{"id":8162,"date":"2026-07-06T19:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/?page_id=8162"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:25:09","slug":"banq-visite-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/banq-visite-e","title":{"rendered":"BAnQ – Visite – E"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guided Tour of the Archives Section of the
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Thursday, May 19, 2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Seven people responded to the invitation published in the latest issue of La Moisson des Messier and participated in the tour of the Archives Section of the Biblioth\u00e8que et Archives nationales du Qu\u00e9bec (BAnQ) on May 19. Four members and three guests were present. Four other people had reserved a spot but had to cancel at the last minute.<\/p>

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This tour allowed us, as amateur genealogists, to appreciate the wealth of archival holdings and collections housed at the BAnQ and to learn more about the services offered both on-site and remotely, the history and mission of the organization, and this magnificent architectural complex. Located on Viger Avenue, in a complex that includes the former HEC Montr\u00e9al building, BAnQ Vieux-Montr\u00e9al is part of a network of 10 centres across Quebec that house the public and private archives acquired by BAnQ. This heritage building alone is worth the visit. Our guide, librarian Denis Boudreau, gave us a comprehensive tour of the facility, from the reading rooms to the staff workrooms, the document storage rooms, and even the area where documents are quarantined upon arrival. One of his colleagues, having heard about our visit, had thoughtfully left a few documents from the \u00ab\u00a0Gabrielle Messier Collection\u00a0\u00bb on the work surface. Finally, our guide demonstrated the use of \u00ab\u00a0Pistard,\u00a0\u00bb a research tool highly valued by genealogists who use BAnQ both in person and online.<\/p>

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Upon leaving the archives, all participants were proud to have taken part in this visit. Thank you, Mr. Boudreau, for introducing us to this collective treasure that belongs to us and can be very useful in advancing our research.<\/p>

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Here are a few photos to remember this activity\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\"Seven
Seven people attended the tour at the BAnQ Archives section:
Richard Leonardo, Pierre T\u00e9treault, Sylvie Messier, Micheline Messier, Lucie Marcil, R\u00e9jean Messier, and Stella Messier Bellefroid.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Building housing the BAnQ Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The building formerly housed the \u00c9cole des Hautes \u00c9tudes Commerciales.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Archives Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Archives Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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A few documents in a storage room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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In the storage room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Documents of Gabrielle Messier (1904\u20132003) held at the Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Documents of Gabrielle Messier (1904\u20132003) held at the Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\"Documents
Documents of Gabrielle Messier (1904\u20132003) held at the Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\"Documents
Documents of Gabrielle Messier (1904\u20132003) held at the Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Documents of Gabrielle Messier (1904\u20132003) held at the Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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