ATTENTION Sheila Behan [email protected] Hi Sheila, I don't know if the Archives will do a lookup for you, or perhaps SKS on the list who is going in that direction, but in any case, you should be able to get a Interlibrary loan of the death index microfilms from the Archives of Ontario to do a lookup if you do not have exact dates.Hopefully, the information about their parents is on it as a space is provided. However, people were not that knowledgeable about their ancestors in those days, especially grandparents back in Scotland that they probably never met. Worth a try though. The address for the archives is: The Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville Street, Toronto. You will have to look up the postal code or go to their Web site for it. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca . I think there also might be an e-mail address there too. Once you have the exact dates, you should be able to order a copy of the death certificate information provided for genealogical purposes. There is a fee. It comes from the record center in Thunder Bay, if I remember correctly. I haven't bought one for about 15 years now but I know that there is a space for parental information is on it. It is a long shot, but about the only one you might have to get you back into Scotland. Records in Scotland were not centralized until about 1855 so any marriage would have to come from the parish church records. Can you narrow it down to a parish or a shire from what you know about them? That would help. You might also look at the 1871 census for Nelson, Ontario to see if it leads you somewhere as far as their birthplace is concerned, if the death certificate does not. However, I tend to think it might only say Scotland and nothing more. I could not find Nelson on my map of Ontario...where exactly is it or was it? You might wish to check with the local chapter of the Ontario Genealogical Society to see if there is something local that would help you. They are listed on the OGS site at http://www.ogs.on.ca/branches/first.html If there was a local newspaper, you might find it useful to scan microfilms of it for an obituary. The Ontario Archives might be able to identify which newspaper was sold in the area. They have a listing of most of them and possibly some microfilms of some of them. That would be a bit of a long shot too but worth checking out. I hope something there is of some help. Good hunting! Bob in Toronto ----- Original Message ----- From: norman behan <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > Hi > > The weather here in Winnipeg in not much better right now. There is a weather warning out. > I am searching for information on Neil Johnson born in Scotland around 1797 he was married to Jane Sinclair. He died in 1877, She died in 1878 both in Nelson, Ontario. I am trying to find out who there > parent's were > Thanks > Sheila Behan > > Malcolm Paterson wrote: > > > All the lists are slow, David. Everyone must be out in the garden. (Except > > in Calgary!!) > > > > Malcolm > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David M Paterson" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 8:17 PM > > Subject: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > > > > > Just a tester message folks to see if there are any glyches - one member > > > feels there may be. > > > Thanks. > > > David/Admin > > > > > > > > > This email has been scanned with Norton AntiVirus 2002 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word > > unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh > > email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I expect so - and here, way out East - hoping that the member who said he hadn't received any mail has now and can let me know that he has. David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Paterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > All the lists are slow, David. Everyone must be out in the garden. (Except > in Calgary!!) > > Malcolm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M Paterson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 8:17 PM > Subject: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > > > > Just a tester message folks to see if there are any glyches - one member > > feels there may be. > > Thanks. > > David/Admin > > > > > > This email has been scanned with Norton AntiVirus 2002 > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word > unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh > email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi The weather here in Winnipeg in not much better right now. There is a weather warning out. I am searching for information on Neil Johnson born in Scotland around 1797 he was married to Jane Sinclair. He died in 1877, She died in 1878 both in Nelson, Ontario. I am trying to find out who there parent's were Thanks Sheila Behan Malcolm Paterson wrote: > All the lists are slow, David. Everyone must be out in the garden. (Except > in Calgary!!) > > Malcolm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M Paterson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 8:17 PM > Subject: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > > > Just a tester message folks to see if there are any glyches - one member > > feels there may be. > > Thanks. > > David/Admin > > > > > > This email has been scanned with Norton AntiVirus 2002 > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word > unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh > email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

All the lists are slow, David. Everyone must be out in the garden. (Except in Calgary!!) Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "David M Paterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 8:17 PM Subject: [SCTCDN] TESTER MESSAGE > Just a tester message folks to see if there are any glyches - one member > feels there may be. > Thanks. > David/Admin > > > This email has been scanned with Norton AntiVirus 2002 > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Just a tester message folks to see if there are any glyches - one member feels there may be. Thanks. David/Admin This email has been scanned with Norton AntiVirus 2002

This is how my email started 9th April 2002 I am trying to find my great great grandmother JEAN HOWIE born in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 5th April 1827. She is the daughter of ALEXANDER HOWIE and JEAN/JANE BARRON of New Deer, Aberdeenshire. She married James Robertson in New Deer on 27th June 1843. Her daughter Ann Robertson is thought to have come to Canada with her. ANN ROBERTSON was christened on 24th April 1849, Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire. We are not sure if the JEAN HOWIE involved in the information below is the same one John Gordon and Jean Howie married in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 31st October 1852 Ellen Gordon is the daughter of JOHN GORDON and JEAN HOWIE ELLEN/HELEN GORDON was born at Corbshill in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 31st August 1853 John Gordon was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was probably living at Corbshill New Deer prior to coming to Canada HECTOR MCLAUGHLIN married Ellen Gordon in Ontario County, Ontario in 1869 On Ellen MacLachlan/MCLAUGHLIN's census paper of 1901 it said she immigrated to Canada in 1855 Does anyone recognise any of these people as members of their family? Noone did but you gave me LOTS of HELP I would like to thank the list members for their help and support, especially Malcolm Patterson who looked up the various members of the Gordon family and McLachlan family in the 1881 census, for those members like Bob in Toronto who have suggested to others on the list good sites to explore, to Isabel in Uxbridge for telling me about the area and Museum. My Jean Howie had indeed married John Gordon and they came to Ontario County, Scott and Reach Townships after 1855. Not only had they brought her daughter Ann Roberston from her first marriage, but they brought 7-8 children from John Gordon's first marriage as well as their child Ellen Gordon. I have been in contact with Ellen's great grandaughter and the great grandchildren of the older Gordon children [not Howies] The large family commitment helps explain how Ann went to Canada with her mother and her sister Isabella Robertson came to New Zealand as a four year old with her Howie grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Jean and John went onto have another four children after Ellen. April was a very Successful month. Thank you David for starting this list. Bobbie in New Zealand

Looking for a Hugh Howard MACDONALD born in Nova Scotia c1870 to Hugh MacDonald and Mary KENNEY. Thanks. Raymond MacDonald

Andrea, I don't think we are from the same line. My MacLeod's are definitely from the Isle of Lewis and my Aitkens from Glasgow. None of those other names you mentioned show up anywhere in my records. Sorry, M John Rutledge [email protected]

Bobbie, I'm thrilled for you as will everyone else on the List. I discussed the concept of the List with christine, before applying to have it set up. Am I ever glad we have it, for you and others on here have had success - myself included. And, you are "so very far away" lol. Thanks for letting us all know - I do appreciate it very much. Thanks. David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian and Bobbie Amyes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:56 PM Subject: [SCTCDN] Rollcall, Success, Gordons and Robertson > This is how my email started 9th April 2002 > > I am trying to find my great great grandmother JEAN HOWIE born in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 5th April 1827. She is the daughter of ALEXANDER HOWIE and JEAN/JANE BARRON of New Deer, Aberdeenshire. > > She married James Robertson in New Deer on 27th June 1843. Her daughter Ann Robertson is thought to have come to Canada with her. ANN ROBERTSON was christened on 24th April 1849, Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire. > > We are not sure if the JEAN HOWIE involved in the information below is the same one > > John Gordon and Jean Howie married in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 31st October 1852 > Ellen Gordon is the daughter of JOHN GORDON and JEAN HOWIE > ELLEN/HELEN GORDON was born at Corbshill in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 31st August 1853 > John Gordon was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was probably living at Corbshill New Deer prior to coming to Canada > > HECTOR MCLAUGHLIN married Ellen Gordon in Ontario County, Ontario in 1869 > > On Ellen MacLachlan/MCLAUGHLIN's census paper of 1901 it said she immigrated to Canada in 1855 > > Does anyone recognise any of these people as members of their family? > Noone did but you gave me LOTS of HELP > > I would like to thank the list members for their help and support, especially Malcolm Patterson who looked up the various members of the Gordon family and McLachlan family in the 1881 census, for those members like Bob in Toronto who have suggested to others on the list good sites to explore, to Isabel in Uxbridge for telling me about the area and Museum. > > My Jean Howie had indeed married John Gordon and they came to Ontario County, Scott and Reach Townships after 1855. Not only had they brought her daughter Ann Roberston from her first marriage, but they brought 7-8 children from John Gordon's first marriage as well as their child Ellen Gordon. I have been in contact with Ellen's great grandaughter and the great grandchildren of the older Gordon children [not Howies] The large family commitment helps explain how Ann went to Canada with her mother and her sister Isabella Robertson came to New Zealand as a four year old with her Howie grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Jean and John went onto have another four children after Ellen. > > April was a very Successful month. Thank you David for starting this list. > > Bobbie in New Zealand > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

ok could she be of a william mcleod(clouden on some records) in late 1700's to 1800s as we have no info on his line he is my ancestors Robert (Clouden) Mcleod brother my family comes from Dumfriesshire,and Kirkcubright co.so far anyway other names that married either mcleods or roberts wife are Aitken(roberts wife),dougan,dornan,edgars,maxwell,Haliday/holiday,clarck there are more but these are the main the others are from their childrens marraiges and so forth let me know would love to share info with each other if same line .andrea ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] RUTLEDGE-AITKEN-MacLEOD-VAUGHN > Yes, I am sure she came from Scotland some time between > 1899 and 1916. > M John Rutledge > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

My apologies to the list for a personal e-mail I inadvertently posted to the list earlier today Budd Robertson

Yes, I am sure she came from Scotland some time between 1899 and 1916. M John Rutledge

Dear Joan: I have in no way forgotten you but things have been rather hectic this last week. I will not go into details now but will say that I had delayed doing anything about tax returns and suddenly the deadline came up last Tuesday. I did make it !! Also on Tuesday, I did order the OPR for Lanark and the 1841 Census of the same place. It should take about two to three more weeks to get them and a couple of weeks to sort everything out. I usually go to the Peterborough Public Library some day in the week but did not get there last week. When I do, I will start work on the Donaldson line as I order some microfilms on inter library loan from the National Archives. They take longer to get. I did note your interest in Lambton County in the Mellon/Jones surnames of Lambton. I am aware that you are hoping that another descendant would answer your e-mail. Did that happen off list ? Mr. Carswell's comments were appropriate to someone in Ontario who does not know there way around Ontario Gernealogy but not too helpful to you in Zambia. Just exactly what do you know about the Mellon and Jones families? And just what do you want to know ? I will have no problem in sorting it out for you once I have the answers to the last two questions. It will take very little time to get BMD dates and registration # to the Vital Statistics Records. They can be, and I will do it for you, viewed at the Ontario Archives on Greenville Street in Toronto. The marriages in 1864 (actually 1859 to 1869) for Ontario, by county, have all been published and are available in Peterborough and most libraries across Ontario. This was before compulsory registration (started in 1869). The 1864 record would include names and ages of bride and groom, where they were born, where they resided at time of wedding. Their parents names - sometimes the maiden surname of the mothers, sometimes not. That involves a ten minute looksee at the specific publication at the Peterborough Library. The census records from 1851 to 1901 inclusive can be ordered by me from the National Archives. Pretty easy (for me) eh ? Speaking of income tax, I presume you pay no Canadian or Provincial taxes as you are out of the country for 12 months of the year. This will give you a major investment fund to invest [in Blue Chip American (not Canadian) Stocks] but presumably you can not protect any of it in Canada's Registered Retirement Savings Plans. Does Zambia extract income or any other taxes from your family ? Now that you are away from Canada, if I was you, I would be looking at how I could end up my careers in the U.S.A. and retire in the San Diego area. Canada has really lost all hope of ever amounting to the country of our dreams and you can still visit your relatives there more easily and frequently than you can from Zambia. <VBG>. Or just maybe you would like to retire in Australia <BG> That is my bundle for today. I look forward to your response. sincerely Budd Robertson

are you sure she came from scotland as i have a george mcleod with a daughter cathrine and they lived here in nova scotia andrea ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 1:50 AM Subject: [SCTCDN] RUTLEDGE-AITKEN-MacLEOD-VAUGHN > My Grandparents - Richard A. RUTLEDGE & Agnes AITKEN > who were born,raised and married in Scotland brought their > children, Richard, Ellen, Malcolm, Violet and David from Glasgow > to Windsor,Ontario in 1926. They only lived in Windsor for a short > time and then moved to Detroit. The only one who stayed in Canada > was Ellen who married Robert ADAMS. > > My maternal Grandmother was Catherine MacLEOD who was born > at Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland in 1899. She was the > daughter of George MacLEOD and Christina MURRAY/MURRY. I do not > know when she arrived in Canada or whether it was with her parents. > She married John P. VAUGHN and they had one child Constance > Louise, who was my mother. She was born in Sasskatoon in 1916. > I do not know where or when my Grandfather VAUGHN was born or > the name of his parents or either of them as to whether they had > siblings. They did own a large boarding house in Windsor from sometime > in the 1930's for at least 10 years. Grandfather died around 1950 > and Grandmother in 1979. > > I believe that their were relatives in Ontario, but I don't know if they > were RUTLEDGE or AITKEN > > my great grandfather Andrew RUTLEDGE was born in county Armagh, > Ireland in 1846 but he moved to Glasgow Scotland. His second wife > was Jane BLACK whom he married in 1877. > > I realize there are many brick walls in this message and that's why I > need the help. > > M John Rutledge > Mesa, Arizona > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

My Grandparents - Richard A. RUTLEDGE & Agnes AITKEN who were born,raised and married in Scotland brought their children, Richard, Ellen, Malcolm, Violet and David from Glasgow to Windsor,Ontario in 1926. They only lived in Windsor for a short time and then moved to Detroit. The only one who stayed in Canada was Ellen who married Robert ADAMS. My maternal Grandmother was Catherine MacLEOD who was born at Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland in 1899. She was the daughter of George MacLEOD and Christina MURRAY/MURRY. I do not know when she arrived in Canada or whether it was with her parents. She married John P. VAUGHN and they had one child Constance Louise, who was my mother. She was born in Sasskatoon in 1916. I do not know where or when my Grandfather VAUGHN was born or the name of his parents or either of them as to whether they had siblings. They did own a large boarding house in Windsor from sometime in the 1930's for at least 10 years. Grandfather died around 1950 and Grandmother in 1979. I believe that their were relatives in Ontario, but I don't know if they were RUTLEDGE or AITKEN my great grandfather Andrew RUTLEDGE was born in county Armagh, Ireland in 1846 but he moved to Glasgow Scotland. His second wife was Jane BLACK whom he married in 1877. I realize there are many brick walls in this message and that's why I need the help. M John Rutledge Mesa, Arizona

Looking for the origins of David McCORMICK said to have been born in Scotland in 1758 and emigrating to Nova Scotia via Ulster probably before 1770. Had a 300 acre land grant in 1828 in River Philip, Cumberland County, NS. 1827 census had him in Port Philip, near River Philip and Oxford. -- Mike McCormack 16 Briarwood Drive New Bedford, Massachusetts, 02745-4207 USA Planet Earth, Milky Way, God's Little Experiment - - - - - - - - - - - - My Family and My Life... http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/c/Michael-K-Mccormack/ - - - - - - - - - - - My City and My Job... http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/governmt/mayor/mayorstaff.htm

Researching my Mother's side. Her Mother was Marion Elizabeth Maud MacGillivray. Marion's parents were James MacGillivray and Barbara MacKerracher (from handwritten Baptismal record). Marion was born 19 Jul 1867 and baptized 31 Oct 1868 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Montreal. Any information on these families would be greatly appreciated. Keep the search alive; it does the same for your ancestors. Lee

Could anyone who answers do it off the list. My daughter's ex-husband was an alcoholic and drug user. When things got way out of hand, DWI's Hit and Run - he hung himself a week ago so he wouldn't go to jail. Although they were divorced 3 years his family blame my daughter who always loved him but couldn't live with him under the circumstances. We were told by the family we couldn't go to the Memorial service after cremation. She is devastated that they hate her and blame her for his addictions and death. My grandson has been in counseling for three years and the counselor is away at present. We want this innocent five year old to live a normal life! Today he told his mother that so-and-so told him in school that his father hung himself with a rope. We didn't want him to know this! We told him his father drank too much beer and got sick and died. We never wanted him to know about the hanging at least not until he was an adult and maybe never. The question is how to handle the answer to the questions when he asks "Did Daddy hang himself with a rope?" "Is his skin falling off?" "My friends said Daddy wont go to heaven." I searched the net for info. Anyone know any real good books for toddlers and suicide issues? How do we tell a five year old his friends heard wrong about the hanging without them looking like liars. Please list, don't complain about these issues we are desperate. Thanks for advice of the list. Joe

I think what is happening with trying to access the 1901 Canadian census - The dash should be the lower dash (capitalized ) NOT the regular dash - Try that - I found out that was what was wrong when I couldn't access it - Joanne Ontario [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edbld" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] 1901 census > Dennis I get error, "the page can not be found" ???????? > Edd Sinnett > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Bell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:57 PM > Subject: [SCTCDN] 1901 census > > > > > > > > Hi folks: > > > > The following news story moved this afternoon across Canada via The > Canadian Press newswire: > > > > > > OTTAWA (CP) - It's a tale to make a publicist weep. > > Fearing it may have a smash hit on its hands that could bring down its > > Internet server, the National Archives of Canada purposely buried the > online > > launch of the country's 1901 census data. > > The material has been available on the Web for more than a week, but the > > agency made a conscious decision not to publicize that fact. > > "We've launched it softly in terms of not wanting to draw a lot of traffic > > right off so that it brings our server down," said Paul Marsden, Webmaster > > at the National Archives. > > If it sounds like Marsden is blowing smoke, he's not. > > He's trying to avoid the fate of Britain's Public Record Office, which > held a > > much publicized Web launch of its 1901 census data on Jan. 2. > > The site - two years in development - was designed to handle about 1.2 > > million hits day. It received that number every hour. The site crashed > under > > the weight of 30 million hits on its first day and still isn't up and > > running five months later. > > The Canadian site, available for those willing to do a little digging > > (www.archives.ca/02/0201-e.html), received hits from 320 servers on May > 21, > > its first day of operation. > > It's up to about 3,500 a day a little more than week later - and that's > only > > a measure of servers, some of which may be routing hundreds of individual > > subscribers to the site. > > Never underestimate the tenacity and numbers of genealogists. > > "Working in the archives, you see that increasingly people are wanting to > > find their roots," said spokeswoman Michael Crawley. "There's just a huge > > surge in that." > > An official with the British Public Record Office has said the reprise of > > that site won't come with the same fanfare as its debut. > > "We will certainly be keeping a lower profile this time," a spokeswoman > told > > the online journal IT Week. > > The National Archives have a much less ambitious and less costly plan than > > the British. > > The Brits paid a private company to index all the census data so that > > searchers could simply plug in a name and see what records turned up. > People > > then had to pay to get actual copies of those records. > > "We've put the census online basically as it was produced by the Dominion > > statistician at the time," explained Marsden. "We're hoping that by > putting > > it up (on the Web), people who are really willing to do the legwork will > do > > the indexing for us." > > Genealogy groups have been doing the labourious 1901 indexing using > microfilm > > for the past three years > > "This really blows that away in terms of accessibility," said Marsden. > > "They're going to have to work it, but it's free. For local history, you > > just can't get better than this." > > Ken Bird, president of the Ontario Genealogical Society, said the word is > > leaking out about the online census data. > > "It's a bit complex and you probably have to have a pencil and paper with > you > > to go through the different steps of getting to the information," he said. > > Nonetheless, said Bird, "demand will be quite heavy." > > "I see it as very positive for genealogists, especially for those who > aren't > > near Ottawa and can't get in to the National Archives themselves." > > The site is not without its foibles. Some people, Bird included, are > having > > difficulty downloading the software needed to call up and scan the actual > > census documents. > > The program allows Web surfers to zoom in on documents, photos or maps > > without losing resolution. It could be a boon to making a host of archived > > material more accessible. > > "But you go with something new on the Internet and you're into territory > > incognito - unknown ground," said Marsden. > > He hopes all the bugs will be worked out by October, when the site hopes > to > > add more search features. > > In the meantime, genealogists are spreading the word. > > "I can appreciate they're not telling everyone because of what happened > with > > the British," said Lois Martin, president of the Abbotsford, B.C., > > Genealogical Society. > > "It's probably a good way to test it to make sure it works. But I would > hope > > they wouldn't keep it from us too long. Many of us have been patiently > > waiting for this kind of thing." > > > > ---------- > > > > I had a go at it tonight, and discovered that in order to find somebody in > the census, you've already got to know juszt about everything that is in > there about him or her. Typical government planning. > > > > Dennis Bell in Burnaby > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word > unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh > email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. 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Thank you Judi, I know we all need to be careful about viruses, but I'd rather not encourage "chats" on list about the topic - best if anyone has anything like that to mention, they check with me first. In this instance, I appreciate your good intentions and thank you again. David/Admin. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: [SCTCDN] Check out Free online virus scan > This might be a little off the subject of genealogy but if it helps to save > your family tree program in the event you catch a virus then I guess it might > be said to be genealogy related. This is a free online virus scan that you > can go to at any time and run a scan of your entire computer. Now a few of > you are saying I already have a virus scanner. Well, so do I but in > researching the latest worm I found out that one of the first things it does > is to get into your virus detection program and alter it so it doesn't > recognize the worm to be there. This online virus detection will never be > corrupted so if it says you don't have a virus or a worm you can be sure you > don't and if it says you do you can clean it immediately. If this link > doesn't work email me and I will send you the address. > > <A HREF="http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp">Click here: Free online virus scan</A> > > Judi ([email protected]) > (Judith A. M. E. McRae) ~~ Proud to be a Canadian > living in Lakewood/Tacoma Washington, USA > Researching > CAMPBELL, LITTLE, STIMSON & WALLBRIDGE & others > NOT RESEARCHING THE "MC_RAE" LINE !!!!!!!! > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >