Vancouver British Columbia Family History Centre

(The Vancouver BC FHC is a larger microfilm circulation center with six patron use computers, 9 microfilm readers, and a digital camera microfilm imaging system. The center is open Tuesdays through Saturdays - see the specific hours below.)

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) 5280 Kincaid Street, Burnaby BC V5G 1V9
 * 2) Entrance is on the west side of the building from the parking lot. 
 * 3) Google Map

Phone: 604-299-8656

E-mail: bc_vancouver@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:  Tuesdays, Fridays &amp; Saturdays: 10am - 2pm Wednesdays: 10am - 9pm Thursdays: 10am - 6pm

Upcoming Closures: "Saturday Nov. 16th, 2013 due to staff shortage.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

Tuesday Dec. 17th, 2013 through Saturday Jan. 4th, 2014

The centre will re-open on Tuesday Jan 7th, 2014 at 10:00am

Upcoming Events
Check back for events in 2014.

Class Schedule
No classes currently scheduled.

Staff Training Meetings
Next Training Meeting: TBA

Collections

 * Physical collections available at the Centre:
 * Online published collections: https://familysearch.org/search
 * Online user submitted genealogies: https://familysearch.org/family-trees
 * Online FamilySearch catalog: https://familysearch.org/catalog-search
 * Online digitized books: https://books.familysearch.org/
 * Online research wiki - a place for learning how to do your family history: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page

Online Databases

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. The portal includes access to the following:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives
 * Access Newspaper Archives
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital - Swedish Church Records
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historic Map works Library Edition
 * Legacy Stories
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Equipment, Hardware & Software

 * There are nine microfilm readers - three are dedicated high magnification units.
 * There are three microfiche readers.
 * A wireless access point is available for laptop connectivity.
 * There are six patron use computers with the following installed programs:
 * Acadian Cajun Family Trees
 * Ancestral Quest
 * ArkivDigital
 * Australian Vital Records
 * British Isles 1851 Census
 * Family History Resource File Viewer - see below**
 * Family Search Indexing
 * Freedmans Bank Records
 * Libre Office 4.0
 * National Burial Index for England and Wales (version 3) - only installed on 1 computer
 * Pedigree Resource File including the Master Index and Pedigrees up to DVD 140
 * Roots Magic 6
 * Scottish Church Records (FamilySearch 2.27 DOS version)

Staff Research Specialties
Lil Heselton (Wednesdays 2pm - 6pm) American, French Canadian & Swedish

Resources in the Local Area

 * British Columbia Genealogical Society - http://www.bcgs.ca/
 * City of Burnaby Archives - http://burnaby.ca/About-Burnaby/About/History/Burnaby-Archives.html
 * Burnaby Public Library - http://burnaby.bibliocommons.com/
 * Heritage Burnaby - http://www.heritageburnaby.ca/
 * Surrey Cloverdale Library - http://www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4815.aspx

Links

 * Automated Genealogy - http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html
 * British Columbia Archives - Vital Event Indexes - http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes
 * British Columbia Vital Statistics - http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/index.html
 * Canadian Headstones - http://canadianheadstones.com/
 * Family Search - https://familysearch.org/search/
 * Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/
 * Library and Archives Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search-recherche/anc.php?Language=eng
 * RootsWeb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Volunteer at the Centre
(Details coming soon.)