Resources Available at the FamilySearch Centre
Research locally at the FamilySearch Centre of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 591 Arbutus Street, Qualicum Beach, B.C.
Members of our Family History Society volunteer at the local LDS FamilySearch Centre on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. September through June. The FamilySearch Center is closed on Statuary Holidays. During the summer months ( July and August) the FamilySearch Centre is closed. Volunteers are there to assist you with your research. Telephone 250-586-3575 to talk to Liz Clapp and book a time at the FamilySearch Center
Currently the FamilySearch Centre also offers free access to the following pay-to-view websites:
Worldwide Records:
- Ancestry Library Edition – Canada, UK & Ireland, Europe, Australia & NZ, USA.
- World Vital Records – Canada, Australia, UK & Ireland, USA, World.
- Access Newspaper Archive – Canada, UK, Ireland, USA, etc.
British Records:
- Ancestry Library Edition
- FindMyPast.com – limited selection of U.K. records
- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive includes papers originating in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
- World Vital Records
- The Genealogist
American Records:
- Ancestry Library Edition
- Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com)
- Alexander Street Press (seems to focus on the American Civil War)
- Godfrey Memorial Library
- Heritage Quest Online
- Historic Map Works Library Edition
- World Vital Records – browse their resources by U.S. State.
- Paper Trail – a guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents.
Swedish Records:
- ArkivDigital Online – the largest online private provider of Swedish church records and many other historical records. Genline was bought by Ancestry.com where the records are now available. ArkivDigital Online has all new photography in colour. Qualicum Beach FamilySearch Centre Resources Catalogue.
In-house resources at the FamilySearch Centre:
Country County Parish Film No Description ALL Binder - Old Occupations. 3 volumes Sources, definitions and important information about occupations and trades. Canada Books Migration, emigration and immigration, chiefly to and within the United States. Vol 1. 1974 Canada Ontario Book A Guide to Ontario Land Registry Records England Book Your English Ancestry, Guide for North Americans, by Sherry Irvine. 1993 England Binder - Social History Single Mothers in the Workhouse article England Binder - Spotlight on England Articles on various areas of England and counties. England Book Parishes and Registration Districts in England and Wales, by penelope Christensen. 2001 England Book In Search of your British & Irish Roots, a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors, by Angus Baxter England Binder - Spotlight on Places in England Finding your way around old London England Book Local Census listings 1532-1930, by Jeremy Gibson and Mervyn Medlycott. 2nd edition, 1994 England Book Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Registers, 3rd edition, 2003 England Binder - Spotlight on Places in England Borthwick Institute for Archives England Book Poor Law Union Records, by Jeremy Gibson and Frederic A Youngs Jr., Part 4, Gazetteer, 1993 England Book Genealogical Gazetteer of England by Frank Smith, 1968 Europe Book In Search of your European Roots, by Angus Baxter. 2nd edition, 1994 Germany Books Maps of the German Empire of 1871. Great Britain Book A-Z Guide to Tracing Ancestors in Britain, by Pauline Saul and F C Markewell. 4th edition, 1991 Ireland Book In Search of your British & Irish Roots, a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors, by Angus Baxter Ireland Binder. Spotlight on Ireland Articles on counties and cities in Ireland. Scotland Books Scottish border country, by Andrew and John Lang.1913 Scotland Book In Search of your British & Irish Roots, a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors, by Angus Baxter United States Books Migration, emigration and immigration, chiefly to and within the United States. Vol 1. 1974 United States Books The Source - a guidebook to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. Ancesty. 2006 Wales Book Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales by David E. Gardner, 1974 Wales Book Finding Your English and Welsh Ancestors, by Penelope Christensen. 2nd edition, 1998 Wales Book In Search of your British & Irish Roots, a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors, by Angus Baxter