This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/881 Message Board Post: I recently came across reference in Terry Punch's book to a Porter Genealogy done by an I.R. Porter (20 pp. no date). Does anyone know anything about this publication or have access to a copy somewhere. I am trying to determine if this is my Porter line before I pursue it any further. Tks... gail

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/880 Message Board Post: I am looking for early information on the community of Southville, NS.... an elderly uncle tells me that the logging industry was fairly prosperous in the Southville and Weymouth areas.... Are there any articles or papers done on these communities.... Tks.. gail

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/220.192.214.212.239.245.1 Message Board Post: Glad to be of help and hope you also got in touch with Charles Thibault who first requested the information as I think he was related.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/220.192.214.212.239.245 Message Board Post: Hi Luella I have thought I must have imagined I read somewhere about Charlotte Hill being murdered. Thanks for posting this information, I have been searching on the internet for days. I have been in contact with Jean from Milford CapSite. Joseph Thibault would have been a greattt grandfather. Thanks Again Paula

MAY BE FORWARDED Greetings All. For some time we have been hearing about a "compromise solution" to the Census issue that Statistics Canada and former Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips felt would meet the needs of genealogists and historians seeking access to Post 1901 Census records. Current Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski has stated that the 'compromise' is something that he can accept. It has been mentioned in Hansard for the Senate, recent responses from MPs and certain Senators mention it, Neil Sheridan and George Radwanski supported it in Senate Committee hearings in September, and now it has been used in the Ottawa Town Hall meeting. It might be stretching things at this point to suggest that the 'compromise' is being 'pushed' at the Town Hall meetings but copies of it were made available to everyone attending the meetings, and every presenter was asked if they could support it. It is my understanding that without exception, every presenter rejected it out of hand as being too restrictive and unworkable. Following the Senate Committee hearings I attended in September I was able to obtain a copy of the "compromise" and have done a thorough examination of it. I agree with the assessment of the presenters of the Ottawa Town Hall meetings. The so-called 'compromise', in my opinion, is no 'compromise' at all, and in fact is so restrictive as to be little better than no access at all. I have done a critique of this document, and included it in my latest column for the Global Gazette. Because of the length of it I will not post it in this message. The critique may be accessed at the following URL. http://globalgazette.net/gazce/gazce74.htm Like Environics and Statistics Canada, I am very interested in knowing how you feel about the so-called 'compromise solution'. After reading it I would ask that you send me a message stating your feelings about the 'compromise' suggested. Please limit your comments to what you feel about the 'compromise' suggested rather than my critique of the various sections. Place in the subject line of the message only 'Compromise Solution' without the quotation marks. I have set up filters in my email program to funnel these messages into a specific folder. My intention is to send these comments to Environics and/or Statistics Canada. My next column for the Global Gazette, which I am writing at this time, will include a critique of Dr. Ivan Fellegi's presentation to the Senate Committee. It should be online before the end of the week. I look forward to your comments. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/102.112.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Ken, Thanks very much for the info. I am trying to continue adding to the database of my deceased brother, Earl Robichaud who was the creator of the Robichaud Geneological Exchange. Earl's goal was 40,000 entries.. we are almost there. *smile*. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/102.112.1.1 Message Board Post: Maria The Celine Comeau I was talking about was Married to Albert Agapit Pothier. She was born 7 Jun 1863 ( 1891 census). Also her father was Hilaire. Looking at the 1871 census I found a Sebastien Hilaire Comeau with a daughter Celine age 8 I didn't copy down the other children. Also living with them was his mother Audlaire. Also checked with Fred Union who has done quite a bit on the Comeau family. Since I did this work for my neice Adrienne Pothier McCosh shehas all my notes on this. I come from the Etienne Hebert line who married Jeanne Comeau. If I can be of anymore help let me know. Ken Hebert

--- MAY BE FORWARDED OR TRANSLATED ----- Greetings All. Sound the Trumpets!! Ring the Bells!! Shout it from the rooftops!! [The best Christmas present yet -- but more to do --Muriel] I have just received a telephone call from the Office of Senator Lorna Milne. The Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has PASSED Bill S-12 - An Act to Amend the National Archives of Canada Act and Statistics Act (census records), WITHOUT AMENDMENT. The Bill will now be referred back to the Senate in Report Stage and will receive more debate. We are optimistic that following that debate Bill S-12 will pass third reading and be referred to the House of Commons. We still have a ways to go, but having the Senate Committee pass this Bill, especially without amendment, has been a major step towards achieving our goal of regaining the public access to Historic Census records that we are presently denied. While passed without amendment, the Senate Committee did have some observations to make regarding the Bill. I am not at this time aware of what those observation are, but will post them as soon as I know what they are. Having passed this stage does not mean that we can let up on our efforts to let MPs and Senators how we feel regarding this issue. I encourage you to write the Members of the Senate Committee thanking them for their accepting Bill S-12. Write other Senators to encourage them to support the Bill in debate and to vote to pass the Bill in third reading. Write the MPs as well to seek their support when the Bill is referred to the House of Commons. Continue to collect signatures on our petitions. We need to tell our representative in Parliament that it is not just a handful of genealogists and historians that seek access to these records -- it is the people of Canada who do so. This morning I am a 'happy camper'. Please forward this news to all mail lists to which you belong. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/102.112.1 Message Board Post: Hi..would you happen to know the name of Celine's husband? I have several children listed for Sebastian Comeau and Marguite Rosali Bourge..tho no mention of Celine or Celina. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/443.2 Message Board Post: I posted the obituary for Shelby Garland on the obituary section It should appear under recently posted obituaries.It appeared in the Digby Courier June 17, 1932

Could not find one for your Kingsley Tibbetts.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/879 Message Board Post: Hello All Looking for a needle in a hay stack,seems to be the way with all my Jordans. What I am hopeing is that maybe someones gradparents saved a scrap book of events that happened in the Digby Counties,posibly Marshalltown or Plympton Station from a local newspaper,posibly the Digby Courier between the years 1930 1940s an article on my greatgrandfather John G Jordan,he was interviewed on his many skills,either his trapping skills,sewwing skills,or his millright skills,this article would hold a lot of clues I need to track his father down,which has been unsuccesful to this date and posibly a picture of him,which no one has,in hopes someone has this article hidding in an attic somewhere,look forward to hearing from you.My Jordans all still live in the Digby counties all over the place. Tina Banks [email protected]

Hi Gordon , Does anyone know if Terry Punch , the eminent genealogist from Halifax and frequent personage on CBC Radio Noon show is booked in Halifax as yet ? I don1t see his name on the N.S, List so I wonder if he and the Nova Scotia Genealogical Society is involved in this issue ? As a member of the N.B. GS but living in N.S. I will be attending the N.S. Session but do not feel qualified to speak in so limited a forum . My gut feeling is tha t those who present must represent a " weight " of opinion . Letters again must follow . If the powers that be suppose that by "allowing "a few ; 5-8 individuals to express their opinions on this subject publicly in a city the size of Vancouver or Toronto or Halifax fills the bill , then they are sadly mistaken. Any reputable public opinion poll would of necessity choose a much larger sample of public opinion . Take the number ot so called "Town Hall Meeting " and multiply it by the number of possible speakers in the allotted time period . And guess what folks , " SNOW JOB " Can you honestly say 5 -8 maximun speakers will determine the viewpoint of 350,000 Halifax and area residents ? Or ALL of Canadsa a mere 150 or so ? This is touted as consulting the public? I beg to differ strongly . !! We go thru the motions but as age advances and experience teaches governments do what they will and the people they injure be dammed !! Our media fail us miserably when they in ignorance or disinterest judge our cause to be " unworthy of news coverage . I have yet to read an article in either the Halifax Herald or The Daily News , both of whom purport to express the opinions of the residents of the Greater Halifax area regarding this issue in any shape or form. This in spite of numerous e-mails of all pertinent data and info to their respective news rooms . You media , you journalists , you so -called protectors of the public good and of the heritage of all Nova Scotians and all Canadians , you do the public a grave disservice in this respect . All future generations will suffer the loss of precious and irreplaceable data if the Federal government ia allowed to deny access to Census data ,given freely by its citizens . those who wish to search for their family roots. They, Statistics Canada , propse that a promise was given to the public in 1906 (in western Canada ) and 1911 in the rest of Canada that the info that they gave the Census taker would forever remain "confidential" . This assertion has been challanged under the "Freedom of Information Act " and to date they have been unable to produce any repeat ANY documentation to support this view. To you in the local and extended ( Canada wide media ) I say wake up to another travesty which is about to befall a portion of your citizenry. We who are involved in genealogy are very conscious of our mutual Canadian Heritage . Do not allow some small minority of bureaucrats with a very narrow politically correct view point to deny us and ALL future generations access to a vital portion of our Canadian Heritage There is here "a story" , the facts need to be related to the Canadian public . Judging from what I have seen in the media to date this is not happening . Sorry but "Uncle George " who came to Canada in 1912 and established a family and helped to build this nation , and whose son (s) and grandson(s) who died in Flanders or Dieppe or Hong Kong Kong or Korea didn`t really exist because we can no longer "prove" with Census data that they were really ever here!! This folks is the absurd reality we are currently faced with .. And guess what ? the first census in Manitoba and Saskatchewan was 1906 . Without this Census info these 2 provinces will have no data available whatso ever!! " Cultural Genocide " has never been the practice of any government in our history . But tonight I suggest to you that this will be the enevitable result if vital Canadian records so willingly provided freely by our citizens in ages past are not made available to us and the citizens of the future. We have no alternative but to relate to our respective Federal representitives our displeasure . We request that the media inform itself about this vital Canadian Heritage issue and relate to the public fairly and unequivocally the issues involved. Please forward a copy of this to your local media - and your federal rep if you wish with your comments please ; this is a battle we as genealogists , pro or amateur we cannot afford to lose ! For the good of us All , yesterday , today and tomorrow, all generations we must act NOW!!, If you think that those of us who express the opinions that I have just given voice in the above article are too "radical" for your comfort ; sit for a moment and imagine yourself as a budding family researcher in the "year of Our Lord" 2099 . Your GGfather landed in Canada in 1913. his brother and family in 1914 , we think The Census of 1921 no longer exists (it was destroyed?) or legally you no longer as a Canadian citizen have access to thids information . It exists , for government to use for various purposes , certainly very necessary, but because of " privacy concens" legally we can`t tell you your family ever existed !! Have fun folks , this could be the future. Enough said, Bob Brooks , living in N.S. but "roots" in N.B. also. My apologies if you see this on more than one List , I`m sending it to all those that I subscribe to in the fervent hope of arousing some additional support at this very crutial point , Thanks to all who help out , it is appreciated . - Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [CCC] Interview for Ottawa Citizen > Hi Mary Anne. > > Rest assured that I will broadcast the details of the article as soon as > I know them. I am looking forward to seeing the article myself. I > received an email this afternoon from Chad Gaffield, one of the Expert > Panel, indicating that he had been interviewed as well. I deem it an > honour to be included in an article along with someone like Chad. > > Glad to hear that you have been booked to speak at the Halifax meeting. > I am sure that you will do well. I do not consider myself to be a > particularly good public speaker, and if I can do it, anyone can. I am > usually a bundle of nerves leading up to it, but once I get going I > settle down. Knowing your subject is the important part. > > I am booked as the first speaker in the evening session at Vancouver. I > intend to have my presentation written in advance and will be attending > the afternoon session so I can see how things go and make any last > minute changes to my presentation. > > With each speaker being allowed 15 minutes and a 5 minute question > period it appears that there will be a maximum of five speakers per > session rather than the eight originally estimated. > > I look forward to the reports from those speaking as to how they feel > things went. Thank you all for your support. > > Gordon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Anne Bohaker" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: [CCC] Interview for Ottawa Citizen > > > Gordon, > > I look forward to reading a copy of this interview. Please let me know > the > date and page number so I can look it up when we get our copy at the > Library. > I'm not sure how far behind realtime our subscription is but it will > arrive eventually. > > I am booked to speak at the Halifax Town Hall meeting from 6:55 - > 7:10 PM AST Monday, January 7th. Now I am starting to get > nervous as I abhor public speaking and am not very good at it. I will > have to write up what needs to be said so that I don't waste time. > > I am glad to hear that the meetings will be recorded, I plan to ask > them if the recordings will be made available to the public. I look > forward to hearing what the general public think about this and why. > > Mary Anne > > > On 10 Dec 2001, at 10:09, Gordon A. Watts wrote: > > > Greetings All. > > > > This morning I had a telephone interview regarding the Census issue > > with Will Stoss, a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen newspaper. > > > > I think the interview went well and I look forward to seeing his > > article. Will thinks that it will be in tomorrows edition, or if not > > then, in the next day or two. > > > > I would appreciate someone sending me a scan of the article, or > > sending a fax of it to me at 604-942-6843. Happy Hunting. > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > > ----------------- > FindersKeepers > Specializing in Nova Scotia Books, > History & Genealogy in or out of print. > Email: [email protected] > URL: www.clik.to/finderskeepers > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census Issues at > http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/ > en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm > > > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > Download Post 1901 Census petitions at > http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/ > en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/878 Message Board Post: Deaths from Digby County Registry, N.S.Public Archives:----- PORTER, Amos S. - male infant, one month old, born: South Range. Died: 24 March 1873, at South Range. Cause of death: Jaundice. Parent(s): Manard and Ruth Porter.Informant: Father. GODET, John B. - Farmer, age 67, born: Clare. Died: 13 Jan 1873, at Clare. Cause of death: Chronic Heppotitus.Parent(s): not stated. Informant: Mary Thibeau. HILL, Richard - occupation - Mason. Born: Digby. Died: 9 Feb 1873, at Clare. Parent(s): not stated. Cause: Pneumonia. Informant: not stated. COMEAU, Simphorien (?-- not sure) -- male infant, age 4 months, born: Clare. Died: 8 Nov 1872, at Clare.Cause of death: not stated. Parent(s): John Comeau, Farmer. Informant: Rose LeBlanc.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/877 Message Board Post: Deaths from Digby County Registry, N.S. Public Archives : ---- HAINES, Joseph -- Carpenter, married, age 53, born: Freeport. Died: 28 Feb 1869, at Freeport. Cause of death: Diabetes. Parent(s): Nicholas and Mary Haines. Informant: J.W. Eldridge. MORRELL, Ramey -- Master Mariner, married, age 57, born: Westport. Died: 16 March 1869, at Westport. Cause of death: Apoplexy. Parent(s): Moses Morrell, Mariner, and Sarah Morrell. Informant: Robert Morrell. POWELL, Helena -- Married, age 69, born: St. Mary's Bay. Died: 30 March 1869, at Freeport. Cause of death: Cancer. Parent(s): Gilbert Daniels, Mariner, and Mary (Powell) Daniels Informant: J.W. Morrell.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Saulnier Comeau Thibedeau Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/876 Message Board Post: I am looking for any info on Marie (Saulnier) Comeau Firion Comeau Frances (Comeau) Thibedeau born 1872 Marget (Comeau) Comeau Philamen (Comeau) Surrette Mark F. Thibedeau born 1872 Maurise Thibedeau (Mark's father)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/443.1 Message Board Post: I have a listing of most of the cemeteries in Digby County and have found a "Silby" Garland listed as having passed away on June 12, 1932 at age 51 years. The listing describes the cemetery as: Forest Hill, Trinity, Digby Co., NS and on the next line: Digby Trinity & Trinity Anglican & England All the same. The difference in the spelling of the first name could easily be a typo when the list was made or even on the documents. This is the only Garland on my listings for Digby County.

Names that I'm researching: These Lines migrated from ENG > MA > NS. William Dennis ALLEN b- 31 Mar 1865 (63), Yarmouth (or Beaver River), NS. (married) Ellen (Nellie) Ora CROSBY b- 23 Jan 1865/6, Yarmouth (or Deep Brook), NS. (Parents of the above, marriage date & place, unknown). Children born to them: Austin, and Jennie Marie. (There's a DENNIS surname connected with the ALLEN line). They migrated to Norwich, New London, CT in the late 1800's. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Tom Collins (Wyoming)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/444.486.1.2 Message Board Post: Ray, you may not remember answering one of my inquiries back in late August or early September.... At that point we had determined that your Kate Daley and John Ross (child Sadie) were my great grandparents.... My computer at home crashed shortly after that and I lost almost everything except what I had kept in hard copy.... the disk I was saving my back up to was unreadable... I sent an email to you at the [email protected] address and it was bounced back...could you contact me: [email protected] or via this list. I was going to send you further information regarding the Porter line (i.e. descendants of Sadie). Also needed some help getting some of my info back together again. Thanks.. ...gail

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/875 Message Board Post: The barque " OH KIM SOON " ran aground off Manalapan beach, Florida, on the night of Jan. 31, 1897. The 142- foot ship was built at Trout Cove, Digby County, and was owned by Lloyd D. Morton, who was also the Captain of the vessel. With him at the time, was his wife, Amelia Morehouse. I have a story of the wreck and other details, if there are any interested relatives, please write for copies. John Thurber