I agree. French Canada usually means Quebec. The 1920 U.S. census sorts it out even better, including the "Mother Tongue" column in the regular population schedule. Locating families in French Canada is a special interest of mine as that is my own heritage. I can help if researchers will e-mail me directly. I'm not an expert, but I have conducted quite a few Quebec searches. The Quebec, Acadian and Louisiana French who were in the Mississippi drainage (Including those who were mixed Indian) are a special interest of mine and the Catholic families in general. So please write and ask questions. Kathie Donahue Spokane, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Peterson <carolbpeter@email.msn.com> To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [MNSTLOUI] Canadian censuses - French and English reference > I believe that Upper Canada (like Hudson Bay area) is the English speaking > Canada. It was controlled largley by the HBC. Lower Canada, which is now > mostly Quebec, was French Canada. This probably includes New Brunswick and > parts of Ontario. If you go to the Canada Genweb, I believe there are maps > that will show you the boundaries. > Carol Peterson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greenwood" <finn@ionet.net> > To: <MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:55 PM > Subject: [MNSTLOUI] Canadian censuses - French and English reference > > > > I, too have found in the 1900 census, references to Canada as being the > birthplace of someone's parent/s. On mine, it > > said " Fr " written above the word Canada. This has to refer to the > French-owned/French speaking area of Canada. In > > the same census, there also were the references to " Eng " written > likewise. > > > > Now if someone with a better retention of their Canadian history than > myself, can answer, I 'd like to know just which > > parts/provinces of Canada were French and which were English in 1900 ? > > > > Meg GREENWOOD / Oklahoma, USA > > >