----- Original Message ----- From: Muriel M. Davidson <Farquhar@netcom.ca> To: Gordon Watts <gordon_watts@bc.sympatico.ca Sent: Thursday, 16 September, 1999 2:42 AM Subject: RESEARCH ON HOLD > Just a FAKE message for all genealogy societies and people -- add/change > names, if desired -- it is what COULD happen, so read on. Muriel > ============================================================ > > THE SAMUELS FAMILY > > It is Spring, 2004 -- JANE SAMUELS (a fictitious name) decided it was > time she brought her family history up-to-date. > > Jane dug out all her notes, plus the notes of previous censuses: 1881, > 1891 and 1901. NOW it was time to go to the library and order the 1911 > census records!! She was excited as she anticipated these records of 10 > years, knowing there would be many changes in the families. > > Jane belonged to a local genealogical society -- she was assured all > would be well if she ordered the microfilm as usual through the local > library. She knew the wait would be at least three weeks and she > planned to use that time organizing her many notes. She became very > impatient and finally visited the local library. > > SAD NEWS AWAITED JANE!!! The 1911 Canadian census records would NEVER be > available and neither would future ones! > > "Why?" asked Jane, when told of this setback in her research. > > "Several years ago", she was told "a cross-Canada committee formed > themselves into helping and urging residents to complete petitions, > send in letters of support, for the elected members when Private > Member's Bills were presented." Many residents complied with the > requests -- but the support was not great enough to ensure the > passage of the Bills in Parliament. > > Jane was told the reason was an antiquated law that had needed changing > -- politicians thought the records should remain private long after a > person was dead, and without the person's permission, the post-1901 > Canadian census records would be forever sealed. > > Jane thought and thought -- then remembered she HAD seen many memos > about this possibility, but thought it would not affect her!! Her > genealogical society had assured her, at the time, that all would be > well. > > She remembered hearing about the following URLs: > <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html> > > and <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census> > > Jane checked her bookmarks -- Yes, there was the first URL, now being > used as a coast-to-coast genealogy information highway!! Some of the > census data was still there -- the Access to Information and other items > -- why had she not heeded the request at that time. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > We are now back in 1999: > > There is still an opportunity for many to help the Members of Parliament > and Senator Lorna Milne as they work on our behalf. > > Needed: Letters of Support to YOUR politicians, petitions, the safe > passage of a Bill just does not happen without support. > > Looking forward to hearing from you, > Muriel M. Davidson, census committee member > <Farquhar@netcom.ca> > Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@bc.sympatico.ca Port Coquitlam, BC ICQ # 9183352 Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index.htm Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petiton now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm Read my column on Post 1901 Census News at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/gazette.htm Subscribe to the CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN mail list at CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L-request@rootsweb.com