Aisne, France Genealogy

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Guide to Aisne, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France.

Localities

 * Liste des communes de l'Aisne
 * GenCom
 * Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui
 * Locom-France

Church Records and Civil Registration
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.

How to Read the Records

 * For more instruction on using these records, see:
 * France Church Records
 * France Civil Registration- Vital Records.
 * Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS
 * Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES
 * Marriage Entries Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES.

Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy

 * It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately.  Here are some resources for learning to read French records.
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting.


 * There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records:
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet,
 * French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records

Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records. Here is the address for the Department Archives of Aisne, where you will find these records.

Aisne Departmental Archives


 * Etat civil (XVIe-1905)
 * Cadastre Napoléonien
 * Iconographie
 * Registres Matricules
 * Délibérations
 * Toutes les archives par commune

Resources

 * Tout en Un
 * Memorhom
 * Genea-Bricolo
 * Genea Wiki Aisne
 * Cousins 02

Societies

 * Cercle Généalogique de l'Aisne CG de l'Aisne BP 263 02406 CHATEAU THIERRY CEDEX
 * Association des Releveurs Bénévoles pour la Recherche et l'Entraide (ARBRE)
 * Généalogie-Aisne 12 rue des frères Desains, 02100 Saint-Quentin
 * Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Aisne

(FSHAA) 28, rue Fernand-Christ, 02000 Laon Tél. : 03.23.24.61.47Société Historique et Archéologique de Château-Thierry SAC : Société Académique d'histoire, d'archéologie, des Arts et des Lettres de Chauny et de sa région SHHP : Société Historique de Haute-Picardie SASQ : Société Académique de Saint-Quentin SHASS : Société Archéologique, Historique et Scientifique de Soissons SAHVT : Société Archéologique et Historique de Vervins et de la Thiérache SHRVC : Société Historique Régionale de Villers-Cotterêts

Websites

 * French Wordlist
 * Archives Départementales
 * Aisne Genweb
 * Tout en Un
 * Cercle généalogique de Picardie
 * Généalogie-Aisne
 * Hugueots Picards
 * Relevé des actes de l'Aisne
 * Relevés Aisne

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Centre d'Histoire Familiale de Saint-Quentin, 15 bis bld Victor Hugo,02100 Saint Quentin, France +33 03 23 05 23 81