Its free to view. I was at it all night long. You just need to register. Don't use a credit card. Kevin http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~podgursky/ updated 09 Jul 2011 On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Margaret McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep, it asks you to register for $9.95 a month. I chose not to go any further because they will give you a 2-week free trial and then start charging. This is ancestry's way of doing business. I do know one can access it for free at the Public Library if they have a subscription to it. I've done that before. Yes, I realized that the explanation came from the blog you mentioned. I went and read the same thing. I don't particularly like the ending " ... and that's the way it is." > > With thanks, Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Trish LeBlanc > To: Vincent MacNeil > Cc: Margaret McLean ; [email protected] ; Cape Breton List ; Cape Breton List > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Census 1921 On-line > > > I too, have a subscription, but I just tried it when I wasn't logged in and it does ask you to register, but you can still view the records for free. > > > As for the legibility, maybe it was just the districts I was looking at. > > > > Trish > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Vincent MacNeil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Margaret, > > I don't know why it was released to ancestry.ca and that wasn't my > explanation. It was just a link to a blog where the release was announced. > > I was really surprised that ancestry released it. > > I have an ancestry.ca membership so I can see it but I thought the first > time I logged on it said something about opening a free account??? > > I think you can search it for free? > > Vince > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret McLean" <[email protected]> > To: "Vincent MacNeil" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "Cape Breton List" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 10:43 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Census 1921 On-line > > > > Thanks for your explanation Vince. BUT CAN YOU TELL ME WHY IT WAS > > RELEASED TO ANCESTRY.CA??? Did they pay for this privilege? Guess we all > > will have to go to our public libraries where you can access Ancestry.ca > > for "free". > > > > What was the purpose of signing a petition and writing to the minister > > when only 2,000 took part. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe > > more than 2,000 took part in the CBGHA contest to win monies for their > > genealogy project? > > > > Have a good one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vincent MacNeil" <[email protected]> > > To: "Lee Harvie" <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 6:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Census 1921 On-line > > > > > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> If you go to this link: > >> > >> http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-1921-canada-census-will-be-released.html > >> > >> > >> You will see this post which explains things. > >> > >> Wednesday, August 7, 2013 > >> The 1921 Canada Census will be released August 8th > >> I have just received notice at 3:07 this afternoon (Aug 7th) from the LAC > >> that the 1921 Canada Census will be released to Ancestry.ca tomorrow > >> afternoon at around 2 pm Eastern Time. At first, it will be available, > >> with the geographic index ONLY, free of charge, on Ancestry. > >> > >> > >> Ancestry should be releasing a FULL NOMINAL INDEX this fall. This index > >> will be available to Ancestry.ca subscribers for 3 years. At the end of > >> three years, the LAC will get a copy and will make it available for free > >> off of our census platform that was entirely redesigned recently. > >> > >> > >> So folks, that is the story. > >> > >> > >> It will appear tomorrow afternoon at http://www.ancestry.ca/census > >> > >> > >> I would like to thank everyone for all the letters that were written to > >> the Heritage Department, and the petition that was signed with over 2,000 > >> signatures, and were sent to the office of Minister Moore. Thank you all. > >> > >> > >> I can hardly wait ... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Posted by Elizabeth Lapointe at 4:52 PM > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Lee Harvie > >> To: Vincent MacNeil > >> Cc: [email protected] ; [email protected] > >> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 5:04 PM > >> Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Census 1921 On-line > >> > >> > >> The images only, no index yet. > >> > >> > >> No images or index on the Library and Archives Canada website. > >> > >> > >> > >> LHH > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8 August 2013 16:30, Vincent MacNeil <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> The Census of 1921 is available at Ancestry.ca > >> > >> Vince > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > Trish LeBlanc > Wilmot, NS > > Researching - LeBlanc, Aucoin, Cameron & MacLean families > of Cape Breton and all families in the Margaree area > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tleblanc/index.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message