Fellow listers: I'm looking for information on the following Earle family, found in the 1901 census for Richmond, New Westminster: 1 H Earle 1841 - . +Margaret ? 1850 - ........ 2 Harry Earle 1882 - ........ 2 Florence M Earle 1884 - ........ 2 William E Earle 1887 - ........ 2 George A Earle 1892 - Any assistance would be appreciated. Doug Pattison Victoria

Thanks to all the listers who replied to this enquiry. A brick wall is about to be demolished (I hope) Peter Hampshire, UK

To all:- Issue 15, Winter 2005 of The Milne Report has the following report of a new position for Senator Lorna Milne -- let's show our congratulations with tons of petitions!!! The following is the article as printed. Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm =================== Senator Milne Elected President of Canada-Europe Parliamentary Assosication In November, the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association held its annual meeting to choose a new President and Executive. For the past number of years I have served as the Senate Vice-President of the Association. This year I ran for the position of president, and was privileged to have been selected by the association to serve in that position. The Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CEPA) is responsible for representing Canada at many European institutions where Canada has observations. In particular, CEPA sends a delegation to the Council of Europe four times per year, and holds annual exchanges with members of the European Parliament each year. Since the United States does not take part in either of these institutions, Canada's voiceas the strongest presence of the Americas at these conferences speaks much more loudly than it otherwise would. As such, over the years we have managed to have significant input on European-Canadians relations through CEPA. My first duty as president will be to lead the Canadian delegation to the Council of Europe from January 24th-29th. Our delegation plans to take part in three very important debates over the course of the week. We will be bringing them information on the extensive Canadian participation in the elections in the Ukraine.[more -- another time]. There will certainly be discussions on how European and other countries can support those in critical need in South East Asia after the tsunami disaster. A debate has been long scheduled on European-American relations and I also expect that Canada will have a significant part to play in the discussions. I am also hoping to secure Canadian participation in a new European institution. For a few years now, all European parliamentarians who study European issues in their home parliaments meet annually at the Conference of European Affairs Committees (COSAC) to discuss the EU. These are not members of the super European Parliament, but average members of the UK House of Commons, for instance. The COSAC constitution allows for observer countries to take part, and I am hoping to secure Canadian participation at this key point of contact with European parliamentarians. I am looking forward to these new challenges, and promise to keep you up to date on my successes! ----------- Way to go, Senator Lorna Milne!!!!! Let's try to completely cover the hall mat inside her front door with THICK envelopes of petitions -- WE need to work for one who is working for US!

Hi Brian, Not directly what you were looking for but I did a quick search in our CD of the "Gazetteer & Business Directory of Canada - 1930, Product # CA0035, for the name Bentley in BC. The one "hit" which looked possible was listed under "Logging" and was for "Bentley and Kennedy" of Minstral Island. This must be a small place because it didn't rate a mention in the Gazetteer part of the directory. Not much I'm afraid, but it may help. Of course I'm assuming the family traded under their family name. Most people did in those days. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. Attn: Malcolm Moody - President P.O. Box 11, Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1A2, Canada. phone: (613) 692-2667 e-mail: [email protected] Canadian web site: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca > > From: Brian <[email protected]> > Date: 11 January 2005 21:07:35 GMT-05:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Local History of Field, B.C. about 1925 > > > I am looking for information about independent lumber mills which > operated > around Field or Golden from about 1921 ­ 1928. > A Bentley family from Nova Scotia (via Edmonton) attempt a start up > about > this time. (Noah Newcomb, Burpee, James, Grant) Is there a local > history > written about Field or Golden that someone can refer me to. > >

I read a history book about Golden a few years ago in the Revelstoke Library. I doubt if there is one about Field. I will see what I can find out. Marla Manson Revelstoke, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:00 AM Subject: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-D Digest V05 #7

And for those who wonder Minstrel Island is along the east coast of Vancouver Island to the east of Alert Bay. Roberta & Terry [email protected]

Here's a link to the Golden Museum web page. http://www.rockies.net/~museum/

Hi Malcolm and Brian, Re Minstral Island. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CA/2/Minstrel_Island.html http://www.minstrelisland.com/about.html There is a contact address at the following - perhaps they can help with the logging history and persons involved. http://bcmarina.com/Places/Minstrel_Island/Websize/thumbnails.html http://www.abcbookworld.com/?state=view_author&author_id=185 http://www.island.net/~kennmac/coastal/ Happy New Year 2005. Cheers, Stella At 02:19 PM 1/12/2005, Malcolm at ACDB-Canada wrote: > Hi Brian, > Not directly what you were looking for but I did a quick > search in our CD of the "Gazetteer & Business Directory of Canada - 1930, > Product # CA0035, for the name Bentley in BC. The one "hit" which looked > possible was listed under "Logging" and was for "Bentley and Kennedy" of > Minstral Island. This must be a small place because it didn't rate a > mention in the Gazetteer part of the directory. > > Not much I'm afraid, but it may help. Of course I'm assuming the > family traded under their family name. Most people did in those days. > > Malcolm > >Archive CD Books Canada Inc. >Attn: Malcolm Moody - President >P.O. Box 11, >Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1A2, Canada. >phone: (613) 692-2667 >e-mail: [email protected] >Canadian web site: http://www.archivecdbooks.ca > > >> >>From: Brian <[email protected]> >>Date: 11 January 2005 21:07:35 GMT-05:00 >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Local History of Field, B.C. about 1925 >> >> >>I am looking for information about independent lumber mills which operated >>around Field or Golden from about 1921 ­ 1928. >>A Bentley family from Nova Scotia (via Edmonton) attempt a start up about >>this time. (Noah Newcomb, Burpee, James, Grant) Is there a local history >>written about Field or Golden that someone can refer me to. >> > > > >==== 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.

In case any of the readers, I read recently, that The Mayor of Vancouver, Malcolm MacLean, wrote to the Prime Minister of Canada John A. MacDonald born 1816 on this day in January 190 years ago, that "Our City is ashes. three thousand people homeless. Can you send us any government aid?" Vancouver had been incorporated in April of 1886, two months before. Of one thousand buildings, almost all were burnt to the grounds being make of wood, in 45 minutes, as there was little fire-fighting means. Fire had been used to clear land, by the Canadian Pacific Railway, and wind blew the flames from tree to tree and then house to house. I wonder who died as a result of this fire, who were never found, or were completely destroyed by the fire. These would be people with no death record. Only eight persons were confirmed as dying, but there were many transients, who were unknown, who may have died also. I have a great great Uncle Alexander Weir, who disappeared from Scotland about 1883, and can find no death record. He was born in 1861 or 62 in Ontario.

To all:- Last evening when I mentioned the articles in the recent Legion magazine, I unfortunately did not check the items of assistance listed under Special Features - car and home insurance!!! The special assistance article is the following:- http://www.legionmagazine.com/frontline/news/05-01.asp#5 It is about extended and extra Veterans Independence Program features -- but like most programs, will not assist all. Muriel

I am looking for information about independent lumber mills which operated around Field or Golden from about 1921 ­ 1928. A Bentley family from Nova Scotia (via Edmonton) attempt a start up about this time. (Noah Newcomb, Burpee, James, Grant) Is there a local history written about Field or Golden that someone can refer me to.

Good Morning I hope that SKS can help me find the following information. John Charles Banks was living at 964 Wallaston Street, Esquimalt when he died in 1920. His widow was still living there when she died in October 1929. Is there any way I can find out whether this property was owned by the family or just rented? Also who lived in the property after October 1929? How do I get a copy of Mary Ann Banks will (if there was one)? Another similar question - Ethel Maud Halsall (nee Banks) lived in 468 Beach Drive, Oak Bay, Victoria when her husband died in July 1931. Is there a way of finding out if she continued living there and with whom. Trying to find her sister May Crowe (nee Banks) who disappeared from California around that time supposedly back to Canada with her children Mary and Victoria. Regards Peter Kingsclere, Hampshire, UK w <http://www.langdon-goff.org.uk> ww.langdon-goff.org.uk

Jan 15-Mar 12 Start Searching Your Family History - a Beginners' Workshop in 5 Lessons This series of five 3-hour classes, developed by writer and researcher Brenda Smith, addresses each beginning family history researcher's need for guidance in embarking on a very personal journey. Working with their own materials, and supporting each other, learners will discover their particular motives and set goals for their research, organize and evaluate their data, and plan the first stage of their individual programs. Participants must be able to commit to attending all five sessions. Lesson 1: Probe the Past - From the Known to the Unknown Saturday, January 15, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Discover your personal motivation for compiling a family history, formulate goals for research, and draft a family tree diagram. Lesson 2: Organize - The Second Prime Directive Saturday, January 29, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Explore organizational approaches, basic data collection and storage techniques, organize your workbook, and create a family group sheet. Lesson 3: Can You Prove That? Verify Your Findings Saturday, February 5, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Process documents, discuss evidence and apply standards of proof. Lesson 4: Right Forest, Wrong Tree: Interpret Your Findings Saturday, February 26, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Build context for your research, & develop techniques for critical analysis of family history data. Lesson 5: Plan the Next Research Step Saturday, March 12, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm At the Cloverdale Library, 5642-176A Street, Surrey Instructor: Brenda Smith Charge $85 for series Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration. Feb 18 Genealogy on the Internet A hands on introduction to finding and using the wealth of Genealogy resources available online. Friday, February 18, 2005 1:00 - 3:00 pm At the Semiahmoo Library - Electronic Classroom #200 - 1815 - 152nd Street, Surrey Instructor: Jacqui Haines Charge $10 Please pre-register by calling the Electronic Classroom Manager at 604-501-5855. Payment is required for registration to be complete. Feb 19 Scandinavian Research: advanced level Experienced researchers can learn new techniques and problem solving tips for research in the Scandinavian countries. Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:30 - 12:30 pm At the Cloverdale Library 5642-176A Street, Surrey Instructor: John Herl Charge $10 Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration. March 5 Transferring records/photos on to CD or DVD Learn how to store documents and photographs on CD or DVD so they can be viewed on a computer or TV. Especially useful for sharing heritage photos. Saturday, March 5, 2005 10:30 - 12:30 pm At the Cloverdale Library 5642-176A Street, Surrey Instructor: Bill Overy Charge $10 Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration. April 9 Military Research Discover how to find records and history of Canadian military personnel in conflicts including World War 2. Learn how to interpret military photographs, uniforms and insignia. Saturday, April 9, 2005 10:30 - 12:30 pm At the Cloverdale Library 5642-176A Street, Surrey Instructor: Colin Stevens Charge $10 Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration. April 23 Finding your Female Ancestors Techniques and guidance for tracing elusive female branches on your family tree. Saturday, April 23, 2005 10:30 - 12:30 pm At the Cloverdale Library 5642-176A Street, Surrey Instructor: Diane Rogers Charge $10 Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration. Ongoing----Cloverdale Library Genealogical Collection Orientations The Cloverdale Branch of Surrey Public Library has one of the most extensive collections of Canadian genealogical materials in Western Canada. The library has a wide variety of books and microfilms covering records from the Canadian provinces and territories. To help you become familiar with the collection, the Cloverdale library is offering monthly orientations: The first Saturday of every month, 9:30 - 10:30 am at the Cloverdale Library, 5642 - 176A Street, Surrey Free of charge. Pre-registration suggested. If you would like more information, call us at 604-576-1384 (ext. 5) For more information, see the library's website http://www.spl.surrey.bc.ca/Programs+and+Services/Genealogy/default.htm or call the library's genealogy department, 604 576 1384 Forwarded by Diane Rogers

Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library 130 - 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road 604-467-7417 Fred Braches - January 20, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Whonnock historian and Whonnock Community Association web page creator Fred Braches takes us on a journey of exploration. "Inside and outside forces shape the history of our neighbourhoods. These histories have much in common: railroads, rivers, lumber, and agriculture. Fortunately, neighbourhoods have always been peopled by a rich diversity of individuals, and what they said and did is what history is about. Not surprisingly, family history plays an important part in neighbourhood history, as does material culture-the objects left to us-small objects cherished by families, but also constructions, roads, buildings, bridges, and sometimes landscapes. Uncovering the history of communities is an exciting business, a journey with unexpected surprises. Remembered history, recorded history and myth find their proper place and slowly but certainly a new and clearer image grows in our hands." - Fred Braches Alan Woodland, February 17, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Historian, poet, and Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Times columnist Alan Woodland has a unique approach to recording family history. Writing family vignettes is a personalized way to record your family's stories, experiences and history in a format that will catch the attention of future generations while it preserves the tales of past and current generations. In a presentation that will suit budding family historians, novice or experienced genealogists, or anyone who wants to put their favourite family anecdotes into print, Woodland will outline the process of creating a collection of your family's vignettes

Starts this Sunday January 16th Start Searching Your Family History Instructor: Brenda Smith Location: Maple Ridge Library - Seminar Room 5 Sessions: $100 Sunday Afternoons 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Dates: January 16 & 30, Feb 6 & 20, & Mar 13 Course # 63226 This series of five 3-hour classes addresses each beginning family history researcher's need for guidance in embarking on a very personal journey. Working with their own materials, and supporting each other, learners will discover their particular motives and set goals for their research, organize and develop their data and plan the first stage of their individual programs. To register phone the Leisure Centre at 604-467-7322 or register online at www.recreg4u.ca

To all:- My husband's Legion magazine arrived today and as usual, I read it from cover to cover!! The search address is www.legionmagazine.com There are many interesting topics, one listed under Special Features re the improved VIP packages for care and assistance to veterans, wives and widows. A very special article is entitled "INTRODUCING ALBINA" the Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Cooksville, as given below for your reading interest. http://www.legionmagazine.com/frontline/news/05-01.asp#1 We know Albina Guarnieri, MP as Minister of Veteran's Affairs. 2005 is the Year of the Veteran with many celebrations, one of the first will be May 8 -- VE-Day -- the end of the war in Europe, 1945. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score3.htm#ON A writer has suggested May 8 be also CENSUS RELEASE DAY in memory of the World War One vets who did not return. Sincerely hope all enjoy the many articles in this magazine! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON -- also WWII veteran http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm [Please download petitions -- we need these - OUR voice in Ottawa]

Debi, I could not have said it better. Standing ovation for all genealogist. Ellen -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 1/6/2005

Thanks, thanks soooooooo much for everyone's most helpful replies, suggestions and links. They have paid off !!. I contacted someone on the RAOGK list and have already had a reply from her. Turns out it's the right guy!. Amazing - this man had been searching for his father for 50 years and now at least knows his final resting place. I don't know how to word this properly so forgive me if it doesn't come off sounding just right. Genealogist are definitely are a special group of people. They spend countless hours researching; most of the time with little results. It's definitely an addiction - this family history thing but one that gives an individual their roots; ancestral connections and provides us with a background for our present lives. Most persons at least know who their parents are but sometimes along the line your research leads to someone just needing to know that much and with our 'genealogy instincts' to research and not give up this is an incredible resource to those individuals. This is my favorite hobby / pastime - I honestly don't know what I'd do without it and I'm just so happy that there are many others that feel the same. I'm going to attach here something I found on the internet some time ago ( author unknown) some of you have probably already read it. So all in all this is just a big thank you to everyone for being interested in genealogy / family. All the best......................debi in Golden, BC The Storyteller's We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family, you would be proud of us?" How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do? It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up,their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do.

Hi again, Well, I've had some more fabulous luck. In looking through the archived messages for the CAN-BC-OBITS-L, I found the break I was looking for - an obit. for a daughter-in-law of Annie K. JOHNSTON & Peter KERR, of Vancouver. Lila Ida KERR died April 16, 2000. She was the widow of Annie & Peter's son, John Johnston KERR, who died in 1972. Seemingly, all 4 of John's siblings were living still at that time. (Hooray!) Now here's my question - now that I know their names & that of their spouses, I hesitate to put them on the list since they are living persons, but I do want to find them - what should I do? I looked on Canada 411, but each name had quite a few duplicates - I don't want to write/phone them all. I could give you the names off list if someone thinks they know a good way to narrow them down. Then again, once you put an obit. in the paper, maybe you give up some of your privacy? Torn between privacy & eagerness! Mary

Debi, If no one can get this for you try RAOGK at http://www.raogk.org/bcolumbia.htm If no luck then try Don Crawfords site at http://members.shaw.ca/copies/ where you can get copies for $4.00 CDN each. I have no interest in Mr. Crawfords company except as a happy customer. Best of luck Cheers, Bridget in B.C. GlamFHS # 5865 I transcribe for www.freebmd.rootsweb.com I use www.archivecdbooks.ca to help in my research ----- Original Message ----- From: "debi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 4:18 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] look up please Vital events index > Hello list, > > I'm hoping someone could please look up this index for me. This is for > someone tha has been searching for his father for fifty years. It's a long > shot but if this is him he'll be most grateful. > Many thanx in advance...............debi > Name: > Charles William Ford Place > Vancouver Reg. Number: > 1959-09-009301 Digital Image > On-Line > Date: > 1959 8 7 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: > 61 Event: > Death Microfilm #: > B13243 (GSU # 2033300) > > > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Check the list's archives out at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >