French Genealogy Ideas

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As we work on our family history and research our ancestors’ stories, if you’re like me, you might have a favored branch. On any given day, I might not be able to tell you which one because it does vary with my research and interest at the moment. One interest that I come back to is French research. My ancestors moved there from Luxembourg and many stayed and claimed France as their home. Today I wanted to share some useful sites and blogs to help you if you have French ancestors. Let’s look.

In the past I’ve written about French resources and you can read more here.
Archives de Paris - Herding Cats Genealogy
France, Tables of Successions and Absences,    1890-1970 - Herding Cats Genealogy
In France, Names & Stories in Newspapers - Herding Cats Genealogy
French Military Records - Herding Cats Genealogy
Whenever I start research in an area or country that I’m not familiar with, I like to search out information from tried-and-true sites like FamilySearch. In addition, I find that reading articles from fellow researcher blogs are especially  helpful. They’ve dealt with the challenges that some records present and have used the archives and online resources. Here are some that I find helpful and interesting. Each of these have additional articles about French research but I’ve chosen links so some that I find quite helpful.
https://frenchgen.com/online-france-department-archives/
 
https://www.myfrenchroots.com/finding-your-ancestors-in-paris/
 
https://ancestralfindings.com/top-online-resources-researching-french-ancestors/
 
https://education.myheritage.com/article/researching-french-genealogy-on-myheritage/
 
https://frenchgenealogy.net/
 
If you’ve started your French research, you may be familiar with Filae. More and more French records are now available on sites such as MyHeritage, FamilySearch, and Ancestry. I have found that each has benefits. It is good to research and compare information. Also remember to go back and search for your more challenging ancestors again. More records continue to be added. I continue to hope that I’ll find a missing death record or some clue as to where an ancestor disappeared.
I hope this has provided you with some inspiration and resources to help you explore French records. Happy Researching!