British Columbia 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  655 Belleville Street Victoria, BC V8W 9W1 CANADA Telephone: 250–387–1952 Fax: 250–387–2072 Searchable indexes to births, marriages &amp; deaths

Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 CANADA Telephone: 613–996–7458 Website

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

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

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

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

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 Website

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

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

Museums
Royal BC Museum 675 Belleville Street Victoria, BC V8W 9W2 Canada Telephone: 1-250-356-7226 Toll-free: 1-888-447-7977 E-mail: reception@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Website

Ordering Register Copies from the Vital Statistics Agency
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency PO Box 9657, Stn. Prov. Govt. Victoria, BC V8W 9P3 Telephone: (Victoria & Outside B.C.) 250 952-2681, (within B.C.) 1 888 876-1633
 * Web page with ordering forms and information
 * Application for Records