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Vaudreuil genealogy society to celebrate 10th anniversary

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Société de généalogie Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (SGVC), west of Montreal, will mark its tenth anniversary on Saturday, September 19 with a one-day conference and banquet that will celebrate pioneers in the Vaudreuil seigneurie. There will also be an exhibit hall where … Continue reading →

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Lecture about Montreal’s smallpox epidemic of 1885

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors lived in Montreal in 1885, as mine did, chances are they were very much aware and perhaps terrified of the smallpox epidemic. The epic outbreak arrived on a train from Chicago, which brought in a carrier that … Continue reading →

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Lecture to combine French geography and genealogy

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

On Wednesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m., a genealogical society west of Montreal, la Société de généalogie Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, will present the first of a two-part lecture-workshop about the geography in France yesterday and today and French family history research. Entitled, La géographie … Continue reading →

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