The following is a note of appreciation with a good suggestion. We need a French language short message that could be used in not only Quebec, but other French-language parts of Canada. Hopefully we will receive one with English translation, for people like me who have forgotten the French verbs, etc. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> ======================================================= I appreciate all you and Gordon Watts have done to support and document reasons the census records should be released. I do think it would enhance our campaign to MP's if someone could draft a short French or bilingual message that we could send to the francophone MPs in Quebec and New Brunswick. There are a lot of these members and we need them as supporters if the issue comes to a vote in the House of Commons. As a resident of Ottawa I know the importance of bilingualism and we could lose the support of francophone MPs if we send them English-only letters. Are there any genealogists in Quebec who could help by giving us a French message? Best wishes Ruth Dibbs. -------------------------------------------- Jeannine -- Would you draft a message in both languages with emphasis on the French-language people? We want to reach everyone. Muriel

I have been searching my genealogy for quite some time now and wanted to state to the list how very fustrating this has become for the years that they will not release the census information. Although Newfoundland and it's wonderful volunteers and contributors have managed to transcribe a huge amount of data, it is the records 1900+ that will show me what I am looking for! My Grandfather's parish records were all burned in a church fire. The only way to trace his birth and the death of his mother is through more information being released for those of us to contribute to online sites. Although many have been able to provide me with information beyond my grandfather, it is his immediate family and the records that will show what exact years (as close as it can get) they were born, a rough idea of when my greatgrandmother died and a better time frame of what years I should be researching closer to. Gord, Muriel and others who speak for us, thank you so much and continue those hard efforts and posting the interesting reading. Lori-Ann Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Formerly Mississauga, Ontario