Archives and Museums in BC

Downtown Vancouver, Date unknown.

Photo courtesy of Jan Graf, Private Postcard Collection.

Archives Association of British Columbia

BC Historical Photographs Online

British Columbia Historical Photographs Online contains annotated links to photograph databases and virtual galleries from around the province.

Memory BC

The MemoryBC portal provides a searchable database of the materials available at archival repositories throughout the province of British Columbia.

Royal BC Museum and Archives

The Royal British Columbia Museum consists of the province of British Columbia's natural and human history museum as well as the British Columbia Provincial Archives. The museum is located in Victoria.

Union of BC Indian Chiefs Library and Archives

A specialized research library and archives focusing on BC land rights research.




CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN & COAST

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN

Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum, Art Gallery and Archives

Enderby and District Museum and Archives

Kamloops Museum and Archives

Kelowna Public Archives

Kelowna - Okanagan Heritage Museum

Oliver Archives - Oliver & District Heritage Society

Oliver Museum - Oliver & District Heritage Society

Penticton Museum and Archives

Salmon Arm Museum (R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum)

Summerland Museum and Archives

Vernon Museum and Archives

FRASER CANYON/CENTRAL INTERIOR

Lytton Museum and Archives

KOOTENAYS/BOUNDARY/ROCKIES

Cranbrook History Centre Archives

Creston Museum

Fort Steele Heritage Town

Golden Museum

Kaslo - Kootenay Lake Archives

Nelson - Touchstones Museum and Archives

Revelstoke Museum and Archives

Revelstoke Railway Museum

Trail Historical Society Museum and Archives

NORTHERN BC

Hazelton - ‘Ksan Historical Village and Museum

South Peace Historical Society Archives

VANCOUVER ISLAND / GULF ISLANDS

Alberni Community Archives

Alert Bay Library and Museum

Campbell River Museum

Comox Air Force Museum

Comox Archives and Museum

Courtenay Museum and Archives

Cumberland Museum and Archives

Duncan - Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives

Esquimalt Municipal Archives

Gabriola Museum and Archives

Ladysmith Archives

Metchosin Museum

Nanaimo Community Archives

Oak Bay Municipal Archives

Saanich Archives

Saanich - Log Cabin Museum and Archives

Saltspring Island Archives

Victoria Archives

SUNSHINE COAST / SOUTH COAST

Central Coast Archives (Bella Coola Museum)

Powell River Museum and Archives

Sechelt Community Archives

Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives