ............................................................. 10 Mille Isles Historical Society ...................................................................................................................... 10 Missisquoi Historical Society ..................................................................................................................... 11 3 Morin Heights Historical Association ........................................................................................................ 11 MRC d'Argenteuil ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Mulgrave & Derry Historical Society ......................................................................................................... 11 Musée de la Gaspésie ............................................................................................................................... 11 North Hatley - Old North Church Cemetery Association ........................................................................... 11 North Shore Community Association ........................................................................................................ 11 Norway Bay Historical Society .................................................................................................................. 11 Park Extension Historical Society .............................................................................................................. 11 Pontiac Archives ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Potton Heritage Association ..................................................................................................................... 12 Rawdon Historical Society......................................................................................................................... 12 Restigouche Genealogical Society............................................................................................................. 12 Richmond County Historical Society ......................................................................................................... 12 Société d'histoire de Pointe-Saint-Charles ................................................................................................ 13 Société d'histoire de Rivière-Rouge .......................................................................................................... 13 Société d'histoire du protestantisme franco-québécois ........................................................................... 13 Ste-Anne-de-Bout-de-l'Ile Historical Society ............................................................................................. 13 Stanstead Historical Society Archives - Colby-Curtiss Museum ................................................................ 13 St-Patrick's Society Richmond & Vicinity ................................................................................................... 13 St-Patrick
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