This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TNC.2ACI/285.430.830 Message Board Post: my granddad was james a clark form tenn i'm looking for in formation on his side if you can may be help

Looking for ANY trace of the following family: Peter Norman Stewart, worked for the CPR as a Yardmaster, retired about 1950 Spouse, Ethel Mildred, divorced Married an Eva Winnifred at some point in the late 1930's or early 1940's. I would love to know her maiden name, date of marriage, etc. Children: Lynton Norman Stewart, attended H.School in the mid 1920's Valerie Norma (Bea) Stewart, b. 1910 Delbert Charles Alexander Stewart, b. abt 1913 Lorraine I. Stewart, born 1915 All of the children were born in Winnipeg. ANT information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lynton C. Stewart San Marcos, CA -- GENEALOGY IS MY VICE: Searching: Moore, Peers, Stewart, Thompson in Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia; Provorse & Wright in Ontario; Johnston & Black in Manitoba. Burrows in IA/WI/MN/NY and any descendant of Walter Cooke of Weymouth and Mendon, MA. COOKE-STEWART-WRIGHT on my Web Page http://home.pacbell.net/lstewart

Thank you Stella, Blanchard and Catherine for the leads. The edmonton.ab.ca site leads one to Alberta District 202 and the persons listed by towns but not to the specific microfilm number. Thank you Joyce - I will give T-6551 a try - it looks to be the one out the three that will give me the data detail I am looking for. Its great to get so many responses on one question on one site. A GREAT GROUP....Doug in Florida

Hello : Is there anyone that could search the city directories for Edmonton for the above ? Alison Elizabeth HORNUNG lived on 112th. I believe she was there between 1950-1970. When her husband Eigel HORNUNG was alive they lived in another part of the city but I understand he died during the war. Any help would really be appreciated !! Jean in B.C.

Hello : I would really appreciate some advice as to how to trace the death of my mother-in-law. I know that she lived on 112th in Edmonton in the 50's or 60's but thats all I have. Her name was : Alison Elizabeth HORNUNG My husband was estranged from his mother and there has been no contact with her since the late 50's. My husband died unexpectedly last year and I am trying to put together the family tree. Jean

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TNC.2ACI/1910 Message Board Post: Dear Whitney, Are you related to John and Emma Gaisford Whitney Cowdry? Mary? Fred? Gus? John? (all born in alberta 1887-1893? If so we are cousins. My grandfather is Nathaniel H. . Cowdry.!Please E-mail me.

I am seeking the 1901 census records for Innisfail Alberta but notice there are three possibilites in Alberta District 202 - T-6550, T-6551 & T-6552. Before I order same from LDS does anyone know which one of the three possibilities is Innisfail included???...Doug

Hi List: I was wondering if someone may be able to do an obituary search or a directory lookup for me for a John Klesko d. Jan 14 1971, buried in Beechmount Cemetery. I believe thats in Edmonton, Alberta. Just one more question........I have the enlistment papers into the Canadian Expeditionary Force for a Steve Klesko, which is dated April 12, 1916. It states Steve Klesko's place of residence at the time of enlistment (April 12, 1916), was in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Does anyone out there know where to look for a directory for that area at that time? I am not a Canadian citizen, so I don't know if the records are even accessible to me. Any help that you might be able to give me, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Again, Paula Klesko :)

I understand that the mail lists were down for quite a while. So i'm not sure if my previous note made it out or not so i am resending it. I would like to Thank all of you very much who sent me information and websites to look for my ggrandparents in Eagle Hill, Alberta. Cindi Grant Newport, WA

Greetings All. I copy below FYI another excellent article written by Professor Bill Waiser that was printed on page A15 of this morning's (19 Sept 2001) Globe and Mail. My thanks to Ian Cooper who advised us about the article. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. ================================ Come to your census, Statscan -- Bill Waiser Statistics Canada is getting desperate. How else can one explain the recent Department of Public Works contract tender to convene 14 town hall meetings (one in every province and territory) and 24 focus group sessions (two in every centre) to survey the public's attitude to the release of historical census records? There's nothing wrong with public consultation. But Statscan has already been down this road. In November, 1999, then industry minister John Manley appointed a blue-ribbon panel to investigate the question of access to historical census records. Statscan not only supported the initiative, but facilitated the committee's activities. The panel, which included a former Supreme Court of Canada judge, heard from various stakeholders; it considered the findings of a March, 2000, Environics poll and the opinion of several focus groups. It found that the majority of those who participated in the national poll support the release of their personal census information after 100 years. The focus groups generally agreed. Many participants appreciated the fact that the future release of census material would allow their descendants to explore family roots. The survey results flatly contradicted Statscan's repeated claim that the release of historic census material would jeopardize future census participation. The panel noted that the previous release of census materials in Canada (up to 1901) had not produced any objection. In fact, the panel suggested that if American and British releases were also included, more than 620 million individual records had been released without a single complaint. Why then, is Statscan commissioning another round of public consultations? The simple answer is that the agency didn't like the panel's recommendations -- in particular, that pre-1918 census records be made available to the public immediately, according to existing regulations. Statscan is also apparently trying to counter a new threat -- the most recent legal opinion on the matter. Since 1978, there have been 11 -- yes, 11 -- legal opinions on the question of public access to historical census materials. The latest, dated Aug. 1, 2000, and made available through access to information, was prepared by a senior counsel with the Department of Justice, who was asked to consider whether pre-1918 census records could be legally released after 92 years without any legislative change. Ann Chaplin's opinion was an unequivocal yes -- noting that if these records were meant to be kept secret forever, why did the Laurier government insist that they be transferred to the National Archives as a permanent record? This legal opinion effectively undercuts Statscan's stubborn refusal to transfer census materials to the custody and control of the National Archivist. It raises serious concern about Statcan's motives. Why is the government agency embarking on yet another round of public opinion surveys in what appears to be a transparent attempt to discredit Department of Justice legal opinions? Surely it's not going to ask loaded questions designed to raise public fears over the release of census materials. Why is Statistics Canada determined to ignore the panel's recommendations, especially when public opinion surveys were involved? Did participants give the "wrong" answers? Most importantly, why is Statscan denying thousands of ordinary Canadians the pleasure of learning more about their ancestor's lives? Isn't 92 years a reasonable waiting period for the release of these records? Those interested in Canada's past deserve to know. --------------------------------------------------- Bill Waiser is writing a history of Saskatchewan for the 2005 provincial centennial.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROGERS/BOGER/KEHL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TNC.2ACI/1901.1.1 Message Board Post: Peter ~ thank you for your reply. If this information is not on-line how would I go about researching the Master Surname Index? I'm fairly new at this & appreciate any help or suggestions particularly with KEHL's. Lyn

Hello all; I am new to the list and would like to advise of one of my Alberta research interests. My initial search is for a William Thomas OKE, aka Tony OKE, whom I believe to have been a train conductor for the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad (and perhaps later the CNR ??) in Alberta from about 1908 onwards to about 1935. Wm. T. OKE was born in/near Bowmanville Ontario circa 1863, s/o Thomas M. OKE and Mary Jane WITHERIDGE. By 1886 the family moved to Toronto and he became employed by the Grand Trunk Railway, first as a brakeman and later advancing to Conductor. In 1907 he seems to have moved west to take up employment with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, leaving his wife Olive Mary (SPACEY) and probably a daughter, Olive Elizabeth OKE, behind. Olive OKE disappears from the Toronto directories in 1908, my assumption being she went west to join him. His widowed mother also seems to have disappeared from Toronto at the same time and may have gone west to reside with her son. There is/was a stop on the 'coal branch' rail line, south of Hinton, named "Oke" (according to a book of Alberta Geographical names) after a Tony Oke, quite likely the same William Thomas Oke I am searching for. The village's name dates from about 1912. In 1935, a William Thomas OKE reappeared in Toronto as a salesman for the "Jasper Hard Coal Company" suggesting he had left the railway and was living in the east again. He continued in this line of work, later for the "Alberta Coal Co." until 1950 when he disappears from the directories again. (He would have been 87 years old - so no surprise if he simply passed away then !) So the usual questions: Where would a Grand Trunk Pacific railway conductor working west of Edmonton circa 1910 have resided ? Is there any trace of a William Thomas OKE & family in the directories of that era ? Is there a death record, burial, etc. in Alberta for his mother, Mary Jane (WITHERIDGE) OKE, b. abt 1842 ? Likewise for his wife, Olive Mary (SPACEY), b. abt 1865 ? Could his daughter, Olive Elizabeth OKE, b. abt 1895, have married in Alberta say about 1920 onwards ? One possible name is a (Mrs.) Helen LESLIE whom William T. OKE resided with in Toronto 1935-1950 who might logically be his daughter. Any help or suggestions for further research much appreciated. Jim Oke Winnipeg, Man. (Researching OKE most anywhere, esp. Canada, Devon and Cornwall.)

Good morning Cyndi, Looks like there are several places called Eagle Hill http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/places/placese.html There's a wee map showing the location of an Eagle Hill nw of Olds & ne of Sundrie http://www.eaglehillcoop.com/ Titles of a couple of Eagle Hill local history books http://www.afhs.ab.ca/aids/localhistory/localhist_e.html The first book on the list, The Eagle Calls, has a name list, including a JW Moniger So, I would guess that the Eagle Hill you are looking for is in the Mountainview Area. See "Local History Book Index of Indexes" for Moniger entries" http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/digital/lhb/mit.txt MONIGER, Bill & Florence (BERRY); A History of Olds; Mountainview MONIGER, Bill & Florence (Berry); Olds, A History of Olds & Area; Mountain View MONIGER, J. W.; The Eagle Calls; Mountainview MONIGER, William (Mrs); A History of Olds; Mountainview Enjoy! Nancy in Cheney, WA Canadian surnames: King, Niblock, Hanton, Kenny, Hamilton __________________________________ On Sat, 17 November 2001, "mtnlksmama" wrote: > Hi List, Could someone tell me Where Eagle Hill, Alberta is located? I am looking for marriage information for my GGrandparents. And birth information on their eldest child. Also does Alberta have the same rules for records as B.C.? Here is what i am looking for: > > Judson Alfred Hanson > Mary Augusta Moniger > m: March 23, 1908 Eagle Hill, Alberta > > also birth information on their oldest child: > > Ida Mae Hanson > b: March 11, 1909 Eagle Hill, Alberta > > Any assistance in this will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. > > mtnlksmama@itss.net > Cindi Grant > Newport, WA __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com

Hello again! Just wondering if there is anyone on the list from the Busby area who knew this young man or his family. Tyler was in the hospital bed next to my daughter at the U of A and I would like to send a card to his family. Thanks again, -- Darlene Homme Alberta GenWeb Provincial Co-ordinator http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/index.html Alberta Digital Archives Archivist - Province and all counties http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/digital/abarchive.html Burtonsville Historical Society http://users.rootsweb.com/~abbhs/ Kentucky Archivist for: Campbell County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/campbell/toc.html Cumberland County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/cumberland/toc.html Green County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/green/green.html Madison County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/madison/toc.html Rowan County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/rowan/rowan.html Wayne County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/wayne/wayne.html Personal Genealogy Web Site - The Homme Genealogy Page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~alberta/

Hello! My thanks to all of you who emailed me after my request for assistance with the list. I haven't had the time until now to get back to anyone and will be in contact with those of you who volunteered ASAP!! Thanks again for all of your sympathies - it is much appreciated. -- Darlene Homme Alberta GenWeb Provincial Co-ordinator http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/index.html Alberta Digital Archives Archivist - Province and all counties http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/digital/abarchive.html Burtonsville Historical Society http://users.rootsweb.com/~abbhs/ Kentucky Archivist for: Campbell County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/campbell/toc.html Cumberland County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/cumberland/toc.html Green County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/green/green.html Madison County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/madison/toc.html Rowan County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/rowan/rowan.html Wayne County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/wayne/wayne.html Personal Genealogy Web Site - The Homme Genealogy Page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~alberta/

Greetings All. I have just finished sending files to Global Genealogy for loading to the server and updating of the Scoreboards for MPs and Senators. When loaded, the online Scoreboard totals will show a date of 19 November. The current online totals show a date of 31 October. The new totals reflect all responses from MPs and Senators that have been forwarded to me. I currently have no further correspondence from MPs or Senators that would cause a change in their positions shown on the Scoreboards. Please check the Scoreboards in a day or so. If you have any correspondence from MPs or Senators that would change the position shown for them please forward it to me so that I might bring things up to date once again. Changes since the posting of 31 October are as follows: Gold Ticks of support have been awarded to MPs, Carole-Marie Allard (PQ), Elsie Wayne (NB), Howard Hillstrom (MB), and Jim Gouk (BC). Senators Isobel Finnerty (ON), Laurier LaPierre (ON), and Gerry St. Germain (BC) have also been awarded Gold Ticks. One Senator has been removed from the Scoreboard because he has retired. Non-committal Fence icons have been awarded to MPs Julian Reed (ON) and Steve Mahoney (ON). Both of these previously had Red Xs of opposition. Fence icons have also been awarded to MPs Derek Lee (ON) Karen Redman (ON), and to Senator Terry Stratton (MB). Totals currently stand at: House of Commons: FOR - 139, AGAINST - 7, NON-COMMITTAL - 67, NO RESPONSE - 88 Senate: FOR - 21, AGAINST - 3, NON-COMMITTAL - 10, NO RESPONSE - 63 There is currently considerable activity at this time, relating to our campaign, in both the Senate and the House of Commons. Senator Lorna Milne's Bill S-12 is being considered in Committee at this time and it is expected that it will shortly be referred back to the Senate in Report stage where it would receive more discussion and receive third reading. If it passes third reading it would be referred to the House of Commons. It is expected that Murray Calder's Bill C-312 will this week be considered in order to determine whether or not it will be considered votable. We are optimistic that it will be votable. If votable, it would receive up to three hours debate in the House. If non-votable it would receive a maximum of 1 hour discussion and would then be dropped. If votable, and if passed, it would go through the normal procedures of being referred to Committee, brought back to the House for the Report Stage and third reading after which, if passed, it would be referred to the Senate. Rules of the House do not permit two Bills that are identical (such as C-312 and S-12), or nearly so to be considered in the House at the same time. Should Bill S-12 pass all the steps in the Senate and be referred to the House, Murray Calder would likely withdraw his Bill C-312. With everything that is going on at this time it is important to keep collecting signatures on petitions. It is equally important, if not more so right now, to continue writing, or to write again, to our Members of Parliament and Senators to seek their support for these Bills. Check the updated Scoreboards before writing. For those having Gold Ticks of support, messages of appreciation should be sent with a wish for their continued support. For Fence-sitters, or those who have not responded at all, ask for their support for these Bills and request a response to your query. If writing to the few having Red Xs of opposition, respectfully request their reasons for their opposition. In all instances, keep your messages polite, direct, and to the point. It is especially important at this time to keep the pressure on. We must not allow our representatives to think that we have given up on, or are no longer interested, in regaining the public access to Historic Census Records the we are currently denied. With everyone assisting, we WILL succeed in our goal. We cannot, however, think that our friends efforts will be enough to do the job. We must do it ourselves, and we must do it NOW!! Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

Hi List, Could someone tell me Where Eagle Hill, Alberta is located? I am looking for marriage information for my GGrandparents. And birth information on their eldest child. Also does Alberta have the same rules for records as B.C.? Here is what i am looking for: Judson Alfred Hanson Mary Augusta Moniger m: March 23, 1908 Eagle Hill, Alberta also birth information on their oldest child: Ida Mae Hanson b: March 11, 1909 Eagle Hill, Alberta Any assistance in this will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. mtnlksmama@itss.net Cindi Grant Newport, WA

Hi All, Is it possible to get trial transcripts for a 1916 murder trial in Coronation? Regards Wally Whiteside

To all:- In a conversation with Senator Lorna Milne this evening, I mentioned I did not have sufficient petitions received to tabulate. Many of these are from residents of United States -- Canadian petitions are NEEDED. This need applies to both Senator Lorna Milne and to Murray Calder, MP. They are working on behalf of us with identically-worded Bill S-12 and Bill C-312. There will always be some elected or appointed member who will remark, "Show us the proof!" The PROOF that YOU and I desire the Post-1901 census records released are YOUR signatures on petitions. It would be much better if Senator Milne could stand with a big fistful of petitions, rather than say "NONE". I realize this census matter has been dragging on far too long -- it had to be started all over again after the Nov. 27, 2000 election. Have YOU ever wondered what Gordon Watts, myself and a few others could do if we had not committed ourselves, on your behalf, to this project. PLEASE download both Senate and House of Commons petitions -- these are needed now with many signatures. SNOW-BIRDS in Florida or other warmer places may use the Canadian petitions IF they have a Canadian residence -- otherwise Non-Resident Petition. There is no excuse -- Gordon Watts provided me with attachments!!! Just ask, state whether Canada or Non-Resident -- it will be sent. This is a great project for students at schools -- one of our youngest workers is now 18 years of age -- Happy Birthday, Nat! We must provide the PROOF if you want the census -- signatures are only used for proof -- nothing else. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm [As of Nov. 22: <davidson3542@rogers.com> ]

Greetings All. Subsequent to my previous message, I copy here FYI my message to MP Peter Adams, Chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Similar messages, with appropriate wording changes to reflect their position on this Committee, and their position recorded on the MP Scoreboard of the Post 1901 Census Project website, have been sent to all other members of the Committee. All are encouraged to write their own letter to members of this Committee to seek their support in making Bill C-312 votable. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon A. Watts To: Peter Adams - MP Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:54 PM Subject: Please make Bill C-312 votable. Mr. Peter Adams - Chairman Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs Dear Sir: I write to you at this time in your capacity as Chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to request that you lend your support in making Murray Calder's Bill C-312 votable in the House of Commons. Regaining public access to Historical Census Records, following a reasonable period of closure, is very important to a great many Canadians. Without access to these records many may never know the origin of their ancestors. Many others, British Home Children and their descendents for example, seek to be reunited with the families from which they have been isolated by past government policies. To date, in excess of 40,000 signatures supporting access have been received on submissions to the Expert Panel on Access to Historical Census Records, email and letters to MPs, Ministers and Senators, and petitions to the House of Commons and the Senate. For whatever their reasons, it seems obvious that the current government has no intention of bringing down their own Bill to permit the access so vital to genealogical and historical research. Permitting Bill C-312 to be votable would allow a full and free discussion of this issue in the House of Commons. The MP's Scoreboard on the Post 1901 Census Project website (at the URL following my signature) shows you as being supportive of a Bill to regain public access to Historical Census records. We ask again for your support in making Bill S-12 votable. Do not allow this important Bill to be defeated without at least a chance of success. Thank you. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm