Before using our online resources or visiting the archives, all researchers should review our Research Orientation Guide.
To help you with your research, we highly recommend you review the guide, index or inventory related to your topic of research prior to your visit.
| Type | Guide |
|---|---|
| Canada Cenus Office | 1881: View PDF 1891: View PDF 1901: View PDF 1911: View PDF |
| Coroner's Records | View PDF |
| Court Records | View PDF |
| Divorce Records | View PDF |
| Divorce Records: An Introduction | View PDF |
| Indigenous Vital Events Registrations (1917 — 1956) | View PDF |
| Pre-emption and Homestead | View PDF |
| Probate Case Files | View PDF |
| Research Orientation | View PDF |
| Wills | View PDF |
Research guides help you understand and access records related to your search topic. They also provide you with additional information and, in some instances, transcriptions of records.
| Topics | Guide |
|---|---|
| Archival Evidence in Aboriginal Rights and Title Cases | View PDF |
| Charles Bedaux | View PDF |
| Education History | View PDF |
| First Nations Research | View PDF |
| First Nations Genealogical Research | View PDF |
| Fort Victoria Treaties | View PDF |
| Fort Victoria Treaties Correspondence | View PDF |
| Genealogy | View PDF |
| Land Records (includes crown grants) | View PDF |
| Trans-Pacific Records | View PDF |
Indexes and inventories help you navigate through some of our larger archival and library collections more easily.
| Collections | Guide |
|---|---|
| BC City Directories | View PDF |
| BC Newspapers | View PDF |
| BC Sessional Papers | View PDF |
| Colonial Correspondence | View PDF |
| Colonial Governor and Douglas records (Old MSS) | View PDF |
| Colonial Secretary records (Old MSS) | View PDF |
| Hudson’s Bay Company records (Old MSS) | View PDF |
| Lands records (Old MS) | View PDF |
| Royal Engineers records (Old MS) | View PDF |
| Sheet Music Collection | View PDF |
| Voters' lists | View PDF |
