To all:- [ Suggest this memo be printed and may be forwarded] Many of us have ancestors in all parts of the world, but the main interest now is locating the ones appearing on the Canadian census records of 1901, 1906 and as of June 29, 2005, the 1911 census. These last records, 1911 to 2001, will be made available to us at five year intervals with a great deal of data at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census The release of these records is due to a very determined, hard-working Senator Lorna Milne -- and also to Murray Calder when he was a Member of Parliament. The campaign started March 15, 1999. The first census AID received were IMAGES of the 1911 census -- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html although hard to read at times, these are being transcribed by many, both in Canada and United States, being stored on sites, for example Lunenburg County census records http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/census.html Lindsay Patton has again made Automated Genealogy available -- the many places in Canada are being transcribed. One signs in, claims the page, and up pops the 1911 (or other) image. [I use a magnifying glass and increase size of writing by clicking on the + sign at the top bar of the census image]. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ All finished submitted pages should have 50 lines even if one has to manufacture extra lines -- makes it easier for Lindsay Patton. A real PLUS -- When at the Automated Genealogy site, scroll down to the bottom left, there are three sites, including Libraries and Archives Canada -- have the speakers on!!! The other two sites -- these are links to veteran sites and others. For those searching the 1901 census, one will find Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Territories listed as The Territories. The 1901 and 1906 (three western provinces) are being finished by volunteers from Alberta and otherwise. [See Map URL below] On the 1911 census, Nunavut is included under NorthWest Territories as separation was about 10 years ago. People researching Newfoundland use the Grand Banks site as this is a new province as of 1949. It is suggested, when searching for people from Newfoundland, search could be done in the Cape Breton Island areas, due to employment. In addition, Canada has evolved over the years from 1740 and this can only be shown by maps - Historical Maps of Canada, etc. http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical At one time, New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia until about 1786, Maine's border was the Passamaquoddy River, and Amherst was the dividing place -- "location where the waters almost meet". Microfiche at libraries might be available this month, but in the meantime, plain census forms are available at http://www.archivecdbooks.ca/downloads.html [scroll down] [If publicizing, please give credit to ones who provided forms -- I was only a contact]. Enjoy the weekend -- parents will enjoy quiet days next week!! A final note -- For Canadians who want to help, the CBC website at http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/katrina/ lists several organizations that are supporting the relief operation. They can spend the money on what is needed. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm