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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: Post 1901 Census - Reporting errors to LAC
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:18:19 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon A. Watts" <>
To: "Canada Census Campaign" <>
Cc: <>; "Gabrielle Blais" <>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: Post 1901 Cenus - Reporting errors to LAC


> Greetings All.
>
> A number of people have posted messages to the mail lists reporting
finding
> errors in the information provided by LAC for, in particular, the 1911
> Census records. Many have asked who they might report these errors to.
>
> I am advised that the person in LAC to report such errors to is Victoria
> Gebert. She may be contacted at
>
>
>
> PLEASE NOTE: Victoria is a contact to report obvious errors made by LAC
> personel in setting up the Census web pages. Errors such as wrong
spelling;
> incorrect place names etc., that would cause problems for anyone doing a
> search for a specific location; links going to the wrong location, etc.;
> should be reported. Specific suggestions for improving the LAC Census
pages
> (not the scanned images) might be funnelled through her as well.
>
> Victoria is NOT a person to complain to about the poor quality of some of
> the scanned images, or poor handwriting of the enumerators that make it
> difficult to read. There is little that LAC can do about such problems as
> they have had to work with microfilm that was produced in the 1950s and
> there is only so much they can do with them. If the quality of the
original
> microfilm copy is poor, so will be the scanned images made from them.
>
> Likewise, Victoria is NOT someone to ask how to locate your ancestors in
the
> Census schedules, or how to navigate through the various Districts,
> sub-districts, townships, sections and meridians. In most cases, any
> questions regarding these can be answered by taking the time to read the
> preliminary information provided by LAC on the Census pages.
>
> Please restrict your messages to Victoria to reporting PROBLEMS or ERRORS
on
> the Census pages.
>
> Enjoy the Census!
>
> Gordon A. Watts
> Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
> Port Coquitlam, BC
>
> http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census
> en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm
>
> Permission to forward without notice is granted
>
>
>
>
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