Genealogy in Haute-Savoie: Archives and Useful Links

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Genealogy in Haute-Savoie: Archives and Useful Links

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The department of Haute-Savoie was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. It is bordering the departments of the Ain and the Savoie.



Archives of Haute-Savoie


Online Archives of Haute-Savoie

Browse the departmental archives of Haute-Savoie to search for your ancestors: civil records, censuses,military records, notarial records, cadastres and iconographic documents.



Online Records

On FranceGenWeb: "Bulk Acts" - Marriages - Marriages of migrants - Marriages of migrants originating from Haute-Savoie - Notaries

Records from Marmottes de Savoie Genealogy and History



Unusual Records

A moment, the horrible ordeal of Claudine Barnod and others on the J. Marchal's website.

Unusual testimonies in the archives of Haute-Savoie



Migrations in Haute-Savoie


Haute-Savoie, a land of welcome in turn

Migratory flows in Savoie and Haute-Savoie: 1860-2015

The Savoyard diaspora

Perspectives on migrations in the 19th and 20th centuries in Rhône-Alpes




Haute-Savoie in pictures


Videos

Winter sports in Savoie – 1939

Annecy and Chamonix welcome children – 1943

Discovery of a mass grave in Haute-Savoie – 1944

The repression of the “terrorism” in Haute-Savoie – 1944

The healing village– 1945

Campaign for the anti-tuberculosis stamp – 1945

Hockey in Chamonix – 1946

International Ski Grand Prix in Megève – 1946

Vincent Auriol at the Plateau des Glières – 1947

The Kandahar 1948 in Chamonix– 1948

The Savoyard chalet – 1950

Funeral of guide René Payot– 1950

The slit, sledge mounted on skis - 1952

Inauguration of the Refuge des Grands Mulets in Chamonix by Maurice Herzog – 1960

Mechanical lifts– 1962

August 15th at the Mer de Glace – 1962

Tuberculosis still ten thousand deaths per year – 1963

The Savoies – 1965

Crash of an Indian Boeing in the Mont-Blanc – 1966

A crater, debris on the snow: what remains of the Air India Boeing 707 - 1966

The first tourists of Avoriaz – 1967

Gruffy: a village without advertising – 1972

Returns from the alpine pastures to Annecy – 1974

Snacks in the alpine pastures - 1977



Old images and postcards

On Gallica: the Haute-Savoie in pictures

On Clochers de France: the belfries of Haute-Savoie in pictures

On Mémorial GenWeb: postcards of the war memorials

On CPArama: collection of postcards from Haute-Savoie



Old maps of the department

From Cassini's villages to today's communes: the department of Haute-Savoie

On Old Maps Online: old maps of the department

On Gallica: old maps of Haute-Savoie



The History of Haute-Savoie


History of the Haute-Savoie department

The Duchy of Savoy, or the State of this country in 1833 – 1833 

A Season at the Waters of Saint-Gervais in Savoy – 1841 

Haute-Savoie: Historical and Travel Stories – 1865 

Foreigner's Guide to Annecy, Haute-Savoie - 1865

Public Education in Haute-Savoie – 1868 

On Viticulture and Winemaking in the Canton of Evian – 1868 

Haute-Savoie: Genevois, Semine, Faucigny and Chablais – 1872 

Legends and Popular Traditions of Haute-Savoie – 1875 

Botanizing in Haute-Savoie – 1878 

A Month in Haute-Savoie – 1889 

Anthropology of Haute-Savoie – 1892

Cheese Making in Haute-Savoie – 1952

The Egg Roll at Margencel (Haute-Savoie), Custom Observed in 1972 – 1973 

Proverbs, Sayings and Expressions Collected in Bassy and Challonges (Haute-Savoie)– 1973 

Some Memories of Life in the Past in Saxel (Haute-Savoie) - 1975

Remedies of the Past in Saxel (Haute-Savoie) – 1976

Customs and Traditions of Passy (Haute-Savoie in the 19th Century) – 1976

Historical Stories and Legends Collected in Bassy (Haute-Savoie)– 1976 

In the Terroir of Vallon… The Fountain and Its Representations – 1985 

Fantastic Character Farces in the Megevette Region (Haute-Savoie) – 1988 



On Gallica: the books, the press and the manuscripts to learn everything about the Haute-Savoie department

GenCom: to find out everything about a commune in Haute-Savoie



Genealogy sites in Haute-Savoie


Genealogy circles and associations in Haute-Savoie

Genealogical Center of Savoy

Savoyard Genealogical Center-Paris and Paris region

The Marmots of Savoy Genealogy and History



Genealogy blogs in Haute-Savoie

Whispers of Ancestors

The blog of a Savoyard writer

History and Heritage of the sources of Lake Annecy



Useful social networks

Facebook: Group Genealogy in Savoy (73-74) – The Marmots of Savoy

Twitter: Archives74 – Marmots of Savoy Genealogy and History


Happy researching!



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