Many thanks for writing, Sharon! A look at the Members of Parliament Scoreboard at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm will let readers know there should be letters sent to Quebec MPs. Non-Canadians are welcome!! http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm Petitions are still arriving!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> ------------------------------- Muriel, Thank you for putting the information on the Post-1901 Census on the Quebec message board.I have been very interested in what is going on with it. But have no input as I am not a Canadian. In terms of the effect of the Census to me I would find out information about the my Grandmother's family. Also the elusive and much traveled Great grandparents. I belong to the French Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut. And there has been much discussion about the Census and what kind of information would be available from it. As a direct line family member it would greatly add to my family history. Even though (as I understand it) the people in, order to voluntarily give the census taker information they wanted the information destroyed at a lated date and never used. ------------------------------------------------ Read THE MYTHS OF CENSUS by Gordon Watts at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Was this the only option that was offered at the time? -------------------------------------------------- Since many people are like myself just realizing that they come from French-Canadian genes, that is very sad. They are searching for some roots that give more information then"My ancestor came over on the Mayflower. Or, My family has been in this country for 200 years." I was shocked to find out that my father's family had been in the New World back into the early 1600's (even though in Canada). But connections can be elusive with the many name changes that have occured. Since my Great Grandparents lived in the Eastern Districts and were not Protestant I have the hardest time getting French-Canadian-Catholic information from there. Hopefully the Census as an Extremely Historical piece of information will be released so that we descendants may benefit. It is we family members that hope for this information. Sharon Sinclair <sharon.s.sinclair@worldnet.att.net>

Hi Sharon:- Many thanks for writing re post-1901 census records release. The Members of Parliament Scoreboard is very interesting -- also, it will be published provincially prior to a federal election. Sharon, read up on THE MYTHS OF CENSUS by Gordon Watts http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html As for your other members being Americans -- possibly you should go with extra copies of the petition -- others might wish to add pages to yours. The petition could be sent in as a GROUP PETITION, so only one (1) of the Page 1 is needed -- how many pages of 25 signatures could your group put together??? I received a petition with 20 signatures from California today. Great!!! Please ask them, for me, that we are requesting all the assistance we can get -- we all need the census records opened. Invite them to assist, using my name -- then you will not feel you are "stepping on toes". People outside your group could sign -- we will not ask!! Although I live in Canada, was born in Canada, I have worked in United States, also my mother was born in Maine. My dual-citizenship card comes in handy at times! Please tell your group I will be looking forward to a FAT envelope!!! The TIME for petitions is ANY TIME -- should there be a deadline, we will announce it loud and clear!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> 25 Crestview Avenue Brampton, Ontario L6W 2R8 Canada ------------------------------------------- Muriel, I have read the scoreboard on the Census. It was interesting to look at the names of the Members of Parliament and note that they have not committed to a FOR or AGAINST stand. The petition that was listed, I did print the Non-Resident one. What surprises me is that no member of our Board of directors has mentioned this at all. There was mention of the vote on the Census but nothing else . (since we are Americans?) Well, on Tuesday Sept 5 there is a Board of Directors Meeting. I will be bringing my copy of the petition with me. I would like to leave it on the desk for the members to sign. But that would be stepping on someone's toes. As a member of the Board of Directors I will do my best to collect signatures as quickly as possible. When does this petion need to be in by? Thank you Sharon Sinclair<sharon.s.sinclair@worldnet.att.net> PS: FYI, My Sinclair line just goes to a 1815 Protestant marriage of a Scotsmen to a Loranger-Rivard in Trois Rivieres. Settled in Nicolet.But then my grandmother was a Lafrance-Pinel, there is also Bellemare-Lacourse-Gelinas, so the lineage is more French-Canadian then Scottish! ---------------------------- Should any resident of Quebec have the above surnames, I feel certain Sharon would be pleased to hear from you. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm