Programs offered include assistance with funding for museums and related training. The BC Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization established in 1971. The aims of the society are the perpetuation of British Columbia heritage and the collection and preservation of those materials relevant to the promotion of ethical principles, scientific methods and effective techniques in genealogical and historical research. Though this group focuses on BC heritage and genealogy, there is also support for those interested in Great Britain and Europe. They offer training, networking and advocacy for interpreters, and promote the value and role of interpretation.
Members are devoted to raising public appreciation of Canada's natural and human heritage.
The Underwater Archaeological Society of BC is a non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1975. It is dedicated to promoting the science of underwater archaeology and to conserving, preserving and protecting Maritime heritage lying beneath our coastal and inland waters. They focus on doing regional inventories of shipwrecks and other submerged cultural sites,which provides the baseline data that the provincial Archaeology Branch uses to establish site management policies. Each group has its own monthly meetings, keynote speakers and special events.