To all:- I know Senator Lorna Milne will be pleased when she receives the three envelopes of petitions -- two for Senate -- envelopes kept arriving daily, and every one a great surprise. Genealogical societies and Historical Societies, plus LDS centres, gathered the bulk of the signatures - the balance were private. Non-Resident Petitions: There were 128 signatures from societies out of total of 318. Canadian petitions for the Senate: We have a total of 1437 signatures to date up to September 30. British Columbia has 203 signatures gathered via societies out of 600 total Alberta has a total of 142 with 29 from AFHS, Calgary Saskatchewan has 161, all gathered at genealogical societies Ontario has a total of 401 with 268 from societies. Others are: Nova Scotia - 107; New Brunswick - 2; Manitoba - 19 I will send an attachment of my tabulation privately to any society, one only has to ask. Let's keep the pen and ink flowing on the petitions - found at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca

The Alberta Family Histories Society will have a Census Release Campaign table at our family history seminar and fair in a couple of weeks. We expect to gather many, many signatures at that time. We also plan to distribute the petitions at our October general meeting next Monday (Freda take note). Lois Sparling Calgary, Alberta Muriel M. Davidson wrote: >To all:- > >I know Senator Lorna Milne will be pleased when she receives >the three envelopes of petitions -- two for Senate -- envelopes >kept arriving daily, and every one a great surprise. >Genealogical societies and Historical Societies, plus LDS centres, >gathered the bulk of the signatures - the balance were private. > >Non-Resident Petitions: >There were 128 signatures from societies out of total of 318. > >Canadian petitions for the Senate: >We have a total of 1437 signatures to date up to September 30. >British Columbia has 203 signatures gathered via societies out of >600 total >Alberta has a total of 142 with 29 from AFHS, Calgary >Saskatchewan has 161, all gathered at genealogical societies >Ontario has a total of 401 with 268 from societies. > >Others are: Nova Scotia - 107; New Brunswick - 2; >Manitoba - 19 > >I will send an attachment of my tabulation privately to any society, >one only has to ask. > >Let's keep the pen and ink flowing on the petitions - found at >http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ > >Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca > > > > > >==== 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 > > > >

Hi Lois - petitions all set and ready to go. Freda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Sparling" <lsparling@shaw.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [CCC] Post-1901 Census -- Petitions for Senate of Canada and Non-Residents > The Alberta Family Histories Society will have a Census Release Campaign > table at our family history seminar and fair in a couple of weeks. We > expect to gather many, many signatures at that time. We also plan to > distribute the petitions at our October general meeting next Monday (Freda > take note). > > Lois Sparling > Calgary, Alberta > > Muriel M. Davidson wrote: > >>To all:- >> >>I know Senator Lorna Milne will be pleased when she receives >>the three envelopes of petitions -- two for Senate -- envelopes >>kept arriving daily, and every one a great surprise. >>Genealogical societies and Historical Societies, plus LDS centres, >>gathered the bulk of the signatures - the balance were private. >> >>Non-Resident Petitions: >>There were 128 signatures from societies out of total of 318. >> >>Canadian petitions for the Senate: >>We have a total of 1437 signatures to date up to September 30. >>British Columbia has 203 signatures gathered via societies out of >>600 total >>Alberta has a total of 142 with 29 from AFHS, Calgary >>Saskatchewan has 161, all gathered at genealogical societies >>Ontario has a total of 401 with 268 from societies. >> >>Others are: Nova Scotia - 107; New Brunswick - 2; >>Manitoba - 19 >> >>I will send an attachment of my tabulation privately to any society, >>one only has to ask. >> >>Let's keep the pen and ink flowing on the petitions - found at >>http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ >> >>Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca >> >> >> >> >> >>==== 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 ==== > How to unsubscribe from Digest Mode. Send a message to > CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the > Subject line and body of the message) the command -- unsubscribe -- and no > additional text. > >