To all: There is another VOICE -- Senator Lorna Milne stated she would be proud to present petitions, whether from Canadians or Non-Canadians when she presents her new Private Member's Bill. As requested, all petitions come to my address (on petition) and just add a sticky note re BHC. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html ------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "angus campbell" <isgargus@genie.co.uk> > Hello All, Just letting you know that i have been asked to do a telephone interview for the Guardian Newspaper regarding Home Children if anyone has anything they would like me to say let me know. We must take this opportunity to let people know exactly what went on and how we still can`t get as much help from some organizations as we should. > Regards to all, > Angus. YES a voice for the children and their descendants! Somewhere somehow can you slip in that it would be nice if the UK sites regarding home children post the places that house the records for the corresponding sheltering homes. Also in my personal opinion due to the long waiting lists ( and its been 5 years for me) it would be nice that these record offices that we all write to hire double the staff and get the pain over with for all the countries involved!! Go get me Angus! Kindest Regards, with a touch of venting *wink* Sophiee McCOOEY Little, Niagara Falls Ontario Canada in search of 5 McCOOEY British Home Children Twins Edward & Patrick, Bridget, William, & baby Thomas 1893-1899 Parents of the above children - Michael & Mary (Stokes) McCOOEY ==== BRITISHHOMECHILDREN Mailing List ==== BHC Registry (Database)and BHC Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~britishhomechildren BHC Chat: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/descendantsofhomechildren ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog
To all:- Many have become acquainted with the excellent work done by Bryan Keddy - web pages, the LCCCC site with coast-to-coast-to-coast genealogy URLs. Due to the pressing need to keep information flowing to all about the campaign to obtain release of the Canadian Post-1901 census records, Bryan has added a very catching query to the first page. Go to http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Scroll down and the new item will "hit one in the eye" Click on it -- it will transport you very quickly to the official Canada Census Campaign pages. The next line -- PETITIONS to be downloaded, English, French, Non-Canadian The scoreboard is next -- the date should be October 23 -- but I know Bryan did this on November 23, 2000. Number of people who have used this site have not increased as rapidly as Bryan and I had hoped -- yes, you guessed it -- it is a joint site -- "born" July 1, 1999. Present count is only 20,140 -- let's shock Bryan!!! Although other census campaign sites have the words "globalgenealogy" in them, it is because the space was provided by this company in 1999. The Canada Census Campaign committee members are volunteers -- spend long hours on behalf of all -- hoping for release of post-1901 census. Due to the election call, with voting Nov. 27, all Bills and Motions "died on the order paper" --meaning Senator Lorna Milne's Bill S-15 became defunct, and all previously signed petitions were noted in Hansard, but are now useless. [Watch for a new photo of Senator Milne -- a smiling one -- the way I know her] Senator Milne will be using the same wording in a new Private Member's Bill on our behalf -- when Parliament re-convenes. There could be a petition from the House of Commons -- we will know after Nov. 27. Very often I am told to stop the political memos -- CENSUS IS HISTORY AND THE ROOT OF GENEALOGY. Yes, the memos do seem political, but only because we have had to resort to legislation changes -- with your assistance, any Bills will hopefully get passed -- we will see the Report of the Expert Panel -- and not have to download any more petitions. Stop by the LCCCC site -- you will be amazed how many genealogy sites there are -- more needed from various areas. This is an invitation from Bryan and myself, Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee member
Posted on <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html> Following is the text of the article by Dean Jobb that appeared in the Halifax Sunday Herald: January 5, 2000. FOR THE RECORD: KEEP CENSUS OPEN By Dean Jobb MY BRANCH of the Jobb family came to Nova Scotia from Ireland in 1823. So says the document granting land in Wallace, Cumberland County, to my great-great-great grandfather, one Thomas Job. He signed the paper with a shaky X, which explains why some of my ancestors felt free to add another "b" to the surname while others thought it was cool to tack on an "e." But that's another story and not the point of this dip into my family history. Based on the land grant, I could assume Job or Jobb or even Jobe is an Irish name and that I should head to Ireland if I want to trace my roots further. But a census taken many years later tells a different story. In response to a question on country of birth, Thomas Job identified himself as a Scot. Ireland, it turns out, was only a stopover on the way to the New World. We Jobbs are as Scottish as any MacDonald. Luckily for me, my family has been in Canada long enough to show up in the records of censuses conducted before 1911. But privacy concerns are threatening to make it impossible for historians, genealogists and other researchers to access newer instalments of this treasure trove of information. The issue is access to the detailed records complied as census takers did the rounds, poking into citizens' private business with questions about age, family structure, marital status, ethnic origin, religion and occupation. There was even a politically incorrect query to determine whether anyone in the household was "blind, deaf or dumb, crazy or lunatic, idiotic or silly." The data collected on population trends has always been a valuable public resource. The detailed records identifying each respondent, however, have been kept secret, by law, for 92 years, then released through the National Archives. So researchers who mine these records to link families or better understand our history were expecting to get their hands on the 1911 census in the year 2003. The process has been derailed by the federal Privacy Act, which stipulates any guarantee of privacy made to collect data must be honoured. Those polled for the census since 1906 have been promised their answers will remain confidential. Statistics Canada - faced with the letter of the law and fearing respondents will clam up for the 2001 count and future censuses - refuses to make the records public, even though few 1911 respondents are alive to assert their privacy rights. The decision has created a minor but nasty political storm. Genealogists are a feisty, well-connected bunch and they have used their formidable presence on the Internet to press for access. Their letter-writing campaign to MPs and senators has put the issue on the political agenda. A private bill to open the 1911 and subsequent censuses, put forward by a Liberal senator from Ontario, Lorna Milne, is expected to be debated in the Senate next month. "The records of the 20th century," she argues, "should not be forever concealed from the public's eyes." [Her Bill, S-15 has had Second Reading] In response, the federal government has struck a blue-ribbon panel of scholars to see if a compromise can be reached that protects privacy while providing some measure of access. Their report is due by the end of May. Genealogists argue at least the basic facts should be accessible, so people can trace their family tree. But it's tough to know where to draw the line - medical researchers, for instance, could better study the incidence of disease by examining the complete records. Surely the 92-year waiting period is sufficient to protect the privacy of individuals. The United States, which operates with a 72-year waiting period, is about to release its 1930 census with no public outcry. The sensible solution is to continue to open all census records, so we can better understand the history of our families, our communities and our country. Everybody has a right to know if any of their ancestors were ever classified as "silly." Staff Reporter Dean Jobb's column appears every week in The Sunday Herald. E-mail: djobb@herald.ns.ca ======================= We sincerely hope Dean Jobb writes an updated column very shortly, but - we have yet to learn the Report of the Expert Panel - many politicians will not state YES or NO due to lack of this report - there may be a change in minister responsible for census Many thanks, to Dean Jobb, for above Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm Canada Census Committee
Tabulated November 24, 2000:- CANADA:- 1. JOYCE BROWN, Saskatoon, SK.......................10 Signatures 2. KAREN CLARKE, Cold Lake, Alberta...............12 3. BARB HAZARD, Terrace, British Columbia.......18 4. ROGER K. HOLLYMAN, London, Ontario............4 Total = 44 Signatures NON-CANADIAN:- 1.JANET P. JOLIN, Woodbury County Gen. Soc.,Sioux City, Iowa 25 Signatures 2.DON LITZER, Heart OWisconsin Gen. Soc.,Wisconsin Rapids,WI21 3.EVELYN J. BROWN, Riley Co. Gen. Soc., Manhattan, Kansas....18 4.JOAN E. CANTRELL, South Park, PA........................... 1 5.LINDA CHURCHWARD, Allen Co. Gen.Meeting, Fort Wayne, ......45 6.VIRGINIA GARNER, LDS Library, estland, MI..................25 7.PATSY WRIGHT, Northville Gen. Soc.Northville, MI...........19 8.CONSTANCE J. BUTLER, Great Falls,MT........................16 9.ROBERT J. KANE, Rochester, New York........................ 1 10. JAY A. NELLIS, Rockwood, Illinois......................... 1 Total.................172 Signatures ===================================================== To all:- Prior to the expected election call, I kept some of the petitions, so this explains why one might see a repeated name. Three petitions arrived today -- I like the little sticky notes, and I am certain Senator Lorna Milne will also appreciate this -- we do not know how thorough the "paper scrutineers" are. Keep the Canadian and Non-Canadian petitions coming. Should there be a huge group, for example, BRITISH HOME CHILDREN, mark with a sticky note and I will keep these in another column. Gordon Watts has really revamped the page -- petitions are now available in PDF format and will soon be available at another site, our coast-to-coast-to-coast genealogy site. CANADIANS:- You may sign a petition for both the Senate -- Senator Lorna Milne for sure -- and the House of Commons -- person unknown until Nov. 27!!! Senator Milne will be using the same wording, but the number could change -- the House of Commons one will be identical. As I receive more petitions, these will be tabulated according to provinces. Many thanks! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee member http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm
THE GLOBAL GAZETTE - Canada's Family History Magazine Vol. IV, No. 16, November 16, 2000 A latest issue of The Global Gazette is online and filled with new articles To check it out, click on: http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm . The Global Gazette is produced by volunteers, and is sponsored in full by GlobalGenealogy.com . If you would like personal notification when the next issue is posted "subscribe" (no charge) information is at the end of this message. AOL Users hotlink: <a href="http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm"> http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm</a>. SUMMARY OF ARTICLES IN THE NOVEMBER 16, 2000 ISSUE: EDITOR'S CORNER CBC's epic series Canada: A People's History is a big hit with viewers of all ages - read segment highlights and broadcast schedule. Only five weeks until Christmas... Check out Santa's Top Ten Christmas picks for family historians. Milton family history workshops are proving popular with Global Gazette readers... book yours today to avoid dissappointment. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm IRISH ORIGINS A system of heritage centres in Ireland serves people interested in family history. Each centre indexes and computerizes records of a particular county, part of a county or a group of counties. Centres offer to search their databases for a fee for clients seeking information about their ancestors. Join Kyle Betit this week as he explains the 'ins and outs' of Irish Heritage Centres http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm ROUTES TO ROOTS Throughout the nineteenth century there was always a need for lumbermen, first to help the settlers chop and then in larger scale lumbering operations. These could be found upriver in New Brunswick, in Quebec and on both sides of the Ottawa River and many migrated into the USA for work. Ryan Taylor shares ideas and resources for Finding Canadian Lumbermen Ancestors. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm EAST COAST KIN (Canada) One might think that Sandra Devlin's earlier nine-part series about searching for your female ancestors would fairly well exhaust the available topics about which to write. Think again! Sandra, and several Global Gazette readers, share... More About Researching Female Ancestors http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT (Canada) In Memorium - Donald Archie NISBET, an avid family historian and member of the Canadian heritage community; Federal Election provides an opportunity to lobby for Census issue with your chosen candidate; Message from Senator Lorna Milne creates concern over 'compromise'; Time to renew your petitions; Read the Ottawa Branch Board of Directors of the Ontario Genealogical Society's Submission To The Expert Panel; Status on the report from the Expert Panel. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm LOYALISTS IN CANADA Loyalist Petitions For Land Grants: Part Three... The column continues an examination of petitions for land grants, those all-important Loyalist sources. Brenda introduced and described land petitions for Loyalists [Global Gazette of 23 June and 31 July] and will now broach examples of difficulties encountered by researchers. The families and petitions described were chosen at random. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm UPCOMING EVENTS (WORLDWIDE) Browse or submit announcements for upcoming family history events, genealogy conferences, workshops and family reunions from around the world. No event is too big or too small. http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz62.htm <> **************************************** <> MISSED THE LAST ISSUE - OCTOBER 24, 2000?? If you missed the last issue you can find it at http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz61.htm . AOL Users hotlink:<a href="http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz61.htm"> http://GlobalGazette.net/gazettes/gaz61.htm</a>. ***** ARCHIVE UPDATED: Don't miss browsing the new Gazette archive of past articles, hints, lists, and sources. Now searchable by keyword too! http://GlobalGazette.net/backtop.htm ***** To be personally notified when new issues of The Global Gazette are posted, send an email to request@globalgazette.net and, IN THE SUBJECT LINE, type the word SUBSCRIBE There is is no fee for subscribing to or using the Global Gazette, Canada's Family History Magazine **** Rick Roberts, Publisher The Global Gazette, Canada's Family History Magazine http://globalgazette.net
Greetings All. What a difference an Election Campaign makes!!! I just got off the phone with my MP Lou Sekora. After a year of trying to get a definitive answer from him he has finally stated that he would vote in favour of a Bill to allow public access to Post 1901 Census Records. I can finally give him a gold tick on the MP's Scoreboard. His call to me was prompted by my telling a campaign worker who called that I was not happy with Mr. Selora's refusal to answer my question and in view of that I was unlikely to vote for him. An Election Campaign does make a difference. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm
Greetings All I am not a fan of chain letters, whether received by snail mail or email, and any that are sent to me normally do not get passed on -- the chain is usually broken with me. However, my daughter forwarded the message below to me recently and I realized that it has a bearing in our efforts to obtain public access to Historic Census records in Canada. I forward this message, not expecting it to be passed on, but only to express my appreciation to each of you for your participation in our Census campaign. Each of you has made, and continues to make, a difference. Whether you have gathered hundreds of signatures on petitions, written dozens of letters to MPs and Cabinet Ministers, posted messages to various mail lists, or simply talked to your neighbour about the Census situation, you have made a difference and that difference needs to be recognized. The contribution of each of you, big or small, has helped us reach the point where, had an early election not been called, I feel certain we would currently be reviewing the wording of a Government Bill to address our concerns. I am confident that with the formation of a new Government, and a continuation of our efforts, we will soon return to that point. Your contributions have made a difference, and for that I thank you. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm =========================== Blue Ribbons A story worth passing on: A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. First she told each of them how they had made a difference to her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference." Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony. Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom and report back to the class in about a week. One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what happened. Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss, who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow. He sat his boss down and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure." The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? Would you take this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else? The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people. That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius." "Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius. Then he put this blue ribbon that says 'Who I Am Makes A Difference' on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I want to honor you. My days are really hectic and when I come home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you know that you do make a difference tome. Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my life. You're a great kid and I love you!" The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop crying. His whole body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "I was planning on committing suicide tomorrow, Dad, because I didn't think you loved me. Now I know you care. This is the happiest day I've known." The boss went back to work a changed man. He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees know that they made a difference. The junior executive helped several other young people with career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made a difference in his life...one being the bosses son. And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson. Who you are DOES make a difference. You don't have to send this on to anyone...not to two people or to two hundred. You can delete it and move on to the next message. But if you have anyone who means a lot to you, I encourage you to send them this message and let them know. You never know what kind of difference a little encouragement can make to a person. Send it to all of the people who mean anything important to you, or send it to the one, two, or three people who mean the most. Or just smile and know that someone thinks that you are important, or you wouldn't have received this in the first place. Remember ..... I give you a blue ribbon. Who you are makes a difference, and I wanted you to know that.
To all:- Many of us are searching for the one or more "missing pieces of our family puzzles" and wonder WHY we have to resort to politicians to hopefully obtain release of the post-1901 Canadian census records. Due to several who misinterpreted various legislation, we have had to rely on politicians presenting Bills, Motions in the Senate and House of Commons. We seemed to be gaining ground -- when the Nov. 27 election was called -- now we start petitions all over again. I spoke to Senator Lorna Milne and she told me she would be honoured to present any number of petitions from the British Home Children group. She remarked that she would give a history at the time of presentation, which would be written in Hansard for permanent record. It does not matter if you are Canadian or Non-Canadian -- either petition will do, both acceptable. However, only Canadians may sign the Canadian one -- either language -- Non-Canadians have their own petition in English only. If census is one way to locate your missing kin, Senator Milne is ready to assist as soon as Parliament re-convenes. She thanks all in advance for the signatures -- and at the same time, the House of Commons petition may be signed by Canadian people ONLY. Looking forward to receiving stacks of mail!!! Do not mark anything on the petition unless it states that -- I would prefer you to send a small note WITH the petition -- the scrutineers at Ottawa are too thorough!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm [Petitions in PDF format]
Greetings All. Someone I know emailed me the following: ====================== Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, "I'm Stupid". That way you wouldn't rely on them, would you? You wouldn't ask them anything. It would be like, "Excuse me...oops, never mind. I didn't see your sign." It's like before my wife and I moved. Our house was full of boxes and there was a U-Haul truck in our driveway. My friend comes over and says, "Hey, you moving?" "Nope. We just pack our stuff up once or twice a week to see how many boxes it takes. Here's your sign." A couple of months ago I went fishing with a buddy of mine, we pulled his boat into the dock, I lifted up this big 'ol stringer of bass and this idiot on the dock goes, "Hey, y'all catch all them fish?" "Nope - Talked 'em into giving up. Here's your sign." I was watching one of those animal shows on the Discovery Channel. There was a guy inventing a shark bite suit. And there's only one way to test it. "Alright Jimmy, you got that shark suit on, it looks good... They want you to jump into this pool of sharks, and you tell us if it hurts when they bite you." "Well, all right, but hold my sign. I don't wanna lose it" Last time I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into one of those side-of-the-road gas stations. The attendant walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I SWEAR he said, "Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist. I said, "Nope. I was driving around and those other three just swelled right up on me. Here's your sign." We were trying to sell our car about a year ago. A guy came over to the house and drove the car around for about 45 minutes. We get back to the house, he gets out of the car, reaches down and grabs the exhaust pipe, then goes, "Darn that's hot!" See? If he'd been wearing his sign, I could have stopped him. I learned to drive an 18-wheeler in my days of adventure. Wouldn't ya know I misjudged the height of a bridge. The truck got stuck and I couldn't get it out no matter how I tried. I radioed in for help and eventually a local cop shows up to take the report. He went through his basic questioning OK no problem. I thought sure he was clear of needing a sign..........until he asked.......... "So is your truck stuck?" I couldn't help myself! I looked at him, looked back at the rig and then back to him and said "no, I'm delivering' a bridge, here's your sign." ====================== Perhaps we should make up some signs and give them to every MP who responds to our questions by stating "I have forwarded your letter and concerns to.........................." Cheers Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm
The following has been "travelling" across Canada!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> ---------------------- Thought you all might find this would tickle the funny bone!! GENEALOGY POX Very contagious to adults. Symptoms: A continual complaint as to the need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression, often deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind except feverishly looking through records at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters, swears at the mailman when he doesn't leave mail. Frequents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote desolate areas. Makes secret night calls. Hides phone bill from spouse. Mumbles to self and has a far away look in eyes. NO KNOWN CURE.... Treatment: Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy meetings, subscribe to a magazine and be given a quiet corner in the house where they can be alone. The usual nature of this disease is that the sicker the patient gets the more they enjoy it!
To all:- Many of the politicians THINK family researchers have no right to view our heritage and our past -- the post-1901 Canadian census records. The Canada Census Committee members have been working hard, waiting for the Nov. 27 to pass. The petitions, in both languages, for Canadians and Non-Canadians have been updated -- in PDF format. Gordon Watts will be receiving all petitions for the House of Commons -- he is being a Boy Scout, with the "Be Prepared" slogan -- we will know after Nov. 27 who will be elected and who will present a House petition. We already know Senator Lorna Milne will be presenting a petition on our behalf -- it might be the same wording -- but the number will change. My suggestion: I receive all petitions for Senator Lorna Milne for the Senate, Canadian ones in both languages, Non-Canadian in English only. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm All BHC researchers are invited to add a little note -- even a "sticky" one, and Lorna will present these as one HUGE petition on your behalf. Gordon Watts reads Hansard so we would know when and how many are presented -- she likes to keep "census" on the minds of all Senators while she has a Bill on the floor. Should children have been sent to Newfoundland, census are open to 1945 and online. We all need the 1906 (prairie provinces) and the 1911 plus any others that may be granted. I am willing to do this part -- how about you????? Let's get the petitions going -- a person may sign both House of Commons and Senate petition at the same time -- so following Gordon's motto: "Be Prepared". At least all BHC researchers will know Gilles Duceppe will be in favour!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Brampton, Ontario http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Marj Kohli wrote: > At 11:07 AM 11/20/00 -0800, Theresa Shelley wrote: > Barb & list, > > This got me thinking... There has been a lot of talk on the list lately > about publicizing the B.H.C. In light of our upcoming election, has anyone > thought about asking their local candidates/party leaders,etc. if they > have any opinions/policies on what they would do to help B.H.C./child > migrants and their descendants to gain access to records, etc. > Any thoughts? > > Theresa Shelley snugcove@direct.ca > > Theresa, > > This is an interesting idea but you might first want to ask them what their > opinion is of releasing the 1911 census which is a wonderful resource tool > for BHC reseachers but also for anyone doing genealogy. The government says > we may never see another census. > > Marjorie Kohli > Waterloo, ON Canada > > http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/ > >
Muriel: WHO'S BEEN READING MY wifes MAIL ??? but that just about say's it doesn't it ?? Some day there may be a cure but don't bet on it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542@home.com> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 5:07 PM Subject: [CCC] A Little Genealogy Humour! > The following has been "travelling" across Canada!!! > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > ---------------------- > Thought you all might find this would tickle the funny bone!! > > GENEALOGY POX > > Very contagious to adults. > > Symptoms: > A continual complaint as to the need for names, dates and places. Patient > has blank expression, often deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for > work of any kind except feverishly looking through records at libraries and > courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters, swears at the mailman when he > doesn't leave mail. Frequents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and > remote desolate areas. Makes secret night calls. Hides phone bill from > spouse. Mumbles to self and has a far away look in eyes. > > NO KNOWN CURE.... > Treatment: > Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal but gets progressively worse. > Patient should attend genealogy meetings, subscribe to a magazine and be > given a quiet corner in the house where they can be alone. The usual nature > of this disease is that the sicker the patient gets the more they enjoy it! >
To all: You can download the 1871 thru 1901 censes and the Vital Stats for Colchester County at the following URL. http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/dl/dlfiles.html They are in Excel format but zipped for easier download. They work wonderfully but are also suspect as they are transcriptions by Don Lewis whose work, while monumental in nature, was fraught with oppoortunity for interpretation and error (sort of like a "hanging chad" in Florida!!) Eric Keys <carkeys@canada.com> Riverview, NB ----------------------- The download was simple!! Thanks, Eric! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm
To all:- The message below was forwarded by one of our Census Committee members, Elizabeth Severin. The little boy is very young, and has had an operation to hopefully stop growth of a tumour in his brain. Elizabeth:- Our prayers are with you and your family members as you pray all will be well with Kelsey. Please extend our thoughts to your daughter and her husband. [Keep smiling, Gram -- it is sometimes hard to do!] Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> On behalf of Canada Census Committee members --------------------------- There are so many of these stories about and some hit closer at home. Please pray for this little boy and add my granddaughter Kelsey also who is fighting off the results of Ecoli contamination. She is a very sick little girl and we do not know what is ahead for her and my daughter Karen and her husband Tom. We need to pray for many many children not even by name but God knows who they are.. [This memo was from Elizabeth Severin <wseverin@nbnet.nb.ca>]
Hi Thomas, I had the same problem, but this is what you should do. I use Microsoft 98, forgive some of my terms but my husband installs everything, so click on START, then on FILES, and you should get a box for FIND FILES, click on that, now something should come up and in the NAME type in PUBLIC and that should find your file from Stats Can . Double click on the symbol and you should have the file open up. All this took me four hours to figure out. I hope this helps you if not email me and we will see what we can figure out. Jacquie Nex jacnex@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Lynch" <lyncan@col.auracom.com> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:09 PM Subject: [CCC-L] Invironetics Report > When I click on the StatsCan link for this document, Acrobat opens, but > nothing appears except a blank screen. Anyone else having this problem. > Acrobat 4 in use. > > Tom Lynch > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: September 10, 2000 4:47 PM > Subject: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D Digest V00 #272 > > >
To all:- As I am presently dealing with dementia problems in the family, my daughter - a nurse - suggested the following informative site:- http://www.baycrest.org The Baycrest may be familiar to many as the name of the Jewish home for seniors in Toronto -- this is their first educational "package". There is a lecture -- Real Player may be downloaded. The site is for family and caregivers to fully understand the complexity of the brain and the many different ways it can be affected. Alzheimer's counts for 50%, Vascular Dementia for 30%, and there is a long list for 20%. >From personal experience, vascular dementia may never become the dreaded Alzheimer's -- my family and I will have to wait and see. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm [Do NOT wait for a Census Bill -- DOWNLOAD and sign NOW!!!!]
To all:- It is strange how one little letter or a number may make a huge amount of difference. In the posting re need for new HARD COPY LETTERS addresses to Senator Lorna Milne, who is impatiently waiting to get started again, I made the following error:- I substituted a 6 for a 4 -- the correct LCCCC URL is:- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html The other site was interesting but not the one we wanted!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm [Check out and start using our NEW Census Petitions, please]
Hi Stan:- This information may be passed along!! When the election was called for Nov. 27, it meant Lorna's Bill S-15 and Murray Calder's C-484 "died on the Order Paper". There were also many other very important bills, but if these were government bills, may possibly be revived. However, we were dealing with Private Member's Bills. As for the letters, I just finished having a chat with Senator Lorna Milne and YES, NEW HARD COPIES OF LETTERS are needed, to be sent either to her Ottawa office, or may be sent to me -- but do not use my address in the salutation. Senator Lorna Milne, Senate of Canada, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A4. Suggestion: Print off the letter to Senator Milne so it is ready to be mailed, then Copy the letter to my e-mail address, and thus it will be posted on CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com. Color of paper: WHITE because it photocopies better!! Very often, Stan, it is not your personal need for the census, but the letters and petitions are counted -- e-mail DOES NOT COUNT!!!!! These are generally grouped, for example, ?? of letter from Canadians, whereas there may be a passage in your hard copy letter that Lorna may quote. Do not forget -- Gordon has now made it very simple to download petitions, the French language ones are already in use, as are Non-Canadians. Make certain the letter to Senator Lorna Milne is addressed as given above, but it may be sent to her office -- or to my address:- 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, Ontario L6W 2R8 [It is a short 5-block drive to her home!] Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7863/poll.html http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/ Stan Card wrote: > Muriel, What about those of us that sent letters to you from here in the > states on the 1911 census to try to get it released? Are those letters > still good? Will you need new ones or not? For myself, the 1911 census > isn't much help as my family came over before 1900, but because of inherited > diseases, others may need the help of the census and if my letter would > help, I'll write one, plus send e-mail. Let me know. Stan
To all:- The following was found on the Yukon GenWeb Site at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~canyk/> !! IMPORTANT NEWS !! POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT Protect Canadian Census Records From Destruction Add your voice to those concerned about the 'Sealed Census Issue' This site is listed on one genealogy site -- but not linked with http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html [The stylized Canadian maple leaf logo was not on the page] --------------------------------------- It is official -- the Congres Mondial Acadian 2004 (CMA 2004) will be held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from July 31 to Aug. 15, 2004. Michelle Doucette Has posted the official press release on the Acadian Genealogy GenWeb site. <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2162/> Following the past Congres Mondial Acadian, this site may have been removed from the LCCCC list of sites -- Genealogy is part of their culture, as are census records. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com>
The National Registration File of 1940. revised June 3, 1999 The following is quoted from a letter I received from Mr. Paul Johnson of the Census Pension Searches Unit on March 13, 1999. It explains the whole thing much better than I could ever hope to. The Census Pension Searches Unit was set up to provide information to the person named in the record for historical support of applications for pensions, citizenship, passports and similar situations, where other preferred administrative records are required but no longer exist or were never issued. The Statistics Act, under which census records have been collected since the early 1900s, provides for their protection and permits the release only to the person named in the record. These confidentiality provisions are timeless and remain in effect even after the person is deceased. The National Registration File of 1940 resulted from the compulsory registration of all persons, 16 years of age and older, in the period from 1940 to 1946. This information was originally obtained under the authority of The National Resources Mobilization Act and the War Measures Act, and custody of the records was subsequently given to Statistics Canada, then known as the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. As a result, the National Registration File of 1940 is not subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act but is instead covered by the Privacy Act. According to this Act, where a person has been dead for more than 20 years, the information is no longer considered to be personal and could be disclosed. To provide third-party information from the National Registration File of 1940 for genealogical purposes, a standard fee of $48.15 is charged for each search undertaken that is successful in locating the requested record. A search can be undertaken for an individual after the following information or documentation has been provided: - Proof that the individual has been deceased for more than 20 years (A death certificate is preferable. However, any document which indicates the date of death, for example an obituary notice, is acceptable.); - The individual's place of residence during the registration period; and - A cheque or money order in the amount of $48.15 made payable to Statistics Canada. Inquiries should be forwarded to: Paul Johnson Census Pension Searches Unit Census Operations Division Statistics Canada B1E-34 Jean Talon Building Tunney's Pasture OTTAWA, Ontario Canada K1A 0T6 Genealogical searches are processed at a cost of $45 plus GST, prepaid. The total is $48.15. Should the search fail, this amount will be refunded. There is no charge for searches that are required for purposes other than genealogy. NEW There is a web page for ordering these searches from the internet. I have not used it myself. It is located at: http://www.statcan.ca/english/IPS/Data/93C0006.htm and they say Visa or Mastercard can be used to pay for the search. This is not so. They do not accept credit cards as of Sept. 1998, and it IS necessary to provide the proof of death. In other words send in a cheque and provide proof of death. What is on the Card for Men. Date of Registration, Electoral District, Polling Division, Card.# are across the top, with the form 8 1/2 x 11, wide side at top. The following questions are in two rows, with blanks for answers. It is signed at the bottom by the registered person and the person taking the information. 1. Surname Given Names 2. Permanent postal address (if away from usual residence when filling in card give name of usual residence) Street and number Rural Route and post office Town or City Province 3. Age last birthday Date of Birth Year, month, day 4. Conjugal conditions: Single Married Widowed Divorced 5. Of what dependants (if any) are you the sole support:- (a) father (b) mother (c) wife (d) number of children under 16 (e) number of other dependents (f) do you contribute partial support to any one. 6. Country of birth of (a) yourself place (b) your father place (c) your mother place 7. Nationality or country of allegiance: British Subject (a) by birth? (b) by naturalization? (c) foreign citizen? (d) if naturalized, in what year? (e) in what place? (f) if not British subject, to what country do you owe allegiance? (g) if an immigrant, in what year did you enter Canada? 8. Racial origin 9. Language or languages: (a) do you speak English? (b) French? (c) what other language do you speak, read and write? 10. Education: (a) Primary only (b) primary and secondary (c) Vocational training (Business College, Technical High School) (d) College or University Degree? 11. Is your general health (a) good? (b) fair? (c) bad? 12. If blind, deaf, dumb, crippled or otherwise physically disabled, state nature of disability If permanently disabled, are you in receipt of a pension? In respect of War Service? Workmen's Compensation? Old age or Blind? Other? (specify) 13. Class of occupation: (a) Are you an employer of labour other than domestic? If so, state business (b) Are you working on own account, but not employing labour? If so, state business (c) Are you an employee? (1) working at usual occupation (2) working at other than usual occupation (3) Unemployed (4) Not working because pensioner, dependent, retired, independent means (specify) 14. Occupation or Craft:- Years of experience in (a)present occupation? (b) What is your regular occupation? (c) What other work can you do well? (d)If an employee, who is your present employer? Name address Nature of business where employed? (state precisely) (e)If experienced in a skilled industrial occupation or profession, describe specifically the type or types of work in which you are specially equipped by training or experience 15. Unemployment: (a) How many weeks did you work in the past 12 months? (b) If out of work now, state number of weeks since last employed in any occupation other than work performed in return for direct relief (c)Are you totally incapacitated for employment? 16. (a1)Were you brought up on a farm? (a2) Until what age? (b1) Have you worked on a farm? (b2) How long (b3) In what province or country (c1)Can you handle horses? (c2)Drive a tractor? (c3) Use farm machinery? (c4)Can you milk? (c5) Are you able to do other farm work? 17. Is there any particular occupation in which you would like to be specially trained? 18. Defence Services: (1) Have you previously served in any Naval, Military or Air Forces? If so, state (a) Forces of what country (b) Approximate dates between which services performed (c)Unit (d) Rank held (2) If retired or discharged, give reasons therefor (3) Have you been rejected for military service in the present war? (a)why (b)where What is on the Card for Women. The first 15 questions are IDENTICAL to those asked of the men. The remaining 5 questions on the form are as follows: 16. State length of experience (in years) if any in: (a) General Farming? (b)Truck farming? (c)Fruit farming? (d) Poultry farming? (e)Dairy farming? (f) Business establishments? 17. Can you (a) handle horses? (b) drive motor trucks? (c) drive an automobile? (d) drive a tractor? (e) use farm machinery? (f) milk cows? (g) do plain cooking? 18. Indicate here any qualifications or practical experience which you possess, not already described 19. Is there any particular occupation in which you would like to be specially trained? 20. Do your circumstances permit you to serve in the present national crisis, by changing your present occupation to some other for which you are qualified? (a) Where you can return home daily? (b) Away from home? ------------------------- I personally have ordered a copy of the form for my grandfather. The service was very prompt, and included a photocopy of the original sheet, plus a fresh copy filled in to duplicate his responses. There was also a typed page summarizing his name, residence, date of birth, age, place of birth, date of registration, and year of immigration. A covering letter was also included. It did not answer the questions I had hoped it would, but I can see its' benefit to many genealogists.