That Moment in Time: December 2018

The Bibliothèque Historique des Postes et des Télécommunications (BHPT), (Historical Library of Posts and Telecommunications), a remote and obscure library recently reopened. For those researching people who lived in France in the 20^th century this is the only repository open to the public containing nearly all the French telephone directories ever published, including those in France's territories and overseas departments. They may be viewed on microfilm. To see the website and what is available online go to: http://www.bhpt.org/ and under Découvertes (discoveries) then click on Ouvrages numérisés (digitized works).

The BHPT also includes the history of the postal service. This includes maps, showing waterways and roads used for transporting the mail as well as where your ancestors may have traveled. Before railways, the mail was done by land routes—same for your ancestors going to a port to emigrate, or otherwise travel. Postal network maps are online and may be viewed at:

https://iis7sh2ws10.domicile.fr/bibliotheq/resopost.htm

The site is in French only, therefore a translation aide such as Google translate may be helpful.

https://translate.google.com .

To read the article on this library and archive in The French Genealogist see:

https://french-genealogy.typepad.com/

Thank you to Stan Diamond, President of JGS Montreal for sharing this information.

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

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