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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00kerriala Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians : with a historical sketch] | *[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00kerriala Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians : with a historical sketch] | ||
* | *{{FSC|2610720|item|disp=British Columbia from the earliest times to the present}} | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/420873-redirection A history of British Columbia] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/420873-redirection A history of British Columbia] | ||
==Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections== | ==Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections== | ||
For step-by-step instructions on searching several important compiled genealogy websites, see [[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections|'''Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections'''.]] | For step-by-step instructions on searching several important compiled genealogy websites, see [[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections|'''Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections'''.]] | ||
==Digitized Books== | |||
*Local histories frequently include biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers. Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books'''] | |||
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] | |||
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat'''] | |||
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust'''] | |||
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | |||
==FamilySearch Catalog== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Surname or Keyword Search FamilySearch Catalog] Family genealogies can be found listed by using the "Surname" search. For extremely common surnames, narrow down your search by using the surname and the location where the family lived in the "Keyword" search. | |||
== Library Collections == | == Library Collections == | ||
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A recent published guide to Canadian genealogy research includes a chapter on British Columbia. | A recent published guide to Canadian genealogy research includes a chapter on British Columbia. | ||
*Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee, '' | *Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee, ''{{FSC|1449474|item|disp=Finding Your Canadian Ancestors, A Beginner's Guide}}''. Provo, Utah: Ancestry Publications, 2007. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/finding-your-canadian-ancestors-a-beginners-guide/oclc/152580689 WorldCat] | ||
*The Genealogy Department of the Cloverdale Library, Surrey BC has a [https://www.surreylibraries.ca/sites/default/files/BCProvincialGuide.pdf Britsh Columbia Research Guide] online. (Published April 2011).<br> | *The Genealogy Department of the Cloverdale Library, Surrey BC has a [https://www.surreylibraries.ca/sites/default/files/BCProvincialGuide.pdf Britsh Columbia Research Guide] online. (Published April 2011).<br> | ||
An index to many published biographies, census records (1881–1891), directories to 1913, genealogies, local histories, and vital records in newspapers for [[British Columbia Genealogy|British Columbia]] is: | An index to many published biographies, census records (1881–1891), directories to 1913, genealogies, local histories, and vital records in newspapers for [[British Columbia Genealogy|British Columbia]] is: | ||
*Elliot, Noel Montgomery, ed. | *Elliot, Noel Montgomery, ed. {{FSC|737137|item|disp=''The Western Canadians, 1600–1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places, and Vital Dates''.}} 3 vols. Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|737137|title-id|disp=book 971 D22w}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/western-canadians-1600-1900-an-alphabetized-directory-of-the-people-places-and-vital-dates/oclc/31684873 WorldCat] 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 == | ||
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