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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

British Columbia Archives
675 Belleville Street

Victoria, BC V8W 9W1
CANADA
Telephone: 250–387–1952
Fax: 250–387–2072
Internet: British Columbia Archives
Searchable indexes to births, marriages & deaths

The archives building is located at:

655 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
CANADA
Telephone: 250–387–1952
Fax: 250–387–2072

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City of Vancouver Archives
1150 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
CANADA
Internet: City of Vancouver Archives

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City of Victoria Archives
#8 Centennial Square
Victoria, B.C.
Canada

Mailing Address
#1 Centennial Square
Victoria, B.C. V8W 1P6
Canada

Internet: City of Victoria Archives

Libraries

Greater Victoria Public Library
794 Yates Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1L4
CANADA
Telephone: 250–382–7241
Internet: Greater Victoria Public Library

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Vancouver Public Library
350 W. Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
CANADA
Telephone: 604–331–3740 (newspapers, magazines)
Telephone: 604–331–3710 (history, government, genealogy)
Fax: 604–331–3744
Internet: Vancouver Public Library Website

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Cloverdale Public Library
5642–176 A Street
Surrey, BC V3S 4G9
CANADA
Telephone: 604–576–1384
Fax: 604–576–0120
Internet: Surrey Libraries

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New Westminster Public Library
716 Sixth Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3M 2B3
CANADA
Telephone: 604–521–8874
Fax: 604–521–6647
Internet: New Westminster Website

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University of British Columbia
Koerner Library
1958 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
CANADA
Telephone: 250–387–1952
Fax: 604–822–9122
Internet: British Columbia Library

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Simon Fraser University
W.A.C. Bennett Library
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
CANADA
Telephone: 604–291–5735
Fax: 604–291–4908
Internet: Simon Fraser University Website

Record Offices

Headquarters of Court Services Branch
Ministry of Attorney General
6th Floor, 850 Burdette Avenue
Victoria, BC V8W 1B4
CANADA
Telephone: 250–356–1538
Fax: 250–356–8152 or 250–356–9758
Internet: Court Services Branch