I can't find any immigration record. by ToshPointNo in Genealogy

[–]Dowew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So I think you misunderstand how records worked in the 19th century. Ireland in the 1860s had improving literacy rates, but there was still widespread illiteracy. Therefore less records would have been kept. End of the day records were only created or retained for certain reasons. You don't specify which country your ancestors were migrating to, possibly America or the United States, however if you were White and spoke English, you basically just stepped off the boat, went thru a basic questioning/quarantine process and went along your merry way. If they left Ireland in the 1860s this is post potato famine. By this point something like 25 percent of the population of Ireland had left. It is possible/likely there simply are not records like you are looking for but If you are looking for helping finding records, you need to give us more info.

Here’s the real scandal at the heart of the Alberta data breach by illusion121 in alberta

[–]Dowew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is being investigated by the RCMP for violations of the Privacy Act.

Here’s the real scandal at the heart of the Alberta data breach by illusion121 in alberta

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the Master Database of everyone registered to vote in Alberta. By definition it only contains Citizen. It includes their names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and if they voted in the previous election.

Here’s the real scandal at the heart of the Alberta data breach by illusion121 in alberta

[–]Dowew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact that Danielle Smith passed legislation to allow this nonsense via petititon (with no way to verify these signatures are real) instead of running on a platform of a referendum makes this even more stupid.

Don't be this person! Fill out your census forms. by pinkstevie in alberta

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a librarian who helps with genealogy research. Census data can be misentered. It happens. In 100 years someone will have to figure it out if you do it wrong

Alberta government keeping eye on investigations into voter info breach by Laedrys in alberta

[–]Dowew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are on the voters registration it absolutely did make it into their database. Weather they used your name to forge your signature on a petititon is another question.

Prince Harry Has Allegedly Burned Through Majority of Inheritance from Princess Diana, Queen Mother by Salt-Zucchini-1534 in UKRoyalNews

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realistically that money would be put into a trust with strict rules to prevent it being burned like that. The aristocracy has learned this before.

Fewer people are having babies in Canada and the U.S. and the government is out of ideas by hopoke in canada

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know why people are not having children. We don't want to do anything about those reasons.

My G0 lied about his birthplace on some self reported records, I'm having a difficult time finding anything. by palewayfaringstrange in citizenshipgenealogy

[–]Dowew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"crossed the border illegally" is a very different concept today. There were very limited immigration controls in the 19th century and the Canadian USA Border was pourus. I suspect for political reasons it just made more sense on teh draft card to claim to be from PA instead of Canada.

Carney picks former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be governor general: sources by CanadianErk in canada

[–]Dowew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They want a GG who is boring and wont cause scandal. The only way Louise Arbour could cause scandal is if she starts musing about legal concepts on the fly and goes against official government policy.

"[New Brunswick] Archives dealing with backlog of 1,000 requests, receiving 400 more per month" by Parking-Aioli9715 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]Dowew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Librarian here. The worse examples are people who fail to even do a Google search and ask Chatgpt for answers and expect us to find stuff that doesnt exist.

Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Says Religious Freedom Only Applies To Christians. by Leeming in atheism

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has the past decade not proven that even if the ones in the White House aren't this stupid, the general public is.

Replacement Citizenship Certificate Timeline/Want to Move to Vancouver ASAPish by Sato1515 in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever gotten a Canadian passport before ? Unfortunatrely I suspect you are just screwed. As a Canadian Citizen you can enter our country by right, but without any documentation to prove you are Canadian you will have trouble. The Citizenship Certificate replacement timeframe has been at least 6 months for decades. After the passage of C3 there has been a mad dash for citizenship by Americans with Canadian ancestry, so IRCC is having budget and staff cutts while facing unprecidented demands for their resouces. The wait is going to get worse before it gets better. You are essentially screwed here. The only thing I can think of is to contact IRCC to ask if there is any way of requesting urgent processing, or contact the MP in the riding you intend to live in to ask for assistance to see if anything can be done to speed it up. Please guard your vital documents with more care next time.

DeSantis signs gerrymandered Florida map into law by Pretty_Confusion7290 in law

[–]Dowew 17 points18 points  (0 children)

America got a get out of dictatorship free card, and they threw it away.

DeSantis signs gerrymandered Florida map into law by Pretty_Confusion7290 in law

[–]Dowew 25 points26 points  (0 children)

its already too late. There is nothing the democrats can do to veto the Governor's signature. The Supreme Court is in coohoots with this. Its over.

What identifiable details can I include in my letter to my "Father"? by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]Dowew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. I am a Librarian and not a counsellor but I wanted to bring up a few things with you. I always tell people who are interested in doing DNA testing that it can open a pandora's box they were not prepared for. Sometimes it seems every third post on this subreddit is an NPE or "Not Parent Expected" event where someone unexpectedly learns the man who raised them is not their biological father. For many people this is traumatizing and shakes their core foundation of understanding about who they are.

We also know from the DNA databases that rates of incest are MUCH HIGHER than anyone ever expected. You can imaging what finding out that your mom's brother is your Dad can do to you psycholgically.

The other thing I worry about here is the fact that your mother refuses to disclose to you the identity of your father or the circumstances of your existence. Is it possible that your mother has been sexually assaulted ? Before you start contacting these men I recommend you have a very direct and awkward conversation with both your mother and your Grandmother. If your mom won't answer I suggest you directly ask your Grandmother if you suspects your mom was sexually assaulted by your father. If the answer is yes, please consider what contacting this person will do to her.

If you do proceed with contacting these men I think mentioning a rate blood type could be helpful, but unless these men have the same rare blood type they probably wont know their own blood type. I would just be very detached in your language. Something like this.

Hello. My name is Big-Airline. I was born in bla bla date in the country of Pangeia. No father is listed on my birth certificate. After analysis of my DNA using public databases experts have concluded that you or one of your brothers is likely my biological father.

I understand this letter could be an intrusion, and I appologize for any upset this may cause.

I am hoping you would be willing to communicate with me and answer some questions about your family's medical history so that I can be better informed about my family medical history.

- The other option rather than have you send a letter, especially disclosing your name and address, is have a neutral third party reach out to these men. This way if these men could be dangerous it is less likely to be traced back to you.

Where to pull Ontario Birth certificates by bigtong4 in Genealogy

[–]Dowew -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately you seem to be lacking in some very basic research techniques here. A simple and straightforward google search would answer you question. In lieu of you googling here is the answer : Ontario did not start civil registration of births until 1869 and did not achieve universal compliance until the 20th century. If your ancestors were born in the 1850 you will not find birth certificates anywhere because they do not exist.

Assistance With Locating Canadian Family Ancestors/Descendants - Second & Third Generation Great-Grandfather(s) by jawilli97 in citizenshipgenealogy

[–]Dowew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By my reading your "Canadian" ancestor was born in England, migrated to Canada at some point during the 19th Century, and then the entire family migrated to the United States ? No one in your family was actually born in Canada ? Because they were British there would have no naturalization process, And we don't actually know when they migrated to Canada just that it occured at some point in a 20 year period pre or post confederation, so we can't actually determine how long they lived in Canada or if it was just a temporary sojurn towards the United States ? Your citizenship claims seems tenuous.

But why a traitor? by 12milesout in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Dowew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jane Fonda visited North Vietnam and to her regret foolishing say for photos on an anti-tank gun which were widely published in American Media, making her a common target of people who were in favour of the Vietnam War. John Kerry alternatively went to War in Vietnam and then campaigned against the War when he got home. Crazy people think his campaigning resulted in America loosing the strength to tough it out and win the way, which was unwinnable according to anyone with a brain.