Sorry....that was Dan Rodie with the virus. And the subject was a reply to a message that I sent the list. I discovered this AM that I could right-click on his name (before opening the message) and I could see his return address. It had a _ before his name which means you can't do a return message to him asking if the attachment is OK. Clever, huh? Carole

If you receive a message from Bob Rodie and it has an attachment it is a virus....he didn't send it but his computer did. Don't blame him. Delete a message from him if it has an attachment.

Hi all - I wanted you all to know that effective immediately, my email address has changed to taylormmm@shaw.ca Thanks, Jennifer

I am new to the list. I have found relatives in Vernon and Kelowna. James Harvey died 1931 age 88 in Vernon. His wife Mary (Campbell) Harvey died 1925 age 78 in Kelowna. One son George Campbell Harvey died 1929 age 59 in Kelowna. George Harvey married Emma Hatton who died 1946 in Victoria. James and Mary were married in Peel County, Ontario. Marys parents lived there, for some reason they emmigrated to B.C. after George Campbell was born. I have the death registration numbers for all from the web. I would like to know if there would be any mention of them in a local paper to find out some history of the family. Any help would be appreciated. I would pay for a search. Judy

Hello Please note that if anyone wishes to email me on the above subject, my email address is changing to tarynjones15@shaw.ca. In the meantime, email me at tarynjones15@hotmail.com with Duncan Consolidate School in the subject line. Thanks! Taryn

Hi: It has been a very long time so I thought I would re-post the surnames I am researching....I have included Surnames from other places as well as B.C. LIVERSIDGE (Doncaster->Sheffield->B.C., Canada) BIRTWHISTLE (Halifax, Eng.) SAYER (Chesterfield->Sheffield) WINGERT (Sask., Canada->B.C.. Canada) FOURNIER (Quebec->Minnesota->B.C., Canada) Carol in London, Ontario, Canada. Email address is now cfwin@rogers.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01

Good Morning List I have had so much help, from many people on this list, now I would like to offer my help. I purchased a book in the hope that it would help me find an Ontario marriage that I have been pulling my hair out over, for more than a year. I didn't find it in this book. I'm hoping that some of you may have early Ontario marriages that you are pulling your hair out over, and I can help.....I hope. ONTARIO MARRIAGE NOTICES..........By Thomas B. Wilson CONTENTS: CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN, Miscellaneous Issues 1830-1835 CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN, 1836-1849 THE CHURCH, Miscellaneous Issues 1837-1849 THE CHURCH, Toronto, Jan 1850-July 1852 CANADIAN CHURCHMAN, Toronto, Sept 1852-June 1853 THE CHURCH, Toronto, June 1853-June 1855 THE CHURCH, Hamilton, Sept 1855-July 1856 CONSTITUTION, Toronto, 1836-1837 LAMBTON OBSERVER, Sarnia, 1854-1856 CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN, 1855-1856 Book is indexed. Pat Ontario

Taryn I see there are a couple of Japanese in the photo consider sending a copy as a donation to the Japanese Canadian National Museum & Archives Society, 511 East Bradway, Vancouver, When the Japanese were moved during WWII many pictures were left behind so this may be the only opportunity for the ancestors of those folks to see a picture of their ancestor. Roberta Case rcase@connected.bc.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Taryn Jones" <tarynjones15@home.com> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 5:59 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Duncan Consolidated, 1934. Div 1 > Hello everyone > Came across a school photo of my grandad aged 14. He was in > Division 1 of Duncan Consolidated, and had all the rest of his > classmates sign their names and some of their birthdates on the back. > If anyone wants a copy, give me until early December and I can scan it > to you. I haven't a scanner and need to use the one at school, but > would like to make myself a copy first so the original can stay at home. > > Here are the names, in no particular order (sorry!) > > H E BLANCHARD - possibly the teacher, has the nicest writing out of all > of them and no first name is given. > Lorry?? STAPLE(S?), March 31st > Alan STANHOPE > Martin MINSTIAO? > John JENKINSON > Doris DRIVER, May 25th > Tomea TAYOTA (I think, some of the handwriting is hard to read) > Ada ESSERY > Joan WILLIS May 23rd > R CORNEY - My Grandad > Marygold NASH > Nellie DODS > Mae BLOW > Audrey SQUIBB > James PARADIS > Elun PATCHETT, Oct. 18th > James LE QUESNE > Beryl SMITH > Nettie GRIEVE > Fusugh FUYINAGA > Jack WRIGHT > Eric WILLIS > John COUPLAND > Barry CHASTER > Ralph GILBERT > Gregor MACKENZIE > R GRUNBACK?, Nov. 21 > John HALLOWAY, Oct. 23/20 > Iris BIRCHALL August 22nd > Clive HOSKINS > Gwenyth HOMEWOOD December 21 > Janet BUCKHAM > > I think three students "forgot" to sign their names. If you think your > Mum/Dad/grandparents/yourself was in Division 1 of Duncan Consolidated > and wasn't listed, let me know and I will send you a copy. > > Hope that helps someone out there! > > Taryn Jones > Vancouver Island > > > ==== 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. >

Hello everyone. I don't know if anyone here might have more information on the family that I'm researching, but I like to post my interests every now and then, just to see if anyone has learned anything new. Anyway, here we go. My main area of research (actually mine and my cousin Judi's) is the MCNAIRN family from the parrish of Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland. William McNairn (1704-1769) was the first Laird of The Knowe, a farmstead near Newton Stewart. One of his sons, John McNairn (1745-1814) was my 4xgreat Grandfather. John left Scotland for the United States in 1773, then moved to Canada in 1778. He was a United Empire Loyalist. His family stayed in Canada for awhile....my grandfather was born there. When my grandfather, Oral Charles McNairn married my grandmother, Beulah Kathleen Richardson, they moved to New Jersey where my mother was born. They moved to Ohio, and then I was born in Indiana. There are other McNairns from all over that my cousin (who is my 6th cousin) Judi and I are trying to make connections with--Scotland, England, all over Canada, The US, Australia, and Jamaica. Both of us believe that if we can document back far enough, we will find that we all have common ancestors, probably from the Wigtown area. Judi has a great website about the McNairns that we have researched and documented. If you have time, please take a look at it. If you think you might have further information that might be useful to us, please let me or Judi know....we would be eternally in your debt! Judi's website is: http://www.jamcnairn.com/mcnairn/index.htm We hope to hear from you! Thanks for taking the time to read this! Cheryl Grice, born Zetta McNairn and Judi McNairn

The Falls of the Spray of Pearls is at the head of the Burrard Inlet, Indian River, British Columbia. The only thing I know is the legend is about two Scottish immigrants, Norman and Pearl McNabb. Can anyone tell me if there is a website explaining the Legend of the Spray of Pearls? Thanks for any help, Debbie

Hello everyone Came across a school photo of my grandad aged 14. He was in Division 1 of Duncan Consolidated, and had all the rest of his classmates sign their names and some of their birthdates on the back. If anyone wants a copy, give me until early December and I can scan it to you. I haven't a scanner and need to use the one at school, but would like to make myself a copy first so the original can stay at home. Here are the names, in no particular order (sorry!) H E BLANCHARD - possibly the teacher, has the nicest writing out of all of them and no first name is given. Lorry?? STAPLE(S?), March 31st Alan STANHOPE Martin MINSTIAO? John JENKINSON Doris DRIVER, May 25th Tomea TAYOTA (I think, some of the handwriting is hard to read) Ada ESSERY Joan WILLIS May 23rd R CORNEY - My Grandad Marygold NASH Nellie DODS Mae BLOW Audrey SQUIBB James PARADIS Elun PATCHETT, Oct. 18th James LE QUESNE Beryl SMITH Nettie GRIEVE Fusugh FUYINAGA Jack WRIGHT Eric WILLIS John COUPLAND Barry CHASTER Ralph GILBERT Gregor MACKENZIE R GRUNBACK?, Nov. 21 John HALLOWAY, Oct. 23/20 Iris BIRCHALL August 22nd Clive HOSKINS Gwenyth HOMEWOOD December 21 Janet BUCKHAM I think three students "forgot" to sign their names. If you think your Mum/Dad/grandparents/yourself was in Division 1 of Duncan Consolidated and wasn't listed, let me know and I will send you a copy. Hope that helps someone out there! Taryn Jones Vancouver Island

Greetings All. I copy below for your possible interest the minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee of the House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that deemed Bill C-312 non-votable. Of note regarding these minutes are the following: -- MP Michel Guimond was not present at the proceedings. In his place was MP Pierre Brien - Brien.P@parl.gc.ca . Neither of these gentlemen has responded to our questions relating to Census since March 1999. -- The meeting lasted 110 minutes in total during which 95 minutes were spent in normal procedural matters and taking testimony from nine Members of Parliament regarding thirteen Bills and Motions from the House of Commons, and one Bill referred from the Senate. Fifteen minutes were spent in determining the fate of those thirteen Bills and Motions. Not one of the thirteen considered was deemed votable. -- The government website from which these minutes are linked currently does not show the evidence given at this meeting. There is, however, a location for a link to the evidence given and it is expected that it will will be linked shortly. While evidence for other meetings is shown, deliberations on the fate of the Bills considered is done 'In Camera' and so the reasons for their decisions are unlikely to be known. -- There is some interesting reading at the start of evidence given at the meeting of 3 October 2001 which is linked from the website of the Sub-Committee. The URL for this website is http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoCom/CommitteeMinute.asp?Language=E&Parliament= 8&Joint=0&CommitteeID=183 While this shows up as two links it is, in fact, one. Be sure that you enter the full length of it. 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. ================================ MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS Meeting No. 10 Wednesday, November 21, 2001 The Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 307, West Block, the Chair, Carolyn Parrish, presiding. Members of the Sub-Committee present: Bill Blaikie, Garry Breitkreuz, Jay Hill, Carolyn Parrish and Marcel Proulx. Acting Member present: Pierre Brien for Michel Guimond. In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, research officer. Witnesses: From the House of Commons: Charles Caccia, Gilles Perron, Yvon Godin for Peter Stoffer, Jocelyne Girard-Bujold, Stéphan Tremblay, Murray Calder, Pat Martin, Deepak Obhrai, and Tony Valeri for Roger Gallaway. Pursuant to the Order of Reference from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs adopted on Wednesday, February 7, 2001, the Sub-Committee proceeded to select votable items from bills and motions whose order of precedence has been established on Thursday, November 1, 2001. The witnesses made a statement and answered questions. At 5:10 p.m., the Sub-Committee proceeded to sit in camera to select votable items. It was agreed, - that no item considered be selected as votable. At 5:25 p.m., the Sub-Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Hi Cindy and list, Here's something I found in the online indexes: Marriage: Groom Name: EVAN ESCOTT Bride Name: MYRTLE LEONTINE ECKSTEIN Event Date: 1911 4 29 (Yr/Mo/Day) Event Place: VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1911-09-064165 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11375 GSU Microfilm Number: 1983703 Death: Name: EVAN ESCOTT Event Date: 1960 1 25 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 74 Gender: Male Event Place: NORTH VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1960-09-001597 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13245 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033302 Both of these would give you some good clues, as the registrations have much more than the index shows. This birth looks interesting: Name: GRACE HOPE ECKSTEIN Event Date: 1898 3 1 (Yr/Mo/Day) Gender: Female Event Place: NEW WESTMINSTER Reg. Number: 1898-09-083728 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13814 GSU Microfilm Number: 2134884 http://www2.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2vsb If you'd like copies of these, I'd be glad to get them and send them to you. Just let me know. Pam Cindy Paradis wrote: > > Hi > > I would like to make contact with anyone researching the family of David & > Leontine Hope. David & Leontine had one son Claude V. Hope born about April > 1893 in Washington State. Probably Tacoma. According to an obituary for > Leontine Hope who died in Tacoma, Washington, she had one niece (Mrs Myrtle > Escot/ Escott) living in Vancouver at the time of her death in February > 1953. Leontine was said to have been born in Victoria, B.C. > > I believe that this David Hope belongs to my family of Hopes, but I need > confirmation. I am looking for information as the where David was born, and > who were his parents? > > All help much appreciated. > > Cindy Sutton Paradis > Saskatoon, Saskatchewan > > Researching : SUTTON, McNABB, BEIRNES, REITZEL, MOYER, MINARD, HAMILTON, > GRAHAM, GREEN, JOHNSTON, HOPE, CARMICHAEL, WILLOWBY, TOMPKINS > > ==== 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. -- Pam Fairweather Thomson in BC, Canada Researching Fairweather & Todrick mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

Hi I would like to make contact with anyone researching the family of David & Leontine Hope. David & Leontine had one son Claude V. Hope born about April 1893 in Washington State. Probably Tacoma. According to an obituary for Leontine Hope who died in Tacoma, Washington, she had one niece (Mrs Myrtle Escot/ Escott) living in Vancouver at the time of her death in February 1953. Leontine was said to have been born in Victoria, B.C. I believe that this David Hope belongs to my family of Hopes, but I need confirmation. I am looking for information as the where David was born, and who were his parents? All help much appreciated. Cindy Sutton Paradis Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Researching : SUTTON, McNABB, BEIRNES, REITZEL, MOYER, MINARD, HAMILTON, GRAHAM, GREEN, JOHNSTON, HOPE, CARMICHAEL, WILLOWBY, TOMPKINS

Hi List I'm hoping that someone can get 2 death registrations for me. 1) Thomas Robert Quaife event date: 1933 11 30 age: 68 gender: male place: Nanaimo reg # 1933-09-483857 BC Archives:B13148 GSU: 1952855 2) event date: 1948 9 6 age: 74 gender: female reg # 1948-09-008403 BC Archives:B13198 GSU: 2032482 Thank you Pat Ontario

Greetings All. This afternoon I mailed another batch of Census Petitions for the House of Commons to MP Murray Calder. There were a total of 1502 signatures in this batch. To date we have sent a total of 13,237 signatures. The breakdown of the petitions is as follows: Province Previous Current Total =============================== BC 1944 524 2468 AB 5311 69 5380 SK 676 33 709 MB 261 22 283 ON 1769 528 2297 PQ 548 133 681 NB 392 109 501 NS 520 84 604 PE 99 0 99 NF 208 0 208 YT 7 0 7 NT 0 0 0 NUN 0 0 0 =============================== Totals 11735 1502 13237 I am pleased that numbers of signatures from Ontario and Quebec are starting to move up. A number of petitions have been received from different branches of the OGS and from different genealogy and historical associations in Quebec. However, as can be seen from the chart, signatures from some other areas are sadly lacking. It is important to continue sending letters and email to our elected officials seeking support for public access to Historic Census records. It is equally important, if not more so, to gather signatures on the petitions. We have no means of determining numbers of letters and email written, but when petitions are sent to us for forwarding to MP Murray Calder and Senator Milne, we are able to keep a running total of signatures. This is important for demonstrating the support for our efforts to regain access to the records. The Canada Census Committee does not have a monopoly on petitions, and we are aware of some of our petitions that have been sent directly to MPs and Senators. We would request of anyone doing so to please let us know how many signatures were sent, and to whom they were sent. We would prefer to have our petitions funneled through us. If you send any petitions to other MPs or Senators, obtain a committment from them in advance that they will, in fact, present them to their respective Houses. There is no rule that states that a member must present petitions that they receive. We do have that committment from MP Murray Calder and Senator Lorna Milne. I check Hansard regularly for debates of the House of Commons and the Senate. In the Senate I have seen where one petition was presented by a Senator other than Lorna Milne, and one petition presented by Senator Milne that was different than ours, and was sent directly to her. In this instance it was 305 signatures of Canadian Home Children also seeking access to census records. In the House of Commons I have never seen a petition presented by any MP other than Murray Calder, even though I am aware of a few that have been sent to other MPs. We have no idea what happened to those petitions. Keep collecting signatures on petitions, and keep writing your letters and email. We need them both. 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.

Hello i thought that the lists were for genealogy topics at least that is what i have been told.

Greetings All. We have today been advised from the office of MP Murray Calder that his Bill C-312 has been deemed to be non-votable. As a result it will receive only one hour of debate in the House of Commons and will then be be dropped from the Order paper. This is hardly worthy of a Bill regarding an issue which has received in excess of 40,000 signatures seeking support for public access to Post 1901 Census Records. This news has been a great disappointment. We had hoped that C-312 would be considered votable and would at least receive the three hours debate alloted to votable Private Member Bills. Members of the sub-committee of the House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that made this decision were as follows: Carolyn Parrish Parrish.C@parl.gc.ca Michel Guimond Guimond.M@parl.gc.ca Jay Hill Hill.J@parl.gc.ca Bill Blaikie Blaikie.B@parl.gc.ca Garry Breitkreuz Breitkreuz.G@parl.gc.ca Marcel Proulx Proulx.M@parl.gc.ca Email addresses have been provided for those who might be inclined to send an email to the members of this sub-committee to express their disappointment with their decision. I for one will be sending such a message. I also received word today that the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology will be meeting 6 December 2001 for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-12 - An Act to amend the Statistics Act and the National Archives of Canada Act (census records). Following the clause-by-clause consideration, S-12 will be returned to the Senate for Report stage. 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.

Hi Pat: Was into Vernon this morning and went to the Archives and looked up the orbit. of Rena Anne Nolan, died 2 Oct. 1979 age 72 in Vernon. I will scan it and will send it as an attachment this evening. Hope this is what you wanted. All the best Ken in Enderby

HI, I am trying to find out more information on a Sarah Spafford who died around Sept. 24, 1985 in Vancouver and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery. Does anyone have nay suggestions on locating an obituary? Thanks, Patricia