American-French Genealogical Society

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American-French Genealogical Society

The American-French Genealogical Society, formed in February of 1978, is a 501c3 non-profit organization devoted to people of French Canadian descent.

Our mission is to study and preserve our rich heritage by assisting members in discovering their ancestors and the daily events that shaped their lives. Canadian immigration into the United States began as early as the seventeenth century, but between 1871 and 1901 the greatest influx of immigrants entered this country. Taxation, debts, unemployment, and a failing economic environment contributed

to over 2 million French Canadians, with shattered dreams, migrating to the U.S. seeking economic refuge. This was a major loss to Canada, whose population at the time ranged from 3.7 million to 4.8 million. Since then, more than 10 million of their descendants have assimilated into American society. The language and culture preserved by the over-whelming number of Franco-Americans is disappearing, however, due to sociological changes.

11/27/2025

Our cookbook, Je Me Souviens La Cuisine De La Grandmère makes the perfect gift.
You can find it on our AFGS website in our Online Store at https://afgs.org or stop in to purchase in person at the AFGS library during our regular hours of operation:
Tuesday 1:00 - 9:00 pm or Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Our AFGS cookbook contains more than 700 traditional recipes in English - nearly 200 main dishes and over 250 deserts. Prepare and enjoy the special dishes of your childhood.
Order one 277 page cookbook for just $20 per book plus shipping and handling. RI residents add 7% sales tax.
Bring back those happy childhood days with old family favorites.
Bon appétit!

11/24/2025

A nice turnout today to hear Paul Bourget's talk on the Sentinellist movement in Woonsocket. Shoutout to the American-French Genealogical Society for the use of the room and the Woonsocket Historical Society for sponsoring the event.

11/11/2025

Plenty of books in stock. We are shipping these volumes out daily.

AFGS is proud to announce that we have published Peter J. Gagné's new book, “From Soldiers to Settlers: The Carignan Regiment in Canada.”
This new two-volume book containing over 700 pages of research, made it's debut last week at the NERGC 2025 Conference in Manchester, NH where Peter gave a lecture titled “From Soldiers to Settlers:
You can find this new two-volume set, "From Soldiers to Settlers: The Carignan Regiment in Canada.” in our bookstore at https://afgs.org/store/

01/07/2025

Our cookbook, Je Me Souviens La Cuisine De La Grandmère is back in stock! You can find it on our AFGS website in our Online Store at https://afgs.org/store// or under STORE/SHOP OUR BOOKSTORE or stop in to purchase in person at the AFGS library during our regular hours of operation:
Tuesday 1:00 - 9:00 pm or Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Our AFGS cookbook contains more than 700 traditional recipes in English - nearly 200 main dishes and over 250 deserts. Prepare and enjoy the special dishes of your childhood.
Order one 277 page cookbook for just $15 per book plus shipping and handling. RI residents add 7% sales tax.

Bring back those happy childhood days with old family favorites.

Bon appétit!

11/02/2022

Visit our website at AFGS.ORG for the latest update to our excess book list. Remember the books highlighted in yellow are our newest additions.

04/13/2022

Take a virtual tour of the AFGS library.

08/04/2020

Plaques designating the AFGS Franco-American Heritage Center for inclusion on the National and Rhode Island Registers of Historic Places. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to receive this designation.

10/28/2018

Interesting article worth reading

Old French Canadian genealogy records reveal how a harmful mutation can hide from natural selection in a mother's DNA.

Address

78 Earle Street
Woonsocket, RI
02895

Website

https://afgs.org/

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