Hi Linda, Found the following: Stella From the New Westminser Public Library site: http://www.nwheritage.org/database/heritage.php Photo of Orphanage: http://www.nwheritage.org/database/images/123_web.jpg Picture of Group of Children at Providence Orphanage: http://www.nwheritage.org/database/images/1150_web.jpg DateJune 16, 1918 Subject[]Orphans and Orphans' Homes DescriptionProvidence Orphanage - New Westminster. N.B. - Opened c.1900 and closed 1959. Located on 12th St. Demolished in 1960. Photographer SourceOblate Archives, Vancouver (The Oblates of Mary Immaculate) Accession Number: 2482 Author: AH Creation Date20010608123923 Modification Date20010608124131 Last Access20010608124131. At 07:07 PM 11/29/01 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Linda >I just happen to have the answer to your question. A friend of mine tracked >down the records after many, many, many phone calls. >Sisters of Providence >Providence Center >3005 119th Street >Edmonton, Alberta >T6J 5R5 >tel 780-436-7250 >fax 780-436-7255 >Sure hope this helps >Wendy Gust >Burnaby, B.C. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linda Ray Harper" <> >To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:05 PM >Subject: [CAN-BC] Providence Orphanage New Westminister > > > > Does anyone know who would hold the records of the Providence Orphanage > > that was in New Westminister ? Or if the records are even accessible . > > Thanks > > Linda Harper > > > > ______________________________ > > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records >are at >http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes >These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for >accessing them at a low cost.