Staff at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal continue to try to catch up with cataloguing during the pandemic. The library has just released its July 2020 list of family histories.
One of the books is in English and three are in French.
The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in Quebec, including family histories, must be deposited at the Grande Bibliothèque. They form part of the national collection.
Although most of the family histories at the Grande Bibliothèque are written in French, if you find one about your ancestors, you will probably figure out a way to use it in your research.
If interested in learning more about the books listed below, contact BAnQ by completing the online form. (Click on English in the top right corner of form to see the English-language form.) The people at BAnQ will respond in English or French, depending on the language of inquiry, within a couple of days.
Family histories
The family names in the following new books have been highlighted in bold.
To help, I have provided a brief description in English after each French title below.
Bouchard : d’Orléans à aujourd’hui, un voyage de 1500 ans by Bouchard de Guyloué. Lanoraie, Quebec : les Éditions de l’Apothéose, 2020. 307 pages.
A 1,500-year voyage about the Bouchard family from Orléans to today. Why 1,500 years? According to the author, the first mention of the Bouchard name appears in 498 at the baptism of Clovis, king of the Franks.
The book can be purchased from the book store, Archambault. The e-book is available and can be previewed on Indigo.
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles Brunet d’Amérique by Daniel Brunet. 1st edition. Gatineau, Quebec : Daniel Brunet, 2020. 5 volumes.
Genealogical dictionary of the Brunet families in North America. $300 for all five volumes.
The ancestral land of the Audet-Lapointes on Île d’Orléans : from 1667 to 2019 by Guy Saint-Hilaire, translated from French by Jim Hanson. Beloeil, Quebec : Association des descendants de Nicolas Audet dit Lapointe, 2020. 56 pages.
The book is available in English and French from the association of Nicolas Audet dit Lapointe descendants. The association’s website is also available in English and French.
La famille Joseph Grandmont du canton de Grantham by Maurice Vallée. Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec : Maurice Vallée, 2020. 273 pages.
About the Joseph Grandmont family from Grantham Township in Quebec. Joseph Grandmont was born in Baie-du-Febvre on December 7, 1781. He was the oldest son of Joseph Grandmont and Marguerite Moulin dit Picotin. He married Thérèse Courchesne. More information about the family and book is on the author’s website.
