Cheryl, if you have Haitian (as opposed to Saint-Domingue) roots, you might try the website of the Assoc. de Généalogie d'Haiti. I believe it's www.agh.qc.ca Good luck! Augusta --- On Mon, 3/22/10, Nneka X <cheryl_nneka@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Nneka X <cheryl_nneka@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Carib] CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 31 > To: "Caribbean Rootsweb" <caribbean@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 4:11 PM > > this certainly is exciting...my children are half > haitian...surname is jeannis...there is a place in haiti > called plaine jeannis, too. i have to dust of my french and > get down to work... > cheryl hazell > > > From: caribbean-request@rootsweb.com > > Subject: CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 31 > > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:00:05 -0600 > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > >    1. Re:  EXCITING NEWS about the > Saint-Domingue Etat Civil (Heather) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:49:47 -0400 > > From: "Heather" <fritzie@canada.invalid> > > Subject: Re: [Carib] EXCITING NEWS about the > Saint-Domingue Etat Civil > > To: caribbean@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <ho5m9q$am5$1@news.eternal-september.org> > > > > Merci, madame........I knew my high school french > would come in handy one > > day, besides travelling in Quebec, lol.  > Unfortunately, I only have one name > > which was from Haiti and not much information about > him. > > Touzalin.........who came to Jamaica in 1795 or so but > that could be a > > misspelling of Toussalin, Toussaint......they landed > in a British part of > > the Island. > > > > Cheers from Canada........Heather > > > > "Augusta Elmwood" <augustae@bellsouth.net> > wrote in message > > news:mailman.832.1269147213.2664.caribbean@rootsweb.com... > > > > ... it is FINALLY online.  According to messages > I've received, only certain > > registers are online.  I suppose more will be > made available as they are > > digitized and prepared. > > > > Here's the link: > > > > http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=SAINT-DOMINGUE > > > > Click the down arrow in the COMMUNE window and a list > of towns will appear. > > Make your choice. > > > > Then click the down arrow in the TYPE d'ACTE window... > you will have a > > choice of acts, or you can choose the TABLES > (Indexes), either annual ones > > or 10-year ones, sorted by type of act.  There > are some other choices, like > > AFFRANCHISEMENTS, JUDGEMENTS, DIVORCES, etc. > available, but they may not all > > apply for all communes/towns. > > > > You can also enter a year in the ANNEE window, or a > time span (in the OU > > ENTRE ---- ET ---- windows).  If you want to > browse the registers from the > > beginning, just leave everything blank after the > COMMUNE. > > > > I just got the news and have not had a chance to play > around with the system > > very much, but it seems to be user friendly.  > Merci Mille Fois to the > > Archives d'Outre-mer ! > > > > Ladies & Gentlemen, get out your dictionaries and > start your engines !  The > > long-awaited day has arrived !! > > > > Bonnes et fructueuses recherches ! > > > > Augusta > > Sleepless in New Orleans :-) > > > > > > > > > > End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 31 > > **************************************** >     >          >            >   > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959 >      *************************** > The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic > Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >