Hello Betty, it is great to hear from you! Re Canadian census, and quoting Senator Lorna Milne, we go back to "square one" and "start all over again". The petitions previously presented and recorded in Hansard cannot be re-used, so now we must get signatures!!! Not all is lost -- the Members of Parliament know people wish the census to be released -- letters, motions by others, Senator Milne's Bill S-15 -- they would have to be deaf or uncaring not to realize that "We, the people" elected them to the House of Commons and this is our wish. Gordon Watts has been revising the petitions in PDF format, which will be a great help. We also have our web sites -- but we have to wait until after the election to see which names have to be changed. As for the 1911 census, I first knew about it when Allan Dunlop was the Associate Provincial Archivist at PANS -- way back in 1985. It was not until Lorna Milne asked me to get petitions going in March 1999 that many of us formed as a group -- the MPs know we exist!!! Senator Lorna Milne plans to get back to work immediately -- she may use the same wording, I do not know -- but she needs STACKS of signatures to prove there is desire and need of census release. Gordon has had the scoreboard updated with latest updates and my suggestion is: IF YOUR MP is seeking re-election, ask him/her point-blank if he/she will SUPPORT all census release motions and bills. As the reply may be VERBAL, instead of in letter form, send us the outline of the conversation -- Gordon will adapt it to the scoreboard if the person is re-elected. To date, Canadian Alliance, Progressive Conservative and NDP parties have sent memos to me that the parties will support census release. Nothing from other parties -- except my own MP, Sarkis Assadourian, who also has Senator Lorna Milne in the Brampton Centre riding. Hope I will be able to deliver petitions to Lorna Milne by the boxful, instead of a large envelope. Gordon Watts will be accepting House of Commons petitions -- I personally know there will be a Bill presented. Let us all help to assist ourselves in our genealogy research!! Many thanks for the Massachusetts item -- very interesting -- I will send it to Senator Milne. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> --------------- Betty Lumsden wrote: > Hello, Muriel... > Just wondering if you saw the email below ? I find it quite interesting > that MA releases censuses every 5 years ! > Does anyone know what's happening in Ottawa re releasing our censuses , now > that we're in the middle of an election? Does everything go back to square > one ?!!! > > Betty Lumsden > Pictou Co., NS > -----Original Message----- > From: H213162931@aol.com <H213162931@aol.com> > To: MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:54 PM > Subject: Massachusetts Vitals > > Hello, > > Just in case somelse did not know this: > > The Massachusetts Archives will probably receive the 1906 - 1910 vitals > early in 2001. They usually get 5 year portions every 5 years. > > Barbara >