This map shows the locations (sometimes approximate) of the known North American French forts and the resources available for researching their histories or inhabitants in the St. Louis County Library History & Genealogy Department. General resources and record sets featured at Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and FindMyPast.com were omitted from the map.
Locations on the map were identified using Léa normadeau-Jones’ "French Forts in New France…(North America)"], Marthe Faribault-Beauregard’s "La population des forts français d'Amérique (XVIIIe siècle): répertoire des baptêmes, mariages et sépultures célébrés dans les forts et les établissements français en Amérique du Nord au XVIIIe siècle," and the web site, "North American Forts" (www.northamericanforts.com).
PastPorts
August 2019
Using secondary print sources for Québec research
https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/08_2019.pdf
July 2010
French-Canadian research in the Special Collections Department
https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/07-2010.pdf
PastPorts
September 2021
French Forts of North America
https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/09_2021.pdf