Hi all on list once again. Am resuming my hunt for the NIXEY family in Duncan and found a reference for May NIXEY's Probate Record Could some one re advise me on the proceedure how to obtain her will I have the ref numbers or whatever. The numbers against May Nixeys name... 83-0401-11 there didn't seem to be a year for her date of death Hope some one can assist Many thanks Elaine Melbourne Australia [email protected]

Does anyone know whether the BX paddle wheeler kept a passenger list and if so do you know where I can get a copy? Thanks Barbara ------------------------------------- An introduction to my Swedish family: and the journey to Prince George, BC http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swedishroots/index.htm

Stella , thankyou I'm sure the rest of the list will appreciate the shorter version as much as I do Thanks Alf on Vancouver Island, B.C. Date sent: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:39:24 -0800 To: "A.W. (Alf) Morgan" <[email protected]>, [email protected] From: Stella Stanger <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CAN-BC]Princess Sophia Passenger List-TINY URL: Hi Alf, Sometimes the Urls are very long - and require Copy and Paste. There is a solution: Try TinyUrl: http://tinyurl.com/ the tiny url for the site you sent: http://tinyurl.com/6bqp7 Cheers, Stella

Hi Alf, Sometimes the Urls are very long - and require Copy and Paste. There is a solution: Try TinyUrl: http://tinyurl.com/ the tiny url for the site you sent: http://tinyurl.com/6bqp7 Cheers, Stella At 07:47 AM 3/5/2005, A.W. (Alf) Morgan wrote: >Hi List >I found this info while searching for Princess Sophia information last >October.. >it is articles from The Edmonton Journal - online at the following LONG >address > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~abwcobit/NewsExtract/1918Edmonton/Lists/PrincessS >ophia28Oct1918n0xp0298.htm > >be sure to COPY and PASTE to your browser - it's 2 lines > >Also contact the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vancouver B.C. as they have >lots of >info on the Sophia as well as the ship's bell (donated to them last year) > >Happy Hunting >Alf on Vancouver Island, B.C. > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html

Hi List I found this info while searching for Princess Sophia information last October.. it is articles from The Edmonton Journal - online at the following LONG address http://www.rootsweb.com/~abwcobit/NewsExtract/1918Edmonton/Lists/PrincessS ophia28Oct1918n0xp0298.htm be sure to COPY and PASTE to your browser - it's 2 lines Also contact the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vancouver B.C. as they have lots of info on the Sophia as well as the ship's bell (donated to them last year) Happy Hunting Alf on Vancouver Island, B.C.

Good morning list: Goodness what an active and helpful list! I was surprised, after returning last night with dinner with friends, to find 13 replies to the first query I submitted to the list after subscribing yesterday. These wonderful folks have given me some good leads and sites to follow up on and I will be thanking each of them individually. However, I thought I should write this list as a whole to express my appreciation to all of you and to request that you hold off sending me any more info on my GARNER kin and the Princess Sophia tragedy, at least until I have a chance to check out all that these kind folks sent me last night. I may submit another request, if I need further help and I will let you all know what I discover from all that was been sent to me last night. Thanks again! Harleigh Winkler

To all:- Special thanks to Riverview Collegiate in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan -- a school project gave us 165 signatures -- plus the students learned a great deal -- many thanks to Katherine Fraser and the students. For other teachers who are in need of a social studies subject, we can recommend this topic -- when Bill S-18 is passed (and I am keeping fingers and toes crossed), records will be released from 1911 to 2001 at 10-year intervals, 92 years after enumeration. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census Lots of information there -- more at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm Remember, high school students, from Gr. 7 upwards, may sign. As of now, any Senate and Non-Resident petition must go directly to The Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator / Senate of Canada / Ottawa, ON / K1A 0A4 [FREE postage for Canadians] To be delivered to Senator Milne tomorrow: Adele Turner, Vancouver, BC ............. 10 Alberta Genealogy Society, G. Becker 15 Riverview Collegiate, Moose Jaw........ 165 Burlington Seniors' Centre, ON........... 16 Beverly Guy, Toronto, ON................. 13 Sudbury District OGS & Library........ 24 Dawn Cruickshank, Saint John, NB... 32 D. Bent, Family History Centre, New Glasgow, NS ...................... 10 Total of Canadian signatures = 314 Non-Resident signatures totalled 48 from the Newfoundland Reunion at Medford, MA. by Carolyn Murray - 24 signed the petition. Provinces not sending petitions include Newfoundland- Labrador, Manitoba, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. The Canadian total will be over 33,000 for the Senate and Gordon Watts and his House of Commons petitions will bring the joint total to over 70,000. House of Commons petitions still go to Gordon, Senate DIRECTLY to the office of Senator Lorna Milne. Get into the habit of carrying petitions with you -- IF you desire the release of the census as I do. I am hopeful it will be released as a tribute to veterans -- 1911 was the last census prior to World War One -- some did not return. There are 65 committee members, including Gordon and myself -- 10 signatures each --equals 650 -- let's do it!! Also, please read Gordon's latest column -- packed with info! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8

> > > From "Bella Coola" by Cliff Kopas, 1970" > Page 266 > > "Of those who had volunteered from the long > established families of the Bella Coola valley > Fred GRANT, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Le C. GRNT, > joined the Air Force, became second lieutenant > and, on August 14, 1917, flew into oblivion.His > brother Eddie joined the artillery, and was > killed in action. Thorvold JACOBSEN, son of > B.P. > Jacobsen, who lost a leg by cannonfire on > Passchendale Ridge, returned to Bella Coola. > And > John Nygaard rose to the rank of second > lieutenant." > > An excellent read of the history of Bella > Coola, > a list of the colonists, (originally from > Norway)living in Crookston, Polk County, > Minnesota in 1894, and their journey to Bella > Coola on the 30th October 1894. > > Bev > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Post your free ad now! > http://personals.yahoo.ca > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

Hi Harleigh - I am going to send you an attachment which is a clipping from the Toronto Star. It includes a list of the crew, passengers, etc. for the Princess Sophia. I thought I should warn you before sending you an attachment. - Karen in BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Winklers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 3:56 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Passenger list for the Princess Sophia which was shipwrecked in 1918 - Surname GARNER > Hello: I just received a reply to a query I had submitted regarding any one having a list of the passengers who died in the shipwreck of the Princess Sophia in 1918 off the coast of Alaska. This list indicates Sue BARR has a copy of that list or a book which contains the list of passengers. But, her e-mail address is no longer valid. Does anyone out there have a copy of this passenger list and if so would you mind looking up the GARNER surname for me and send me whatever information you might have on each of them. I believe their were only 4 GARNERS listed as passengers, but am not sure of that. I know for a fact from other members of my GARNER family that at least 2 and possibly all 4 of the GARNER'S listed as passengers are cousins. But, none of the family has any actual specifics as to: if it was the husbands and their wives, or just the husbands or just the wives, who were passengers. Two GARNER brothers or cousins had gone to Alaska to prospect for gold and their wives ! > did go to see them. > > Another question! Is anyone aware of any books or archival sites, which might contain a list and information on miners who either staked a mining claim or purchased land following the discovery of gold in Alaska say up thru the 1920's? > > Any information will certainly be appreciated! I am willing to reimburse anyone for any cost they might incur on my behalf up to $25. Sandy and I live in San Andreas, Calaveras County, California, which is right in the middle of the California gold rush region. I was county archivist for a brief period following the death of a friend, who had been archivist for nearly 25 years. We are also both active members of the Calaveras Genealogical Society, and serve as Board members and me as the treasurer. If you ever need any research done in Calaveras County, please don't hesitate to contact us! > > Thanks in advance! > > Harleigh Winkler > San Andreas, Calaveras County, California > e-mail: [email protected] > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records are at > http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca:9000/sn-301BDDB/bsearch > These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for accessing them at a low cost. > >

Hello: I just received a reply to a query I had submitted regarding any one having a list of the passengers who died in the shipwreck of the Princess Sophia in 1918 off the coast of Alaska. This list indicates Sue BARR has a copy of that list or a book which contains the list of passengers. But, her e-mail address is no longer valid. Does anyone out there have a copy of this passenger list and if so would you mind looking up the GARNER surname for me and send me whatever information you might have on each of them. I believe their were only 4 GARNERS listed as passengers, but am not sure of that. I know for a fact from other members of my GARNER family that at least 2 and possibly all 4 of the GARNER'S listed as passengers are cousins. But, none of the family has any actual specifics as to: if it was the husbands and their wives, or just the husbands or just the wives, who were passengers. Two GARNER brothers or cousins had gone to Alaska to prospect for gold and their wives ! did go to see them. Another question! Is anyone aware of any books or archival sites, which might contain a list and information on miners who either staked a mining claim or purchased land following the discovery of gold in Alaska say up thru the 1920's? Any information will certainly be appreciated! I am willing to reimburse anyone for any cost they might incur on my behalf up to $25. Sandy and I live in San Andreas, Calaveras County, California, which is right in the middle of the California gold rush region. I was county archivist for a brief period following the death of a friend, who had been archivist for nearly 25 years. We are also both active members of the Calaveras Genealogical Society, and serve as Board members and me as the treasurer. If you ever need any research done in Calaveras County, please don't hesitate to contact us! Thanks in advance! Harleigh Winkler San Andreas, Calaveras County, California e-mail: [email protected]

Greetings All. FYI the latest of my columns on the Post 1901 Census issue has been posted and is now online. This issue's topics include: Bill S-18 passed by Senate Committee; What's next?; Submissions to Committee; Census petitions; Contacting Members of Parliament; Letters; BMDs threaten Identity theft? - Apparently not! The complete article may be accessed at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazce/gazce112.htm Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted

Greetings All. Since my recent posting requesting that completed Post 1901 Census petitions be sent to us now, I have had a number of requests to advise the addresses to send them to. Ignoring the fact that the addresses to send petitions to are shown on the same page of the Post 1901 Census Project website that the petitions are downloaded from, I will give the addresses again here. Petitions for the House of Commons should be sent to myself at Gordon A. Watts 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Petitons for the Senate, and Non-Resident Petitions would normally be sent to Muriel M. Davidson 25 Crestview Avenue Brampton, Ontario L6W 2R8 However, due to time constraints at this time they would be better sent directly to Senator Lorna Milne at The Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A4 Petitions sent to Senator Milne that are mailed within Canada do not require any postage. Any mailed from outside of Canada unfortunately do require proper postage to be applied. Numbers of signatures on petitions for the House of Commons and the Senate are approaching 70,000, but we can always use more. Hopefully within a short time we will no longer have a need for further signatures on petitions. As of today, Parliament will sit for only 48 more days before the Summer recess begins on 10 June 2005. There is a possibility of an extension of up to 10 sitting days that would take the start of Summer recess to 24 June. In either case, time is running short and we should be asking our MPs to ensure that Bill S-18 is passed and enacted before Parliament is recessed for the Summer. Happy Hunting Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted

To all:- Today I received 165 signatures from Riverview Collegiate in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan -- a hearty THANKS to all! As we do not know the period of time between the Report from the Committee re Bill S-18, with Third Reading and Vote yet to come, I am suggesting the following:- Please send ALL Senate Petitions, also Non-Resident, directly to the office of Senator Lorna Milne -- postage is FREE for Canadians sending Senate petitions, sorry about the Non-Resident. Jeff Paul, Policy Advisor for Senator Lorna Milne is being copied in and will be waiting to add them to the stack previously sent to the office, at least 33,000 to date. Address:- The Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A4 REMINDER;-- This is NOT for House of Commons petitions -- these still go to Gordon A. Watts, address on downloadable site. There will still be some petitions to come to me -- likely in the mail!! Many thanks to all -- and if you have not signed as yet, the first page with 10 signatures (no street address) will be great!!! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census enfrancais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index_f.htm

Good Morning BC, Is there someone going to the Library or Archives that wouldn't mind getting me a copy of the following registration? I would be most grateful for a copy. Thank you very much. Carol Lylyk in Calgary, where the weather has been lovely but we don't have daffodils yet!! Name: Laura Nell Fletcher Event Date: 1979 10 25 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 92 Gender: female Event Place: Maple Ridge Reg. Number: 1979-09-016856 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13599 GSU Microfilm Number: 2051383

Unforutnately the full text (18 words) is not online but I can tell you that it can be found; The Province. Vancouver, B.C.: Apr 15, 1991. pg. 54 Cheers, Bette

I am looking for the obit for Fred (Frederick) Caron who last lived in Burnaby, BC. He passed after 1990 and before 2000, thank you, Bonnie

To all who desire the 1911 census released:- Members of the Senate of Canada are in his or her respective areas for this coming week, after proceedings on Bill S-18, An Act to Amend the Statistics Act. The Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met on Thursday, February 24 for a brief meeting, with posting at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm The complete report of the meeting has been posted. The Report will be given next week, followed by Third Reading -- there were no amendments to Bill S-18 made by the committee. Should anyone wish to complete a belated Senate or Non-Resident petition, download from above site -- my address is there. Your signature on a petition is YOUR voice in Ottawa. [Non-Resident Petitions are for those not residing in Canada] When Bill S-18 moves to the House of Commons, all petitions will go to Gordon A. Watts. These are being accepted now as well. I am hopeful, as is Senator Lorna Milne that Bill S-18 will be passed. Please, NO letters to any Senators re Bill S-18. However, take a peek at the House of Commons scoreboard -- if your MP still shows a BLUE ? or something other than GOLD, why not check with him or her. Copies are requested. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm Let's have a fat envelope to deliver to Senator Lorna Milne on Saturday!!! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index_f.htm

This is a message that was sent to the BC Genealogy Society. The Kelowna & District Genealogy Society invite you and your members to attend our 2005 Seminar "Harvest Your Family Tree" to be held in Kelowna, B.C., Canada on September 30, October 1, 2, 2005.  We have a selection of noted speakers from Scotland, England and Western Canada;  something for everyone, whether you are just beginning or are a seasoned researcher.  More information about early bird registration, seminar schedule and presenters is available on the Kelowna & District Genealogy website:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~bckdgs/seminar2005.htm.   Feel free to distribute this poster to others, and perhaps include it in your Events Calendar.  Hope to see you in September. Kind regards, Betty Maurice, Advertising Committee, 2005 Seminar - [email protected] Pam Fairweather Thomson Sechelt, BC, Canada [email protected]

Hi List Thanks for all the help on this ADA AMY although she was not mine. Even so thanks a tonne. Judy in BC

To all -- Total number of signatures on petitions to date number about 33,000 -- more could be used before hopefully switching to House of Commons only. Non-Residents are only able to send petitions to the Senate -- so mail 'em NOW!!! Hopefully the coming St. Patrick's Day will be a lucky one and we find Bill S-18 in the House of Commons. The following is from Gordon -- the other co-chair -- I requested the memo by phone when my internet was down due to lack of new modem!! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] [See site address below Gordon's name] ======= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <[email protected]> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:58 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census - time to send petitions Greetings All For those who have been holding onto Post 1901 Census petitions, hoping to collect one or two more signatures, it is perhaps time to think about sending them in to us. Particularly those for the Senate and Non-Resident petitions. Petitions for the House of Commons can wait a few more days but they should be forwarded to us shortly as well. We hope that soon no more petitions will be needed. The next sitting of the Senate will be Monday 7 March 2005. Bill S-18 does not appear on the Order Paper for that day but we think it likely that the Senate Committee will Report it back to the Senate then. Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees is the third item on the Daily Routine of Business. Debate on Third Reading of S-18 will hopefully begin Tuesday 8 March 2005. With a little luck it could complete Third Reading and Referral to the House of Commons in one sitting (we hope). Any communications with your Parliamentary representatives at this time should stress that Bill S-18 has the support of the Canada Census Committee, the Canadian Historical Association, and the Association of Canadian Archivists. Stress also that we wish to see Bill S-18 proceed through the House of Commons as quickly as possible in order that it can be completed and receive Royal Assent before Parliament recesses for the summer. As always, be polite and respectful in your communications. With a little luck, many of us will spend our summer researching the 1911 Census Records instead of still fighting to have them released. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted