This booklet contains eleven posts from the first seven years of --The French Genealogy Blog-- on the subject of the largely American Genealogical Proof Standard as it may be applied to the documentation found in French genealogy. These posts were written during our participation in a study group on the book by Thomas W. Jones entitled --Mastering Genealogical Proof--. At the time of going to press, the sessions of that study group could still be seen on YouTube. This booklet follows on our first publication --French Genealogy From Afar--, which explains the basics of French genealogy and...

This booklet contains thirteen posts from the first seven years of --The French Genealogy Blog-- on the subject of French rural life through the seasons using the months of the Republican calendar and following Eugene LeRoy's --l'Annee Rustique en Perigord--. It follows on our first publication --French Genealogy From Afar--, which explains the basics of French genealogy, including a section explaining the Republican Calendar, and without which this booklet may seem a bit confusing. Our 2014-2015 Calendar, which is no longer available, contained historically important dates of interest to the...