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Genealogy Cheat Sheet - Some research tips to find your roots in the Bouches-du-Rhône: archives, records, old maps and much more…
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The Bouches-du-Rhône department was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. It is bordered by the departments of Gard, of the Vaucluse, and of the Var.
Find your ancestors in the online archives of the Bouches-du-Rhône: parish registers and civil records, population census, registration, cadastre, penal institutions, military census, mortgages and illustrated documents.
The online archives of the city of Marseille
On FranceGenWeb: "Records at random" - Marriages - Migrants' marriages - Marriages of migrants from the Bouches-du-Rhône - Notaries - Protestants
Various records in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Various records in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Records from Appy-histoire (Protestant genealogy)
Various records in Pays d'Aix, Aix city, Arles, Aubagne, Marseille and Martigues
Various records in Allauch, Marseille and others
The redemption of a Marseillais slave, when the cure plays the forces of law and order and others on the J. Marchal's website.
Unusual testimonies in the archives in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Migrations in Provence in the 18th century
The historiography of migrations in contemporary Provence (1960-2010)
The history of immigration in PACA in the 19th and 20th centuries
The history of labor immigration in the PACA region
Marseille, a city of migrations
The Algerians in Aix-en-Provence
Victory celebrations in Marseille – 1945
Bastille Day in Marseille – 1945
End of the transbordeur bridge – 1945
The Gipsy festival: what is the Gipsy world today – 1946
Marseille dockers' strike – 1947
The gorges of Ollioules – 1949
The launch of the tanker Mitidja – 1949
Air school class graduation – 1950
Reconstructions in Marseille – 1951
Works in the Prado arenas in Marseille – 1955
Children's festival in Aix – 1956
An artificial kidney for Agadir – 1960
Traditional Gipsy pilgrimage to Saintes Maries de la Mer – 1960
Arrival of harkis in Marseille – 1962
Marseille, headquarters of the repatriates – 1962
Marseille: the new gangsters – 1963
Collapse of the maritime tunnel of Rove – 1963
The launch of the Redoutable, first French atomic submarine – 1967
France, a land of welcome? – 1969
Inauguration of the Youth House in Allauch – 1970
Saint John's fires in Ventabren – 1970
Bouches-du-Rhône: seafood skewers – 1977
Americans in Aix en Provence – 1978
Social conflict in Marseille – 1978
The immigrant march for equal rights – 1983
On Gallica: the Bouches-du-Rhône in images
On Clochers de France: the church towers of Bouches-du-Rhône in images
On Memorial GenWeb: postcards of war memorials
On CPArama: collection of postcards from Bouches-du-Rhône
From Cassini villages to today's communes: the department of Bouches-du-Rhône
On Old Maps Online: old maps of the department
History of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The Deputies of the Bouches-du-Rhône department to the National Convention at Marat - 1792
Statistics of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, with atlas – 1821
Statistics of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, with atlas – 1829
State of horticulture in Marseille and in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1832
Nobility of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1863
Topographic dictionary of the arrondissement of Marseille - 1872
Geography of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1874
Irrigation in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1876
Dictionary of cities, villages, and hamlets of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1877
Roman and Massilian roads in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1884
The Encyclopedia of Bouches-du-Rhône – 1943
The 1790 census in Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts - 1990
The Lengres in Marseille in the 14th century - 2009
Immigrating to Marseille and working there: women's paths between the two world wars - 2010
On Gallica: the books, the press and the manuscripts to learn everything about the Bouches-du-Rhône department
Top 10 surnames in the Bouches-du-Rhône:
The other 40 most popular surnames in the department (according to the INSEE File)
Genealogical Association of Bouches-du-Rhône
Facebook: Group Genealogy Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
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