I'm going to the Vancouver library today, I'll find it for you, John ----- Original Message ----- From: <Stu963@aol.com> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:42 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] requesting lookup in vancouver sun > Hi > Has anybody got access to the archives of the obituaries of the vancouver sun > if so could they see if there is an obituary for an alan hubert frost he > passed away 22 of january 1985 and was buried 25 of january 1985 sunnyside > lawn cemetery white rock bc any help greatly appreciated. > stu > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/ > >

Hi, Just a reminder that all posts must be directly related to genealogy in BC. Thanks, Pam (list admin) Gold Mine wrote: > > 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 -- Pam Fairweather Thomson in BC, Canada *I collect Fairweathers!* mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

Hi Has anybody got access to the archives of the obituaries of the vancouver sun if so could they see if there is an obituary for an alan hubert frost he passed away 22 of january 1985 and was buried 25 of january 1985 sunnyside lawn cemetery white rock bc any help greatly appreciated. stu

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

Greetings All. This week finds the end of the Town Hall meetings with the meeting in Edmonton Monday, and the one in Vancouver on Wednesday. We hope that the weather we have been having recently will not prevent a good turnout for both meetings. The contract Environics has with Statistics Canada calls for seating for 100. It would be nice to see these meetings wind up with standing room only. Attendence at a few of the meetings has been disappointing. I will be attending both sessions of the Vancouver meetings, and will be speaking at the evening session. I look forward to meeting several supporters of access that I have corresponded with but have not yet met. I still look to receive reports from observers on how the meetings have been going, and copies of submissions from presenters so that they can be added to the Post !901 Census Project website. Thanks to all for your support. 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

Wondering if anyone knows where to find immigration records in BC for a guy that immigrated late 1910s early 1920? Thanks, Erin _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: re: Woods: Immigrated around 1909-1912 Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:59:51 +0000 From: cnmwds <cnmwds@netscapeonline.co.uk> To: CAN-British-Colombia-L@rootsweb.com Good morning All, This is my first visit to your site. I am researching the life of an uncle who emigrated to Canada when he was young, at the begining of the 20th. Century, and who shortly after joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, returned to Europe, and died in France in 1917. As I have no idea when he left Britain I have been unable to find him in the hugh collection of passenger lists. Your Canadian War Museum and National Archives have kindly sent me a copy of his Attestation papers but were unable to help any further. From these papers it would appear that he probably settled in the Vancouver area. His next-of-kin in his military records was his mother and so he probably did not marry. The following are his details and facts: Reginald George WOODS born 14th. January 1893 in Brighton, Sussex, England,. trade given as Clerk His parents were Alfred Woods and Mary Jane Woods (nee Goff) of Brighton and was the 3rd of 8 children. >From his Attestation period, he appears to have joined the 72nd. Highlanders of Vancouver (72nd. Canadian Infantry Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) around 1912 although I have found no further reference to his time with them. Would this have been a Territorial unit at that time? Novemebr 10th, 1914 he enlisted with the 29th. (Vancouver) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, in Vancouver with the rank of Private (76088) May 20th. 1915 he embarked for Europe and died of wounds in France in September 1917. I can only assume that he would have been at least 16 years old when he left England and so probably arrived in Canada between 1909 and 1912. I do not know of any relative that he might have travelled with, or who he might have joined in Canada. I would very much like to find out something about his brief life in Canada, probably in or around Vancouver, and would be most grateful for any help or suggestions. Chris Woods (Norfolk, England)

Greetings All. My thanks to Ian Holmes, president of the Alberta Genealogical Society for sending me scans of an article by Duncan Thorne that appeared on page A7 the Edmonton Journal of Sunday 27 January 2002. This is an excellent article of about 1/2 page and makes mention of a number of people that have been active in our campaign to regain access to Historic Census -- Lucy McRae, Ian Holmes and Bill Waiser. For a change, this article does not just quote representatives of StatCan and repeat their non-existant 'promise'. It presents our side of the issue and mentions our upcoming Court action to obtain a writ of mandamus to obtain release of the 1906 Census records. All in all, I would consider it to be a well balanced article. I have not as yet been able to locate the article on the website of the Edmonton Journal, but hope that it will be placed online. We would like to see more articles of this caliber. 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 Chris, The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada was raised in Vancouver as a Militia unit Circa 1910, it still exists today. You can read the Regiment's history at http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/history.html The Regimental Association's Home page is at http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/ Regards David On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 12:47:06 +0000, cnmwds wrote: > > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: re: Woods: Immigrated around 1909-1912 >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:59:51 +0000 >From: cnmwds <cnmwds@netscapeonline.co.uk> >To: CAN-British-Colombia-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Good morning All, > >This is my first visit to your site. I am researching the life of an >uncle who emigrated to Canada when he was young, at the begining of the >20th. Century, and who shortly after joined the Canadian Expeditionary >Force, returned to Europe, and died in France in 1917. > >As I have no idea when he left Britain I have been unable to find him in >the hugh collection of passenger lists. Your Canadian War Museum and >National Archives have kindly sent me a copy of his Attestation papers >but were unable to help any further. From these papers it would appear >that he probably settled in the Vancouver area. His next-of-kin in his >military records was his mother and so he probably did not marry. The >following are his details and facts: > >Reginald George WOODS born 14th. January 1893 in Brighton, Sussex, > England,. trade given as Clerk > >His parents were Alfred Woods and Mary Jane Woods (nee Goff) of Brighton >and was the 3rd of 8 children. > > >From his Attestation period, he appears to have joined the 72nd. >Highlanders of Vancouver (72nd. Canadian Infantry Battalion, Seaforth >Highlanders of Canada) around 1912 although I have found no further >reference to his time with them. >Would this have been a Territorial unit at that time? > >Novemebr 10th, 1914 he enlisted with the 29th. (Vancouver) Battalion, > Canadian Expeditionary Force, in Vancouver with the rank of Private > (76088) > >May 20th. 1915 he embarked for Europe and died of wounds in France in >September 1917. > >I can only assume that he would have been at least 16 years old when he >left England and so probably arrived in Canada between 1909 and 1912. I >do not know of any relative that he might have travelled with, or who >he might have joined in Canada. > >I would very much like to find out something about his brief life in >Canada, probably in or around Vancouver, and would be most grateful >for any help or suggestions. > >Chris Woods >(Norfolk, England) > > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out. >

I am searching for Thomas BIDDULPH who came to BC, perhaps in the 1920's. It is believed that he was Mayor of the town to which he came. He was my mother's uncle and was born in Lancashire, Eng.probably in the 1880's. There was Thomas BIDDULPH married in Fernie, BC and who died in Fernie in 1968 but there never was a mayor by that name there. Perhaps this information is incorrect. Any help or ideas will be much appreciated. He is thought to have had some daughters and I would like to find descendants and family if possible. Thnank you, Sylvia Waterhouse. (The above note is sent by Marybeth Brown as Sylvia does not have e-mail - I will pass on any information to her).

I would also be interested in finding Canadian Coroner's records, though I suppose many sudden deaths may be written off as 'Due to natural causes' and these records may not have been retained for a long period. Probably for accidental deaths it is the newspaper reports which provide more information (allowing for journalistic license) Wonder if the Coroners in Canada all follow the same set of rules as regards privacy, how old the records must be before access is allowed, etc. In UK the rules seem to be madeup by individual Coroners, as to what can be accessed and when. Regards Frank W ----- Original Message ----- From: <loddydawe@shaw.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:43 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records > Can anyone guide me on how to access the full coroner's report on a death in Nakusp, BC (Kootenays) in 1932. We have the death registration but would like to see the whole report. Have any listers researched these records before? > > rgds > Jim Dawe > Burnaby > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. >

Jim, Frank, and anyone else interested in Coroners' records: Haven't had much call to look for these, but the older ones are at BC Archives and you can request a lookup by the staff. The records could contain records of medical examinations of cause of death, and/or questioning of the circumstances leading to the death. I believe there is more restriction on the medical side of things, but the staff can tell you about these details. I've been told a huge amount of work is being done by volunteers to make these more accessible. Leave your request for help in the electronic form at the bottom of this webpage: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/services/inquiry/accescom.htm More recent records (including those in the 1970's) are in the Chief Coroner's office, in Burnaby B.C. You can find the phone number through BC government information. Some years ago, when I contacted that office, I found the staff very helpful. I don't know exactly what the restrictions are on these more recent records, but I know of immediate family members of the deceased being allowed access. In British Columbia, there are laws that cover access to such personal records in the custody of any BC government department, and there are Canada-wide laws that control access to some of these records. You may find that the name of the person you are interested in, is among the indexed coroners' records at BC Archives, online. Here are a few lines cut and pasted from the index to a sample of Coroner's records from the BC Archives website. GR-0431 British Columbia Attorney-General Coroner's Inquiries/Inquests Originals 1865-1937 1.41 m Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia and selected for retention in their original formats. Most, if not all, of these inquests also occur in GR-1327 and GR-1328 on microfilm. Volume File Name Cause of Death Date 13 1930 Cpt. Sedolph H. Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Rudd Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Andrew Lokk Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Ben Huseby Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Chris Pederson Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Alfred Palm Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Clarence Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & Johnston house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Charles Mitchell Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Paul Anderson Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Lee O'Connor Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 James Grant Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1932 Hamilton P. Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Cumming Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 Minor Geo. Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Bazley Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 John Ruther Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Duncan Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 Lillian Irene Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Florence Bernice Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Olga Kathleen Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 Hoffstrom in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Agnes Julia Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 Hoffstrom in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1933-34 William, Nellie, Died of carbon 23 Mar 1933 John, Christine monoxide poisoning on and Douglas board their launch Cross "The T.B." 13 1933-34 J. Butt plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Ernest Dean plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Ella May Dean plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Wong Kong Ying Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1933-34 Lung Yuen Hing Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1933-34 Lui Pong Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1935-37 George Boyd Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Joe Dunville Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 R. Cyr Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Frank Lind Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Lionel Morris Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 John Mucha Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Hjalmar Killed in a snowslide 11 Jun 1935 Gustafeson on the side of Motherlode Mountain The indexes to most of the Coroners'records held at BC Archives are on microfilm, and must be searched on site. The staff can probably do this for you within their half-hour time limit. Whether an individual's file from the coroner's office can be seen in its entirety, depends on which laws control access to records of that particular date. The staff will tell you what restrictions there are on the file that interests you. There is a guide to researching in BC Archives-held coroner's records, online at: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/general/guides/ag_coro.htm This is mainly for those who are able to go to the Archives and do their own research, but there is general information in this guide too. Claudia -----Original Message----- From: Frank W [mailto:BIRCHMORE.FAM@BTOpenworld.com] Sent: January 26, 2002 3:46 AM To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records I would also be interested in finding Canadian Coroner's records, though I suppose many sudden deaths may be written off as 'Due to natural causes' and these records may not have been retained for a long period. Probably for accidental deaths it is the newspaper reports which provide more information (allowing for journalistic license) Wonder if the Coroners in Canada all follow the same set of rules as regards privacy, how old the records must be before access is allowed, etc. In UK the rules seem to be madeup by individual Coroners, as to what can be accessed and when. Regards Frank W ----- Original Message ----- From: <loddydawe@shaw.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:43 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records > Can anyone guide me on how to access the full coroner's report on a death in Nakusp, BC (Kootenays) in 1932. We have the death registration but would like to see the whole report. Have any listers researched these records before? > > rgds > Jim Dawe > Burnaby > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records are at http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for accessing them at a low cost.

Dana, Stella, and the others that responded to my question about genealogy websites in Ontario...today, my friend Bud Lang, who I had asked for...sent this email to our Italian genealogy list (COI). I just wanted you to know how valuable your help was to him. Using the sites I was given, he was able to...heck read for yourselves, and thank-you again, Riccarda Recently Riccarda has been corresponding with a lister involved with Canada. I have family from that country, too, so queried her. Ricci provided a bunch of sites, and yesterday I checked some out. I found a letter from a lady seeking a lot of info on one particular relative. That relative happened to by one of MY great grandfathers. I sent her more info than she ever dreamed of. He is one of her great grandfathers, too, and she figures we are 3rd cousins. Today I emailed her a couple of photos of that "nonno" that I have in my albums. Small world when you help one another. Thanks, Bud Pecoraro Lang: Researching Pecoraro, Mancuso, Gaito, Piazza, Cali, Anzalone and other Sicilians

Can anyone guide me on how to access the full coroner's report on a death in Nakusp, BC (Kootenays) in 1932. We have the death registration but would like to see the whole report. Have any listers researched these records before? rgds Jim Dawe Burnaby

Hi all, there seem to be so many knowlegdable people on this list. Thanks to Pam I just got a copy of my husband's grandfather's DC. His grandmother moved with the family to Quebec and passed away there. Does anyone know of the vital statistics are online or where I have to go to get a copy of her DC? Thank you all, Ines in Calgary where it's cooooold and snooooooowing Ines.Mannhardt@cadvision.com List Administrator for: Alberta-L and Alberta-D Gerlach-L and Gerlach-D Metcalfe-L and Metcalfe-D Finke-L and Finke-D Groth-L and Groth-D Pulley-L and Pulley-D Metcalfe Message board all at Rootsweb

Gidday All, I do not know if I have chosen the right mailing list but am looking for information on a Leading Stoker of the Canadian Navy during the War II. This is William Thomas CLARE. He was born in Waitara, New Zealand and left for Canada in 1937 as a civilian. On the outbreak of the War he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy and served for over two years on the minesweepers. I am hoping to obtain verification of this and his service number. Is there SKS out there who can assist me in finding this information, or at least point me in the right direction to obtain same. William (Bill) was my mother-in-law's brother. Thanking you for any assistance you can give me. Hooray, Warren C. O. Power in Ballarat, Australia (ex Kiwi).

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That "Letter" is scary, that is why this Christmas as a gift to my brother-in-law and my father-in-law I gave them each a print out of their pedigree, some of it going back to the founding of Quebec. Now for next Christmas I am going to take as many of those names as possible and wherever possible add biographies. I will tell the family history not only to me, but to all the family. My children are a little too young to appreciate things but as they grow I will get them to help me with my research and I WILL PRINT OUT REPORTS THAT THEY CAN READ. A scanner is on my list of things I am going to get to I can print out family books with pictures and copies of doucuments. If you don't want that letter to refer to you then make the family history relevent to the descendents. Computer programs print out all kinds of reports and "books" that can be easily read and that is what will make our work important to others in the family. When they see and read results, they may not help us in our research but they see the value and that is what will insure that our work is preserved for future generations. Jacquie Nex Not just the family historian but the FAMILY STORYTELLER > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stella Stanger" <sstanger@sfu.ca> > To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:36 PM > Subject: [CAN-BC] Fwd: [BRITNAMES] A Thought For You > > > > > > >The following was posted to the Britnames Mail List - Cheers, Stella > > > > > > > > >"CLEANING MOTHER'S HOUSE" by Michael John Neill > > >

Hello, Listers! I was wondering, if SKS would, please, send me a map of LANGLEY, B.C. I am trying to locate my grfa.'s dairy farm. It was called GREENBANK JERSEYS. Thank you very much. Shannah

Oh my God Stella!! I felt sick just reading that. What a scary thought, makes you stop and think doesn't it? My kids will probably bury my family tree and all my years of hard work with me. But I'll fool them as eveything will be backed up on CD, given to my lawyer with instructions to give the trees to them when they are 70 or so. Think that would help? Probably not......sigh. Cheers, Bridget I use Archive CD Books to help with my research http://www.archivecdbooks.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stella Stanger" <sstanger@sfu.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:36 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Fwd: [BRITNAMES] A Thought For You > > >The following was posted to the Britnames Mail List - Cheers, Stella > > > > >"CLEANING MOTHER'S HOUSE" by Michael John Neill > >===================================================================== > > > >It has been nearly a year since fictional genealogist Barbara passed away. > >Her daughter, Charlene reflects upon that year in a letter to her friend > >Karen. Charlene truly has been busy. Barbara is probably rolling over in > >her grave. > > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > >Karen, > > > >As usual, my cards are late. It has been a busy year. > > > >We spent much of the year settling up Mother's estate. The house sold > >well, but cleaning it took longer than we expected. > > > >You are probably the only person who did not know Mother was a genealogy > >buff. She told practically every human she encountered. I'm convinced > >that > >genealogy 'nut' was the most accurate phrase. The stuff was all over the > >house. The inheritance would have been enough to pay for my new Mercedes > >had she not insisted on spending money on that blasted hobby. I don't > >know > >why she couldn't be more like Tom's mother, Nadine spends her day doing > >needlepoint and watching reruns of 50s television shows. Tom just does not > >realize how lucky he is, but men never do. My mother had to run off to > >cemeteries and courthouses! She even went to a conference in Davenport, > >Iowa, last year! Can you imagine? Davenport, Iowa! After she got back, > >she was so excited about all that she had learned and all the fun she had. > >She was planning on going to another one in California this year. Well, > >the grim reaper took care of that. > > > >Because of my promotion to head of knick knack sales at > >Garbageforless.com, I had not been home for several years. I was appalled > >to learn that Mother had converted my old bedroom into her family history > >"headquarters." My shelves of Teen Beat and other magazines documenting > >my adolescence had been replaced with old family photographs, copies of > >old > >documents, and something called family group sheets. She even got rid of > >the pants I wore to my first junior high dance. I cried at the thought. > > > >I could not bear to go in the room and be reminded that my childhood had > >been stripped from me and replaced with an obsession with the past. I > >told > >the children that if they would clean the room and prepare the items for > >the garage (should I say "garbage"?) sale they could have the proceeds. I > >learned what true entrepreneurs they are. > > > >Kenny stripped Mother's hard drive in under ten minutes. I kept hearing > >him say "Gedcom is GedGone....GedCom is GedGone...." I have no idea what > >it meant, but the computer fetched a good price. Before he unplugged the > >computer, he erased all Mom's floppy disks and downloaded public domain > >games. He sold these at a nominal price. > > > >Susan took the old photographs to a flea market and was able to sell many > >of them. Some special labels had to be taken off and we had to take them > >out of protective envelopes. Mother had written the names on the back of > >many of them. At least none of those pictures of depressing old dead > >people had our last name written on them. I don't want to be associated > >with such sour people. > > > >Mother had some type of old plat book -- whatever that is. Kenny tore out > >the pages individually and sold them separately on eBay. It was so > >clever. > >His dad said he got much more than if he had left the book in one piece. > > > >Susan didn't tear the bibles apart though. I thought that showed a > >tremendously good sense. She's learning that not everything can be > >marketed in the same way. The 1790 bible brought her a good penny, but > >she > >couldn't get the one from 1900 to bring more than fifty cents. She > >donated > >it to a local church, and here is where I am so proud of her. We can > >write > >it off as a charitable deduction. Someone had written what they had paid > >for the bible on the back cover. Susan converted that to 2001 dollars and > >will use that for our tax deduction amount. I've already enrolled Susan > >in > >tax lawyer summer camp this coming August. > > > >There was some old large certificate written on heavy paper. The silly > >thing wasn't even in English, so why would Mother keep it? Kenny used the > >other side to keep track of the things he had sold. Waste not, want not. > >When we were finished we put the paper in the recycling bin. > > > >The kids put an old wedding dress from the 1870s in the washer to get the > >stains out. It was terribly filthy. The worthless thing didn't even > >survive the extra long cycle and the half-gallon of bleach. It's doubtful > >we can even use it for cleaning rags. > > > >The dress was in some kind of old trunk. I'm not certain what it was for, > >but it had a name stenciled on the front in huge letters along with the > >name of a town. Susan give it a good coating of red paint and sold it as > >a > >toy box. > > > >The filing cabinets were emptied of their contents, as were the three > >shelves of binders. Kenny got the bright idea to shred the paper and sell > >it in bags as New Year's confetti. The file folders were too heavy to > >shred. > > > >The baby did not react well to any of this. She cried and fussed almost > >the entire time. Kenny thought she wanted tea, which made no sense to me > >at all. As she cried, it sounded like she was saying "family tee." She > >can't even talk yet and I think Kenny was hearing things. The baby does > >not look exactly like my mother though, it's the oddest thing. The > >fussing > >didn't stop until she spit up an entire bottle of strained prunes on my > >junior high jeans, which we did find in the basement. They were > >ruined -- > >it was the one real loss. Now my past has really been taken from me -- > >magazines and all. > > > >Charlene > > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > >Whether you have a child like Charlene or not, have you thought about what > >might happen to your genealogy collection upon your demise? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with > >chocolate. > > > > > >==== BRIT-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > >Other Rootsweb Genealogy Lists, > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > >UK Census online http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records are at > http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes > These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for accessing them at a low cost. > >