French-Canadian Heritage Society of California links to information involving the Canada-U.S. borderlands and some of the colonial records and history, as well as other groups and organizations that have an interest in this area.

Colonial Louisiana

A brief overview of the state's history; includes extracts of some early marriages and information and finding aids for early records from the French colonial period. http://www.francogene.com/usa/louisiana.php

Covers vital records for forts during the French colonial period along the Mississippi River. http://www.francogene.com/usa/forts.php

Covers vital records available for forts in French colonial Illinois Territory. http://www.francogene.com/usa/illinois.php/

Genealogy page for the Archidiocese of New Orleans.

Lists extant Acadian church records for Colonial Louisiana and links to early parish registers for the Fortress of Louisbourg, 1713'58, that are online. http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazrr/gazrr57.htm

Online guide to the archives at the University of Notre Dame.

Guide to the records found in Southwest Louisiana Records published by Rev. Donald J. HÃ©bert.

List of published materials available for research on Colonial Louisiana. http://www.vivelacajun.com/Genealogy%20Research/la-books.htm

Lists publications for records in Michigan beginning in French colonial times. http://www.quintinpublications.com/mi.html

New Mexico

New Mexico Genealogical Society has posted instructions on where to locate Catholic Church records for New Mexico, as well as links and references to other important sources.

An online database that currently contains various records for Belen, New Mexico, for the period 1740'1825. http://www.genealogybranches.com/valencia/index.html

Catholic records of New Mexico. http://www.nmgs.org/Chrchs-citiesA.htm

Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico.