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VGS Resources

Family Histories in the VGS Library - Family histories complied and donated to the VGS Library.

VGS Members Surname Interest - Family names being researched by members of the society.

Greater Victoria and Area Pioneers Index - Biographical clipping from newspapers, magazine articles and notes indexed in binders. Covering pioneer families from the southern tip of Vancouver Island and available at the VGS Library.

Pioneer Women of Vancouver Island, 1843 - 1866 Surname Index - by N. de Bertrand Lugrin, published 1928.

Wild Roses at their Feet Surname Index - by Elizabeth Forbes Published 1971, contains recollections of life in early Victoria

Resources available at the VGS Library:

  • The Library version of Ancestry.com is now available to VGS members.
  • British Columbia Vital Event Records: Births: 1872 - 1903, Marriages: 1872 - 1933, Deaths: 1872 - 1988.
  • Cemetery Transcripts from: Royal Oak Burial Park Transcription Index, Burial Permits (BP) and Markers (MKRS) (1928 to 1995), Pioneer Square, Veteran Cemetery,
  • Database with Kings County, Nova Scotia Burials and Marriages.
  • Current and past Journals from Genealogical Societies.
  • PEI Cemeteries.

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