To all -- When chatting with Tony Clement this morning, I learned my electoral district/area will be Brampton West -- HIS area. [He was one of the candidates in recent leadership convention] At the same time, although unelected at present, we have a GOLD tick in favor of census release. I tried searching for updated maps of the ridings for the coming election -- found only the old ones which apply to present ridings, and of course, present Members of Parliament. Would like to see the NEW maps on the screen if possible! There must be a site which shows this -- I seem to have exhausted all. Reason:- Electoral areas will be different with the coming election, some Members of Parliament are not seeking re-election. We need to confront the incoming candidates and question him or her about their decision of census release. If many wish to be elected, and if many constituents are researchers, their answer should REMAIN "YES". I already have the list of new ridings -- Gordon Watts forwarded it to me -- but it can only be sent by attachment at present. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm > >

To all:- I have made several changes to Gordon's message and wish to advise everyone that I received copies of two "automatic delete" emails -- as mentioned before, type or write the letter to your Ottawa representative, and if in the vicinity of the constituency office, drop in for a chat!!! Very often, the personal touch is needed. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm =========== Greetings All. Just a quick note to advise that the week of April 5th and 12th, Parliament will be in recess. This is an opportunity to meet with your MP in his or her Constituency Office to discuss with them our concerns regarding regaining public access to Historic Census records, 92 years after collection. Addresses for Constituency offices are now on the personal Correspondence Logs of each MP on the Scoreboards of the Post-1901 Census Project website at the URLs below. Access the Scoreboard and click on the MPs name in the left hand column to access the Correspondence Log. While there, check the current position shown for your MP. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm To find your Senator, check this site http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Senscore1.htm We seek to regain exactly the same public access -- without conditions or restrictions -- for records of Census after 1906 that we currently have for 240 years of records up to that time. The National Archivist, Ian E. Wilson, has determined that records of Census are a National Treasure and requested care and control of the records in question be returned to him. His request was refused by Chief Statistician Ivan P. Fellegi. On 24 January 2003, the government released and placed online scanned images of the 1906 Census of the Northwestern Provinces. The release was made with no conditions or restrictions to access. In so doing the government has conceded that existing legislation allows them to do so. We expect nothing less for the 1911 National Census -- which should already have been released -- or for the continued release after 92 years of all subsequent Censuses. 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.

To all:- Since I posted last evening's request for LETTERS, not emails, I have received many notes. I do not desire to start a virus discussion, but emails are able to carry "those pesky creatures" to Parliament Hill, as well as to our personal computers. Letters do not carry viruses -- and hand-written ones are often read first. One query concerned "stateside" people desiring Canadian census records -- they are invited to write letters -- but do have to pay postage -- unless they live near the Canadian border and can cross over and mail in Canada. Find the riding or area where relatives lived:- MPs -- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm Senators - http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Senscore1.htm [Both sites are in English and French] IF replies are received, we request these be copied to us, with date of reply -- this will be posted on the scoreboard -- and we may get rid of some of those BLUE ??? Please do NOT mention Bill S-13 -- the politicians know all about it. We desire UNRESTRICTED access to 1911 and later records, available to us 92 years after enumeration, according to present law. Immediate transfer should be made from Statistics Canada to National Archives, without any extra attached conditions. Grab the pen and ink -- OR computer, but make certain YOUR signature is hand-written, with complete name and address, postal code and even telephone number. Addresses:- MPs:- NAME, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Senators - NAME, Senate of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4 [Titles are available under the names on the scoreboard] Have fun, remember -- ONE page -- longer ones are not read! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm

To all who desire 1911 and later census records released:- I am very certain there is a new "job description" for the office staff of both Members of Parliament and Senators -- "Deletion of Emails". Although I am using a computer to type this, believe it or not, a hand-written letter will possibly be read -- even answered. If you wish to send many (free postage) write up a simple and short letter -- using only ONE side of regular paper, even ruled! Leave a space for name and address of the Parliamentarian, and above all, add your complete address, even phone number. Dash off to the nearest printer {or do it yourself) then write in the name and address of each MP or Senator plus SIGN it. Pop the one-page letter in an envelope, address it to NAME, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 or NAME, The Senate of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4 To assist you in writing your letter try using these sites http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Senscore1.htm [Use these sites for NAMES only -- not email] Remember -- what we seek is the SAME, UNRESTRICTED access, 92 years after collection, to Census records after 1906 that we currently have for 240 years of records up to that time -- the 1911 census! Parliament is in recess this week. Chances are good that you can catch your MP or Senator in his/her constituency office. Give it a try. Let me know of their support or otherwise -- particularly if it differs from the position shown on the Scoreboard of the Post 1901 Census Project website. Always close with "Looking forward to hearing from you" [or similar] Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 Phone -- 905-451-3542

Greetings All. In seeking to contact your MP to advise of our concerns re: regaining public access to Historic Census records the following URLs may be useful. Using these URLs, doing a search on your postal code will bring up a page for your Member of Parliament, including Parliamentary and Constituency addresses, complete with telephone and fax numbers, and occasionally additional email addresses. In most cases it includes a picture of your MP. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/House/PostalCode.asp?lang=E en francais http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/House/PostalCode.asp?lang=F Simply click on one of these URLs. If they wrap to a second line, use copy and paste to insert it in the 'Address' window of your browser. Remember -- what we seek is the SAME, UNRESTRICTED access, 92 years after collection, to Census records after 1906 that we currently have for 240 years of records up to that time. We do not seek to GAIN something that has never been available -- we seek to REGAIN something that has been improperly (and believed illegally) taken away from us by the Chief Statistician of Canada. Parliament is in recess this week. Chances are good that you can catch your MP in his/her constituency office. Give it a try. Let me know of their support or otherwise -- particularly if it differs from the position shown on the Scoreboard of the Post 1901 Census Project website. 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.

M/s. Hamilton, Do you by any chance have any of the names there?? if so, I am looking for any WRIGHTS that might be there or anywheres else you might see. Appreciate it very much, A. L. Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "june hamilton" <junemac1@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 1:22 PM Subject: [ANNAPOLIS] CEMETARY > > In Sandy Cove,St Mary's Bay NS > Does anyone have any idea of who else is buried with Archibald Hamilton( buried in 1794 )in that farmland 100 sq foot plot covered with large and small flat rocks.He is not alone.It is near the cove and the old oxen trail down to the water shore. June > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as progress! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

> Forwarded to the Annapolis List > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Merz" <hessian@sympatico.ca> > To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] The Nova Scotia Waldeckers > > > Hello Les, > > thanks for this note - I do have the book by Millard Wright, in fact > > he even signed it for me, and truly - in his sources he did mention > > one of my books, and that I have Personal Data Files for these men > > of the Waldeckers who settled in Bear River, Annapolis County, N.S. > > > > If anybody wants to write to him - joey.2@ns.sympatico.ca > > btw. I just listed some of my books again at eBay - > > when you want to search for them go for the seller's name, mine is > > the-hessian > > John > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Les Sinclair" <les.sinclair@sympatico.ca> > > To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 12:52 PM > > Subject: [HESSIAN] The Nova Scotia Waldeckers > > > > > ANNAPOLIS VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING > > > MacDonald Museum, Middleton, N.S. > > > > > > Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:30 p.m. > > > > > > Guest speaker: author Millard Wright, a native of Middleton now living > > in Halifax, on his book "The Nova Scotia Waldeckers" > > > > > > Everyone welcome. >

In Sandy Cove,St Mary's Bay NS Does anyone have any idea of who else is buried with Archibald Hamilton( buried in 1794 )in that farmland 100 sq foot plot covered with large and small flat rocks.He is not alone.It is near the cove and the old oxen trail down to the water shore. June

Count me in---June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:08 AM Subject: [ANNAPOLIS] Post 1901 Census -- Parliament in recess -- time for petitions!! > Read the following, please -- a great time for GENEALOGICAL > SOCIETIES to put together petitions and give these PERSONALLY > to the Member of Parliament in the riding. There must be 25 names > on the petition, according to Parliamentary rule. If not given to the > Member of Parliament, send to me at > 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 > Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca > > note:- The SENATORS are also in his/her home area!! > ============ > Greetings All. > > Parliament has recessed until Monday 22 March 2004. It is reasonable to > assume that many of our Members of Parliament will be spending some time > in their constituency offices. > > This could be a great opportunity to make an appointment to visit your > MP and tell him/her of our concerns regarding access to Historic Census > records. Let them know that what we seek is the SAME, UNRESTRICTED > access to Historic Census records, 92 years after collection, that we > currently have for 240 years of Census records up to and including those > for 1906. > > Before visiting your MP check their current position on the Scoreboard > on the Post 1901 Census Project website at the URL following my > signature. Give your thanks to those who have Gold Ticks of support, > and try to get a commitment of support for access from those sitting on > the fence, or those who have not yet responded to our questions of > support. If you get a response that is different than that shown on the > Scoreboard please let me know so that the Scoreboard can be updated. > > 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 > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > > A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Read the following, please -- a great time for GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES to put together petitions and give these PERSONALLY to the Member of Parliament in the riding. There must be 25 names on the petition, according to Parliamentary rule. If not given to the Member of Parliament, send to me at 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca note:- The SENATORS are also in his/her home area!! ============ Greetings All. Parliament has recessed until Monday 22 March 2004. It is reasonable to assume that many of our Members of Parliament will be spending some time in their constituency offices. This could be a great opportunity to make an appointment to visit your MP and tell him/her of our concerns regarding access to Historic Census records. Let them know that what we seek is the SAME, UNRESTRICTED access to Historic Census records, 92 years after collection, that we currently have for 240 years of Census records up to and including those for 1906. Before visiting your MP check their current position on the Scoreboard on the Post 1901 Census Project website at the URL following my signature. Give your thanks to those who have Gold Ticks of support, and try to get a commitment of support for access from those sitting on the fence, or those who have not yet responded to our questions of support. If you get a response that is different than that shown on the Scoreboard please let me know so that the Scoreboard can be updated. 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

Greetings All. I have just finished a telephone conversation with Dan O'Donnell, the Investigator assigned to our complaints to the Information Commissioner regarding the withholding from us of 1911 Census records. During my last conversation with Mr. O'Donnell he indicated that he thought the response of the Information Commissioner would be forthcoming in about six weeks -- which would put that time about the end of February. Unfortunately, Mr. O'Donnell today advised me that there had been needs arise for further representation/consultation with some others, specifically representatives of various government departments. He was unable to discuss with me what those needs were, nor with what specific government departments these further representations/consultations must take place. He expressed his regrets regarding this and said that his 'next best guess' would be that the response of the Information Commissioner would take another month to come down. Further delays are disappointing but we hope and trust that the end result of these investigations will bring forth similar results to our complaints regarding the withholding of the 1906 Census records. You will recall that on that issue the Information Commissioner found there was no valid reason for the withholding of these records, and he was prepared to take the issue to the Federal Court on behalf of the complainants. The end result of that, and of our previous legal action, resulted in the release and unrestricted public access on the Internet of scanned images of the 1906 Census of the NorthWestern Provinces. The situation regarding the 1906 and 1911 Censuses are identical -- both having been conducted under the same legislation, and similar Instructions to Officers and Enumerators. We will be extremely disappointed if the Information Commissioner comes down with a different decision on the 1911 records than he did for those for 1906. 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.

Greetings All. To aid everyone in contacting MPs to express concerns regarding public access to Historic Census records updates have been made to the MP Scoreboard on the Post 1901 Census Project website at the URL following my signature. Addresses of Constituency Office addresses for MPs have been added to the individual MP correspondence logs. One MP has as many as nine Consituency Addresses while two did not show any listings for a Constituency Office. Those two obviously have little interest in meeting with their constituents. It is important that we continue to contact our Parliamentary Representatives to ensure they know what we seek is the same, unrestricted access to Census records after 1906 that we have for 240 years up to that time. We must keep this issue fresh in their minds. We cannot let them think that we have given up. PLEASE check the position shown for your MP on the Scoreboards before contacting them so that you are aware of what that position is. It does not gain us anything if we rave at our MP for not supporting access when they have already stated support and their postition is shown on the Scoreboard. As usual, if you receive a response from your MP that differs from the position shown on the Scoreboard, please forward to me a copy of that response so that I can update their correspondence log. I am currently double checking Ministerial email addresses and hope to have them updated shortly. 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 Scoreboards are at:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Senscore1.htm Muriel Permission to forward without notice is granted.

George....you can contact Lois Jenkins at the O'Dell House Museum in Annapolis Royal. The Director is Ryan Scranton and his e-mail is: scrantrg@gov.ns.ca Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "George G" <ggerman@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:16 PM Subject: [ANNAPOLIS] New to the list > Hello, > My name is George German. I have been doing research for a few years and am trying to work around a brick wall. I feel I am making some progress. > > At present I am searching for LOIS JENKINS who has inquired on the NS LIST about Hugh German. > I think she lives somewhere around Annapolis Royal. I may have info for her if she would get in touch. > > I am searching the surnames GERMAN, GERMAIN, EVERETT, POTTER, DEVEAU, SCOVILL, HARDING, GUILLISON. If you have an interest in any of these please contact me. > Thank you for having me. > George > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > > I'm digging my family tree up by the roots! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hello, My name is George German. I have been doing research for a few years and am trying to work around a brick wall. I feel I am making some progress. At present I am searching for LOIS JENKINS who has inquired on the NS LIST about Hugh German. I think she lives somewhere around Annapolis Royal. I may have info for her if she would get in touch. I am searching the surnames GERMAN, GERMAIN, EVERETT, POTTER, DEVEAU, SCOVILL, HARDING, GUILLISON. If you have an interest in any of these please contact me. Thank you for having me. George

Sorry folks, I stated the the catalogue runs six pages but that is an error, it looks like it will run to 25 pages or more :) Please accept my apology, Mary Anne----------------- FindersKeepers Specializing in Nova Scotia Books, History & Genealogy in or out of print. Email: finderskeepers@hfx.eastlink.ca URL: www.clik.to/finderskeepers

Hello Everyone, I hope I will be permitted to make the following announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am in the final stages of compiling the FindersKeepers Books Spring Catalouge for 2004. Most of the items listed do yet appear on the website. The catalogue is about 6 printed pages and I will be sending it out as an e-mail attachment to individual customers by request. If anyone would like to receive this catalogue please send an e-mail to the following address: finderskeepers@hfx.eastlink.ca Please Do Not send send catalogue requests to the List or reply to this, my personal e-mail addresss. Thanks in advance to the list members and Moderators, Mary Anne Bohaker Halifax, NS----------------- FindersKeepers Specializing in Nova Scotia Books, History & Genealogy in or out of print. Email: finderskeepers@hfx.eastlink.ca URL: www.clik.to/finderskeepers

Hi List; If you are looking for the sir name HANNAM in the Automated Genealogy 1901 census for Anna Co ---look under the sir name HARMON and you will find your missing HANNAM's. Ev Fredericks

Greetings All. In the past little while there has been a number of postings to different mail lists regarding privacy legislation that took effect in Canada on 1 January 2004. In the postings that I have seen it is obvious that few people understand the scope and purpose of the legislation, and because of this fear is spreading that it means the 'end of genealogy research in Canada'. Before anyone goes off the deep end they should understand that while new legislation was indeed enacted it was not done on a spur of the moment and that there was a considerable period during which the Provincial governments had time to review the proposed legislation and to enact their own legislation that at least matched, or exceeded the provisions of the Federal legislation. Some provinces did exactly that. The Bill which brought forth this legislation was debated at length in Parliament before it was passed. The legislation in question is the 'Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act'. It can be viewed online at the following URL. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/p-8.6/91355.html I would urge anyone and everyone with concerns about what they can do, and not do, to access and read this legislation. I copy here a small part of it that states the purpose of the act, who it applies to, and who it does not apply to. It mostly concerns businesses and commercial activities, and to some extent to non-profit organizations. It does not prevent, as one posting suggested, someone from asking their wife for information regarding her siblings. Do not panic. The end of the world (genealogically speaking) has not yet arrived. ============================== 3. The purpose of this Part is to establish, in an era in which technology increasingly facilitates the circulation and exchange of information, rules to govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in a manner that recognizes the right of privacy of individuals with respect to their personal information and the need of organizations to collect, use or disclose personal information for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. Application 4. (1) This Part applies to every organization in respect of personal information that (a) the organization collects, uses or discloses in the course of commercial activities; or (b) is about an employee of the organization and that the organization collects, uses or discloses in connection with the operation of a federal work, undertaking or business. (2) This Part does not apply to (a) any government institution to which the Privacy Act applies; (b) any individual in respect of personal information that the individual collects, uses or discloses for personal or domestic purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose; or (c) any organization in respect of personal information that the organization collects, uses or discloses for journalistic, artistic or literary purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose. =============================== 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.

If you get an emial that has the following, BE CAREFUL it has the Bug Bear virus. emailadd.wpd.exe - My norton caught it before it could damage my computer. ----- Original Message ----- From: Luella Marshall To: CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [ANNAPOLIS] unsubscribe I am not sure what you mean by attachments as the mailing lists will not accept attachments. so they are deleted before they come to you. We would hate to loose you / What names are you researching?? Luella ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== Genealogy: Tracing descent from someone who didn't.! ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

There are NO attachments allowed by Rootsweb, except the Digest format has "cute little paper-clip" symbols at the right -- click on that, one receives list of messages. You will have a better explanation from the List Administrator. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luella Marshall" <l.marshall@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [ANNAPOLIS] unsubscribe > I am not sure what you mean by attachments as the mailing lists will > not accept attachments. so they are deleted before they come to you. > We would hate to loose you / What names are you researching?? > Luella > >