Queries / Questions

Query Tips

When you send in a genealogical query there a few basic points to cover. Put in as much information about the person you are making the query about as possible. This includes:

name (variant spellings should be indicated in full in brackets)
dates (birth, death, marriage, arrival in Canada or the area covered by this GenWeb site)
places
names of relatives (e.g., wife, husband, parents, siblings, children), if relevant

Make sure you proofread your query:

spelling should be correct
uppercase letters should be uppercase, etc.
you ask a question

If you send out a general request for help, as in the examples below, you will not get much help and your query will likely be deleted from the query page (after being notified first). Nobody is really going to want to provide everything that they have.

Examples that likely won't get a response and that will be deleted.

1. Would like information on the following families: Wilson, Sparks, Johnson, Anderson, Bergeron.
2. Would like information on the Herchmer family. Originated in the USA.
3. Any information of the Jones family of X County (wrong site chosen for posting query).

See further comments and suggestions on writing queries here.

Queries

I cannot answer your genealogical questions. So in order to provide some help to you, I have provided links to several places where queries can be posted. If you are not sure what places are in Labelle County, check the Places page. They are as follows:

Labelle County
This one is specifically for Labelle County.
Laurentides
For queries in the Laurentides region where you do not know the county.
General Quebec queries
Use where you only know the province or you are uncertain of the correct site in Quebec. This includes Lower Canada and Canada East.
Canada - Unknown Use where the location is only known as Canada or the province or territory is unknown.

The Labelle, Laurentides, and Quebec query pages are generously hosted by GenConnect.

Links to adjacent GenWeb sites

Look ups

You could also ask a volunteer to do a look up for you. See the list of Quebec volunteers to see if they can help you. As this is a free service, please be polite and thank the volunteer when they give you your answer.

Paid Researchers

If you cannot make a research trip, it is sometimes useful to hire a paid researcher. The National Archives of Canada has a list which you can request.

National Archives list

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