British Columbia On-Line Vital Event Indexes The indexes to marriage registrations for 1872-1927, death registrations for 1872-1982, and birth registrations 1872-1902 are available as on-line databases.
British Columbia Births 1854-1903. The registration of births began in 1872, but because of delayed registration, this collection includes births from 1854-1903.
British Columbia Wills Index. Surname index from 62 original volumes of official wills probated in British Columbia, Canada from the 1860’s to about 1940.
Southern interior of the Province of British Columbia, Canada Census Records. Currently online :
- 1881 Canada Census, Yale District, BC
- 1891 Canada Census, Yale District, BC
- 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census (IRC), southern interior of BC
- 1877 Okanagan (Native) Census taken by missionaries, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)
Constitution, by-laws and list of members of the Union Club of British Columbia : 1884 - 1887 - 1892
The Doukhobor Collection, 1898-1930. The Doukhobor Collection database is comprised of over 120 primary source items (totaling over 400 images) dating from 1898 to 1930. Among these items are a variety of scanned manuscripts, photographs, books and book chapters, magazine articles, and financial documents. The origin of the Doukhobors dates to 17th and 18th century Russia, when a number of Christian religious sects began to form. A database of the Simon Fraser University Library (British Columbia, Canada.)
Local History Book Index: Peacemakers of the North Peace - Northwest Province, Canada. Covers both sides of the Alberta/British Columbia border :
- Part 1 : Taylor Flat, Bear Flat, Farrell Creek, Sikanni & Nelson Trail, Upper Halfway, Grandhaven, Fort St. John, Sunrise, Two Rivers, Baldonnel, Peace View, Murdale, Montney, Fish Creek, Rose Prairie, North Pine, Pineview, Clayhurst, Cherry Point, Cecil Lake, Goodlow, Golata Creek, Upper Cache Creek, Hudson's Hope.
- Part 2 : Hudson's Hope.
CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the province of British Columbia, Canada. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
CAN-BC-OBITS Mailing List at RootsWeb. A mailing list for the posting of daily obituaries from the Province of British Columbia, Canada. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Barkerville (Historical Town in the Cariboo District)
Barkerville, British Columbia Cemetery: Headboard and Tombstone Inscriptions. This Gold Rush boomtown was the largest city west of Chicago and north of San Francisco
Nanaimo Obituaries. The Obituaries database includes; In Memoriam, Notice to Creditors and Cards of Thanks. The database was compiled from three Nanaimo newspapers. The clippings collected cover the period of late 1998 to December 2004.
New Westminster (City in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area,)
CAN-BC-OK-SIM Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Okanagan-Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Richmond (City in the Greater Vancouver Regional District)
Index to Biography Files Held at the Richmond, British Columbia, Canada City Archives. Compiled in 1980, the collection consists of files compiled on notable Richmond families and individuals, including long-time residents, "pioneers," local politicians and other notable persons. The files may include obituary, marriage and birth notices, biographical and genealogical notes, centennial pioneer medallion applications, and newspaper articles.
Salmon Arm (City in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District)
Misc. Cemetery Records : Digitized 17 page document, date unknown, compiler unknown : Zion Cemetery in Scarborough, York County, Ontario; Military Garrison Cemetery in Toronto, York County, Ontario; Vernon cemetery records, Yale County, British Columbia (11 names); Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario.
Victoria (City on Vancouver Island)
Victoria and Area Pioneers : The names are derived from newspaper or magazine articles about pioneer families of the southern tip of Vancouver Island.