Hi April - I will add one more horror story to Saskatchewan. The librarian of their supposed capitol city of Regina, the major library of the area, recommended the disbanding of much of their genealogical collection in the Prairie History Room due to financial constraints. Some of this material is irreplacable but I have never heard what they planned to do with it beyond the very generic term 'disbanding'. There is a move under way by Friends of the Library (Regina Public Library) Box 29053 Regina, Saskatchewan S4T 7X3 to petition to stop this action. I hope they make it. Sincerely Freda Stewart Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: "April Bell" <abellraven@telus.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > Yes Delores, I sent an email to the Saskatchewan List a while back , asking > if there were any ideas on how to get Saskatchewan to loosen up a bit. I'd > love to get my grandparents marriage reg from 1910...it would cost me 25 > dollars, but I pretty much know what all the information is. If it were 10 > or 12, I would probably just get it to have it anyway. I agree with Alan > that it would be nice if the provinces could get on the same page...but > that doesn't happen with most things I guess, so we shouldn't hold our > breath. It would be great if the province of Sask would realize that if > they charged a reasonable amount, and provided an index, there would be > many more orders, and they would probably make MORE income. What they also > don't realize is that many people like myself, will travel to the province > to visit old homesteads and cemeteries, if we can get our hands on the > information, to know where to find these places. So if there are any > bureaucrats listening out there....there is a tourism market that hasn't > been realized!!!! > > April > > At 08:06 PM 4/9/2004, you wrote: > >I can only tell you what I know about Saskatchewan. Vital stats is not on > >line, and you have to pay $25 for each document you want. If your out by a > >year they keep your money anyway, even if you do not get a document. > > > >Delores > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "A and S Thom" <shiral@efni.com> > >To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:37 PM > >Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > > > > > > > Since I'm the guy that started this I hope that I can put an end to it. I > > > have never had a request for assistance with regard to a look-up in BC > >that > > > was not fulfilled. I have had material mailed to me (free!), and scanned > >and > > > e-mailed. In every case full registrations. Believe me, the volunteers in > >BC > > > have access to an excellent system and they use it to help others. > > > > > > No, Manitoba is not the worst. It at least has an on-line index, something > > > Ontario does not have. However, in Ontario, I can go to the library or the > > > local LDS Centre and look up the indexes and request registration > >microfilms > > > so I can look up the material myself. The local LDS has the microfilms for > > > marriages onsite but indexes only for births and deaths. As far as other > > > provinces are concerned they appear to be worse than Manitoba. > > > > > > My main lament is that all provinces should be on the same page. Offer > > > access to the same level of material. If they want to charge then digitize > > > the images and work out a reasonable fee schedule as in Scotland where you > > > get 30 page credits for about 15$C. > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Lynton Stewart" <medicsarge@sbcglobal.net> > > > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:52 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > > > > > > > > > > that's wonder ful if you are in BC. The person that > > > > asked is in Ontario, so a trip to BC would not be all > > > > that easy. > > > > > > > > I live in California, but my family is Canadian. They > > > > lived in all ov eht provinces, and believe me, MB is > > > > not worse than anywhere else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > Lynton (Bill) Stewart > > > Metis, Scots and English Ancestry, Loyalist and Patriot, USA and > >Canadian. > > > Without them, I wouldn't be here. > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > > > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > > > > See the Resources and Projects > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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