Maple Stars and Stripes: Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast
A podcast and website dedicated to helping you improve your French-Canadian genealogy research.
Episodes
The post MSS-099-Lesser-Used French-Canadian Resources at Ancestry.com-Part 4 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
If you can’t read French, why pick up a French book even if there’s information inside about your ancestor? Right? How frustrating, but what can you do about it? What if I told you there was something you could do, and it wasn’t that hard? Today’s episode looks at French l...
The post MSS-098-Lesser-Used French-Canadian Resources at Ancestry.com-Part 3 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Our ancestors are more than names, dates, and places. They have personal stories. Those stories were influenced by what was going on around them at local, regional, national, and world levels. Ancestry’s book collection includes those with information about Quebec Province...
The post MSS-097-Lesser-Used French-Canadian Resources at Ancestry.com-Part 2 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
In episode 96, we looked at other less used databases at Ancestry.com. Today we look at a portion of their book collection. Directories and gazetteers are great resources for glimpses of the daily lives of the residents. Where did they shop? Who was the girl next door? Whi...
The post MSS-096-Lesser-Used French-Canadian Resources at Ancestry.com-Part 1 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
When you began researching your French-Canadian ancestry, it probably wasn’t long before someone pointed you to the Drouin collections: either the Blue Drouin, the Red Drouin, or the Little Drouin, the microfilmed or digitized versions, the online Lafrance database, or the...
The post MSS-095-Finding Photos of Your French-Canadian Ancestors appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” couldn’t be truer than when we see our ancestor’s face for the first time. We can’t help but look for a resemblance to the features looking back at us. Who in the family has those eyes, that nose? But finding ancestral photos is not alw...
The post MSS-094-Methodology 101: A Cautionary Tale appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Many genealogists go straight to online trees when they encounter a new surname in the family tree. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s part of the initial literature search we should all do. We need to see if someone else has already researched that particular line before we spend hours reinvent...
The post MSS-093-The Fur Trade appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Do you have a voyageur in your ancestry? A coureur de bois? How about an engagé? Huh? So what’s the difference? Suzanne Sommerville will help you to distinguish between them as she takes you through the history of the fur trade in New France and into the British Regime. She’ll explain the documentary evidence left […]
The post MSS-092-Slavery in New France and Beyond appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
As a French-Canadian genealogist, you are probably aware that there were Native slaves, called Panis, in New France. But did you know that there were Black slaves as well? Guest Aly Ndiaye, aka Webster, discusses the lives of these forgotten people. Not only has he studied them, but he also creativel...
The post MSS-091-The North American Francophone Podcast appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
At one time or another, you’ve probably wondered what it was like living in the times of your ancestors. I know I’ve often thought about traveling back in time and observing how they did daily chores that are so easy for us with modern technology. I still remember my mother doing laundry with a...
The post MSS-090-The Story behind Our French-Canadian Ancestors appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Thomas LaForest published a 30-volume set of books called Our French-Canadian Ancestors. Many genealogists, especially those who can’t read French, enjoyed reading their ancestors’ stories in English. But after LaForest’s death, these volumes became more difficult to find. That is, unti...
The post MSS-089-US Catholic Church Records Online appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Margaret Fortier, CG®, walks you through what’s available in Catholic church records and where to find them online. Included is a 5-page handout packed with resources, charts, and tips. Find the link in the show notes at http://maplestarsandstripes.com/89. Have yourself a safe, healthy and happy Chr...
The post MSS-088-Canadian Colonial Censuses, 1666-1762+ appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
The goal of every genealogist is to find all census records for each ancestor. This episode makes that easier. In episode 88, we take a look at censuses for Quebec province and Acadia from the earliest times to the late 18th century. Some are complete; some are partial. Some are originals; othe...
The post MSS-087-The Story of Guillaume Couture appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
CHECK YOUR DATABASES! Is Guillaume Couture one of your ancestors? If so, enjoy this compelling story of a man who used his natural gifts to survive and create understanding between two diverse groups of people. This is an ancestor your family can be proud of. If Guillaume is not in your direct line, yo...
The post MSS-086-Museum of Work & Culture-Part 2 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
I hope you enjoyed episode #85, part 1 of the Museum of Work & Culture. In part 2, we continue our virtual tour with a look at the mill-sponsored baseball teams, the ubiquitous triple decker (at least in New England cities), a parochial classroom, and a union hall. All of these were important chapters...
The post MSS-085-Museum of Work & Culture-Part 1 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
Do you have ancestors who came to New England to work in the mills? This virtual tour of the Museum of Work and Culture will demonstrate what life was like for the many who left their farms for a chance at a regular paycheck and a guaranteed day off. While you’re traveling this summer, consider […]
The post MSS-084-Drouin Institute’s NBMDS appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
The Drouin Institute recently had a major increase in its NBMDS database. These church records come from four major regions of Quebec. Bertrand Desjardins helps us to get the most from our searches. Learn what’s included in the collection, tips for initial searches and extended searches, and how to take info...
The post MSS-083-Early French-Canadian Immigrants and the Mexican-American War appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
There was a well-known migration from Quebec to New England after the Civil War. The cotton mills and shoe factories beckoned struggling farmers with large families to support. But what about those who migrated before the Civil War? How many were there? Why did they move ...
The post MSS-082-The French-Canadian Legacy Podcast appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
If you can never get enough information and stories about your French-Canadian ancestors, then this is your lucky day! We now have another podcast to enjoy on Franco heritage. Jesse Martineau now offers us The French-Canadian Legacy Podcast, published every Tuesday. Every other week is a full episo...
The post MSS-081-French-Canadian and Acadian DNA Projects appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
DNA! The new tool in the genealogist’s toolbox. Everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon. Yet, many people, when they receive their test results, have no idea what to do with them. This episode provides suggestions for those who took either a Y-DNA test or a mtDNA test. If your direct paternal or ...
The post MSS-080-Felix Gatineau and the Francos of Southbridge, Massachusetts appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
What was life like in a Little Canada? Thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Blood’s translation of Félix Gatineau’s 1919 Histoire des Franco-Américains de Southbridge, Massachusetts, we now have an in-depth look at the social, business, military and religious experiences of our ancesto...
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