This register lists research agents available for contracted services at our research facility. Listing in this register does not constitute accreditation by the BC Archives. Any agreement for research must be between the patron and the search agent solely.

Areas of Specialty

Genealogy: including birth, marriage and death registrations; wills, probates and succession duty cards; coroner’s inquests and inquiries, census returns, directories and newspapers; provincial voters lists.

Lands records: including Crown land pre-emption records; “O” series correspondence files; tax assessment rolls.

First Nations: research including federal RG10 records; published reports.

Court records: research including divorce records; civil orders/judgments.

Government records: including records from government ministries, departments and agencies; BC Gazette notices; published reports; Sessional Papers.

Historical manuscript records: private, i.e non-government, records.

Special media: including photographs and other still images; moving images; aural histories; cartographic records.

Local researchers who are interested in being added to this register should contact us. The following must accompany an application to be listed:

• A resume, describing qualifications and experience as a researcher.
• A cover letter, describing experience and knowledge of the BC Archives collections, policies and procedures.
• Areas of specialty (see above).

Applications will be reviewed and processed on a quarterly basis.

Here are some external links you may find useful as you conduct your research. For on-site researchers links will open in a new window in this web- browser.

• BC Legislative Library
• Central Registry for Divorce Proceedings
• FamilySearch
• Historic Crown Grant search
• Library and Archives Canada
• Memory BC
• Union of BC Indian Chiefs