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Learning about the use of GPS positioning in cemetery
recording at the Anglican Cemetery on Little Mountain in Chilliwack, B.C. in
July, 2006.
Saint Hilda Pioneer Cemetery - Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
ABOUT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Members of the British Columbia Genealogical Society have been actively researching the province’s cemeteries since 1971. Our upcoming publications will be for Fraser and St. Peter's cemeteries in New Westminster. These cemeteries had previously been recorded but that work has been updated with new listings and photographs of all the grave markers. Members are also working on Fraser Canyon cemeteries, and at updating the Boal Chapel (North Vancouver) CD previously published.
BCGS member, Lorraine Irving is now giving tours at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver and member Maurice Guibord gives tours of Burnaby cemeteries through the Burnaby Village Museum.
The B.C.G.S. Cemetery Committee welcomes any information about B.C. cemeteries and about other recording projects, including details on GPS co-ordinates for B.C. cemeteries. We encourage everyone to add to our list which includes cemetery area, name, location, latitude, longitude, and whether/where records are available.
The B.C.G.S. Cemetery Committee meets the first Wednesday of every month in Greater Vancouver. To join us, or for more information, please contact us.
Selected Links for B.C. Cemetery Research
Special Interest Groups and Tours in B.C.
Selected B. C. Veterans' Cemeteries and Memorials
Additional B. C. and Canada Cemetery Interest Websites
Selected Worldwide Cemetery Information Websites
Worldwide Cemetery Related Associations
Featured cemetery websites
Emily's Mountain Cemetery, Vernon & District Family History Society, B.C.: http://www.vdfhs.com/Emily's Mountain.htm
'Must' Websites for B.C. Cemetery research
British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid: http://www.islandnet.com/bccfa/homepage.html
B.C. Archives Vital Statistics Index: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm
B.C. Newspapers and Obituaries On-Line: http://www.bcgs.ca/BC-Newspapers-Obituaries.htm
B.C. Cemetery Special Interest Groups and Tours
Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria, Tours of Ross Bay Cemetery and other Victoria area cemeteries: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca
Burnaby Heritage Village, Tours of OceanView, Forest Lawn, the Masonic and Beth Israel cemeteries: http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
Nanaimo District Museum, Cemetery Strolls: http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/index.html
New Westminster Cemetery Tours: http://www.nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca/nwheritage.org/heritagesite/orgs/nwhs/walktour.htm
Doukhobor Cemetery Transcription Project & Index: http://www.bcacl.org/index.cfm?act=main&call=A75B1B75
Selected B.C. Cemetery Websites
Abbotsford Genealogical Society Cemetery Index: http://www.abbygs.ca/cemeteries.htm
Ainsworth, Moyie & Kaslo cemeteries: http://www.rootsweb.com/~abmgrc
Barkerville Cemetery: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9402/barkermi.html
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, virtual tour: http://www.nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca/nwheritage.org/heritagesite/history/content/fraser/Fraserhis.htm
Ladysmith Cemetery: http://web.mala.bc.ca/cemetery/#
Langley's Fort Langley and Murrayville cemeteries, virtual tours: http://www.langleymuseum.org/heritage_cemetery_intro.asp
New Westminster Cemetery Monument Photographs: http://www.nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca/nwheritage.org/phototour/citylife/churches&monuments_monuments.htm
New Westminster, British Columbia Penitentiary Cemetery: http://www.boothill.ca
Sook Sias, B.C. Penitentiary, New Westminster: http://www3.telus.net/public/candylea/index.htm
Convict Deaths in the B.C. Penitentiary, 1875-1916, New Westminster: http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/conlist.htm
Woodlands Cemetery Project, New Westminster (Burials from Woodlands and Essondale) : http://www.bcacl.org/woodlands_cemetery/index.cfm
Woodlands Cemetery, New Westminster, Family Search tips: http://www.bcacl.org/index.cfm?act=main&call=870BD816
North Vancouver Cemetery (click Cemetery Map, then Tools for Burial Index): http://www.cnv.org/server.aspx?c=3&i=21
City of Prince George Cemetery: http://www.city.pg.bc.ca/rec_culture/cemetery
Vancouver's Mountain View Cemetery: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/index.htmVancouver,
Masonic Interments, Mountain View Cemetery: http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/history/mountain_view/cemetery.html
Vancouver's Mountain View Cemetery, Photographs: http://www.pbase.com/camtrav/cemetery
Victoria Old Burying Ground, Pioneer Square, Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria, photographs, burial database:
http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/cem_pn.htm
Victoria's Ross Bay Cemetery: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/cem_rb.htm
Ross Bay Cemetery Search, Victoria: http://web.city.victoria.bc.ca/archives/rosssearch.asp
Vernon
area, Emily's Mountain Cemetery, Vernon & District Family History Society, B.C.
transcription and article:
http://www.vdfhs.com/cemeteries/north_okanagan/vernon/emilys_mountain/index_emilys_mountain.html
Victoria Cemeteries, Masonic Interments: http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/history/victoria_cemeteries/index.html
Selected Veterans Cemeteries and Memorial Websites
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial: http://www.virtualmemorial.gc.ca
Commonwealth War Graves Commission: http://www.cwgc.org
Maple Leaf Project: http://www.mapleleaflegacy.org
British Columbia's War Memorials: http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/bc.htm
Esquimalt, The Veterans Cemetery: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/koreawar/pilgrimage/vetcem
Additional B. C. and Canada Interest Cemetery Websites
Updated! British Columbia, Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project: http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/BC/index.html (Sept 28-09)
B.C. Archives Visual Records Index (try key words: cemetery, cemeteries, grave, graveyard, funeral): http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-33CBF66/visual/visual.htm
B.C. Geographical Names Search: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcnames
British Columbia Municipal Cemetery Network: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/NONMARKETOPERATIONS/MOUNTAINVIEW/bcmcn
Cemetery and Crematorium Association of British Columbia: http://www.ccabc.org
Canadian Gravemarkers Gallery: http://gravemarkers.ca
British Columbia, Canadian Headstones Project: http://canadianheadstones.com/bc
Find a [Famous] Grave-British Columbia: http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=824
Interment.net-British Columbia: http://www.interment.net/can/bc/index.htm
Finnish Gravemarkers in Canada (includes Nanaimo and Sointula): http://www.genealogia.fi/haudat/index2e.htm
Ancestors At Rest, Death, Funeral and Burial Customs: http://ancestorsatrest.com/articles
Funeral Practices, The Canadian Encyclopedia: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003106
Chinese Funerary Burners, A
Census, by Terry Abram (includes Chinese Cemeteries
Harling Point, Victoria, Kamloops, Nanaimo, Nelson and Vancouver):
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/papers/burners.htm
Tiptoeing Through The Graveyard, Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in Cemeteries by Kimberley Powell: http://genealogy.about.com/od/cemetery_records/a/cemeteries.htm
How Not To Conduct a Cemetery Research Trip by Linda Herrick Swisher: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=2006
Cemeteries and Cemetery Symbols: http://cemeteries.wordpress.com
Glossary of Victorian Cemetery Symbolism: http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/pages/Cem_Symbolism.htm
From Beyond the Grave, The Mystery of Graveyard Art and Symbols: http://www.prairieghosts.com/grave_symbols.html
The Taphophile's Handbook: http://www.alsirat.com/taphophile/index.htm
Cemeteries and Funeral Homes, CyndisList: http://www.cyndislist.com/cemetery.htm
Cemetery and Headstone Photography, The StonePics Method: http://www.stonepics.com
Selected WorldWide Cemetery Related Websites
Cemeteries in Europe: http://www.totentanz.de/europe.htm
Cemetery Research Group, University of York, England: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/crg/crgresearch.htm
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project: http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery
South Africa's War Graves Project: http://www.southafricawargraves.org/index.htm
Indian Cemeteries: http://www.indian-cemeteries.org
Record Project (Mostly USA, as of July 20, 2009) http://recordsproject.com/cemetery Within each state you will find information on National and Veteran Cemeteries, State Cemetery Associations, Cemetery Statistics, Burial Laws, Graveyard Preservation practices as well as links providing direct access to any free burial records databases the state has to offer.
WorldWide Cemetery Associations
Saving Graves: http://www.savinggraves-ca.org
Association for Gravestone Studies: http://www.gravestonestudies.org
The Cemetery Club: http://www.thecemeteryclub.com
The Museum of Funeral Customs (U.S.A.): http://www.funeralmuseum.org
Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe: http://www.significantcemeteries.net
Selected Cemetery Transcription and Organization Software
OVS-Genealogy, CemEditor software, free tools: http://www.ovs-genealogy.com
Cemetery Keeper: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?652
Cemetery V2.0 (or Palm-John One One Graphics, Donald Keiffer ): http://keifferusa.com
Contact the British Columbia Cemetery Committee
E-mail:
By Mail: B.C.G.S. Cemetery Committee, Attn. Wendy Graham, Chair, P.O. Box 88054, Lansdowne Mall, Richmond, B.C., CANADA V6X 3T6
B.C.G.S. Cemetery Publications Price List: http://www.bcgs.ca/bcgspubs.htm
British Columbia Genealogical Society: www.bcgs.ca
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