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Online Directories[edit | edit source]

Vancouver Public Library's British Columbia City Directories website
Mary's Genealogy Treasures BC - a large list of links to directories.
Dave Obee's Guide to Directories, with direct links to online directories by year and place for British Columbia.
Online Historical Directories, Canada. Miriam Robbins

Publications
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Western Canadian Directories on microfiche and microfilm, compiled by Dave Obee, (Second Edition, Victoria, BC, 2001).
British Columbia 1871: A list of residents based on the work of Edward Mallandaine by Dave Obee (From Mallandaine's 1871 directory. (Dave Obee, 2005).
University of British Columbia has microfilmed many British Columbia directories. These films are available at some libraries.
The Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions is now Canadiana.org. (On 4219 Family History Library fiche beginning with fiche 6360453. These fiche do not circulate to Family History Centers.)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

See also Canada Directories.

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 == Online Directories==
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10544/canada-phone-address-listings Canada Phone and Address Listings] at MyHeritage - index ($)
+*[http://www.vpl.ca/bccd/index.php Vancouver Public Library's British Columbia City Directories website]
 *[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/bc.htm Mary's Genealogy Treasures BC] - a large list of links to directories.
 *[http://www.daveobee.com/resources/direct-bc.html Dave Obee's Guide to Directories], with direct links to online directories by year and place for British Columbia.
-*'''1860-1955''' [https://bccd.vpl.ca/index.php/browse/index British Columbia City Directories, 1860-1955]
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/can Online Historical Directories, Canada]. Miriam Robbins
-*'''1863''' {{FSC|42738|item|disp=Handbook almanac for the Pacific states : an official register and business directory}}
-*'''1863'''[https://archive.org/details/cihm_28206/page/n4/mode/2up The British Columbian and Victoria guide and directory for 1863]
-*'''1867''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/404114-redirection Pacific Coast business directory, 1867]
-*'''1871-1884''' {{FSC|197266|item|disp=The Pacific Coast directory : giving name, business, and address of business and professional men of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and New Mexico}},  together with sketches of the different towns, giving location, population, etc.
-*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-*'''1882-1883''' {{FSC|1439425|item|disp=Disturnell's business directory and gazetteer of the West Coast of North America, 1882-1883}}
-*'''1882-1899''' {{FSC|227334|item|disp=The Williams' official British Columbia directory : with a classified business directory}}
-*'''1882-1898''' {{FSC|1439413|item|disp=Canada, British Columbia, Pacific Northwest directory, 1882-1898}}
-*'''1883-1894''' {{FSC|2610080|item|disp=McKenney's Pacific Coast directory, 1883-1884}}
-*'''1886-1887''' {{FSC|1439414|item|disp=City & County directories and Pacific Coast directory, 1886-1887}}
-*'''1886-1902''' {{FSC|1439424|item|disp=R.L. Polk & Co's Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia gazetteers and business directories, 1886-1902}}
-*'''1922''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-56660/hendersons-greater-vancouver-directory-1922?s=275764761 Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory, 1922] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-*'''1930''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-51067/gazetteer-business-directory-canada-1930-part-8?s=275764761 Gazetteer and Business Directory, Canada, 1930, Part 8] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-==Royal British Columbia Museum (Provincial Archives)==
+== Publications<br>  ==
-*[https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/assets/City-Directories-INDIVIDUAL-CITIES.pdf BC City Directories]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1159186 ''Western Canadian Directories on microfiche and microfilm''], compiled by Dave Obee, (Second Edition, Victoria, BC, 2001).
-==City of Vancouver Archives==
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1412306 ''British Columbia 1871: A list of residents based on the work of Edward Mallandaine'' ]by Dave Obee (From Mallandaine's 1871 directory. (Dave Obee, 2005).
-*[https://vancouver.ca/your-government/genealogy.aspx City of Vancouver Archives]
+*[http://www.ubc.ca University of British Columbia] has microfilmed many British Columbia directories. These films are available at some libraries.
-*[https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/archives-reference-guide-genealogy.pdf Genealogy Reference Guide]
+*The Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions is now [http://www.canadiana.org Canadiana.org].&nbsp; (On 4219 Family History Library fiche beginning with {{FHL|748870|title-id|disp=fiche 6360453}}. These fiche do not circulate to Family History Centers.)&nbsp; <br>
-::"We have directories from 1882 to 1996, located in the Reading Room in books and microfilm. Bound books are available for most years. Our microfilm is complete to 1929. Use the directories to determine names, addresses, years of residency, and occupations of Vancouver residents. We also have some BC directories from 1860 to 1948. See our [https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/archives-reference-guide-city-directories.pdf '''reference guide on city directories'''].
-<br>
-'''City of Vancouver Archives'''<br>
-Chestnut Street<br>
-Vancouver B.C. V6J 3J9<br>
-Canada<br>
-<br>
-Phone:604-736-8561<br>
-Email: archives@vancouver.ca<br>
-[http://www.vancouver.ca/archives Website]
-== Publications ==
-*{{FSC|1159186|item|disp=''Western Canadian Directories on microfiche and microfilm''}}, compiled by Dave Obee, (Second Edition, Victoria, BC, 2001).
-*{{FSC|1412306|item|disp=''British Columbia 1871: A list of residents based on the work of Edward Mallandaine'' }}by Dave Obee (From Mallandaine's 1871 directory. (Dave Obee, 2005).
-*[http://www.ubc.ca University of British Columbia] has microfilmed many British Columbia directories. These films are available at some libraries.
 == Additional Resources  ==

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