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How to trace your French ancestors with MyHeritage resources

Marie Cappart
Jan 23, 2024
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France Church Vitals
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About this webinar

How exciting it is to find French ancestors! But finding them in records can be tricky if you don’t know what archives are available nor the language. Using MyHeritage collections, tools and features, French research will have no mystery for you after this webinar.

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About the speakers

Marie Cappart
English Hooked on genealogy when she was little, Marie Cappart is a historian (Free University of Brussels) and professional Anglo-Belgian genealogist based in Brussels. Passionate about family stories, always on the lookout, author o
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    Thomas Montgomery
    1 year ago

    Very helpful. Links in Chat to translators and other resources is most appreciated.

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    Doris Miller-Yetton
    1 year ago

    Presenter had infectious enthusiasm!

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    Marjorie Geiser
    1 year ago

    It was helpful in prompting me to go back to my French ancestors to see what records might be available on MyHeritage.

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    Mike Lemay
    1 year ago

    Great information

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    Julie Durand
    1 year ago

    Thank you!

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    Kathryn Wolters
    1 year ago

    Very Helpful!

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    Judy Muhn
    1 year ago

    Marie is a delight to listen to because she knows the content that we might most want. She offered screenshots that helped us to navigate the site and find what we may need.

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    Showed some great ways to find French records.

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