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Directories

Online Directories

• 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

==City of Vancouver Archives

• City of Vancouver Archives

"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 reference guide on city directories.

Publications

• 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.

Additional Resources

• See also Canada Directories.