Today's resource is one for British Columbia, but certainly is vital for those Vancouver records all genealogists look for - Birth, Marriage & Death records.
https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
Note: The Help button will take you to a guide with helpful information and search tips. (It's not quite up to date.)
Many of British Columbia's BMD records are online, free to download. There are, of course, some restrictions for privacy reasons. Currently these records are in this database - there should be an update soon, perhaps in May.
Births (1854-1903)
Marriages (1871-1946)
Deaths (1872-2001)
Colonial marriages (1859-1872) If no image online, go to FamilySearch.
Baptisms (1836-1888) - this is an index only. See the Guide.
If images of the records are not available there, watch for another blog post in this series soon on how to get them (usually free).
Below is an example of a 1912 marriage record from South Vancouver, now part of Vancouver. BC Archives and the BC Vital Statistics Agency. (BC Archives Mfilm Number:B11376, Vital Stat Images(s):004401575_01025.jpg.) The various forms have changed over the years as have some of the regulations.
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