British Columbia Church Records: Difference between revisions

:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1929958&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Canada%2C%20British%20Columbia%22 '''records of Canada, British Columbia'''].

:::b. Click on '''Places within Canada, British Columbia''' and a list of towns will appear.

:::c. Click on your town or the town where the church was, if different.

:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.

:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

::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.

::[https://www.bc.anglican.ca/df_media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMTAvMTAvMTQvNTMvMTAvNzRmYWRiZmUtN2MxNS00ZGE5LWE2YWItYmI2ODA4ZDEzNWFmL0Rpb2Nlc2Ugb2YgQkMgYXJjaGl2ZXMgcmVxdWVzdCBmb3JtLnBkZiJdXQ/Diocese%20of%20BC%20archives%20request%20form.pdf?sha=897a1c48e7fe20fe '''Information Request Form''']<br>

::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. [https://www.bc.anglican.ca/df_media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMTAvMTAvMTQvNTMvMTAvNzRmYWRiZmUtN2MxNS00ZGE5LWE2YWItYmI2ODA4ZDEzNWFmL0Rpb2Nlc2Ugb2YgQkMgYXJjaGl2ZXMgcmVxdWVzdCBmb3JtLnBkZiJdXQ/Diocese%20of%20BC%20archives%20request%20form.pdf?sha=897a1c48e7fe20fe'''Download'''].

::Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Chancery Office Archives<br>For genealogical research individuals should contact [https://massfinder.ca/ '''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.

: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