Quarterly

The French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin Quarterly features articles on French Canadian/Acadian research, historical as well as cultural information, published genealogies, and news about many current genealogical events. The annually published surname list consists of major surnames being researched by members.

Volume 17 Number 1, Fall 2002

Articles

"Elementary Education of the 17th and 18th Centuries in New France" by Joyce Banachowski

"The education of New France was controlled by religious groups. Their primary function was to recruit and train others to spread Christianity to the Indians and to provide for the religious needs of the colonists. Basic instruction was given to the young to make them good Christians and loyal subjects of the king. No one could run a school or teach without permission. Governmant subsidies were the primary sources for building and maintaining schools. Education was usually available in towns, rarely in rural areas."

"Boys' Schools," "Recollets," "Jesuits," "Jesuit Bush Schools," "Rouille Brothers," "Sulpicians," "The Charon Brothers," "Girls' Elementary Education" "Congregation of Notre Dame," "Education in Rural Areas," "Ursulines," and "Hospitals & Education - The Grey Nuns" are the areas discussed in this article.

"Education in French Canada after the British Conquest" by Joyce Banachowski

"The war with the British and its conclusion were not good for the eduation system of Canada. Many schools had been damaged. Books and subsidies were no longer coming from France. Religious properties were seized. The number of Canadian clergy had declined. ..."

An extensive bibliography follows the articles.

Lists of the "Lay School Masters", "Names of Students Who Attended Petit Seminaire de Quebec" and "Students At(sic) the Little River (Petite Riviere) Dissentient School, Quebec (from December 1858 to April 1862)" are given.

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