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Release of BC’s 1904 birth records expected next year

Rumour about BC Archives this year digitizing birth records from 1904 has been somewhat exaggerated. Or perhaps it was just wishful thinking. According to an announcement from the provincial archives, we’re going to have wait until Spring 2026. In early … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 14, 2025

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsResearching Supreme Court records at the BC Archives by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Historic Maritime Weather Records for Voyages from the UK to Quebec and LAC: Broken Records, Broken Search … Continue reading

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British Columbia marriage records for 1959 and death records for 2004 now searchable online

As part of an annual release of vital statistics, BC Archives on Wednesday uploaded digitized marriage registrations from 1959 and death registrations from 2004 to its searchable database. But wait. It looks like there could soon be even more good … Continue reading

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BC Archives expects to receive 2025 release of vital stats in March

Good news from BC Archives. According to the latest announcement on its website, British Columbia’s provincial archives expects to receive the annual release of birth (1904), marriage (1949), and death (2004) records from the BC Vital Statistics Agency at the … Continue reading

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New release of British Columbia marriage and death records

BC Archives has made available on its website this year’s release of marriage and death records. Family historians, with relatives who lived in British Columbia, can now search marriage registrations from 1948 and death registrations from 2003 in the provincial … Continue reading

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This year’s BC vital statistics release is coming… one day

Researchers who have relatives in British Columbia are likely wondering when they’ll see this year’s release of marriage and death records. In a news release, BC Archives said, “We have now received the new release, which includes marriage registrations from … Continue reading

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BC Archives temporarily unable to accept requests for reproductions

The BC Archives announced last Friday that “due to staffing challenges” it is temporarily unable to accept requests for reproductions of photographs, maps, audio or video material, in addition to requests for permissions and licensing.  This issue will not end … Continue reading

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Annual release of British Columbia’s marriage and death records now online

British Columbia’s marriage registrations from 1947 and death registrations from 2002 are now available to search online. These records are part of the BC Vital Statistics Agency’s annual release. Births (1854-1903), marriages (1871-1947), and deaths (1872-2002) can all be searched … Continue reading

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This year’s release of BC death and marriage records delayed

If you were planning to soon explore this year’s annual release of death (2002) and marriage (1947) records from the BC Vital Statistics Agency, BC Archives has bad news. British Columbia’s provincial archives announced last week that the BC Vital … Continue reading

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Annual release of British Columbia marriage and death records expected in four months

BC Archives announced that the annual release of death (2002) and marriage (1947) records from the BC Statistics Vital Agency is expected this May. If the provincial archives follows last year’s timing, we should soon the digitized records online during … Continue reading

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