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From: "Shalori" <>
Subject: Re: Obtaining Marriage Registrations
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 05:56:16 -0800


Is there an address for the Genealogical Society?
Shalori
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>From: Linda Neely <>
>To:
>Subject: Re: Obtaining Marriage Registrations
>Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2000, 7:24 PM
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> The Genealogical Society in Sask has often stepped up to the bat and
> asked for release, going so far as to offer to create the index for
> vital stats. But no go so far.
> You have to remember that Ontario records are available only up to the
> early part of this century, a time not much past that which the Man and
> Sask records were just starting. Civil registration in Sask is less
> than 100 years old so there are many concerns about the privacy of
> living persons, who make up the largest portion of the records.
> And, although they will never admit it publicly, at $25 a pop this is a
> pretty good revenue source for the gov't.
>
> Linda Neely
>
>> Subject: Re: Obtaining Marriage Registrations
>> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 21:05:57 -0800
>> From: "Robert E & Carole J Williams" <>
>> To:
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>> Ontario seems to have their BMDs indexed, microfilmed and available to the
>> public. Why do not MB & SK do the same? Wish the local Gen. Societies
>> would step up to bat and ask for release. Carole
>>
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