This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/7aB.2ACEAE/981.1 Message Board Post: British Columbia In British Columbia, records date from 1872, although those for the earlier years are not complete. There are also some baptismal records as early as 1849. Requests should be directed to the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/ , P.O. Box 9657, Stn. Prov. Govt., VICTORIA, B.C., V8W 9P3. Microfilm copies of original birth registration documents (1872 to 1902), marriage registration documents (1872 to 1927) and death registration documents (1872 to 1982) are available for on-site consultation at the British Columbia Archives http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm , 655 Belleville Street in Victoria and through the LDS Family History Library™ Nominal indexes to the above records are available on-line on the British Columbia Archives web site. Please note that all inquiries and requests for copies should be addressed to the B.C. Vital Statistics Agency.