The TRUE and REAL reasons why census records must be released. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurePJ@aol.com wrote: > Senator Murray. > Please take time to read this letter. > > I have cried many times in my life. Sometimes in silence and sometimes in > full view at what my life has been and what my childhood has caused. Caused > by a myriad of actions taken and some not taken. Caused by well meaning > people who have authority over your health, home, religion and thoughts. Some > of these people were caretakers. Some of these people represented the > Governing bodies set up to see that children like myself were protected. > > Supposedly I was one of the "protected children" > > At this time in my life I still cannot get a family history from my > "Protectorates" Privacy the defending issue. This being the all encompassing > word to DENY Me my rightful heritage. To DENY me the very essence, that I > have family. Yes I can go on and on> > > You see, What you take for granted is not available to me. You know who your > mother, father, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles. Nieces and nephews. You > know who your grandfather and grandmother are and perhaps what they were like > in life. You may have even been HUGGED by them. I am not so privileged. > > My mother was unknown to me, as well as all others. I was a "State Kid." An > orphan going from home to home, school to school. > > As time passes, one asks questions. The answers vary. "Your parents are > dead." "You were abandoned" WE cannot tell you" > > As soon as possible I enter the Military. Here I start a new life. > > I still ask questions and still get denials> > > I am now 68 years old. My children are grown. I have, in these years found my > heritage. Not from my "protectorates" or it's agencies, But from searching > obituaries, newspapers, libraries. Getting on the Internet and asking > questions, Searching files of all sorts. Getting help from people who > understand our need to know. > > The census played an important part in my search. Only recently did I find > additional family from these sources. > > You see, If you hide from the public this kind of information, you may > FOREVER deny someone the right to know who they are. Searching also is done in > reverse. > >From "way back there" I can follow the trail to myself. > > Mine is not an unusual story. Perhaps from a time standpoint it is. There are > so many like me. > Do the right thing. MAKE and KEEP information public. > > Respectfully yours. PJ MATHON > > A 'Canadian' in the United States. Tied to you by History and family. > I am a descentant of: Bernard MATHON Chirurgien-Major of St. Sever, France > > Pierre TREMBLAY and Ozanne Achon > The BROUILLETTE family > The BARIL family > The Blanchette family > The AYOTTE family. > > REMEMBER, I have found this information in spite of the attempts to withhold > it. BECAUSE it was available in other public formats. > > I give permission to use this letter with source identified. > >