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• Ancestry.com - Tracing Your French-Canadian Ancestry

  Article by David Ouimette.

• ArchivesGenWeb - Guide des recherches sur l'histoire des familles (Gildas Bernard)

  Research guide for the National Archives of France. Most resources are free. In French.

• Beyond the Index--Michael John Neill--Dating the Belgians via France

  This article discusses the French Republican calendar, used for several years after the French Revolution in France and areas under France's jurisdiction.

• BYU Independent Study - Free Online Courses

  • French Research

• France | Learn | FamilySearch.org

  This outstanding wiki introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this country's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

• ShopFamilyTree.com - Family Tree University $

  Independent Study Courses (CD or download) from the publishers of Family Tree Magazine.

  • Finding Your Ancestral Village (CD)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

  • Finding Your Ancestral Village (Download)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

  • Research in Foreign Records (CD)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

  • Research in Foreign Records (Download)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

  • Tracing Immigrants (CD)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

  • Tracing Immigrants (Download)

    By Lisa A. Alzo.

• The French Genealogy Blog

  Guidance in English explaining how to research French ancestors, using resources in France and on line.