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===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
The earliest denominations in British Columbia were '''Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational'''. Roman Catholic records for the Diocese of Victoria date from 1864 and from 1892 for the Diocese of Vancouver. The Anglican Church records date back to 1837 in the Victoria area and to 1859 in the Vancouver area. The Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches were combined in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada. | The earliest denominations in British Columbia were '''Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational'''. Roman Catholic records for the Diocese of Victoria date from 1864 and from 1892 for the Diocese of Vancouver. The Anglican Church records date back to 1837 in the Victoria area and to 1859 in the Vancouver area. The Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches were combined in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada. | ||
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[http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/GenealogyOnline '''Index to Baptisms, 1836-1885, for British Columbia, Canada'''] | |||
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====British Columbia Archives==== | ====British Columbia Archives==== | ||
[https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/bc-archives/about-us/about-bc-archives '''British Columbia Archives''']<br> | [https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/bc-archives/about-us/about-bc-archives '''British Columbia Archives''']<br> | ||
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Phone:1-250-356-7226<br> | Phone:1-250-356-7226<br> | ||
Toll free:1-888-447-7977<br> | Toll free:1-888-447-7977<br> | ||
E-mail:reception@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca | |||
*[http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy '''Genealogy Index Search'''] | *[http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy '''Genealogy Index Search'''] | ||
*[https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ '''Archive Catalogue Search'''] | *[https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ '''Archive Catalogue Search'''] | ||
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*[https://www.vpl.ca/hours-locations '''Hours and Locations'''] | *[https://www.vpl.ca/hours-locations '''Hours and Locations'''] | ||
*[https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/79584736/97889835 '''Church Records'''] | *[https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/79584736/97889835 '''Church Records'''] | ||
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Vancouver, BC V6H 2E2 Canada<br> | Vancouver, BC V6H 2E2 Canada<br> | ||
Phone: 604-684-6306 x 230<br> | Phone: 604-684-6306 x 230<br> | ||
E-mail: mriley@vancouver.anglican.ca<br> | |||
*[https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/resources/archives/pages/frequently-asked-questions '''FAQs'''] | *[https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/resources/archives/pages/frequently-asked-questions '''FAQs'''] | ||
::How do I request a copy of a baptism/confirmation/marriage/burial record? Simply contact the archives by telephone or email and be sure to state our full name (maiden name if applicable), the date of the event, and the parish in which it took place. Please note that Privacy legislation applies to all registers, so you can only request your own records unless it is: | ::How do I request a copy of a baptism/confirmation/marriage/burial record? Simply contact the archives by telephone or email and be sure to state our full name (maiden name if applicable), the date of the event, and the parish in which it took place. Please note that Privacy legislation applies to all registers, so you can only request your own records unless it is: | ||
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Phone: 250-627-2243<br> | Phone: 250-627-2243<br> | ||
Fax: 250-635-6026<br> | Fax: 250-635-6026<br> | ||
E-mail: caledonia@telus.net<br> | |||
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[http://www.kootenayanglican.ca/archives/ '''Diocese of Kootenay Archives''']<br> | [http://www.kootenayanglican.ca/archives/ '''Diocese of Kootenay Archives''']<br> | ||
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Phone: 778-478-8310<br> | Phone: 778-478-8310<br> | ||
Fax: 778-478-8314<br> | Fax: 778-478-8314<br> | ||
E-mail: admin@kootenay.info<br> | |||
*[https://www.kootenayanglican.ca/archival-search-form '''Archival Search Form'''] | *[https://www.kootenayanglican.ca/archival-search-form '''Archival Search Form'''] | ||
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==== United Church of Canada and Presbyterian Church Records==== | ==== United Church of Canada and Presbyterian Church Records==== | ||
The United Church of Canada Archives holds the local church records of the United Church and its uniting denominations '''(Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian (1925 union); and Evangelical United Brethren—joined in 1968)'''. | The United Church of Canada Archives holds the local church records of the United Church and its uniting denominations '''(Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian (1925 union); and Evangelical United Brethren—joined in 1968)'''. The records of the churches which did not join at union but remained part of the continuing Presbyterian Church in Canada after 1925 are held in Toronto. | ||
[http://www.presbyterianarchives.ca/ '''Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Record Office'''] <br>50 Wynford Drive <br>Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7 <br>Telephone: (416) 441-1111 or toll-free at 1-800-619-7301 <br>Their website has a button on the homepage for genealogists. | |||
*[https://presbyterianarchives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Archives_InfoSheet_GenealogyGuide.pdf '''Guide to Genealogy'''] | |||
*[https://presbyterianarchives.ca/finding-aids/congregation-records/ '''Congregation Records'''] | |||
*[https://presbyterianarchives.ca/fees-services/ '''Fees and Services''']<br> | |||
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[https://pacificmountain.ca/bob-stewart-archives-pmrc/ '''Bob Stewart Archives''']<br> | [https://pacificmountain.ca/bob-stewart-archives-pmrc/ '''Bob Stewart Archives''']<br> | ||
312 Main Street, Suite 320<br> | 312 Main Street, Suite 320<br> | ||
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*Please visit [https://www.memorybc.ca/united-church-of-canada-british-columbia-conference-archives '''MemoryBC'''] for a listing of inventories. | *Please visit [https://www.memorybc.ca/united-church-of-canada-british-columbia-conference-archives '''MemoryBC'''] for a listing of inventories. | ||
:The holdings of this facility include a wide variety of records such as, historic membership rolls, registers of vital events, minutes of church meetings, correspondence and photographs for over 500 congregations across British Columbia. The publication, ''Guide to Family History Research in the Archival Repositories of the United Church of Canada'', is available from the United Church and may be useful to researchers interested in such records | :The holdings of this facility include a wide variety of records such as, historic membership rolls, registers of vital events, minutes of church meetings, correspondence and photographs for over 500 congregations across British Columbia. The publication, ''Guide to Family History Research in the Archival Repositories of the United Church of Canada'', is available from the United Church and may be useful to researchers interested in such records | ||
=== Aboriginal Records === | |||
The Secwepemc Cultural Education Society holds some records of relevance to aboriginal genealogical research including baptismal records, oral histories and family groupings documents.<br> <br>[http://www.secwepemc.org/secwepemc-archives.html Secwepemc Cultural EducationSociety]<br>274A Halston Connector Road<br>Kamloops, British Columbia V2H 1H1<br>Telephone: 778-471-5789 | |||
There are some materials useful for aboriginal genealogical research including census records, lists of registered Indians and Hudson’s Bay Company finding aids at the Union of British Columbian Indian Chiefs Resource Center. | |||
[http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/ Union of BC Indian Chiefs]<br>500 - 342 Water Street<br>Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1B6<br>Telephone: 604-684-0231 | |||
=== Genealogical Societies === | |||
There is no “umbrella” genealogy organization on a provincial scale, but the following should be helpful: | |||
[http://www.bcgs.ca/ British Columbia Genealogical Society]<br>BCGS Walter Draycott Library<br>Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue<br>Surrey, British Columbia<br>Telephone: 604-502-9119<br>Email: [mailto:bcgs@bcgs.ca bcgs@bcgs.ca] | |||
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[ | [http://www.victoriags.org/ Victoria Genealogical Society] <br>P.O. Box 45031, Victoria North P.O.<br>Victoria, British Columbia V8X 3G2<br>Telephone: 250-360-2808<br>Email: [mailto:vgs@victoriags.org vgs@victoriags.org]<br> | ||
Other societies are active throughout the province, for example, Campbell River, Powell River, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon, Nanaimo and others. Links to their pages can be found on the BCGS website.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L. "British Columbia Church Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Church_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Historical Background[edit | edit source]
The earliest denominations in British Columbia were Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational. Roman Catholic records for the Diocese of Victoria date from 1864 and from 1892 for the Diocese of Vancouver. The Anglican Church records date back to 1837 in the Victoria area and to 1859 in the Vancouver area. The Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches were combined in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada.
Online Records[edit | edit source]
Index to Baptisms, 1836-1885, for British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia Archives[edit | edit source]
British Columbia Archives
675 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC V8W 9W2
Canada
Phone:1-250-356-7226
Toll free:1-888-447-7977
E-mail:reception@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
- Genealogy Index Search
- Archive Catalogue Search
- Brochure
- Family History (Genealogy)
- Services Includes information on hiring a researcher.
Vancouver Public Library[edit | edit source]
Anglican Church of Canada[edit | edit source]
Diocese of New Westminster and the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Archives
Diocese of New Westminster
1410 Nanton Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6H 2E2 Canada
Phone: 604-684-6306 x 230
E-mail: mriley@vancouver.anglican.ca
- How do I request a copy of a baptism/confirmation/marriage/burial record? Simply contact the archives by telephone or email and be sure to state our full name (maiden name if applicable), the date of the event, and the parish in which it took place. Please note that Privacy legislation applies to all registers, so you can only request your own records unless it is:
- A baptism more than 100 years old
- A marriage more than 75 years old
- A burial more than 20 years old
- If you are requesting a record on behalf of someone else, please be sure to have them send written permission to the archives so that the archivist can release the record to you.
- How do I request a copy of a baptism/confirmation/marriage/burial record? Simply contact the archives by telephone or email and be sure to state our full name (maiden name if applicable), the date of the event, and the parish in which it took place. Please note that Privacy legislation applies to all registers, so you can only request your own records unless it is:
Anglican Diocese of British Columbia Archives
900 Vancouver Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3V7
Telephone: 250-386-7781 ext. 253
Toll Free: 1-800-582-8627
Email: darchives@bc.anglican.ca
- Information Request Form
- The completion of a signed Information Request Form is required for the release of records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, and/or other documents containing personal information. In order for us to comply with church policy and BC privacy laws; the form is designed to establish the requestors right to the personal information contained in the record. Download.
- Information Request Form
Diocese of Caledonia Archives
Synod Office
201-4716 Lazelle Avenue
Terrace, BC V8G 1T2
Canada
Phone: 250-627-2243
Fax: 250-635-6026
E-mail: caledonia@telus.net
- 201 – 380 Leathead Rd.,
Kelowna, BC V1X 2H8
Canada
Phone: 778-478-8310
Fax: 778-478-8314
E-mail: admin@kootenay.info
Territory of the People (called the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior until 2016)
360 Nicola Street
Kamloops, BC
V2C 2P5 Canada
Phone: 778.471.5573
Fax: 778.471.5586
Email: office@territory.anglican.ca
Evangelical Lutheran Church[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
302 - 393 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3H6
Telephone: 204-984-9173
Toll free: 1-888-786-6707
- Congregations that have ceased to exist (with this Church) have their records held at this facility. Records such as marriage, baptism, confirmation and burial are all housed here. These records are arranged by congregation so you must know the name of the congregation that your research subject belonged to. Specific written inquires will be answered by staff. All existing congregations hold their own records.
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Archives
150 Robson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2A7
Telephone: 604-683-0281 ext. 302
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Chancery Office Archives
For genealogical research individuals should contact local parishes which will normally hold the required records. For information about parishes, contact the Catholic Information centre at (604) 443-3234. Researchers are requested not to contact the Archives by phone looking for research to be done.
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Chancery Office Archives
United Church of Canada and Presbyterian Church Records[edit | edit source]
The United Church of Canada Archives holds the local church records of the United Church and its uniting denominations (Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian (1925 union); and Evangelical United Brethren—joined in 1968). The records of the churches which did not join at union but remained part of the continuing Presbyterian Church in Canada after 1925 are held in Toronto.
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Record Office
50 Wynford Drive
Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7
Telephone: (416) 441-1111 or toll-free at 1-800-619-7301
Their website has a button on the homepage for genealogists.
Bob Stewart Archives
312 Main Street, Suite 320
Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
Canada
Phone: 604-431-0434, ext. 6358
Toll Free: 1-800-934-0434, ext. 6358
Email: bgalston@united-church.ca
- Baptism and Marriage Record Requests
- Please visit MemoryBC for a listing of inventories.
- The holdings of this facility include a wide variety of records such as, historic membership rolls, registers of vital events, minutes of church meetings, correspondence and photographs for over 500 congregations across British Columbia. The publication, Guide to Family History Research in the Archival Repositories of the United Church of Canada, is available from the United Church and may be useful to researchers interested in such records
Aboriginal Records[edit | edit source]
The Secwepemc Cultural Education Society holds some records of relevance to aboriginal genealogical research including baptismal records, oral histories and family groupings documents.
Secwepemc Cultural EducationSociety
274A Halston Connector Road
Kamloops, British Columbia V2H 1H1
Telephone: 778-471-5789
There are some materials useful for aboriginal genealogical research including census records, lists of registered Indians and Hudson’s Bay Company finding aids at the Union of British Columbian Indian Chiefs Resource Center.
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
500 - 342 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1B6
Telephone: 604-684-0231
Genealogical Societies[edit | edit source]
There is no “umbrella” genealogy organization on a provincial scale, but the following should be helpful:
British Columbia Genealogical Society
BCGS Walter Draycott Library
Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
Telephone: 604-502-9119
Email: bcgs@bcgs.ca
Victoria Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 45031, Victoria North P.O.
Victoria, British Columbia V8X 3G2
Telephone: 250-360-2808
Email: vgs@victoriags.org
Other societies are active throughout the province, for example, Campbell River, Powell River, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon, Nanaimo and others. Links to their pages can be found on the BCGS website.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Murphy, Sharon L. "British Columbia Church Records (National Institute)," The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Church_Records_%28National_Institute%29.
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