I have also checked the site -- have posted all 42 questions which form the column headings. If a reader does not receive this, please let me know. The images seem to be clearer and if that was the reason electrical work was done, let's say THANKS! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON -- formerly Nova Scotia http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census -- LAC up and running Greetings All. Following a weekend during which power was cut to the LAC building housing the servers containing our Historic Census records, all has been restored and we are once again able to access the new online records of the 1911 (and other) Census records. In our haste to access the 1911 records that were made accessible online on 21 July, many researchers, including myself, missed the notice on the LAC website that gave advance notice that electrical power in the LAC building would be shut down on 24, 25 July. The result was many messages of frustration and complaint. Even though things have now been restored and may in fact be better than they were before, if sufficient researchers attempt to access the records at the same time, we can expect some possible delay in accessing the information we seek. Should that happen, the best we can suggest is to have a cup of coffee (or your beverage of choice), and try again later. Be patient. Things should settle down after the initial rush to access the records. As I suggested in an earlier post, before trying to access the records, everyone should read the information provided by LAC at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html Doing so may answer many of your questions before you ask them. Can't find the records for your area of interest? A search of the LAC database of Post Offices and Postmasters may be helpful in finding out what schedule to look for. This database is located at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020109_e.html Use the search engine to input the town and province of your place of interest. If it had a Post Office it will return information regarding the history of that office and the Postmasters that served in it. If your search makes a hit, at the bottom of the page, under the heading of "Additional Information" there will be information you may find helpful. In many cases it will tell you the Section, Township and Range information needed to assist in finding which Census schedule to seek. Bear in mind that the information in this database is based on Electoral Districts which may, or may not, correspond to the Census districts. It should however, give you a hint to what Census schedules you should be looking for. Enjoy the Census! Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted