About the Records from the BCCFA
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This page provides information about the records and how to obtain additional information.
Introduction
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The British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid, Version One contains
more one hundred thousand entries.
Purpose
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This database is intended *only* as a "pointer" database. It
consists of the surnames, cemetery name and location of more than
100,000 entries collected from records and headstone inscriptions
associated with 141 cemeteries situated in the Province of British
Columbia and one from the State of Washington. Please note that in
some cases, some of the listed individuals may *not* be interred in
these cemeteries and such names were found in the source records or
on the headstone.
Reference Number
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The REFERENCE field is used to identify the source document
and the organization that published the cemetery information. To
assist the researcher, the postal address of each source is listed
below.
Soundex Field
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One of the main features and benefits of this information
base is the convenience of Soundex searches. As most family
historians soon discover, surname spellings have to be taken with
a grain of salt and creative flexibility. Electronic database
searches on the Soundex code (rather than on a single spelling of
a surname) may yield some surprising matches which would otherwise
go undetected.
Other Notes
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If a name (e.g. that of a parent or spouse) is mentioned on
a stone, that name has also been included as an entry in this
database. Although that person mentioned may be buried elsewhere,
such entries may prove useful in making a family connection. The
same rationale applies for the "plot owner only" entries dating
back to the early 1900's.
The Next Step
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As mentioned earlier, this information is intended only to
get you pointed in the right direction. This is offered as a
convenience to all of us 'mail order researchers' who are thousands
of miles from the `old homestead' and its genealogical treasures.
PLEASE...... when corresponding with any of the organizations
listed below, include a self-addressed envelope and sufficient funds
to cover return postage. Many of these organizations are very small
and operate on extremely limited budgets. They will not continue to
exist if researchers burden them with extra operating expenses.
Be sure to include a word about BCCFA in your correspondence
when requesting additional information or ordering transcriptions
from the organizations listed below. This feedback is instrumental
if there are to be any future releases of the BCCFA database project.
Obtaining the actual cemetery transcriptions....
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "AGG-", write to...
Abbotsford Genealogical Group
P.O. Box 672
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 6R7
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "BCARS-", write to...
British Columbia Archives & Records Service
655 Belleville Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8V 1X4
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "BCGS-", write to...
British Columbia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 88054, Lansdowne Mall
Richmond, British Columbia
V6X 3T6
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "BUVGS-", write to...
Bulkley Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4083
Smithers, British Columbia
V0J 2N0
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "CRGG-", write to...
Campbell River Genealogy Club
P.O. Box 884
Campbell River, British Columbia
V9W 6Y4
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "COC-", write to...
City of Colwood (Planning Department)
3300 Wishart Road
Victoria, British Columbia
V9C 1R1
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "LDS-", ...
visit your local Latter-Day Saints Family History Centre to
order the appropriate microfilm listed in the reference field.
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "MC-", write to...
Metchosin Central
P.O. Box 48058, 3575 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Z 7H5
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "NFHS-", write to...
Nanaimo Family History Society
P.O. Box 1027
Nanaimo, British Columbia
V9R 5Z2
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "PGFHS-", write to...
Prince George Family History Society
P.O. Box 1056
Prince George, British Columbia
V2L 4V2
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "SPS-", write to...
Saanich Pioneers' Society
7910 East Saanich Road
Saanichton, British Columbia
V8M 1T4
(Tele: 604-656-5714)
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "V&DFHS-", write to...
Vernon & District Family History Society
P.O. Box 1447
Vernon, British Columbia
V1T 6N7
For REFERENCE FIELD numbers beginning with "VGS-", write to...
Victoria Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 45031, Mayfair Postal Outlet
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Z 7G9
Questions/Comments?--- last updated 10 October 1997 --- |