Working on the transcription of the 1906 census is one way of demonstrating how important a research source this is. The Alberta Family History Society webmaster/mistress is organizing the effort. See: http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/index.html Her latest report on who is doing what and where help is needed was posted to the AFHS mailing list today: >We now have over 160,000 lines of data online - about 19% of the 800,000 >records that can be transcribed. > >Alberta >------- >In Alberta, over 40% of the records are transcribed/online. > >In District #18 (Southern Alberta) and district #19 (Calgary) - each has >only 1 sub district which is neither online, nor being worked on. And >District #22 (Northern Alberta) is complete. Amazing. It's District #21 >(Strathcona) that needs subtantial work now. > >Manitoba >-------- >Not a lot of attention yet. Only southwestern Manitoba and Winnipeg are >being actively transcribed. We could use more volunteer transcribers here. >Know anyone with Manitoba interests who would be willing to give a hand? > >Saskatchewan >------------ >Lots of work on District #12 (Assiniboia West) and good inroads on District >#16 (Q'Appelle), but again - we need more volunteers interested in other >parts of the province. > Mertie Beatty and I are doing our bit. Lois Sparling Calgary, Alberta