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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[British Columbia|British Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[British Columbia|British Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[British_Columbia_Genealogy|Genealogy]]'' | ||
A recent index to many published biographies, census records (1881–1891), directories to 1913, genealogies, local histories, and vital records in newspapers for [[British Columbia]] is: | '''Cloverdale Library''', Surrey, BC<br> | ||
The Genealogy Department of the Cloverdale Library, Surrey BC has a Britsh Columbia Research Guide online. (Published April 2011)<br> | |||
Internet: [http://www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4822.aspx http://www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4822.aspx]<br> | |||
A recent published guide to Canadian genealogy research includes a chapter on British Columbia. | |||
*Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee, Finding Your Canadian Ancestors, A Beginner's Guide. Provo, Utah: Ancestry Publications, 2007. | |||
An index to many published biographies, census records (1881–1891), directories to 1913, genealogies, local histories, and vital records in newspapers for [[British Columbia]] is: | |||
*Elliot, Noel Montgomery, ed. The Western Canadians, 1600–1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places, and Vital Dates. 3 vols. Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994. (Family History Library {{FHL|737137|title-id|disp=book 971 D22w}}.) Indexes about 300,000 names from various sources for the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Yukon (also includes Alaska). Sources are listed at the end of each volume. | *Elliot, Noel Montgomery, ed. The Western Canadians, 1600–1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places, and Vital Dates. 3 vols. Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994. (Family History Library {{FHL|737137|title-id|disp=book 971 D22w}}.) Indexes about 300,000 names from various sources for the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Yukon (also includes Alaska). Sources are listed at the end of each volume. | ||
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=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
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:*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | :*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | ||
:*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | :*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | ||
[[Category:British_Columbia]] | [[Category:British_Columbia]] | ||