Researchers & Links

Independent Researchers

This register lists research agents available for contracted services at our research facility. Listing in this register does not constitute accreditation by the BC Archives. Any agreement for research must be between the patron and the search agent solely.

Researcher Areas of Specialty
Aevum Archives and Research Services (Margery Hadley) 202 – 75 Songhees Road
Victoria BC V9A 7M5
Tel: 250-385-6838
aevum@telus.net
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Genealogy
  • Special media
  • Expert in: photographic records; landscape change; community/regional history; travel/exploration history; tourism/recreation/parks; business history; and biography.
  • Land Records
Alpha Research Corporation (Christopher Hanna)
3008 Cadboro Bay Road
Victoria BC V8R 5J9
Tel/Fax: 250-595-7461
  • Genealogy
  • Lands records
  • Court records research
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Special media
  • Expert in colonial/maritime history and the gold rush.

Chelsea Horton, PhD
250.208.2723
chelsea@chelseahorton.com
www.chelseahorton.com

  • First Nations
  • Genealogy
  • Lands records
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Special media
David Vogt
2175 Cadboro Bay Road
Victoria BC V8R 5G8
Tel: 778-440-3410
davogt@uvic.ca
  • Genealogy
  • Lands records
  • First Nations
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
Edwards Heritage Consulting (Helen Edwards)
810 Linden Avenue
Victoria BC V8V 4G9
Tel: 250-386-6598
edwardsheritageconsulting@gmail.com
  • Genealogy
  • Lands records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Expert in the history of buildings/streetscapes/neighbourhoods
  • Court Records research: including divorce records and civil orders/judgements.
K. Mason and Associates (Kerry Mason)
966 Bank Street
Victoria BC V8S 4B2
Tel: 250-592-6548
kmason@telus.net
  • Genealogy
  • Lands records
  • First Nations research
  • Court records research
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Special media
  • Expert in BC art history.
Klahanie Research Ltd. (David Brownstein)
7-2160 W 39th Ave
Vancouver BC V6M 1T5
Tel: 604-722-5366
info@klahanieresearch.ca
  • First Nations research
  • Lands records
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Special media: including still and moving images; aural histories and cartographic records
  • Experts in landscape change/resource management issues and academic-sponsored research.
Lynda G. Poulton
2565 Islands View Dr.
Gabriola BC V0R 1X7
Tel: 250-247-9111 cell: 250-714-2553
poultonl@telus.net
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Genealogy
  • Land records
Maurice DePaoli
301 – 290 Newport Drive Port Moody BC V3H 5N2
Tel: 778-689-5213
mauricedepaoli@shaw.ca
  • Genealogy
  • First Nations research
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records.
Sharon Keen
105 – 975 Fairfield Road
Victoria BC V8V 3A3
Tel: 250-383-4933
  • Lands records
  • First Nations research
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Special media
  • Expert in Cultural Ecology, Ministries with related reports and documents: forests, parks, mines, archaeology.
Sheila Norton
807 Seamist Place
Victoria BC V8Y 2R4
Tel: 250-382-1185
dsnorton@shaw.ca
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records
  • Genealogy
  • Land records
  • First Nations
  • Court records
  • Special media
  • Expert in contaminated sites.
Traditions Consulting Services Inc.
Kevin Neary and Associates
1163 Jolivet Crescent
Victoria BC V8X 3P3
Tel: 250-881-8793
Fax: 250-881-8794
kneary@telus.net
  • First Nations research
  • Government records
  • Historical manuscript records.
  • Genealogy and Special Media
Victoria Genealogical Society
Queries Committee
PO Box 45015
Westside PO (100-180 Wilson St)
Victoria BC V9A 0C3
Tel: 250-360-2808
queries@victoriags.org
  • Genealogy

Areas of Specialty

Genealogy: including birth, marriage and death registrations; wills, probates and succession duty cards; coroner’s inquests and inquiries, census returns, directories and newspapers; provincial voters lists.

Lands records: including Crown land pre-emption records; “O” series correspondence files; tax assessment rolls.

First Nations: research including federal RG10 records; published reports.

Court records: research including divorce records; civil orders/judgments.

Government records: including records from government ministries, departments and agencies; BC Gazette notices; published reports; Sessional Papers.

Historical manuscript records: private, i.e non-government, records.

Special media: including photographs and other still images; moving images; aural histories; cartographic records.

Local researchers who are interested in being added to this register should contact us. The following must accompany an application to be listed:

  • A resume, describing qualifications and experience as a researcher.
  • A cover letter, describing experience and knowledge of the BC Archives collections, policies and procedures.
  • Areas of specialty (see above).

Applications will be reviewed and processed on a quarterly basis.

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