For anyone not knowing how to find the free database at PRDH, here is the link (this one is in English): http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/ In the center of the page it says "Our databases..." and immediately below it says "Public access to the database". This is the link, click on it and you are ready to locate your ancestors. You can search by individual, couple or for a list of people within a parish for a given timeframe. I found using PRDH in conjunction with the Drouin records to be immensely helpful--my brick wall is now completely gone and I have proved lineage to my immigrant ancestor. I could not have done it without PRDH, and I am exceedingly grateful for all the work done to create such a wonderful database. I hope this works for others as well! Regards, Peggy Youngs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Odile St Amour" <[email protected]> To: "Bill & Peggy Youngs" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] [Q-R] Drouin problem?? > Can you Please tell me where you get the FREE Database of PRDH? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill & Peggy Youngs" <[email protected]> > To: "QUEBEC List" <[email protected]>; "QUEBEC-RESEARCH" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:58 AM > Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] [Q-R] Drouin problem?? > > >> You're very welcome. Paula, glad I could help you! >> >> Since there still seems to be some issue with how to locate the Drouin >> databases using Ancestry.COM, I hope these instructions will help: >> >> 1. From the Ancestry.com home page, click on the SEARCH button at the >> top of the page. >> 2. In the list of databases on the right side of the screen, find and >> click on "Birth, Marriage and Death" >> 3. Scroll through the list box on the page to find the Drouin database >> you wish to search. They are in alphabetical order, >> so you'll find "Acadia French Catholic Church Records", then "Early >> U.S. French Catholic Church Records", >> "Ontario French Catholic Church Records", "Quebec Notarial Records", >> "Quebec Vital Records". Clicking on any of these >> will take you to the access point of the Drouin Collection pages >> where you can access any ot the Drouin databases. You >> will note that in order to find the "Miscellaneous French Records" >> databases you must go to this page as it is not found in >> the list box. >> 4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find "Please >> choose a location letter" followed by a list of letters. >> These correspond to the first letter of the place you want to search. >> From here, you will see a list of places with that >> initial letter from which you can make your choice. In the case of >> the Quebec Vital Records, you will also find "Saint", >> Sainte" and "Saints" which will take you to a list of churches which >> start with this word. >> >> I have found that the free databases of PRDH give me a place to look in >> the Drouin records, since I did not know the location for my Villeneuve >> ancestors. So far I have not only located them in Montreal (the only >> location I knew), but then traced them back farther to Mascouche. I'm so >> happy, I've been doing the genealogy dance of joy for 3 days now! >> >> Gary, you are correct that the Advanced Image Viewer works only with IE. >> I did notice, however, that "coming soon" is an Advanced Image Viewer" >> for Firefox, for which I am anxiously waiting. >> >> Regards, >> Peggy Youngs >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; >> [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] [Q-R] Drouin problem?? >> >> >> I want to thank everyone who tried to help me with the Drouin. I still >> can't seem to get to the alphabetical listing of parishes...I don't know >> why. >> >> I especially wish to that Peggy for sending me the URL for the "Saint" >> parishes. I was able to locate about 10 ancestors so far. >> >> Thanks again, >> Paula >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free >> from AOL at AOL.com. >> . >> . >> A link to a favorite site: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm >> . >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >