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CA UCCBC CHL IN · Fonds · 1871-1902

Fonds consists of Baptismal register (1878-1902), Marriage register (1878-1902), Burial register (1878-1902); and Trustees minutes (1871-1881).

Methodist Indian Mission (Chilliwack, B.C.)
George Edgar fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 32 · Fonds · 1876-1925

Fonds consists of three record series: Church-related textual materials (1889-1919); Photographs ([189-?]-[191-?]); and Reference materials (1876-1925).

Edgar, George, 1854-1931
CA UCCBC BEB BB · Fonds · 1880-1956

Fonds consists of the records of Bella Bella United Church and its predecessor, Bella Bella Methodist Mission. Records include Baptism registers (1880-1843), Marriage registers (1880-1884), and Burial registers (1880-1943); Membership records (1880-1956); Session minutes (1950-1956); Manuscript Mission Journal (1880-1924); and Congregational financial records (1898-1943).

George E. Darby Memorial United Church (Bella Bella, B.C.) fonds
CA UCCBC ChMD 6 · Fonds · 1881-1925

Fonds consists of the minutes of the Annual District and Ministerial Session, 1881-1900 and 1908-1925; and minutes of the Financial District, 1882-1899 and 1918-1925.

Methodist Church of Canada. Port Simpson District
CA UCCBC ChUn 8 · Fonds · 1884-1966

Fonds consists of minutes of the Committee, 1929-1966.

United Church of Canada. British Columbia Conference. Marine Committee
CA UCCBC ChMe 4 · Fonds · 1884-1890

Fonds consists of the ship's log from November, 1884 to May, 1890.

Glad Tidings (Ship)
CA UCCBC SKI HA · Fonds · 1884-1992

Fonds consists of the records of Skidegate United Church, its predecessors, Spencer Memorial Church and Spencer Memorial United Church, Queen Charlotte United Church, Sandspit United Church, Seaview United Church and Seaview Community Church, and Tasu United Church. Records include Baptism registers (1884-1992), Marriage registers (1884-1984), and Burial registers (1884-1969); Membership records (1953-1990); Board and Committee records (1939-1991); Women's Group records (1920-1980); Sunday school records (1966-1980); Financial records (1955-1985); Special Events records (1971-1984); Annual statistics (1967-1989); Outreach programs records (1969-1985); Building and Property records (1966-1987); a history of the United Church in the Queen Charlotte Islands (1985).

United Church of Canada. Haida Gwaii Pastoral Charge
CA UCCBC NAN MI · Fonds · 1886-1952

Fonds consists of records from Nanaimo Indian Mission. Record series include: Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1886-1952) and Sunday school records (1892-1912).

Methodist Church of Canada. Nanaimo Indian Mission
Coqualeetza Institute fonds
CA UCCBC AffB 5 · Fonds · 1888-1941

Fonds consists of Baptism, marriage and burial records (1887-1941); Subscriptions (1914-1925); School registers (1888-1911); and Extra-curricular group records (1934-1935). The missionary subscription lists include those of the Lower Fraser Circuit for the period 1914-1920, mainly listing subscriptions from the Coqualeetza Institute. Also, there are a few records of marriages in the civil register that took place in Alberni, B.C., most likely at the Alberni Indian Residential School.

Coqualeetza Residential School
B.C. Freeman fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 1 · Fonds · 1889-1980, predominant 1890-1935

Fonds consists of the following series: Writings, correspondence, and other records (1889-1980); B.C. Freeman photographs ([191-?]-[193-?]); and Ethel May Freeman photographs (1919-[193-?]).

Freeman, Barnabas Courtland, 1869-1935
CA UCCBC NAN HA · Fonds · 1891-1979

Fonds consists of records from Haliburton Street Methodist Church, South Nanaimo Pastoral Charge and Haliburton Street United Church. Records include Baptismal registers (1905-1966), Marriage register (1905-1966), Burial registers (1905-1947, 1954-1979); Circuit register (1893-1945), Communion Roll (1954-1968); Session minutes (1961-1966), Stewards minutes (1945-1966), Official Board minutes (1892-1966), Trustees minutes (1891-1913), Christian Education Committee mintues (1962-1966); Ladies' Aid minutes (1902-1962), Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1923-1961); As One That Serves minutes (1960-1961), Sunday School teacher's minutes (1899-1966); Young People's Union minutes (1943-1945), Young Women's Association minutes (1954-1961).

Haliburton Street United Church (Nanaimo, B.C.)
CA UCCBC CHE CH · Fonds · 1891-1958

Fonds consists of records of Cheam Circuit, Cheam Union Church and Cheam United Church. Records include Baptismal registers (1891-1916), Marriage registers (1902-1905), and Burial registers (1908-1916); Membership records (1891-1917); Official Board minutes (1944-1947); Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1921-1939); and Congregational financial records (1935-1958).

Cheam United Church (Chilliwack, B.C.)
James Arthur McLachlan fonds
CA ON00340 F3768 · Fonds · 1891-1903

Fonds consists of an album of photographs from Berens River Mission, including members of the community, taken between 1891 and 1903.

McLachlan, James Arthur, 1855-1903
CA UCCBC ChMe 2 · Fonds · 1893-1925

Fonds consists of incoming correspondence accumulated by J.H. White as Superintendent of Missions between 1910 and 1919; accounts of the Missionary Committee from July 1908 to July 1909; and accounts of the Home Missions Committee from 1893-1925. The mission boat logs are described with the Marine Committee of the United Church.

Methodist Church of Canada. Missionary Society. British Columbia Conference Branch
George H. Raley fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 3 · Fonds · 1893-1954

Fonds consists of a single series: Vital records (1893-1954). Some of the records are written on the reverse side of pages from a draft essay on Indigenous arts and industry.

Raley, George Henry, 1863 or 1864-1958
CA UCCBC KIS PI · Fonds · 1895-1988

Fonds consists of records from Kispiox Methodist Church, Kispiox United Church and Pierce Memorial United Church. Records include Baptismal registers (1895-1976), Marriage registers (1916-1952), Burial records (1914-1950); Circuit registers (1895-1954); Official Board minutes (1925-1988), Congregational meeting minutes (1934-1988); Sunday School Attendance roll (1915-1937); Land claims (1915-1958), Lay supply (1963-1974), Church redevelopment planning (1984-1987); Financial record book (1914-1949), Cash book (1960-1966), Renovation fund (1968-1972); and Annual reports (1927-1982).

Pierce Memorial United Church (Kispiox, B.C.)
William Rickaby fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 37 · Fonds · 1896-1975

Fonds consists of four record series: Baptismal records (1941-1954); Correspondence (1938-1947); Memorabilia (1896-1975); and Photographs (1907-1972).

Rickaby, William, 1888-1975
CA UCCBC ChMD 1 · Fonds · 1897-1900

Fonds consists of minutes of the Annual District meetings and the Ministerial Session, 1898-1900, and minutes of the Financial District meetings, 1897-1898.

Methodist Church of Canada. Bella Bella District
Robert C. Scott fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 2 · Fonds · 1897-[ca. 1980], predominant 1919-1960

Fonds consists of the following series: Vital records (1930-1960); Marine mission records (1919-1948); Committee and institutional records (1897-1958); Financial records and fundraising (1923-1957); Correspondence files (1917-1960); Manuscripts and writings (1919-1951); Published and collected materials (1918-1959); and Photographs (1914-[ca. 1980]).

Scott, Robert Clyde, 1879-1960
CA UCCBC KLE ED · Fonds · 1897-1993

Fonds consists of Baptismal register (1897-1962), Marriage register (1897-1992), and Burial register (1897-1993).

Edgar Memorial United Church (Klemtu, B.C.)
Jessie Oliver Collection
CA UCCBC Priv 28 · Collection · [190-?]-1988

Collection consists of materials relating to Oliver's ministry and work with Indigenous peoples. Collection contains Photographs (1934-1938), Memorabilia ([190-?]) and Reference materials ([193-?]-1988).

CA UCCBC ChMD 4 · Fonds · 1900-1907

Fonds consists of minutes of the Annual District and the Ministerial Session, 1901-1907; minutes of the Financial District, 1900-1906; and the Circuit Schedule, 1903-1904.

Methodist Church of Canada. Indian District
CA UCCBC ChMe 3 · Fonds · 1904-1923

Fonds consists of the minutes of the Advisory Committee of the Japanese Mission, later called the Oriental Mission, 1908-1923; minutes of the Victoria District meetings, 1904-1911; and minutes of the Westminster District meetings, 1905-1923.

Methodist Church of Canada. Woman's Missionary Society. British Columbia Conference Branch
CA UCCBC AffB 18 · Fonds · 1904-2014

Fonds consists of 6 record series: Administrative records (1937-2000); Financial records (1993-2014); Media (1940-2010); Medical procedures and treatment records (1920-1996); Patient files (1904-2007); and Property records (1958-1997). The first accession of R.W. Large Memorial Hospital was received in 2017 and arranged and described by Kelly Rovegno. The majority of the BC Conference Archives holdings relate to early records regarding patients and medical procedures. Fonds also contains Dr. Darby's medical notes.

R.W. Large Memorial Hospital (Bella Bella, B.C.)
Ahousaht United Church fonds
CA UCCBC AHO AH · Fonds · 1904-1963

Fonds consists of the records of Ahousaht United Church and its predecessor, Ahousaht Presbyterian Church. Records include Baptism register (1919-1957), Baptismal Certificate stubs (1935-1937), Birth records (1904-1944), Marriage registers (1923-1957), and Death records (1904-1957); Indian Court proceedings (1914, 1955); Communion roll (1951-1954), Membership roll (1958-1962); Church Board minutes (1951-1963), Congregational meetings minutes (1953-1963), Christian Temperance Union of the Ahousat Indians pledge and constitution (1951); Christian Education building dedication (1963); Cash book (1952-1962).

Ahousaht United Church
CA UCCBC ChPr 5 · Fonds · 1906-1926

Fonds consists of the following record series: Minutes of Synod Branch meetings (1914-1926); Minutes and other records of presbyterial branches, including Victoria, Westminster and Kamloops (1906-1926); and Presbyterial accounts (1912-1926).

Presbyterian Church in Canada. Woman's Missionary Society. British Columbia Synod Branch
CA UCCBC BEC BC · Fonds · 1907-2013

Fonds consists of records of the Bella Coola Pastoral Charge; its congregations, Emmanuel, MacKenzie, and Augsburg United Churches; Augsburg Lutheran Church and Bella Coola Methodist Mission. Records include Baptism registers (1907-1986), Birth records (1921-1930), Marriage registers (1913-2007), and Burial registers (1909-1992); Circuit register (1925-1953), Historic roll (1947-1987), Communion roll (1940-1955, 1972); Board and committee records (1920-2013); Property records (1952-1988), Native Affairs and Language records (1977-1984), Visitation records (1972-1973), Refugee sponsorship (1979-1980), Correspondence (1939-1947); Historical material (1926-1976), "Bible in Bella Coola" by Cliff Kopas (church history); Account book (1920-1950), Cash book (1940-1950); and Annual reports (1940-2013).

United Church of Canada. Bella Coola Pastoral Charge
Udal (mission boat) fonds
CA UCCBC ChMe 5 · Fonds · 1908-1909

Fonds consists of the ship's log from December 1908 to July 1909.

Udal (Ship)
CA UCCBC AffB 4 · Fonds · 1908-2014

Fonds consists of 12 record series: Bella Coola Hospital founding Committee minutes (1908-1948); Board policy records (1972-1985); Minutes and reports of the Board of Directors (1939-1997); Bella Coola and District Transitional Health Authority (1998-2001); Minutes and reports of the new Board of Directors (2002-2010); Committees of the Board (1972-1995); Administrative records (1941-2014, predominant 1973-1997); Financial records (1970-2013); General Hospital and Bella Coola community reports (1998-2010); Media (1950-2008); Property and building records (1995-1998); and Third Bella Coola General Hospital (1978-1981). The first accession of records was arranged and described in 1997 by Alaric Posey. These records consist of early Board meeting minutes, reports, and policies. These were described at the series level. The second accrual of records was arranged and described by Kelly Rovegno in 2017. These records date from 1908-2014, although the predominant range is 1970-2005. Records include Board meeting minutes and reports from the Board of Directors, various committees, the Bella Coola and District Transitional Health Authority, and documents relating to the administration and finances of the Hospital, mostly from 1970s onward. In addition, there is a considerable amount of records relating to the construction and opening of the third Bella Coola General Hospital.

Bella Coola General Hospital
J. Edward Rendle fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 6 · Fonds · [ca. 1910]-1930

Fonds consists of sermons, correspondence, essays and written presentations, booklets, and a photograph.

Rendle, J. Edward
CA UCCBC TER KN · Fonds · 1913-2005

Fonds consists of records from Skeena River Methodist Circuit which includes Terrace, Kitsegucla, Kitselas and Cedarvale, Knox Presbyterian Church (Terrace, B.C.), and Knox United Church (Terrace, B.C.). Records include Baptism registers (1920-1993), marriage registers (including civil) (1921-1988), and burial registers (1921-1972); Board and committee records (1913-1989); Property and legal records (1981-1988); Women's group records (1932-2005); Sunday school records (1954-1972); Youth group records (1954-1957); Records of other congregational groups (1954-[198-?]); Ecumenical group records (1970-1982); Congregational financial records (1965-1976); Annual reports (1956-1992); Newsletters (1972-1991); and Photographs (1912-1992).

Knox United Church (Terrace, B.C.)
CA UCCBC ChMD 5 · Fonds · 1915-1925

Fonds consists of the minutes of the Annual District and the Ministerial Session, 1915-1918.

Methodist Church of Canada. Nanaimo District
CA UCCBC HAZ HA · Fonds · 1916-1986

Fonds consists of records from Hazelton Pastoral Charge, Hazelton-Skeena Methodist Circuit, New Hazelton and South Hazelton United Church, Hazelton Methodist Church, Hazelton United Church, New Hazelton Methodist Church, Miller Memorial United Church, and Kitsegukla United Church. Records include Baptismal records (1917-1976), Marriage records (1916-1986), Burial records (1917-1974); Circuit register (1917-1971), Historic roll (1957-1976); Session minutes (1958-1976), Stewards minutes (1943-1973), Official Board minutes (1922-1973), Congreational meetings minutes (1933-1977); Cash books (1917-1963), Manse building fund ledger (1965-1976); and Annual reports (1933-1934).

United Church of Canada. Hazelton Pastoral Charge
CA UCCBC CAP QU · Fonds · 1919-1962

Fonds consists of records from Cape Mudge Indian Mission and Quadra Island United Church. Records include Baptismal register (1919-1947), Marriage register (1919-1947), Burial register (1919-1947); Offical Board minutes (1960-1962) and Congregational meetings minutes (1960-1962).

Quadra Island United Church (Cape Mudge, B.C.)
CA UCCBC ChMD 3 · Fonds · 1919-1925

Fonds consists of minutes of the Annual District and the Ministerial Session, 1919-1925.

Methodist Church of Canada. Hazelton District
Clo-oose United Church fonds
CA UCCBC CLO CL · Fonds · 1919-1964

Fonds consists of the records of Clo-oose United Church and its predecessor, Clo-oose Methodist Mission. Records include Baptism records (1919-1964), Marriage registers (civil) (1938-1961), and Burial registers (1919-1950); Membership records (1934-1936); and the correspondence of William Rickaby (1937-1961).

Clo-oose United Church
CA UCCBC ChUn 12 · Fonds · 1921-2017

Fonds consists of four sous-fonds: Records of Dr. George E. Darby; Records of Dr. W. Donald Watt; Records of Dr. Peter Newbery; and Records of post-2001 directors. The Records of Dr. George E. Darby sous-fonds includes: Correspondence (1953-1962) and Constitutions (1961). The Records of Dr. W. Donald Watt sous-fonds includes: Burns Lake and District Hospital records (1960-1975); Queen Charlotte Islands General Hospital records (1952-1979); Archer Memorial Hospital records (1978-1990); Bella Coola General Hospital records (1959-1987); Baie Verte Hospital records (1974-1990); Port Simpson Hospital records (1975-1986); R.W. Large Memorial Hospital records (1927-1999); Wrinch Memorial Hospital records (1921-1990); Hazelton Children's Home records (1966-1985); General administrative records (1946-1989); and Printed material (1973-2005). The Records of Dr. Peter Newbery sous-fonds includes: General administrative records (1979-1996); Personnel files (1975-1999); General correspondence (1989-1995); Archer Memorial Hospital records (1990-1995); R.W. Large Memorial Hospital records (1987-1995); Bella Coola General Hospital records (1990-1995); Baie Verte Hospital records (1988-1994); Hazelton Hospital records (1979-1995); Port Simpson Hospital records (1990-1995); and Stewart Hospital records (1993-1995). The Records of post-2001 directors sous-fonds includes: UCHSS Board meeting minutes (2007-2010); UCHS Annual General Meeting reports (1999-2009); Development of UCHS Society (1994-2010); Financial statements (2001-2013); Funding agreements and contracts (1991-2010); Employment and housing contracts (2006-2011); History of United Church mission hospitals (1922-2016); and Transfer of UC hospitals to regional health authorities (2014-2017).

United Church Health Services Society Medical Director
Workers Among Indians fonds
CA UCCBC AffB 2 · Fonds · 1923-1927

Fonds consists of minutes of the gathering from 1923 to 1927, together with a copy of a Special Report of the Superintendent of Missions written in December 1922.

Methodist Church of Canada. Workers Among Indians
Burrows family fonds
CA UCCBC Priv 15 · Fonds · 1923-2010

Fonds consists of records relating to the Rev. Bob and Joan Burrows and of Joan's parents, the Rev. Frank and Marguerite Fidler. Includes the following series: Frank and Marguerite Fidler correspondence and other material (1923-1995); Frank and Marguerite Fidler photographs (1928-1974); Bob Burrows research material and interviews (1962-2010); Joan Fidler Burrows church leadership and committee materials (1960-1984); Burrows family memorabilia (1961-1987); Burrows family photographs (1991); and Bob Burrows audio recordings (1961-1967).

Burrows family
CA UCCBC ChUn 18 · Fonds · 1924-1995, predominant 1975-1989

Fonds consists of the following series: Ships' logs, 1924-1967, 1989; Vital records and rolls, 1926-1989; Mission oversight records, 1963-1990; Ship operations records, 1967-1995; Donations, fundraising and grant applications, 1962-1990; Pamphlets and publications, 1978-1990; Presbytery visitations and place name files, 1969-1989; Correspondence, 1964-1989; Indigenous ministries and studies, 1960-1990; Publication of the Log, 1977-1989; Projects and other files, [196-?]-1988; Display kit, [1984]; and Plans and drawings, 1966.

United Church of Canada. Central Mainland Marine Mission
CA UCCBC CHL CH · Fonds · 1925-2020

Fonds consists of records of Chilliwack Circuit (including records of some activities at Carman Methodist), Chilliwack Methodist Church and Chilliwack United Church. Records include Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records (1904-2019); Membership Records (1905-[1949?]); Board and Committee Records (1923-2019); Legal/Property Records (1978-2019); Women’s Group Records (1915-2018); Men’s Groups Records (1987-1996); Sunday School Records (1906-1993); Youth Group Records (1923-1996); Records of Other Groups (1952-1994); Special Program Records (1965-1983); Correspondence/Subject Files (1969-2018); Worship Service Bulletins (1954-1990); Church Histories (1899-1990); Congregational Financial Records (1960-1961); Annual Reports (1952-2018); Newsletters (1965-2019); Photographs (1894-1990); and Sound and Moving Images (1953-1988).

Chilliwack United Church
CA UCCBC POR GR · Fonds · 1925-1964

Fonds consists of records from Grace United Church and Grace Methodist Church. Records include Baptismal registers (1874-1962), Marriage registers (1874-1937), Burial registers (1874-1962); Circuit register (1874-1897, 1920-1960), Historic roll (1903); Session minutes (1955-1964); Ladies Aid minutes (1942-1963), Woman's Missionary society records (1921-1937, 1954-1967); Women's Auxiliary account book (1913-1946), Woman's Missionary Society account book (1890-1923). Note that there is a gap in original registers for baptisms (1911-1962), marriages (1913-1937), and burials (1914-1962); these registers are available in microfilm only.

Grace United Church (Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.)
CA UCCBC POR PI · Fonds · 1925-1946

Fonds consists of records from Pierce Memorial United Church, Port Essington and Port Simpson Circuit. Baptismal registers (1883-1942), Marriage registers (1901, 1907-1942), Burial register (1883-1942); and Stewards minutes (1935). Note that there is a gap in the original baptism and burial registers, 1883-1907; only a microfilm copy is available.

Pierce Memorial United Church (Port Essington, B.C.)
CA UCCBC CHL RO · Fonds · 1925-2020

Fonds consists of records of the Rosedale congregation, namely, Rosedale Presbyterian Church (including associated points at East Chilliwack, Camp Slough, Cheam, St. Elmo, and Popcum), Rosedale Union Church and Rosedale United Church. The fonds also includes records of Rosedale Union Church Circuit, Rosedale Pastoral Charge, and Agassiz United Church. Records include Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records (1907-2018); Membership Records (1909-2015); Board and Committee Records (1911-2016); Legal/Property Records (1994-2007); Women’s Group Records (1940-1986); Sunday School Records (1964-1979); Youth Group Records (1935-1967); Correspondence/Subject Files (1978-2002); Church Histories (2008); Congregational Financial Records (1919-1958); and Annual Reports (1958-2017).

Rosedale United Church (Chilliwack, B.C.)
CA UCCBC ChUP 6 · Fonds · 1925-2019

Fonds consists of the following record series: Prince Rupert Presbytery and Executive meeting minutes (official minutes, 1925-1956, 1981-1991, 1997-2009; 2011-2014; and unofficial minutes, 1973-1975, 1978-1981; 2010-2018); Correspondence of the Presbytery Secretary (1933-2001); Subject files of the Presbytery Secretary (1951-2010); Correspondence and subject files of the Chair of Presbytery (1971-1976, 2005); Financial records (1947-2019); Pastoral Relations files (1973-2007); Division and committee records (1960-1983); Plans and drawings (1966); and Photographs (1985-1989).

United Church of Canada. Prince Rupert Presbytery
CA UCCBC POA SA · Fonds · 1925-2001

Fonds contains the records from St. Andrew's United Church and its predecessor, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The records include Baptism registers (1915-2001), Marriage (church) registers (1915-1950), Marriage (civil) registers (1920-1986), and Burial registers (1915-1976); Membership records (1915-2001); Session minutes (1896-2001), Board of Managers minutes (1915-1955), Stewards minutes (1955-1972), Official Board minutes (1950-2001), Congregational Meeting minutes (1916-1999), Christian Education Committee minutes (1962-1964; 1978-1986), and Joint meetings of St. Andrew's and First United Church Boards (1999-2000); Building Fund records (1960-1972), and Church Hall Booking registers (1959-1963); Ladies Aid minutes (1920-1953), Woman's Association Evening Circle records (1941-1962), Woman's Association Willing Workers Circle minutes (1952-1953), Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1914-1932), United Church Women minutes (1970-1973), and United Church Women Lydia Unit minutes (1965-1973); Annual reports (1970-1996); Indigenous peoples related material (1990-1998); and Photographs (1992). The records also include a draft manuscript of a church history and a variety of historical memorabilia (1900-1990).

St. Andrew's United Church (Port Alberni, B.C.)
CA UCCBC ChUn 2 · Fonds · 1926-1962

Fonds consists of constitution and bylaws, minutes, registration records, record books for affiliated groups, scrapbooks, reports, and lists of officers of the B.C. Conference Branch, and minutes and other records of presbyterial branches, including Fraser, Kamloops-Okanagan, Kootenay, Vancouver, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver South, Victoria, and Westminster.

United Church of Canada. Woman's Missionary Society. British Columbia Conference Branch
CA UCCBC ChUn 7 · Fonds · 1926-1972

Fonds consists of minutes of the Committee and its executive, 1926-1972, and an accounts book and record of appropriations, 1940-1946.

United Church of Canada. British Columbia Conference. Home Missions Committee