My Blogging for the A to Z April Challenge for 2020 - Blogging About British Columbia Genealogy Resources

It's already April, 2020! Below is a list of the A-Z (Zed!) posts I've written on my theme -

British Columbia Genealogy Resources

Follow me to get notices of new A-Z April Blogging Challenge blog posts.  I'm posting every day but Sundays this month.

A is for Archives - Online and In Person (later)

B is for Bees - and a Be Alert Tip about researching women 

C is for Christenings - with ships' bells

D is for Distancing - Long Distance, Please!

E is for Education - School Days

F is for Francophones in BC 

G is for Geography of BC - and a little about Ghost Towns

H is for a Hundred Years - Centennial Celebrations 

I is for Inmate - not always as bad as it sounds

J is for Journey - a cruise to Alaska in 1954

K is for Keen - Keen on Kin (and Kith too - remember the F A N Club)

L is for Libraries - Academic

M is for Miners

N is for Newspapers

O is for Oldest-Old

P is for Periodicals

Q is for Query

R is for Recipes 

S is for the Sea - and Lighthouses

T is for Telephones

U is for Universities

V is for Vehicles 

W is for Winners

X is for X-Ray

Y is for The Year

Z - Zed is for Time Zones

My Blogging from A to Z April Challenge for 2020

Yes! I've decided to enter the A-Z Blogging Challenge next month, April 2020, here on CanadaGenealogy. This will be my first time in this Challenge although I've blogged other types of Challenges. In fact, I just finished one at my Saggers One-Name Study site.

Officially this is the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge! hosted by a team of 6 intrepid leaders at http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/  The Challenge theme is 2020 Vision! and there is a list ready for all the participating blogs and for their themes.

Many different kinds of bloggers participate - so far 15 genealogists and family historians have signed up. I look forward to reading their posts next month. The deadline to enter is Thursday, March 26th, so if you are interested, join now.

My Blogging from A to Z April Challenge theme is:

British Columbia, Canada Genealogy On-line Resources, 

A to Zed¹, 2020!

Weekdays, through April 2020, I'll be highlighting my favourite on-line resources with some hints and tips for genealogy and family history set in British Columbia, Canada. I've created an A to Zed list of websites and topics I could cover so I might do this again as it's quite a list now. 

Oh! Except for Zed - but I know I have a postcard from Zeballos, BC! If you have an idea for another genealogy topic for Zed, do let me know! 

During these trying times, many of us are extending our genealogy time so these will be helpful to many now, and I'll compile them afterwards so they can be easily accessed later.

REFERENCE

^1.  If the Zed thing seems odd, watch this video by Simon Whistler of the Today I Found Out channel which explains it. 

Family history Research in British Columbia, Canada? Free chat May 27, 2013

 Black and white 'Greetings from British Columbia' postcard; unmailed, private collection. 

Monday night, May 27th, 2013 at 7 pm right at the British Columbia Genealogical Society's (BCGS) website, there will be an on-line chat with the BC Genealogical Society’s Editor, M. Diane Rogers. (Yes, she is also Jane's Your Aunt!)

Do you have a question about the BCGS's BC Pioneer or the BC War Memorial projects, or about British Columbia research in general, or maybe how you can submit an article to the BCGS journal or website? Do join in.

This is an experiment in offering more communication choices for BCGS members and friends, so don’t be shy.

FamilySearch Begins Indexing of British Columbia, Canada Marriage Records 1859-1932

FamilySearch.org is now indexing British Columbia, Canada marriage records and registrations including the Colonial marriage records, British Columbia and Vancouver Island clergy records sent to the Colonial Secretary from 1859 to 1872, as well as the province's civil registration forms for marriages from 1872 to 1932.

While I know that most British Columbia records relevant to genealogy have no indexes at all, and accurate indexes for these marriage records already exist, there are no other province wide indexing projects on-line right now, so please have a look and assist if you can.

My understanding is that only Canadians are eligible to index these. I'm not sure why that is, as many Canadians index other countries' records, and, as far as I remember, past Canadian projects, like those at http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/

were open to all. Perhaps someone knows if this is correct and if so, why? (Just can't help but wonder.)

To see all the FamilySearch projects, go to:
www.familysearchindexing.org/projects/current_projects.jsf

If you then click on 'British Columbia Marriages 1859-1932' in the list, you will see more information about this project, and links to an example of a record and to instructions.

To volunteer if you're not already registered, go to http://www.familysearch.org/
click on 'Index Records', then click the 'VOLUNTEER' button. If you've registered as an indexer with Familysearch before, simply click on 'START INDEXING'.

The current indexes available on-line and on microfilm from the BC Archives include bride and groom's names, place (city or town) and date of marriage and registration numbers, etc. for civil registrations from 1872-1933. The Colonial marriage record index from 1859-1872 also gives the church or parish name.

In addition, FamilySearch is indexing each bride and groom's birthplaces (town and province or country), their Indian band, reserve or tribe, if applicable and if recorded, their parents' names as given and whether the marriage was by banns or license. I am however sad to see that marriage witnesses are not apparently going to be indexed as this would have added considerable value to this index.