Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Jewish Genealogical Research

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Research Services

On-site visits are required at most research venues in Montreal. The JGS-Montreal will help any researcher with Montreal or Quebec family - contact us at vital@jgs-montreal.org. There is no charges for searches of our Drouin records, and we will always try to offer useful suggestions for future research. Of course, donations are welcome.

For more extensive research, some of our members will take on research assignments and we can also recommend other local professional genealogists. Please send inquiries to vital@jgs-montreal.org.

More about our Research Services

Check out our Genealogy Dashboard to help you do research on Montreal Jewish Genealogy.

How-To Guides and Search Engines

Are you researching your family in Montreal, Quebec, or Canada? The links that follow may help you.

• JewishGen: Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ
• How to Start Your Research
• How to Find a Burial in Montreal
• Guide to Quebec Marriage Records
• Guide to Jewish Vital Records Research in Quebec
• Montreal and Quebec Jewish Birth/Marriage/Death records – JGS_Montreal Drouin Database and Surname List.
• Stephen Morse' super search pages - enhanced Ellis Island searches, 1930 US Census, Social Security Death Index, Birthdays, and more
• Lovell's Montreal City Directories – 1842-1999
• Search for Canadian Naturalization Records
• Requesting Canadian Naturalization Records
• Locating and viewing pre-1916 Montreal Naturalization records
• Canadian 1940 National Registration
• Canadian Census Records
• 1901 Canadian Census Page Images
• 1911 Canadian Census
• 1911 Canadian Census - Montreal District Finding Aid and Map
• Canadian Immigration (ship arrival) records – Indexed by name – 1925-1935
• Canadian Border Crossing Records
• Canadian Divorce Index – 1841-1968
• Canadian Telephone Directory (Canada411)
• Italian Genealogical Group – New York Naturalizations (1836-1989), Deaths (1891-1948), Marriages (1864-1937)

Other Links

• JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
• Jewish Public Library
• Quebec Family History Society
• Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives - Genealogy Resources and home page
• City of Montreal
• McGill University
• Concordia University
• Library and Archives Canada
• Montreal Gazette
• Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada (Archives)
• List of Jewish Genealogical Societies
• Montreal Association of Independent Libraries
• Jewish Community of Sherbrooke, Que., Sherbrooke Agudath Achim Society
• Canadian Jewish History – a Partial Bibliography (Web format) (MS Word format)

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