As to which archives or libraries are a must see. Are you looking for information about specific individuals and if so in what time period and what area? The different collections focus on different areas. If you are just interested in seeing what they look like, they aren't much to look at. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <KGiusti639@aol.com> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:17 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Genealogical Trip to BC > Hi: > > We are planning a trip to British Columbia in April. We are going to the > Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler areas. This will be our frist trip, so any > help would be appreciated. I have looked on Cyndi's site for the different > Archives, libraries, etc...So my question would be which ones are a must see? > I don' t want to miss this opportunity, Also, what kind of weather will it be > in April and how hard is it to get from one place to another? > > Thank you so much for any help. > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. > >

I was rather of the same opinion as John is - *until* I went to get my first printout of my family tree at the Sooke Museum (Follow the signs to get from Victoria to Sooke and there's a sign that directs one to the Sooke Regional Museum) - my first one being my paternal surname. I found it very interesting to look at the period photographs of the pioneers and natives of that area. It was downright eerie to note something familiar about so many people. To see pictures of known family members who were involved in different activities or known for their skills. If you can but imagine my thrill when learning that I was, in fact, related to almost anyone who had lived for more than 3 generations in that area. In my research I have come to know of other areas which have re-created or maintained the earlier buildings - for instance the first weekend in August there will be the 175th year since inception, reunion of descendants of Ft. Langley (of which I am one on my maternal side) Hudson's Bay Company employees (open to the public, during the summer there are exhibits) - located in Langley - in fact, take a cyber-tour via Lisa Peppan's site: http://members.tripod.com/~LisaPeppan/tour.html Regards; Dennice researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html > As to which archives or libraries are a must see. Are you looking for > information about specific individuals and if so in what time period and > what area? The different collections focus on different areas. If you are > just interested in seeing what they look like, they aren't much to look at. > John > -----