Campbell River Genealogy Society

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Welcome to the Campbell River Genealogy Library

Hours of Operation

 

    • Tuesdays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
    • Wednesdays 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
    • Can be opened by Appointment by contacting crgenealogy@shaw.ca

 

General enquiries: Email

The CRGS Library is located on the Main Floor
of the Maritime Heritage Centre.
Turn right past BCP45 & left at the stern.

 

 Library Holdings

Some of our library contents are listed below. Far from complete, only a visit to our location can give you a true appreciation for your genealogy resources available. See our Library Policy below for Access and Borrowing.

Ancestry.com Library Edition (Free access when in the library)

FamilySearch Affiliate Library (Free access when in the library)

Local Interest Collections:

  • School Yearbooks
  • Newspaper Clipping File: Births, Marriages and Deaths
  • Cemetery indexes and Transcripts
  • Newspaper Indexes: Events, Births, Marriages and Deaths 1917-present
  • Telephone and City Directories

Microform:

  • General Register Office: England and Wales Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-1949 on microfiche
  • Passenger lists: microfilms arrivals to Eastern Canadian Ports
  • Complete 1988 IGI on microfiche
  • Victoria, British Columbia Newspapers

Books, Books and more Books:

  • Reference Library: Historical Atlases, Maps, Directories …
  • Subjects related to genealogy: ‘How to’, DNA, historical background, finding aids and much more …
  • Countries represented include: Canada, United States, England, France, Germany, Russia and more.

Click here to download a copy of our  CRGS Library Catalogue  2024

 Library Policy

Access:

  •  The library shall be open to society members and the general public.
  • Only those who are current society members shall have borrowing privileges.
  • The term of borrowing shall be limited to one month for books and two weeks for journals.
  • Reference books can NOT be borrowed.