http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/History.html Email: citystar@island.net <citystar@island.net> http://www.island.net/~gm_chin/nfpgabed.html http://www.bcmuseumofmining.org/ << Brittannia Beach http://www.google.com/ With keywords as presented WITH quotes in place "British Columbia Mining" history I hope that is of some help :-) Regards; Dennice researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html

Greetings, I'm just new to this list and was wondering if anyone knows if there is any information on-line for the Nanaimo newspapers; specifically obituaries from the period 1910 - 1930. I'm also interested in Nanaimo coal mining history for the same period. My Docherty family research is steeped in coal mining, from Scotland to Nanaimo/Cumberland, and several lives were lost in mining accidents. Thanking you in advance, Sincerely, Judy Blackfalds, Alberta.

I just now seen this post having been off-line for the past 8 days. I must voice my annoyance. This is a forum for genealogy and not for political activism. Ron Davies At 02:18 AM 1/28/02 -0700, Gold Mine wrote: >Please Forward this notification of RECALL PETITION to your lists. >http://www.petitiononline.com/2005/ > >Mj > >Subject: PEJ.bc-- Actions: Liberal Recall Petition

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Greetings All. With the meetings at Vancouver yesterday, and the Focus Groups to be held today, the series of meetings and focus groups held by Environics Research Group dealing with public access to Historic Census comes to an end. The report resulting from these meetings is due to be submitted to Statistics Canada by 15 February 2002. We will be watching for it's release to the public and look forward to seeing the results that it contains. From all reports received so far regarding these meeting the overwhelming numbers of presenters have supported access with only three or four opposing it. Perhaps one or two have supported the 'compromise solution' or 'third option' but the vast majority have rejected it outright. Attendance at the Vancouver meetings was disappointing -- perhaps because of the weather, although it was not that bad. 16 attended in the afternoon and 18 in the evening. On asking, I was advised that there was only a single advertisement about the meeting in the Business Section of the Vancouver Sun on 23 January. This might help explain the low attendence. A number of those attending and some making presentations were people that I have corresponded with but had not met before. Among those were Candy-Lea Chickite from Campbell River and Roz Griston from the Sunshine Coast (my apologies if I have the locations wrong). Lyn Duncan who I had met once before and with whom I had a pleasant conversation with as I drove her home to White Rock after the evening session. Scheduled speakers at the afternoon session were: Candy-Lea Chickite who spoke on the need of Census for First Nations people for various reasons, not the least of which was to establish their entitlement to rights accorded to registered Band members. Candy-Lea has been a Census enumerator and spoke on her experience relating to that experience and the fact that most people she spoke to in that capacity wanted their information available in the future. Carol Graham, a retired librarian, spoke on the need of Census for documenting the life of the common person. She also spoke of the need to be able to identify people in our ancestry who may have been subject to genetic diseases. Her own family has been affected by retinitis - a genetic disease that eventually causes blindness. Census is important in this regard so people can find out if they are at risk. Eric Sager - Professor of History at University of Victoria and Director of the Canadian Families Project. Professor Sager spoke on the importance of Census as an Historical Treasure, or Monument, which seeks to preserve and to commemorate all Canadians -- famous and anonymous, rich and poor, young and old, women and men in all parts of the country -- all of them named in one great Memorial. He explained how the 1901 Census has been used in the Canadian Families Project and how release of subsequent Census would enhance their study of the Canadian family. Roz Griston also spoke of genetically inherited diseases, in particular one that has affected her family -- Prolonge QT Syndrome. She suggested that Dr. Fellegi, Chief Statistician of Canada should take a well deserved retirement. Non-scheduled speakers included Neil Sutherland - a retired professor from UBC. He spoke regarding use of Census in tracing treatment of children in relation to fostering etc. He raised a number of questions he would like to see answers to, including how were foster children described in the household in which they lived. Stephanie Kurmey - librarian in the genealogy section of the Cloverdale Public Library. Described the use of those facilities and the frequent use of their microform reader by people searching for their roots. Indicated that the most frequently used information by those visiting the library were the Census records. Lyn Duncan spoke on need of Census for tracing genetic disease, not only for physical ailments, but of mental disese as well. Janet Tompkins supported access to the records. When there were no others wishing to speak I spoke briefly on a couple of points that would not be covered in my presentation at the evening session. I mentioned other records readily available with information at least as personal as Census. These included the 1941 Civil Registration of all people in Canada, online C.E.F. Attestation Papers of those Canadians serving in WW I, and the fact that I was able to obtain the full military record of my grandfather. Only two speakers were scheduled for the evening session -- myself and Sherry Edmunds-Flett. In my own submission I covered most of the points that Statistics Canada has been concerned about. I detailed why the 'promise' that confidentiality of census was not intended to last 'forever' and that Statistics Canada had been unable to produce a single piece of documented evidence that such a promise existed. I suggested that in the lack of such evidence that Statistics Canada should cease to make reference to it. I suggested that in that regard they should either put up -- or shut up. I presented the moderator with a copy of my critique of the 'compromise solution' and stated that no genealogist or historian could possibly accept it. I stated that it was discriminatory, too restrictive and too expensive to administer. As my presentation was six pages of single spaced type I had to speak rapidly to get it all in. I was informed by an Environics worker that he had timed my presentation and I went 30 seconds over the alloted 15 minutes With only two scheduled speakers, the moderator questioned me somewhat longer than the normal five minutes but did not ask anything that I was unable to answer. Non-scheduled speakers included: Dana Taylor. He expressed surprize that no one was in attendence making a case for the opposition. Dana raised some laughter from those attending by suggesting the 'promise' may have been something conjured up in a 'seance' of former Prime Minister Mackinzie King. He expressed his opinion that suppression of the Census was a result of the "supreme arrogance of faceless bureaucrats". Fay Hicks. She indicated that her family had come up from the US somewhere around 1909. Her family has Parkinsons, another genetically inherited disease. She has no living family to ask and requires access to the 1911 Census to build her family tree in order to trace the source of the Parkinsons in her family. Vivian Kranenburg spoke about the revenue that genealogy and historical research brings by those seeking to add to their family tree and that one of the main source of information sought by these people was the Census. She urged the moderator to tell the government that Census would be opened and that Canada was 'open for business'. Elizabeth Walker - a retired librarian spoke in support of access. Angus Gunn - a lawyer, supported access and spoke of the importance of census as a legal facility. (Should Angus read this, and have family connections to Nova Scotia, please contact me regarding a possible connection between your GUNNs and my mother's line of PERRIN) Gordon Elliott - retired History Professor (?) and authour. Explained the need for Census in a project to compile the history of a small community in BC. Commented on the minimal advertising of these meetings. Asked if the refusal to allow access had to do with today's obsession with 'political correctness'. Suggested that people had already stated their support for access through the Report of the Expert Panel and asked if the government was 'deaf and dumb'. Stated that these meetings were a waste of our time and the taxpayers money. 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.

I wonder whether anyone would be able to give me any information about the following. In the will of my gg-aunt Helen Payne (1883-1933), dated 10 Nov 1913, she leaves £50 to one "James Edward GRASMARK (sp?) of Latimer College, Vancouver City, B.C.", and I would very much like to find out more about this individual. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions. -- Regards and best wishes, Brett Payne bpayne@xtra.co.nz Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand =============================================== South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources Derbyshire Photographers' Index FreeCEN 1891 Census Project - Derbyshire County Co-ordinator http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/sdindex.htm ===============================================

Hello, Listers! I was wondering, if SKS would, please, assist me with getting the proper certificate for the enclosed lady from the B.C. Archives--or, wherever it can be obtained. Please let me know how much it is and I will gladly repay you! Name: TWISS, Mildred Jemima Event Date: 08/03/1956 (day/mth./yr.) Age: 87 Gender: Female Event Place: Vancouver, B.C. Reg. Number: 1956-09-00312 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13227 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033103 This would be greatly appreciated--thank you! :) Shannah

Search the online BC arcives textual records. There is a photo of the hotel on Government Street. CALL NUMBER: B-05072 -------------------------------------------- Catalogue Number: HP037162 Other Cat. Number: B-05072 Subject: RESTAURANTS, DINING ROOMS ETC Subject: HOTELS, MOTELS, TAVERNS ETC. Subject: Geographic Region: CAPITAL Title: NEW ENGLAND HOTEL AND CAFE, GOVERNMENT STREET, VICTORIA. __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com

Greetings All. Please be advised that the locations for the following Town Hall meetings have been changed: Vancouver, January 30th 6-8 pm Delta Vancouver Suites 550 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Just in case anyone has forgotten - our town hall meeting is starting now........

Hello everyone During some newspaper research in the Victoria newspaper of Jan. 1905 I found an article relating to the suicide of a 15 year old boy (Jan. 29 1905). Apparently he was overly fond of explosives, and had blown off 3 of his fingers a month before his death. He left a suicide note in the room that he shot himself in explaining that he was no good for work and didn't want to hurt anybody, so he killed himself. It said that he took a room in the New England and at half past nine at night shot himself. He died almost instantly. Can anyone tell me where the New England was, or what is now occupying the building? I live in Victoria, so know the streets, landmarks etc. However, I have never heard of the New England before. I am assuming it was a hotel? I'm just curious, as I'd never heard of it before. Thanks for your help! Taryn Jones

Hi Brett. See the BC Archives at http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm A Search on Latimer College produced a listing and thumbnails of two photographs of the staff of Bishop Latimer College, Vancouver. The caption states that identification is include with original photos. Once you have the Number you can ask the archivist if this individual is identified in the photo and order copies of the photos if you wish. The electronic access/query form is at http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/services/inquiry/accescom.htm#eform Regards David On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:32:45 +1300, Brett Payne wrote: >I wonder whether anyone would be able to give me any information about the following. > >In the will of my gg-aunt Helen Payne (1883-1933), dated 10 Nov 1913, she leaves �50 to one "James Edward GRASMARK (sp?) of Latimer College, Vancouver City, B.C.", and I would very much like to find out more about this individual. > >I'd be very grateful for any suggestions. >-- >Regards and best wishes, > >Brett Payne >bpayne@xtra.co.nz >Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand >=============================================== >South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources >Derbyshire Photographers' Index >FreeCEN 1891 Census Project - Derbyshire County Co-ordinator >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/sdindex.htm >=============================================== > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html >

Hi, If you are still using an @home.com address, can you please let me know- otherwise, I may delete you. I'm trying to reduce the mail that bounces back to me. Thanks, Pam (list admin) -- Pam Fairweather Thomson in BC, Canada *I collect Fairweathers!* mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

Hi Gayle, The 1981 records were just released (films won't necessarily be in at the centres not in Victoria) and the 1982 ones will appear on the index in January 2003. Every year, a new set of Deaths, Marriages and Births are added. Pam Gayle Mann wrote: > > BC Death Registrations Indexes are from 1872-1981. Does this mean 1982 will be forthcoming this year? > > Gayle Mann in Manitoba > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Check the list's archives out at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html -- Pam Fairweather Thomson in BC, Canada *I collect Fairweathers!* mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

BC Death Registrations Indexes are from 1872-1981. Does this mean 1982 will be forthcoming this year? Gayle Mann in Manitoba

Hi Sue. Thanks for your report. I am happy to see the attendence at the Edmonton meetings and hope that Vancouver can even outdo your record. We shall see. I would very much like a copy of your presentation so that I can place it on the Post 1901 Census Project website. Thanks to all for their support. 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barnsley, Sue" <sbarnsle@cha.ab.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:05 AM Subject: [CCC] RE: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D Digest V02 #31 Edmonton did well last night. 110 at the afternoon session and 105 at the evening session. The message was very clear. Statistics Canada has no right messing with our census records. Those records belong to the people of this country, they are part of our heritage, our history. Since when was it the mandate of Stats Can to dictate to the National Archives what records would be available. Someone likened them unto the USSR as being repressive and dictatorial. Needless to say, the overwhelming consensus to the 'compromise', or option as it is now being called, is 'stuff it'. One thing that did bother me last night, was the moderator, very leading in the questions, putting words in your mouth. For our Vancouver group, just be careful and watch each and every word that you say. Do not let the moderator lead you. Anyway, we had 3 main presentations in the evening and the rest of the time was open to the public. Boy, did they take advantage. One after another blasted Stats Can for meddling in our history. Someone asked who had written the Option, and one young man, said it was full of bureaucratic drivel and would have been sent back in any other organization to be rewritten. People out here are passionate about the census records, with many being descentants of Ukraine and other Eastern block nations most of whom arrived after the 1901 census. They demanded access to the census records. Someone suggested that 92 years was too long and that they should consider 80 years as the length of time. If you want more information, let me know. I will be happy to post my own presentation as well. Gordon, it is up to your group out in Vancouver, they got more than they bargained for here in Edmonton. Make it clear, very clear to them. Sue Barnsley ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== Read Gordon A. Watts' column on Post 1901 Census issues at http://globalgazette.net

This has nothing to do with genealogy. -----Original Message----- From: Gold Mine <mine_gold@hotmail.com> To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:24 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Recall Petition >Please Forward this notification of RECALL PETITION to your lists. >http://www.petitiononline.com/2005/ > >Mj > >From: Morgan Stewartby way of Rycroft & Pringle <rycroft@islandnet.com> ><veenoghu@uvic.ca> >Subject: PEJ.bc-- Actions: Liberal Recall Petition > > >Although we can't start recalling the Liberals until they have been >elected for 18 months, we can sign the online petition... > >Since it was put online on Tuesday night more than 435 people have signed >it. Let's tell these Liberals they are toast unless they change what they >are doing fast. > >http://www.petitiononline.com/2005/ > >Last time I checked it was being signed by a new a person every minute.. > >In solidarity, > >Morgan Stewart > >"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a >revolutionary act." - George Orwell > >E-Mail:mstewart@csc.uvic.ca >Cell: (250) 885-2376 > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >

Hi Ines, See the Canadian Archives site at http://www.archives.ca/02/020203_e.html Regards David On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:44:58 -0800, Ines wrote: >Hi all, >I am still chipping away on my Campbell brickwall. Just got some more >information and I don't know where to start. One of the relatives was a >Johnny Campbell who used to live on Saltspring Island, not there any more. >According to some information from Saltspring and my brother-in-law this >Johnny was in the army in the sixties. Does anyone know where to start >looking to find out if the was in the army? >Thank you, >Ines > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html >

Wondering if sks would mind looking up the "full" copy of these deaths? Name: CLAUDE JOHNSON Event Date: 1977 6 15 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 76 Gender: Male Event Place: KELOWNA Reg. Number: 1977-09-009535 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13578 GSU Microfilm Number: 2050949 and his brother (at least I think they were!) Name: ORREN MANLEY JOHNSON Event Date: 1966 4 18 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 80 Gender: Male Event Place: ASHCROFT Reg. Number: 1966-09-006440 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13277 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033853 And only 2 more years til I can get Orrens wifes info-ugh! Thanks so much, Erin MacKay PS-anybody find rellies that went to North Bonaparte?//// Searching: Janes, Robertson, Strong, Johnson. Wood. Also looking for Sheepbowers and Clevelands to share family stories with. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Hi all, I am still chipping away on my Campbell brickwall. Just got some more information and I don't know where to start. One of the relatives was a Johnny Campbell who used to live on Saltspring Island, not there any more. According to some information from Saltspring and my brother-in-law this Johnny was in the army in the sixties. Does anyone know where to start looking to find out if the was in the army? Thank you, Ines

Hello everyone, When I made my request regarding Alfred HACKETT someone suggested I let the list know how I made out. Shirley was good enough to do the search for me and the other responses I had giving feedback were correct. For example, Pam suggested this might be a child and it was. Another person advised me that this was a native name and that person was correct as well. So while this was not the person I was looking for, I learned a lot and I appreciated the responses from everyone. Thank you again, Carol Bauman