Genealogy in the Meuse Department: Archives and Useful Resources

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Genealogy in the Meuse Department: Archives and Useful Resources

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The Meuse department was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. It is bordered by the departments of Ardennes, Marne, Haute-Marne, Vosges, and Meurthe-et-Moselle.



The Archives of the Meuse


The Meuse Archives Online

Browse the departmental archives of the Meuse to find your ancestors: parish registers and civil records, censuses, military records, cadastre, hypothecary records and historical newspapers.



Online Records

On FranceGenWeb: "Bulk Records"MarriagesMigrant MarriagesMarriages of Migrants from the MeuseNotariesProtestants

Meuse Archive



Unusual Records

The Bishop's visit, Marie La Croix's childbirths, and others on theJ. Marchal's website.

Unusual Testimonies in the Archives of the Meuse



Migrations in the Meuse


History of Immigration in Lorraine




The Meuse in Images


Videos

Verdun from 1938 to 1940 – 1938

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Verdun – 1939

In the Land of Joan of Arc – 1944

Verdun at Liberation – 1944

Franco-American Friendship in Verdun in 1946 – 1946

Military Parade in Verdun, dated: 1944 or 1946

Floods in the Meuse Valley – 1962

In the Orchard of Ligny-en-Barrois – 1965

Harvest in Longeville and Autumn Work – 1965

Vintage Phonograph Collector in Bar-le-Duc – 1966

Douaumont Ossuary – 1970

Regional Natural Park 1st Part: Meuse, Moselle – 1970

Regional Natural Park 2nd Part: Meuse, Moselle – 1970

The Meuse: Madeleines from Commercy – 1979

An Adopted Grandfather – 1982

Collapsed Church in Laheycourt – 1983

Sparkling Wine from the Cotes de Meuse in Billy-sous-les-Cotes – 1989



Old Images and Postcards

On Gallica: theMeuse in images

On Clochers de France: thebelfries of the Meuse in images

On Memorial GenWeb: postcards of theWar Memorials

On CPArama: Collection of postcards from the Meuse



Old Department Maps

From Cassini villages to today's municipalities: the department of theMeuse

On Old Maps Online: the old maps of thedepartment

On Gallica: the old maps of theMeuse



The History of the Meuse


History of the Meuse Department

Statistical Yearbook of the Meuse Department – 1803

Journey made in 1813 and 1814 in the country between Meuse and Rhine – 1818

Historical, Statistical, and Administrative Geography of the Meuse Department – 1838

Picturesque Views of the Banks of the Meuse – 1840

Ethnological Notes on the Populations of the Meuse Department – 1875

The Meuse Department in 1848 – 1910

The Border of the Meuse – 1946

Works on the place names of a commune in the Meuse – 1952

Controlling River Traffic: The Meuse, from its Origins to 1600 – 1994

The River as a Political and Legal Issue. The Case of the Meuse, from the 10th to the 16th Century – 1999

The Meuse as a "Barrier"? Crossed Perspectives on a Strategic Border between France and Germany (1870-1914) – 2013


On Gallica: thebooks, thepress, and themanuscripts to learn everything about the Meuse Department


Genealogy Sites in the Meuse


Genealogy Circles and Associations in the Meuse

Union of Genealogical Circles of Lorraine

Lorraine Genealogical Circle of Ile de France

Genealogical Circle of Yutz 3 Frontiers


Genealogy Blogs in the Meuse

My Meuse Roots

Genealogy Blog of the East Republic


Useful Social Media

Facebook: Departmental Archives of the Meuse – GroupGenealogy in the Meuse



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