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The series consists of an index to free miners certificates arranged alphabetically by year, created by the Grand Forks Mining Recorder between 1916 and 1924.

This series consists of the records of the Commission to Enquire Into the Economic Conditions in the Several Areas under Irrigation Projects from 1927. The enquiry examined the following areas: Glenmore Irrigation District, Grand Forks I.D., Heffley Creek I.D., Naramata I.D., Peachland I.D., Rutland I.D., Scotty Creek Development District, South East Kelowna I.D., Vernon I.D., West Summerland, Westbank I.D., and Winfield. The records include 4 volumes of submissions to the commission, two copies of the Commission's final report, and 1 volume of exhibits.

This series consists of dockets from the County Court of Grand Forks. Includes index.

This series consists of a records book from the Greenwood County Court. The book has been used for the following purposes: minute book, Jan 1909 - Mar 1914; jury lists; account book, 1900; and dates of County Court sittings at Greenwood and Grand Forks. The volume also includes pages used as a ledger and a list of tools and supplies stored at Midway. The minute book section also includes some Supreme Court cases.

Records relating to appraisals of Doukhobor lands. Records include: "Doukhobor Lands, a report on a study of the condition and value of the Doukhobor Lauds", by N.T. Drewry, with accompanying atlas of soil and land classification maps and land use mosaics, and working files; "Doukhobor lands: a report on a valuation of the Doukhobor lands for the Land Settlement Board", by Neil T. Drewry, 1957; appraisal of 1962 subdivisions of former Doukhobor lands at Ootischenia and Pass Creek, Kootenay District, by N.T. Drewry, H.W.R. Ramsden and J.S.D. Smith.

This series contains the records of the office of the Government Agent, Greenwood and Grand Forks. This series consists of records created by these agencies and reflects the diverse functions and responsibilities of officials in their capacity as Gold Commissioner, Mining Recorder, Sub-Agent, Deputy Sheriff, Chief Constable, Registrar of the County Court, Stipendiary Magistrate, District Registrar of the Supreme Court, Weather Observer (Dominion Meteorological Service), and Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Included are general correspondence files and letterbooks, applications for Certificates of Improvement, applications for crown grants of mining leases and mineral claims, records of free miners' certificates, declarations of mineral claims, certificates of work relating to mineral claims, circular letters from the Dept. of Mines to Gold Commissioner, records of mining locations, registers of mining claim conveyances, register of applications for water licences, records of trading licences and revenue tax collections, monthly reports of police constables, circulars, bulletins, and orders to the Government Agent, County Court findings related to the Kettle River Mining Division, bills of sale and chattel mortgages, by-laws of the cities of Greenwood, Columbia, Phoenix, and Grand Forks, stock ledgers, lists of summons and injunctions, registered shareholders of Bertha Consolidated Gold Mining Company, and journal and cash books of the Grand Forks Hotel.

This series contains letters probate from the County Court, 1901-1910; 1914-1946 and from the Supreme Court, 1910-1913. Most letters have Succession Duty papers attached. (2 vol.).

This series contains plaint and procedure books.

The series consists of four volumes of indexed cause books, created in the Grand Forks registry between 1900 and 1969. A typical cause book entry lists the style of cause, solicitors' names, nature of claim, and the dates of various proceedings in each case. The entry also provides the case file number. For Supreme Court cases, cause books are often used as a starting point for research. The cause books include information on adoption, divorce, chattel mortgages, and other civil proceedings.

The records are arranged by case number and are also chronological.

The series consists of original civil orders created between 1900 and 1947 by the Grand Forks Supreme Court registry. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and some adoptions.

Cash book. Includes County Court Suitors' Fund, 1899-1970; and Small Debts Court, 1966.

The series consists of orders created by the Grand Forks Supreme Court registry between 1900-1949. Between 1900 and 1922, the orders relate to a variety of civil matters such as loans and mortgages, debts, guardianship of minors, and estate matters, including probates. Beginning June 1922, records are probate orders only.

Records are arranged chronologically and were assigned file, volume, and folio numbers by the court registry. An alphabetical index by last name is included within both bound volumes of records.

Provincial Police Court record books showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks". Volumes cover years 1910-1926, 1933-1944 and 1959-1962 for the Grand Forks District.

Probate/estate files maintained by the Official Administrator.

The series consists of letters probate created in the Supreme Court of Grand Forks between 1944 and 1976. The records are arranged chronologically by filing date, and are in bound volumes. The 1944-1951 volume is identified as volume 4, but volumes in container 831138-0001 - which are assumed to be volumes 5, 6, 7, and 8 - are unidentified. A typical record gives the date that the deceased's will was proved in court, the name of the deceased, the date of death, and the name of the person to whom estate administration was granted. The records also list the value of the estate. Records in this series provide evidence of the process through which wills are probated and processed in British Columbia.

The probate number for each individual is listed at the top of this form until 1975, when this practice ceases partway through the year. Along with the name, this number can be used to trace the probate file in GR-2793. Probate files often contain a copy of the deceased's will.

Probate/estate files including some handled by the Official Administrator. Some records were damaged by fire prior to being microfilmed and may not be completely legible. Related records in GR-2797.

Reel No.Probate Numbers

B09618104/1904 to 337/18 B09619341/18 to 26/25 B096203/1926 to 5/1936 B096216/1936 to 12/1944 B1660029/1899 to 20/1949 B1660121/1949 to 12/1958 B1660213/1958 to 18/1964 B1660319/1964 to 13/1969 B1660414/1969 to 28/1975 B1660529/1975 to 67/1978 B166061/1979 to 81/1983 B1660785/1983 to 14/1989

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

The series consists of Grand Forks Supreme Court divorce case files from 1923 to 1946.

Adoption case files.

Probate/estate files. Related records in GR-2793.

Civil case files, 1925, 1927, 1941-1944 with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-2797) and appeals (GR-2799) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

Case files from appeals: 41/30 Rex vs Wasil George Chahley and 8/43 Rex v. Mike William Seminoff.

Partnership declarations.

Correspondence outward (indexed letterpress volume) from Grand Forks Supreme Court registrar, S.R. Almond.

Assignments (indexed).

Plaint and procedure books: Volume 1: 1/1897-104/1900; Volume 2: 105/1900 - 135/1902: Volume 3: 1/1903 - 376/1908 (indexed) with naturalization lists on pages 7, 53, 71, 153, 253, 319, and 350.

Letters of Administration from both County and Supreme Courts. From 1924-1933 there is Succession Duty information attached to the letters.

Correspondence, memos, circulars, audits, returns, ledger sheets and tax forms from the office of the Official Administrator.

Calendar from the Corporation of the City of Grand Forks showing date and hour, name, age, place of birth, religion, trade, literacy, use of liquor, charge, office charging, name of officer charging, plea, name of presiding magistrate and details of the sentence (Duration, fine, costs). There are no entries for 1921.

Provincial Police Court record books showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting office, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks", 1926-1936 and 1937-1948.