British Columbia Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

The following archives and libraries of [[Portal:Brisith Columbia|British Columbia]] may be useful:

'''British Columbia Information Management Services'''<br>Archives and Information Access<br>P.O. Box 9419<br>Stn. Prov. Govt<br>Victoria, BC V8W 9V1<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 250–387–5885<br>Fax: 250–387–2072<br>Internet: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm

The archives building is located at:  

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

'''City of Vancouver Archives<br>'''1150 Chestnut Street<br>Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9<br>CANADA<br>Internet: http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/archives/

'''Cloverdale Public Library<br>'''5642–176 A Street<br>Surrey, BC V3S 4G9<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 604–576–1384<br>Fax: 604–576–0120<br>Internet: http://www.spl.surrey.bc.ca/Programs+and+Services/Genealogy/default.htm

'''Family History Library<br>'''35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150–3400<br>USA<br>Internet: [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]

'''Greater Victoria Public Library'''<br>794 Yates Street<br>Victoria, BC V8W 1L4<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 250–382–7241<br>Internet: http://www.gvpl.ca/  

'''Headquarters of Court Services Branch<br>'''Ministry of Attorney General<br>6th Floor, 850 Burdette Avenue<br>Victoria, BC V8W 1B4<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 250–356–1538<br>Fax: 250–356–8152 or 250–356–9758<br>Internet: [http://www.dir.gov.bc.ca/gtds.cgi?show=Branch&organizationCode=AG&organizationalUnitCode=COURT http://www.dir.gov.bc.ca/gtds.cgi?show=Branch&amp;organizationCode=AG&amp;organizationalUnitCode=COURT]

'''National Archives of Canada<br>'''395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 613–996–7458<br>Internet: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/<br>Additional Internet: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-702-e.html

'''New Westminster Public Library<br>'''716 Sixth Avenue<br>New Westminster, BC V3M 2B3<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 604–521–8874<br>Fax: 604–521–6647<br>Internet: http://www.nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca/  

'''University of British Columbia<br>'''Koerner Library<br>1958 Main Mall<br>Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 250–387–1952<br>Fax: 604–822–9122<br>Internet: http://www.library.ubc.ca/koerner/  

'''Vancouver Public Library<br>'''350 W. Georgia St.<br>Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 604–331–3740 (newspapers, magazines)<br>Telephone: 604–331–3710 (history, government, genealogy)<br>Fax: 604–331–3744<br>Internet: http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/  

'''Simon Fraser University<br>'''W.A.C. Bennett Library<br>Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6<br>CANADA<br>Telephone: 604–291–5735<br>Fax: 604–291–4908<br>Internet: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/  

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

*Send and receive E-mail.

*Search large databases.  

*Search computer libraries.  

*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions.

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from British Columbia in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.  

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of September 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county and province.  

Lists county, provincial, and national sources; personal pages; and publications.  

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/canada.html

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.  

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.  

<br> See also British Columbia Societies.  

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