Useful links
Sites that address specifically or in passing the history of New France abound on the internet. Lovers of history and professional historians, teachers and students alike, will find here avenues of further exploration and research. Though this list is not exhaustive, it will periodically be enriched and updated.
PORTALS AND VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
New France, New Horizons (Library and Archives Canada)
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/exploration-settlement/new-france-new-horizons/Pages/new-france-new-horizons.aspx
Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/
France in America (Library of Congress and Bibliothèque nationale de France)
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiahome.html
400 ans de présence française au Canada, 1604-2004 (Centre d’études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson, l’Université de Moncton)
http://139.103.17.56/cea/
Site archéologique Cartier-Roberval (Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec)
https://www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca/nos-projets/sites-historiques/site-archeologique-cartier-roberval
Trésors et secrets de Place-Royale, Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec)
https://www.pinterest.ca/rpcq/tr%C3%A9sors-et-secrets-de-place-royale/
Archaelogy comes to the rescue of a 17th-Century Shipwreck (Centre de conservatrion du Québec)
https://www.ccq.gouv.qc.ca/phips/wreck01.htm
La présence française en Ontario : 1610, passeport pour 2010 (Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française, Université d’Ottawa)
http://www.crccf.uottawa.ca/passeport/index.html
Torture and the Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal
http://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/angelique/accueil/indexen.html
Pathfinders and Passageways: The Exploration of Canada (Library and Archives Canada)
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/exploration-settlement/pathfinders-passageways/Pages/pathfinders-passageways.aspx
The Jesuit Relations and the History of New France
https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/jesuit_relations-ef/jesuit-relations/index-e.html
Louis Nicolas. Life & Work, by François-Marc Gagnon (Art Canada Institute)
https://aci-iac.ca/art-books/louis-nicolas
Virtual Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Quebec
http://www.archivesvirtuelles.com/expo.php
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage (The Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website)
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/home.html
Canadian Military Heritage Gateway (Department of National Defense)
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704 (Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and Memorial Hall Museum)
http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/
Mapping the French Empire in North America (Newberry Library)
http://www.newberry.org/smith/exhibits/fe/fe.html
La Belle. The Ship That Changed History (Bullock Museum)
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/la-belle/the-exhibit
La Belle Shipwreck (Texas Beyond History. The Virtual Museum of Texas’ Cultural Heritage)
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/belle/index.html
Le rêve de Champlain (Groupe Média TFO)
http://www.revedechamplain.com/en
Fort St. Louis (Texas Beyond History. The Virtual Museum of Texas’ Cultural Heritage)
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/stlouis/index.html
France-Brésil / França-Brasil (Bibliothèque nationale de France and Fundação Biblioteca Nacional du Brésil)
https://heritage.bnf.fr/france-bresil/fr/projet-article
Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
http://www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca/en/
MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES
Quebec
Société des musées du Québec
https://www.musees.qc.ca/en/museums/
Musée de la civilisation
https://www.mcq.org/en/
Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/saintlouisforts
Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/fortifications/index.aspx
Le Monastère des Augustines
https://monastere.ca/en
Pôle culturel du Monastère des Ursulines
https://www.polecultureldesursulines.ca/english/
Huron-Wendat Museum
https://tourismewendake.ca/en/activities/cultural-events/huron-wendat-museum/
Musée des Abénakis
https://museeabenakis.ca/en/
Site archéologique Cartier-Roberval (Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec)
https://www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca/nos-projets/sites-historiques/site-archeologique-cartier-roberval
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/cartierbrebeuf
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archeology and History Complex
https://pacmusee.qc.ca/en/
Château Ramezay, Historic Site and Museum of Montréal
https://www.chateauramezay.qc.ca/en/
Stewart Museum
https://www.musee-stewart.org/en/
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum / Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel
http://www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/en/
Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
http://museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca/home/
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum and Historic Site
https://www.maisonsaintgabriel.ca/en/
Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice
https://universcultureldesaintsulpice.ca/en/
Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/saintmaurice
Fort Chambly National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/fortchambly
Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/ristigouche
Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
http://www.mrvs.qc.ca/
Obadjiwan-Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/obadjiwan-temiscamingue
National Battlefields Commission, Plains of Abraham
http://www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/en/
Poste de traite Chauvin
https://www.musees.qc.ca/en/museums/guide/chauvin-trading-post
Site Nouvelle-France
http://www.sitenouvellefrance.com/
Site patrimonial de l’Habitation-Samuel-De Champlain (Ministère de la culture et des communications du Québec)
http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=97606&type=bien#.XqBus8hKj4c
Site patrimonial du Vieux-Québec (Ministère de la culture et des communications du Québec)
http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=93523&type=bien#.XqBvg8hKj4c
Musée acadien du Québec
http://www.museeacadien.com/en
Maritimes
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nb/stcroix
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg
Melanson Settlement National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/melanson
Port Royal National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/portroyal
Grand-Pré National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/grandpre
Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Sites (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nb/boishebert
Fort Anne National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/fortanne/info
Fort Edward National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/edward
Charles Fort National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/charles
Canso Islands National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/canso
Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nb/beausejour
Bloody Creek National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/bloodycreek
Castle Hill National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/castlehill
Signal Hill National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/signalhill
Red Bay National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/redbay
Skmaqn-Port-la-Joye–Fort-Amherst National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/pe/skmaqn
Monument-Levebvre National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nb/lefebvre
Musée acadien (Université de Moncton)
https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-maum/
Village historique acadien
https://www.villagehistoriqueacadien.com/en
Ontario and Canadian West
National Gallery of Canada
http://www.gallery.ca/
Canadian War Museum
https://www.warmuseum.ca/
Bank of Canada Museum
https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/
Royal Ontario Museum
http://www.rom.on.ca/
Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons
http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/index.htm
Fort Frontenac National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=392
York Factory National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/mb/yorkfactory
Fort la Reine Museum
https://flrmuseum.com/
Fort La Reine National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=127
United States
Fort Ticonderoga (New York)
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/
Crown Point State Historic Site (New York)
https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/34/details.aspx
Old Fort Niagara (New York)
http://www.oldfortniagara.org/
Mackinac State Historic Parks (Michigan)
http://www.mackinacparks.com/
Grand Village of the Natchez Indians (Mississippi)
http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/visit/grand-village-of-natchez-indians/
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site (Illinois)
http://www.fortdechartres.us/
Fort Toulouse (Alabama)
http://www.fttoulousejackson.org
Louisiana State Museum (Louisiana)
http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/
The Historic New Orleans Collection (Louisiana)
https://www.hnoc.org/
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (Maine)
https://www.nps.gov/sacr/index.htm
Old Mobile Site (Alabama)
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/old-mobile-site.htm
France
Jacques Cartier Manor House and Museum
http://www.musee-jacques-cartier.fr/index_en.php
Musée d’Aquitaine
http://www.musee-aquitaine-bordeaux.fr/
Musée d’histoire de Nantes
http://www.chateaunantes.fr/en
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/
Musée national de la Marine
http://en.musee-marine.fr/
Musée de la Compagnie des Indes de Lorient
https://musee.lorient.bzh/museum-english-version/
Musée du Nouveau Monde de La Rochelle
https://museedunouveaumonde.larochelle.fr/
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS
Archives and Digital Collections
Library and Archives Canada
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
http://www.banq.qc.ca/
New France Archives
https://nouvelle-france.org/eng/Pages/new-france-archives.aspx
Bibliothèque nationale de France
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/index.do
Gallica, Bibliothèque numérique de la Bibliothèque nationale de France
https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/en/content/accueil-en
Archives nationales de France
http://www.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/en/web/guest/home
Archives nationales d’outre-mer
http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/fr/
Centre historique des archives, Service historique de la Défense
https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/centres-shd/vincennes-centre-historique-des-archives
Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime
https://archives.charente-maritime.fr/
Archives départementales de la Gironde
https://archives.gironde.fr/
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/iguana/www.main.cls
Historical booklets of the Canadian Historical Association
https://cha-shc.ca/english/cha-publications/historical-booklets.html
Canadiana
http://www.canadiana.ca/?usrlang=en
Champlain Society Digital Collection
https://champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/action/showPublications?pubType=bookSeries&
La Nouvelle France, Ressources françaises (Ministère de la culture et de la communication, France)
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/nllefce/fr/
The John Carter Brown Library
https://jcblibrary.org/
The Newberry Library
https://www.newberry.org/
Reference Tools
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
http://www.biographi.ca/en/
Programme de recherche en démographie historique (Université de Montréal and Drouin Institute)
https://www.prdh-igd.com/en/accueil
The Atlas of Canada
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/maps-tools-and-publications/maps/atlas-canada/10784
Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/
Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (Ministère de la culture et des communications du Québec)
http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/
64 Parishes, Encyclopedia (Louisiana)
https://64parishes.org/encyclopedia
Associations and Research Centres
Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française
https://ihaf.qc.ca/
Commission franco-québécoise sur les lieux de mémoire communs
https://www.cfqlmc.org/
Institut d’études acadiennes (Université de Moncton)
https://www.umoncton.ca/iea/node/24
Institut d’études acadiennes et québécoises (Université de Poitiers)
http://ieaq.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/
Institut du patrimoine culturel de l’Université Laval (Université Laval)
http://www.ipac.ulaval.ca/
Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
http://csecs.ca/
French Colonial Historical Society
http://www.frenchcolonial.org/
Centre d’études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson (Université de Moncton)
https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/
Centre d’études nord-américaines (École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
https://www.ehess.fr/fr/centre-d%C3%A9tudes-nord-am%C3%A9ricaines-cena
Centre de recherche Cultures – Arts – Sociétés (Université Laval)
http://www.celat.ulaval.ca/
Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (University of Ottawa)
https://arts.uottawa.ca/crccf/overview-english
Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la première modernité XVIe-XVIIIe siècles
http://cirem16-18.ca/
Centre interuniversitaire d’études québécoises (Université Laval et Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
https://www.cieq.ca/
Center for French Colonial Studies (Texas)
http://frenchcolonialstudies.org/
Groupe de recherche en histoire des sociabilités (UQAM)
http://www.grhs.uqam.ca/
