Hi Karen, Have you checked out Marlene Simmons' database and web page? http://www.virtuel.qc.ca/simmons/ You may find the answers to your queries there. Best of luck, Jane Tait Soules ON CARRUTHERS, TUDGE, SHELL in Eastern Townships, (Richmond, c 1900). ----- Original Message ----- From: dean warmerdam <damfam@uniserve.com> To: <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 3:29 PM Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] Birth record for Stanstead & Sherbrooke Townships > Hello Listers; > > As I am from B.C. and realize that my requests here and even in Ontario research are somewhat different from Quebec. > > Perhaps you can enlighten me on how I go about the correct way and cost effecient way to get a copy of my ggrandfather, Gordon Stanely Martin, born Jan 14, 1896 in Sherbrooke and Lavina Florence Martel, my ggrandmother, born Aug 14, 1899 in Stanstead, Quebec. > > If I am correct, would I look up in an index to find the birth first? Or since I already have the dates of their birth/deaths, and they are before 1900. I believe if it was 1900 and up, I would most likely have to contact Vital etat. The archives hold these records Im sure, but I believe they do not look up and send a copy?? > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I certainly need to know the correct way of how it works there so I do not waste anyone's time. > > Thank you in advance for any help. Suggestions are greatly appreciated also. > Thank you. > Karen > B.C. >