Genealogy in Réunion: History and Archives
Genealogy Cheat Sheet – Our resources to help you with your genealogical research in Réunion: archives, history, useful sites...
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The island of Réunion is part of the French overseas departments and regions.
Archives of Réunion
Departmental archives of Réunion
Réunion archives in the National Overseas Archives
Online records
Réunion on FranceGenWeb: « Random records » - Migrant marriages - Marriages of migrants from Réunion - Notaries
Unusual records
Unusual testimony in Réunion archives
Migrations to Réunion
Réunion – People and migrations
Indian immigrants in Réunion. Evolution and assimilation of a population
Comorian immigration to Réunion from 1900 to present
Réunion in images
Videos
The island of Réunion, French sugar land – 1934
Mauritius and Réunion Islands – 1961
Facing the volcano, facing the cyclone – 1963
Awakening of Piton de la Fournaise – 1976
Réunion: Piton de la Fournaise – 1977
Réunion: Piton de la Fournaise volcano active – 1977
Abolition of slavery: historical – 1986
The indentured laborers – 1988
Film: Story of an island – Réunion
Old images and postcards of Réunion
On Gallica: La Réunion in images
On Clochers de France: the bell towers of Réunion in images
On Memorial GenWeb: postcards of the war memorials
On CPArama: collection of Réunion postcards
Old maps of Réunion
On Old Maps Online: old maps of the department
On Gallica: old maps of La Réunion
History of Réunion
Legislation of the island of Réunion - 1862
Notes on the island of Réunion Bourbon by L. Maillard - 1862
Events on the island of Réunion – 1869
The island of Réunion. Colonial question by a Creole from this island – 1869
The island of Réunion. Youth and archaisms - 1949
Malagasy place names in the island of Réunion - 1951
The island of Réunion, study of human geography, 1958 - 1961
Réunion, from its origins to 1766: demographic study – 1980
Bibliography of the island of Réunion 1973-1992 – 1996
The island of Réunion and vanilla culture - 1999
Voluntary policies for eradicating unsanitary and precarious housing in Réunion from 1946 to present– 2001
The island of Réunion in 1912. A colonial province in the Indian Ocean – 2013
On Gallica: books, press, and manuscripts to learn everything about the department of Réunion
Genealogy sites for Réunion
Genealogy circles and associations for Réunion
Bourbon Genealogical Circle (Réunion)
Genealogy blogs about Réunion
A brief history of the ODON from the island of Réunion
Genealogical history essay of the Montocchio family and allied families.
Useful social networks
Facebook: Bourbon Genealogical Circle – Group Réunion Island Genealogy
Happy researching!
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