Over 100,000 new historical documents on Genealogy Quebec

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Institut Drouin
Published on
03/24/2023
Over 100,000 new historical documents on Genealogy Quebec

Over 100,000 historical images have been added to the Drouin Miscellaneous Collections, one of 15 tools available to Genealogy Quebec subscribers.

The Drouin Miscellaneous Collections contain an assortment of images, documents, books, photos and directories of historical and genealogical interest. You can consult this tool at this address.

Canadian Pacific Railway map of its network across Quebec, the Maritimes and the northeastern United States
Postcard of the German battleship S.M.S. Wittelsbach, with a Canadian one-cent stamp and handwritten notes
CBC accreditation card for the 1976 Olympics issued to André Hurtubise, security officer, with his photo
Two pages of the newspaper L’Écho from 1980 covering the federal election and Abitibi MP Armand Caouette

Here are the documents added via this update:

Journal Écho Abitibien

  • 50,000 new images from 1950 to 1980
  • Can be consulted in the Miscellaneous Collections under the 23 – Journaux anciens/L’Écho Abitibien/ folder

Fonds André Hurtubise

  • 32,000 new images have been added to this collection, which contains BMD cards, newspaper clippings, historical photos, and many other documents.
  • Can be consulted in the Miscellaneous Collections under the 14 – Fonds d’archives/Fonds André-Hurtubise/ folder

Fonds Philippe Beaudry

  • 22,000 images have been added to the Fonds Philippe Beaudry. This collection contains postcards and historical documents related to maritime transportation.
  • Can be consulted in the Miscellaneous Collections under the 14 – Fonds d’archives/Fonds Philippe BEAUDRY/ folder

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The Drouin team

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Founded in 1899 by Joseph Drouin, the Drouin Genealogical Institute preserves and digitizes Quebec’s genealogical records. Its team publishes Genealogy Quebec news and practical guides here.

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