Happy Canada Day 2005 to all my fellow Canucks who also hail from Tiree. Here’s a piece of welcome Canadian genealogy news that I discovered, appropriately, today: After much legal ado and discussion, the 1911 Census for Canada is planned to be released next month, August 2005. It will probably be viewable on the Government of Canada Archives website with the other censuses, and it will no doubt also become part of the volunteer index project at: http://www.automatedgenealogy.com Currently the above website has a wonderfult index for the 1901 Canada census transcribed and in the process of being proofread. As well, the same website is in the process of finishing the transcription of the 1906 Canadian Prairie census. If you are looking for ancestors in Canada who lived at those times, they should be in one or both of those indexes. The 1901 census even gives their dates of birth! The enormous number of volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this resource available are to be highly commended for their valuable contribution to Canadian and world genealogy. Especially in the case of Tiree, where the majority of emigrants went to Canada, the Canadian censuses can be instrumental in tracking down whole families and connecting clan branches back to Tiree. to see the official 1911 announcement go to the Library & Archives of Canada website here: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/whats-new/013-233-e.html For your convenience I have also reproduced the announcement below, as I saw it today July 1, 2005. Louise MacDougall Vancouver Island, BC Canada _________________________________________________________________ Notice to Clients As many of you are aware, Bill S-18 has now received Royal Assent. Under this amended legislation, personal census records for censuses taken between 1911 and 2001 will be made available through Library and Archives Canada 92 years after each census took place. Library and Archives Canada has received the official transfer of the 1911 census records from Statistics Canada. To facilitate access to these records, a number of standard policies and procedures need to be followed before the product is launched. We are working very hard to release this information to researchers and the general public as quickly as possible. We hope to do this by early August.

And the some to you! Thank very much for sharing that welcome Census news, Louise! Jim Beaton, BC, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Louise MacDougall [mailto:macdougallclan@shaw.ca] Sent: July 1, 2005 6:31 PM To: SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ARL-TIREE] Happy Canada (genealogy) Day 2005! Happy Canada Day 2005 to all my fellow Canucks who also hail from Tiree. Here's a piece of welcome Canadian genealogy news that I discovered, appropriately, today: After much legal ado and discussion, the 1911 Census for Canada is planned to be released next month, August 2005. It will probably be viewable on the Government of Canada Archives website with the other censuses, and it will no doubt also become part of the volunteer index project at: http://www.automatedgenealogy.com Currently the above website has a wonderfult index for the 1901 Canada census transcribed and in the process of being proofread. As well, the same website is in the process of finishing the transcription of the 1906 Canadian Prairie census. If you are looking for ancestors in Canada who lived at those times, they should be in one or both of those indexes. The 1901 census even gives their dates of birth! The enormous number of volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this resource available are to be highly commended for their valuable contribution to Canadian and world genealogy. Especially in the case of Tiree, where the majority of emigrants went to Canada, the Canadian censuses can be instrumental in tracking down whole families and connecting clan branches back to Tiree. to see the official 1911 announcement go to the Library & Archives of Canada website here: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/whats-new/013-233-e.html For your convenience I have also reproduced the announcement below, as I saw it today July 1, 2005. Louise MacDougall Vancouver Island, BC Canada _________________________________________________________________ Notice to Clients As many of you are aware, Bill S-18 has now received Royal Assent. Under this amended legislation, personal census records for censuses taken between 1911 and 2001 will be made available through Library and Archives Canada 92 years after each census took place. Library and Archives Canada has received the official transfer of the 1911 census records from Statistics Canada. To facilitate access to these records, a number of standard policies and procedures need to be followed before the product is launched. We are working very hard to release this information to researchers and the general public as quickly as possible. We hope to do this by early August. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx