News & Service Notes

2022

April 21, 2022
Extended hours in the BC Archives reference room
April 13, 2022
Vital Events release for 2022 expected to be released in May
April 13, 2022
Resumed access to the genealogy database
February 7, 2022
Researchers experiencing issues with access to the BC Archives genealogy database

2021

December 14, 2021
Scheduled Maintenance – Tuesday, December 14
September 29, 2021
Database update, service outage – Friday, October 1
September 29, 2021
BC Archives reference room closed September 30
September 17, 2021
BC Archives database upgrades begin September 17
August 25, 2021
BC Vital Statistics Agency release for 2021 is now available
July 15, 2021
Changes to BC Archives reference room procedures
June 28, 2021
2021 Vital Statistics records release moved to mid-July
June 9, 2021
BC Archives Reference Room Access expands to 6 days a week
February 13, 2021
The Archives are CLOSED today due to snow
February 4, 2021
Vital Statistics events to be released in May 2021

2020

July 16, 2020
An update on expanded services in the BC Archives reference room
July 2, 2020
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BC Archives Reference Room to expand its in-person services in late July
May 26, 2020
Archives Reference Room to remain closed until 2021
March 31, 2020
Release of Vital Statistics events delayed until April 2020
March 16, 2020
BC Archives Reference Room Closed Until Further Notice
January 15, 2020
BC Archives closed January 15, 2020 due to snowfall
January 13, 2020
The BC Vital Statistics Agency expects to have the annual release of death (1999) and marriage (1944) events to us at the end of March 2020.

2019

December 27, 2019
* Please note that on December 31 we will have full service until 2:00pm then partial service
November 20, 2019
Event Taking Place on Wednesday, December 11 from 10:00am - 1:00pm
June 14, 2019
Event Taking Place - Tuesday June 25 from 5:30 - 6:30
June 7, 2019
Genealogy Index Updated
May 16, 2019
BC Archives Closure – Monday, May 21
April 30, 2019
Scheduled server maintenance, service outage on Sunday, May 5, 6:00 - 9:00 am
January 30, 2019
BC Archives closed 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Tuesday February 12, 2019

2018

December 17, 2018
BC Archives Closures – Upcoming statutory holidays
October 31, 2018
BC Archives closed 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Thursday December 6, 2018
October 25, 2018
BC Archives Closure – December 10-14, 2018
October 18, 2018
BC Archives Closure – Monday, November 12
October 18, 2018
Intermittent issues with emails from GMAIL accounts – Ongoing
October 11, 2018
Reference room closed 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday November 14
September 19, 2018
Reference room closed 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Wednesday October 17
July 26, 2018
Database upgrade, service outage – Tuesday, July 31
June 21, 2018
Database upgrade postponed – Friday, June 29
May 15, 2018
BC Archives Closure – Monday, May 21
April 20, 2018
BC Archives Closure – Monday, April 23
March 27, 2018
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The Canadian Commission for UNESCO reveals the first inscriptions to the Canada Memory of the World Register
March 14, 2018
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Research takes centre stage at the Royal BC Museum
February 21, 2018
BC Archives Early Closure

2017

August 18, 2017
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TD supports the Royal BC Museum in improving access to Indigenous cultural materials
July 4, 2017
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150 stories for 150 years: Canada’s national, provincial and territorial archives launch a new online exhibition
April 21, 2017
Online Catalogue Unavailable April 25–27
March 29, 2017
Genealogy Index Updated
February 27, 2017
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Royal BC Museum receives translations of Douglas Treaties into two local Indigenous languages
February 20, 2017
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Royal BC Museum returns war-time books to Nanjing Museum

2016

December 2, 2016
BC Archives closed Wednesday, December 7, 10:00 am–12:30 pm.
November 8, 2016
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The Royal BC Museum offers a new tool for genealogical researchers

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