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Western Canadian directories on the Internet Directories can be a great source of genealogical information, complementing census returns, and providing coverage in non-census years. Originally available in print form, they were later copied onto microfiche and microfilm. I have been keeping track of city directories in Western Canada for more than a decade, and have produced three editions of a book listing the ones available on microform. With more and more of these directories being made available on the Internet, I created this list to help guide researchers to the directories they need. The first version of this list had about 20 directories; now the total in Western Canada has passed 250. Let's hope there will be many more. This list will be expanded as more directories are posted on web sites. Unless otherwise indicated, these sites have scanned images of the directory pages. Manitoba: Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1884 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1894 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1897 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1905 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1906 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1907 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1909 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1911 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1913 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1921 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg 1922 -- from Ancestry.com Henderson's Brandon 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1931 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1933 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1935 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1937 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1939 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1941 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1943 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1945 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1946 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1947 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1947 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1954 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1955 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Saskatchewan: Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1884 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Regina 1885 -- from Library and Archives Canada Regina 1885 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces McPhillips Saskatchewan 1888 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Moose Jaw 1890 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1894 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1897 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1905 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Regina 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Alberta: Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1884 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Calgary 1885 -- from ourroots.ca Calgary 1885 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1894 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Spurr's Edmonton District 1895 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Spurr's Edmonton District 1895 -- from ourroots.ca Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1897 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Lowe's Edmonton 1899 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1905 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1908 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Didsbury, Alta., area 1909 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Didsbury, Alta., area 1909 -- from ourroots.ca Henderson's Edmonton 1909 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1910 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1910 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Alberta 1911 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1911 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1911 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1912 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1912 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1913 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Alberta 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1915 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1915 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1916 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1916 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1918 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Wrigley's Alberta 1920 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1920 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1920 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1920/1921 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1921 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1921 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1922 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1922 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Alberta 1924 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1924 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1924 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1926 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Alberta 1928/1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1928 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1928 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1930 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1930 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1931 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1931 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1933 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1933 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1934 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1934 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1934 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1934 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1935 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1935 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1936 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1936 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1936 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1937 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1938 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1939 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1939 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1940 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1940 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1940 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1941 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1941 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1942 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1943 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1943 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1944 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1944 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1944 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1945 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1945 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1946 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1946 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1946 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1947 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Calgary 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Edmonton 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Lethbridge 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Medicine Hat / Redcliff 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Who's Who in Alberta 1969 -- from ourroots.ca British Columbia: First Victoria Directory 1860 -- from Vancouver Public Library First Victoria Directory 1860 -- from Library and Archives Canada San Francisco Dept Directory 1860 -- from Vancouver Public Library British Columbia Guide and Directory 1863 -- from Vancouver Public Library B.C. and Victoria 1863 -- from ourroots.ca Pacific Coast Business Directory 1867 Part 1 -- from Vancouver Public Library Pacific Coast Business Directory 1867 Part 2 -- from Vancouver Public Library Pacific Coast Business Directory 1867Part 3 -- from Vancouver Public Library Database of Pacific Coast 1867 -- from ancestry.ca First Victoria Directory 2nd Issue 1868 -- from Vancouver Public Library First Victoria Directory 3rd Issue 1869 -- from Vancouver Public Library First Victoria Directory 4th Issue 1871 -- from Vancouver Public Library First Victoria Directory 5th Issue 1874 -- from Vancouver Public Library Cubery's Visitor's Guide to Victoria 1875 -- from Vancouver Public Library Pacific Coast Shippers' Index 1877 -- from Vancouver Public Library Guide to the Province of B.C. 1877-1878 -- from Vancouver Public Library Pacific Coast Directory 1880-1881 -- from Vancouver Public Library British Columbia Directory 1882-1883 -- from Vancouver Public Library Disturnell's Business Directory of the West Coast 1882-1883 -- from Vancouver Public Library Transcript of Nanaimo directory 1882 -- from vihistory.ca Transcript of Victoria directory 1882 -- from vihistory.ca McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory 1883-1884 -- from Vancouver Public Library McKenny's Pacific Coast 1883-84 -- from ourroots.ca British Columbia Directory 1884-1885 -- from Vancouver Public Library British Columbia Directory 1887 -- from Vancouver Public Library City of Vancouver - Terminus of the CPR 1887 -- from Vancouver Public Library Puget Sound Directory 1887 -- from Vancouver Public Library The New West 1888 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vancouver City Directory Williams' 1888 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vancouver city directory 1888 -- from ourroots.ca Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1889 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' B.C. Directory 1889 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vernon -- transcripts of six directories 1889-1924 -- from the Vernon and District Family History Society First History of Rossland 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's City of Victoria Directory 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library New Westminster and Burrard Inlet Telephone 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Vancouver and New Westminster Cities Directory 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Victoria and Nanaimo Cities Directory 1890 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's Vancouver and Victoria 1890 -- from ourroots.ca Williams' Victoria and Nanaimo 1890 -- from ourroots.ca Williams' Vancouver and New Westminster 1890 -- from ourroots.ca Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1891 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' British Columbia Directory 1891 Part 1 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' British Columbia Directory 1891 Part 2 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Illustrated Official B.C. Directory 1892 Part 1 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Illustrated Official B.C. Directory 1892 Part 2 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' British Columbia 1892 -- from ourroots.ca Transcript of Nanaimo directory 1892 -- from vihistory.ca Transcript of Victoria directory 1892 -- from vihistory.ca Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 1 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 2 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 3 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 4 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 5 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 6 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 7 -- from Vancouver Public Library Lynch's Ready Guide 1892-93 Part 8 -- from Vancouver Public Library BC Mercantile Agency Reference Book 1893 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Official B.C. Directory 1893 -- from Vancouver Public Library Mercantile Guide to the Cities of the USA and Northwest 1894 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Official B.C. Directory 1894 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Official B.C. Directory 1895 -- from Vancouver Public Library Merchants Agency Red Book 1896 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vancouver City Directory 1896 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vancouver city directory 1896 -- from ourroots.ca Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1897 -- from Vancouver Public Library Revelstoke Directory 1897 -- from Vancouver Public Library Rossland B.C. Business Directory 1897 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Official B.C. Directory 1897-1898 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1898 -- from Vancouver Public Library Revelstoke City Directory 1898 -- from Vancouver Public Library The Queen City of Vancouver Wonderful West 1898 -- from Vancouver Public Library Pettipiece's Directory and Map of Revelstoke 1899 -- from Vancouver Public Library Williams' Official B.C. Directory 1899 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1899-1900 -- from Vancouver Public Library Vancouver City Directory 1899-1900 -- from Vancouver Public Library Official Telephone Directory for Nelson Trail Rossland Grand Forks Greenwood 1900 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1900-1901 -- from Vancouver Public Library Henderson's B.C. Gazetteer and Directory 1901 -- from Vancouver Public Library Transcript of Victoria directory 1902 -- from vihistory.ca Henderson's Victoria 1920 -- from Ancestry.com The sources: Vancouver Public Library has the largest collection of British Columbia directories online. Peel's Prairie Provinces is the grand-daddy of resources for the Prairies. Records that have been available on microfiche for years are now being digitized placed online. The Peel site has more information about the directories available. Ourroots.ca has a superb collection of local histories. Better yet, they are all searchable, so finding your family will be easy as can be. Library and Archives Canada is putting directories online, although the emphasis so far is on Ontario and the Maritimes. Vihistory.ca is the premiere resource for research on Vancouver Island, including census and directory extracts. Vernon and District Family History Society is a very active organization in the North Okanagan Valley. Check their cemetery work as well! A guide to what is available the old-fashioned way: Western Canadian Directories on Microfiche and Microfilm Third edition, published April 2003. By Dave Obee. Expanded and updated -- twice the size of the second edition. This guide lists local directories that have been reproduced in microform, and lets researchers know what to look for. It includes entries for directories covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon between 1860 and 1995. Directories are an invaluable resource for the years between censuses, as well as for the later years, where census records are not available, and this guide will help you find them. C$9.95 This book is available on Interlink's Canada page

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