Greetings All. At the beginning of this past week I sent the following House petitions to the Hon. Don Boudria who has agreed to be our new 'champion' in the House of Commons. BC 1171 AB 425 SK 489 MB 122 ON 1213 QC 148 NB 2 NS 332 NL -- PE -- NT -- YT -- NU -- ========= Total 3902 From the numbers of signatures shown for the different areas you can see that some regions need to get into gear. Release of Historic Census records will benefit genealogists and historians in ALL areas, including those which have not to date sent us any signatures. Since mailing these petitions I have received a further 30 from Nova Scotia, 5 from Ontario, and 500 from Alberta -- including 468 from the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogy Society. With the 4,444 Canadian and Non-Resident signatures for the Senate posted recently by Muriel, and the more than 62,000 signatures sent from our previous petitions, we have now sent more than 70,000 signatures to Ottawa. Please keep the signatures coming. They are needed to show that we are serious about wanting access to these records. 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 Permission to forward without notice is granted

To all -- Another weekend -- time of getting together -- download our petitions and father signatures, please. Please note the number obtained by the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society -- great signing effort!! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SENATE OF CANADA PETITIONS SENATOR LORNA MILNE BRITISH COLUMBIA:- Annette Fulford, Maple Ridge--------------------- 2 ALBERTA:- Alberta Genealogical Society, Edmonton Branch 463 Patricia M. Hermann, Lethbridge -------------- 32 TOTAL = 495 SASKATCHEWAN:- Saskatchewan Genealogical Society-------------- 15 ONTARIO:- Robert Foster, Ottawa----------------------------- 5 TOTAL CANADIAN SIGNATURES 517 Previous Canadian Total of Signatures ------------ 3280 Total as of November 26, 2004 ------------------ 517 NEW TOTAL == 3797 ==================== NON-RESIDENT PETITIONS to Senator Lorna Milne Tornsend/Bagnell Family Reunion - Janice Fralic-Brown 10 George L. Trigg, New City, New York ----------------- 22 George L. Trigg, Poughkeepsie, NY -------------------- 12 Gworge L. Trigg, Dobbs Ferry, NY---------------------- 6 George L. Trigg, Goshen, NY ------------------------- 19 Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society Lewiston, Maine --Normand L. Angers, Research Chmn. 19 TOTAL = 88 Previous Non-Resident Total of Signatures ----- = 559 Total as of November 26, 2004------------------- = 88 NEW TOTAL = 647 Compiled by Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON

Hello List, I'm looking for desc. of George Washington Brown d.1939 and Mary Jane Blacklock d.1944 who migrated from Ontario to the Vancouver area. Thanks to one of you on the list for sending me the death record for Mary Jane, George, and son Alfred Ernest Brown d. 1948 from the Bowell Funeral Records database. Son Clifton Gilbert Brown lived in Burnaby as did daughter Grace L. Brown. I would be pleased to receive any information on this family. Thank you, Barbara

Hi everyone, I'm handing over the list administration to Janet White until I get back from my trip to New Zealand. Thanks very much to Janet & thanks to you all for being such a good list to administer! I'll be back in BC on December 17th so will catch up with you all later. Pam Pam Fairweather Thomson Sechelt, BC, Canada [email protected]

I would like to thank all of those people on the British Columbia list who have been so very helpful with my search of Yates family. I've been over a year looking for them in the U.S. to find them in B.C. I'm still looking for living descendents. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas to all. Cathy

http://findaperson.canada411.ca/ Carol wrote: >For those looking for living people there is a >telephone directory on line which may be of help: > >http://www.mytelus.com/phonebook/index.do > >______________________________________________________________________ > > >

Hi Listers. I am trying to locate a cousin of mine in the Vancouver area. Would SKS please contact me off list for an iddy-biddy couple of minutes searching. Many thanks. Ron

If someone is going to the library to look at the BMD archives would they be willing to look up a death for me. Harold Edmund Curran /reg # 1974-09-003780 B.C. Archives # B13331 Gsu # 2050286 If his wife's name was Grace Bateman then this is my relative Coralynn in AB

For those looking for living people there is a telephone directory on line which may be of help: http://www.mytelus.com/phonebook/index.do ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

Coralynn, If no one offers to get this for you try RAOGK at: http://www.raogk.org/bcolumbia.htm If no luck there then try Don Crawford at: http://members.shaw.ca/copies/ where for $4.00 he will get it for you. I have no interest in Mr. Crawfords business except as a satisfied customer. Cheers, Bridget in B.C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coralynn Teichrib" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Death lookup > If someone is going to the library to look at the BMD archives would they > be > willing to look up a death for me. > > Harold Edmund Curran > /reg # 1974-09-003780 > B.C. Archives # B13331 > Gsu # 2050286 > If his wife's name was Grace Bateman then this is my relative > Coralynn in AB > > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/ > >

Good Morning Coralynn, Have you searched the online white pages directories: Mytelus.com http://www.mytelus.com/phonebook/index.do http://www.Canada411.com re the aunts. Woman are generally listed under the husbands name or initial/s or by the initials of their own given name/s.making them a little more difficult to find in telephone books. Do you have addresses.? Searched B.C.Vital Events - with 0 results to 1983. Cheers, Stella At 08:45 AM 11/23/2004, Coralynn Teichrib wrote: >Searching for any information on the family of Harold & Grace CURRAN. Last >know residence in 1973 was Surrey. BC. >Her father was Arthur Claude BATEMAN > >Her aunts lived in the Vancouver and Richmong aread. Joyce HUTTON & Mickie >BEATON. >Does anyone know of these familys >Coralynn > > > >==== 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.

Searching for any information on the family of Harold & Grace CURRAN. Last know residence in 1973 was Surrey. BC. Her father was Arthur Claude BATEMAN Her aunts lived in the Vancouver and Richmong aread. Joyce HUTTON & Mickie BEATON. Does anyone know of these familys Coralynn

> Lars Grafstrom (1858 Lomma) is said to have died in > New Westminster, British Columbia. He was married > to Albertina (born about 1865)... Some contact information for you, and others: The Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby BC may have records/archives/additional information: www.scandinaviancentre.org - the City of New Westminster borders the City of Burnaby New Westminster Heritage Society www.nwheritage.org - there is a weblink for the New Westminster Historical Society on this website. Click on "Local Organizations". Tourism Delta (Ladner is in West Delta): www.tourismdelta.bc.ca A very, very basic MAP of Greater Vancouver: http://www.findfamilyfun.com/mapofvancouver.htm Vancouver+ MAPS: http://www.tourismvancouver.com/tools/maps.cfm - eg. Greater Vancouver Regional District map Fraser Valley BC MAPS (variety): - Ladner is in Delta (S of Vancouver & Richmond) - for C. Bradbury: Cloverdale is in Surrey BC http://www.fraservalleyguide.com/Maps_Location.html#CommunMaps Cheers B.Stewart ___________________________________________________________ Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

From the pages of the Montreal Star Nov 1900: VANCOUVER,B.C.: Alex. Peers died of apoplexy Tuesday. He was a wealthy Chilliwack rancher, born in Woodstock, in 1837, coming to British Columbia in 1862. Bev ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

Hi, I have had help to find the guy I am looking for. What I need to know was there any Canadian relatives. How would I find out? Has anyone got the name of a newspaper and ad.of same for Port Coquitlam. Some of you will know it is John James Cope that I was looking for. I am the next of kin in my uncle John(U.K) estate but there may be relatives there of a similar status, Sandra --------------------------------- Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger

At this site http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-58B4296/gbsearch/Births,Marriages,Deaths you can play around with the names and see what you can find - for example, there is a Frank Lain Delong who married a Margaret Pearl Hicks in Prince George in 1920. The community of Likely is relatively close to Prince George. Good luck Thelma

Hello, Everyone, I was wondering, please, if SKS on this List could possibly help this gentleman? I have not really done that muh research into mining. Thank you so much. :) Shannah ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Clair" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: 21 Nov 2004- Lookups > Dear Shannah, > I am trying to find out anything about Frank > DeLong who was a miner in Likely, B.C. in 1926. He > was evidently involved in a sluice box pilfering > scheme in 1926. We think that he might be my > great-grandfather. > Thank you very much. > > David W. Clair > > Our "Frank" might have gone by the surnames Clair and > DeLong, whichever suited his fancy. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > >

I have the book Vancouver's Svenskar - A History of the Swedish Community in Vancouver by Irene Howard (1970). It has a chapter called "From LOMMA to Ladner." Is that where they were from? If so, I can give you a small quote about Hulda, Janne and Carl Grafstrom. Joanne -----Original Message----- From: Birgitta Nilsson [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Lars Grafstrom Lars Grafstrom (1858 Lomma) is said to have died in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Lars Grafstrom (1858 Lomma) is said to have died in New Westminster, British Columbia. He was marrried to Albertina (born about 1865). According to the Ellis Island lists they were Citizens of US when they arrived toNew York in 1901. Lars' parents were Lars Grafström (1826 Fosie) and Anna Maria Adamsson (1827-1859 Lomma). I can't find neither Lars nor Albertina in the BC records on the Internet. The relative, who gave me the information, is sure he died in NW. Lars' halfbrother Carl August Grafström (1873 Lomma- 1933 Vancouver) has a dughter Ingrid married McWilliams in Comox. I can't find her in the telephone directory. I hoped to get in contact with her to get information about both her father and her uncle. Any help is appreciated. Birgitta Nilsson --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!

Apologies for incorrect PETITIONS URL http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm/ With apologies --Muriel == SENATE OF CANADA PETITIONS to Senator Lorna Milne As of November 20, 2004:- BRITISH COLUMBIA:- South Cariboo Genealogy Society, 100 Mile House............ 37 Victoria Chapter of Germans from Russia Historical Society 12 British Columbia Genealogical Society - Gordon A. Watts... 32 ABLDS - TriStates Genealogical Fair - Gordon A. Watts... 127 Candy-Lee Chickite, Campbell River.................................. 10 Robin Fairservice, Prince George........................................ 14 Adele Turner, North Vancouver.......................................... 36 Philip Riley, Courtenay....................................................... 30 Adele Turner, North Vancouver.......................................... 33 Muriel D. Rogers, Sidney..................................................... 9 Lyn Duncan, White Rock..................................................... 11 British Columbia Total = 339 ALBERTA:- George Giokis, High River.................................................. 39 Alberta Family History Society - Freda Stewart................ 172 Alberta Total = 211 SASKATCHEWAN:- ........................................................0 MANITOBA:- South West Branch, Manitoba Genealogical Soc., Brandon 26 Barbara Andrew, Brandon................................................. 20 Manitoba Total = 46 ONTARIO:- Kawartha Ancestral Research Centre, Omemee -- Richard Bulmer............................................ 32 Owen Sound Family History Centre.................................. 24 Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society................... 55 Whitby-Oshawa, OGS & Uxbridge Genealogical Group.. 76 Kawartha - Quinte Region VII, OGS - Nancy Trimble.. 30 Lambton Branch, OGS -- Alan Campbell....................... 113 Family History Center, Ottawa - Albert Davey.................. 27 OGS Seminar 2004 - Nancy Trimble............................... 176 Douglas/Marilyn Cross, Brantford...................................... 27 Patricia McGregor, Ottawa............................................. 10 James Montgomery, Toronto.............................................. 17 Patty McGregor, Orleans............................................... .. 15 Sherry Sinclair, Toronto..................................................... 20 Carolyn Johns -- Brampton & Guelph................................. 27 Ontario Total = 649 QUEBEC:-.................................................................... ... 0 NEW BRUNSWICK:- ......................................................... 0 NOVA SCOTIA:- Pictou County Roots Society - Carolyn Wallace................. 34 GANS, Halifax -- Janice Fralic-Brown................................ 99 British Home Children & Descendants Association - Cecil Verge, Bible Hill................................ 40 Nova Scotia Total = 173 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:-......................................... 0 NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR:-.................................. 0 YUKON:-..................................................................... ..... 0 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES:-......................................... 0 NUNAVUT:-................................................................... . .. 0 TOTAL CANADIAN SIGNATURES = 1438 ========= NON-RESIDENT PETITIONS to SENATOR LORNA MILNE State of New Jersey - Therese Rich..................................... 12 New Jersey & Michigan - Therese Rich............................... 10 Family Roots 2004 -- Freda Stewart................................... 1 LDS - Surrey Tri-Staks Genealogy Fair - Gordon a. Watts.. 1 Northern Ireland - Margaret Anne Fowler-Beattie............... 48 England - Theresa Fowler ................................................. 122 Patty McGregor, Orleans, ON............................................. 16 Fred A. Pomeroy, Rochester, NY....................................... 20 Anna Aldrogge, Stockport, Ohio......................................... 1 TOTAL OF NON-RESIDENT SIGNATURES 231 === Previous Number of Canadian signatures ..............1437 Signatures - as of November 20, 2004................ 1438 TOTAL CANADIAN SIGNATURES = 2875 Previous Total of Non-Resident Signatures.............. 318 Total Non-Resident Signatures, Nov. 20, 2004......... 231 TOTAL -- NOVEMBER 20, 2004........... 549 Tabulated by Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario PETITIONS are found at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm