viHistory
This website is a teaching, learning and research tool. It’s principally concerned with the history of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, but is also a vehicle for exploring broader themes in Canadian history during the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
Our searchable database comprises over 150,000 records, including nominal census records from 1871 to 1901. Recently, we added 1911 census records for the City of Victoria. Complimentary records include directories, tax assessment rolls and maps of Nanaimo and Victoria.
You can comment on individual census records and directory listings by clicking on the Annotation symbol 
beside the record. With our unique Annotate and Comment feature, you can share your expertise with other researchers and add to our knowledge of regional history.
Take a moment to find out how this web site works, or browse through the site help, before you begin to search the viHistory database.
This project was developed in 2003 as a joint venture by Vancouver Island University 
and the University of Victoria . The viHistory web site is now maintained with the support of the Humanities Media and Computing Centre at the University of Victoria.
This web site is edited by Patrick A. Dunae.
Revised August 2011.