Hi Carol, There is never a need to order Registrations - the expensive way - from the Provincial Archive .There are always Volunteers here at the B.C. Mail List [myself included - although I have been tied up with obligations to family and friends - and do not get out as often as I would wish - so can never guarantee a prompt response. There are also Volunteers at the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site. http://www.raogk.org/bcolumbia.htm ANY who offer Lookups of Public Record - can view - transcribe or copy the filmed registration. There is No Charge - although some may charge to cover their cost of copies [ .50 cents or under Cndn] and /or postage. Filmed Registratons can be viewed - at the Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver B.C. V6B 6B1 - 604 - 331 3603.- 6th Floor. City Directories can be viewed on this floor - as well - the 7th floor. Obituaries [Newspapers - can be viewed in the Newspaper section - 5th Floor]. Photographs etc - can be viewed on the 7th floor. http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/Genealogy/Genealogy.html Map: http://tinyurl.com/6s38c Registrations can also be viewed at some Universities - U.B.C. in Vancouver - SFU in Burnaby. Information can also be searched at the Chilliwack Library - Chillwack B.C. I have never had the need to search for wills. Check the Provincial Archive site - Textural records - just type in the name : depending on the time frame - it will show whether a will had been through Probate. If so - this information is available - but probably only through the Archive *their costs for copies - has gone up greatly - but - if you can visit Victoria - or - find a Volunteer at the RAOGK - it will only be whatever the copy machine charges are. per page. .Copies at the Archive were .20 cents per page at one time. You might want to visit the Provincial Court House in Vancouver - They may have resource to search for wills. Cemeteries: There is 1 Cemetery in VAncouver Mountain View Vancouver City (604) 325-2646 5455 Fraser St Vancouver, BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/65ax4 http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/burials/index.htm http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/index.htm http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/air.htm Burnaby: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (604) 299-7711 3789 Royal Oak Ave Burnaby, BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/4ntan Ocean View Burial Park & Mausoleum 4000 Imperial Street, [At Patterson] Burnaby, BC V5J 1A4 Tel. : 604-435-6688 Map: http://tinyurl.com/579v5 Masonic Cemetery Assn of B C (604) 294-4143 4305 Halifax St Burnaby, BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/52rad http://tinyurl.com/4w5vh Beth Israel (604) 298-8240 1721 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/4owwt St. Peters 100 Richmond, New Westminster B.C. Canada Ph. 604 - 522 - 1691 Schara Tzedeck 2345 Marine Dr. New Westminster B.C. Canada Ph. 604 - 522 - 1754 Fraser Cemetery: http://www.city.new-westminster.bc.ca/cityhall/operations/fraser/ Vancouver City Archive. (604) 736-8561 1150 Chestnut Str Vancouver, BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/3qwuu Hope that helps. Happy New Year 2005. Cheers, Stella At 06:05 PM 1/22/2005, you wrote: >I have a quick question, I hope someone can help with... > >I am going to be in Vancouver at the end of Feb. for about 6 days....I >will be squeezing in visiting cousins etc. and hopefully some family >history research. > > From here in Ontario I tend to order my certificates the expensive > way...through the BC archives site. While I am there I am hoping to look > up and get copies of as many as I can!! I also want to do some cemetery > searching etc. Where is the best place to go to access and copy > certificates while I am there? I may try to look up other public > documents while there (wills etc.), Where would be my place of choice for this? > >Any info is welcome. I don't know what I will have time for, but am >hoping to at least find out a little info as well as taking tons of photos! > >Carol in London, Ontario > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: 1/16/2005 > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html

Hi Listers I am trying to locate my grandfather's death, and one of the two men below may be he. I live in Toronto Ontario and my grandfather was born near Brussels in Huron County Ontario before he abandoned his family and headed west in the late 1930's or early 1930's. We now believe that he may have changed his name to that of his dead father (as per below), so that his wife would have problems tracking him for support payments. If someone could possibly view these two records and advise the respective listed birth date, the parents' names on each death record and the birth location, I would really appreciate the help. Many thanks Deb 1. BC Vital Event Death Registration Name: Alexander Forsyth Event Date: 1974 10 14 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 83 Gender: male Event Place: Penticton Reg. Number: 1974-09-015510 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13337 GSU Microfilm Number: 2050341 2. BC Vital Event Death Registration Name: Alexander Forsyth Event Date: 1979 6 29 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 90 Gender: male Event Place: Nanaimo Reg. Number: 1979-09-010136 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13596 GSU Microfilm Number: 2051231