Cassiar... do you remember? Forms - Sign into the Cassiar Address Book

Form for signing into the Cassiar Address Book

Residents of Clinton Creek are welcome to sign in too!

If you only wish to contact the webmaster and do not need to sign into the Cassiar Address Book use the Contact Form instead (easier for you).

This form is intended to collect the information required to add your listing for the Cassiar Address Book. Don't be intimidated by the explanatory text you see on this page.. Most of it is there to help you and explain things. Over the years I've come to anticipate where most people have trouble with the form so I try to make it easier for you. By completing this form accurately and honestly you will gain access to the book yourself. Once you see what the other people ahead of you have contributed you will appreciate the effort to fill in the form.

It is strongly recommended that you keep your listing in the book up to date . Far too many people fall out of touch. If you are already listed in the Address Book and only want to update your listing (change of address, email address, etc.) visit the book with the access information previously supplied to you and there you will find the update form for that purpose. It is a smaller form so takes less time.

You need to do this only one time, not every time you wish to visit the Address Book. You will however need to save the access information sent to you by email after you sign in.

Please fill in all the information that applies. Leave a field blank if it doesn't apply to you. It is really simple and common sense.
You are encouraged to include the names of deceased family members that also lived in Cassiar, lest we forget them. Just add (deceased) after their names in the appropriate field. Please supply a date of death and related information in the Comments to webmaster field below so that information can be added to the Gone section of the website where the deaths of Cassiarites are being recorded. You are also encouraged to fill in the Obituary Notice Form.
Often people are excited to find this website and very eager to get into the Address Book and they rush and often errors are made. Take your time and fill in the form carefully. Errors may not be corrected later due to time constraints.
Use the appropriate capitalization as required. Please do not type everything in capital letters except where appropriate such as provinces and postal codes.
This information will be sent to the webmaster who will manually add it to the Address Book, perhaps editing it as well. It is not an automated process.
You will be shown a confirmation page of your information after you submit this information. The confirmation page will show you an approximation of what the new listing will look like, based on the information provided. The confirmation page will also tell you what to do if you made a mistake with your email address.
You will subsequently receive an email at email address you provide below, to inform you how to access the Cassiar Address Book.

Based on your information your listing will be assembled to have a consistent appearance so that it will follow the style of this sample fictional listing which typifies the majority of the listings.

Jones (now Smith) Mary & Bill and Tim, Sue & Sally
1960-1980. I attended Grade 11 & 12. I worked in the time office in the Machine Shop and then transferred to Payroll Department in the Main Office. Active in the curling & ski clubs. My parents Fred & Tammy Jones. Dad was a Mill Shifter. I married Bill Smith in 1978. Bill worked as heavy equipment operator in the mine.
123 Main St.
Lund, BC V0N 2G0
Phone (604) 483-1234
youremailaddress@yourserviceprovider.com

The information in this following section will be used for your listing.

Who you are
Gender	Male Female I ask for this only because many people have first names which are non-gender specific, such as D'arcy, Morgan, Kim, Kelley, Alex, etc. or a foreign-based name that Westerners are unfamiliar with. It is important to show respect when writing to you and about you so is vital to know if you are a he or she.
First name	Required
Your current last name now	Required
Ladies, the maiden name you had in Cassiar or Clinton Creek - if your last name has since changed by marriage	Ladies only please. Please supply this if you grew up or living in Cassiar or Clinton Creek while single and got married while there, or after leaving there. You only get listed once, not under both maiden and married name. I strongly encourage all women who were known in Cassiar or Clinton Creek only by their maiden name (they married after leaving) to be listed under that name. Desired ONLY if you were single in Cassiar or Clinton Creek and known with that name. For example it would be preferable for fictitious person Mary Jones, who married Bill Smith after leaving Cassiar to be listed on the "J" page as "Jones (now Smith) Mary & Bill instead of listed on the "S" page as "Smith (nee Jones), Mary & Bill". Leave this blank if you were not known by your maiden name in Cassiar because you arrived there already married. We wouldn't have known you by this name anyway.
Nickname (if you had one)	Useful only if folks commonly knew you by that name, and called you by that name, otherwise leave blank.
Siblings	List any brothers and sisters that you may have had and also lived in Cassiar or Clinton Creek,, otherwise leave blank.
Spouse's name	Provide this If we might have known your spouse who also lived in Cassiar or Clinton Creek,, otherwise leave blank.
Names of your parents if you were there as a child	This is just to help us figure out who you are - maybe we knew your parents but not their children. We might want to connect with your parents and you would be the link. If your parents lived in Cassiar or Clinton Creek, then we as a community would welcome the opportunity to connect with them too. They having email is NOT a requirement!
Names of your children from Cassiar or Clinton Creek	Feel free to not list children who were never in Cassiar or Clinton Creek, its up to you. For names where gender is not obvious consider writing "son" or "daughter" in front of their names. Example "son Tracy" or "daughter Kelly"
Where you now live and your contact information
Current mailing/street Address	Line 1 Desired, but not required Line 2
City	Required
Province/State	Required For Canada and USA please use the official 2-letter code only in capital letters. ie. BC, YT, AB, QC, etc. No periods. Click here CODES to view the codes for Canada and USA if you aren't sure. If you live in another country enter "XX" and provide additional comments in the comments field near the bottom.
Postal Code	Desired but not Required
Country
Area Code & phone number	Area code and Phone Number Desired but not Required
Primary Email address MUST BE CORRECT!	Correct address is required if you want to access the Address Book. If you fail to provide your email address correctly I cannot send to you the information you need to access the book and nor can I add you to the book. You are wasting your own time and mine if you make an error with your email address (and it happens far too often). Required. If you are filling in this form on behalf of someone who does not have Internet access themselves please put in your own email address so you can be contacted if there are any questions. Just put a note in the comments field below to indicate you are doing that. Also tell me if you are or are not the email contact for that person. I will build the listing accordingly.
Alternate Email Address (optional)	Supply only if different from above. This is useful if problems affect your primary address.
Skype Username	OPTIONAL: If you have an account with Skype and open to taking computer calls.
facebook Username	OPTIONAL: As many of you have common names, or have new names through marriage it helps to know your username name there to make friends with you. There is a "Cassiar... do you remember? group on facebook. We invite you to join us there as well. (click the button to join)
URL of your own website	If you have a website of your own put in the address and it will included in your listing.
When you lived in Cassiar or in Clinton Creek
Year when you First came to Cassiar	Required If you never lived there enter 0000 explain in comments to webmaster" field below please. If you came and left more than once supply the year of your first arrival to Cassiar.
Year when you Last left Cassiar	Required If you never lived there enter 0000 explain in comments to webmaster" field below please. If you came and left more than once supply the year of your last departure from Cassiar.
Year when you First came to Clinton Creek	Required If you never lived there enter 0000 explain in comments to webmaster" field below please. If you came and left more than once supply the year of your first arrival to Clinton Creek.
Year when you Last left Clinton Creek	Required If you never lived there enter 0000 explain in comments to webmaster" field below please. If you came and left more than once supply the year of your last departure from Clinton Creek.
Your Cassiar or Clinton Creek History and Connection
Did you attend school in Cassiar or Clinton Creek?	YES Required NO If Yes what Grades ?
Did you work in Cassiar or Clinton Creek?	YES Required NO If Yes what jobs? Briefly tell us what departments you worked in or what positions you worked.
Description of who you and your family in Cassiar or Clinton Creek, and what you did there to help us remember you. Do not assume we will remember or not confuse you with someone else.	READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING The description you provide will be examined by the webmaster, before it is considered to be added to the Address Book. This Description is really important to help us recognize & remember you (and your family). Provide a description that is unique about you. This is a description to jog our memories after all these years. Remember that for some of us it has been nearly 40 years since we last left! Long-timers may have decades worth of Cassiar and Clinton Creek memories to sort through to figure who you might be. Over the years some of the memories get jumbled up, are hazy, or are totally dormant now. So be considerate and help us out by supplying information about you as we would have known you there. It is amazing how a good description can help us make a mental connection. Supply a description (minimum 50 characters - 500 characters maximum). Note that 500 characters is not 500 words. Generally you can expect that information pertaining to your activities after leaving Cassiar or Clinton Creek will be omitted from your description. My philosophy is that if folks recognize and remember your from your listing and want to know what you have done since leaving Cassiar they will contact you via the information you are now supplying. That is the main objective of this book. The Address Book is just that, an address book to help friends connect. It is not a Guest Book or Message Board.
	Click here: Description Field HELP for guidelines on what kind of information is expected and desired, or if you are need assistance with this field. Useless descriptions will be rejected by the webmaster and you will be asked to try again. To avoid that see Useless Samples. You will find Good Samples too. Required. NOTE: This box may be bigger on your screen than the amount of text you are allowed to type in it.
The following information is NOT for your Address Book listing so generally don't expect to see it there.
Comments to webmaster, Herb Daum.	Use this space to explain something about your listing, supply extra information the form did not provide you a space for, etc. If you opted to not publicize your phone number this is a good place to provide it. It will be kept private.
How did you first learn of this Cassiar website?	Required Reference Details - who was it? If a person told you about it say who it was, please give their name. It might be someone we haven't heard from yet and we may have something important to communicate to that person and you just might be the link to him/her we are looking for. Many times there has been media coverage on the site, including national TV, and I didn't even know about it! I sure would like to be aware of this type of exposure and perhaps seek a clipping for the scrapbook, etc.
Cassiar Newsletter	Everyone signing in for the first time will automatically be subscribed to Cassiar Newsletter (delivered by email). The newsletter will keep you informed of news of Cassiar and Cassiarites including births, obituary notices and when other Cassiarites check into this address book. The same applies for Clinton Creek residents. Newsletter vary in frequency, depending on the news - sometimes there may be several in one week and then maybe nothing for over a week. You can unsubscribe any time by following the instructions included at the bottom of every newsletter. The newsletter will be sent to you free for a trial period of approximately two months. If you wish to continue receiving it you will be required to make a financial contribution. Privacy Policy for Newsletter: The Mailing lists for Cassiar Newsletters is kept private and will not be shared or sold to third parties.

My apologies for the long form but it seems to be the best way that I can get the desired information so the Address Book has both some meaning and some consistency in content. With some tight-lipped folks getting this information is like pulling hen's teeth. The form has been revised countless times in my ongoing attempt to make it easy for you to fill in and yet collect useful information that everyone who uses the address book (you too) can appreciate. I truly hope you agree it is worth it once you see the book yourself.

IMPORTANT: press the "Submit Listing" button only one time and wait. Please be patient while the server, which may be otherwise busy, processes your information for your confirmation page and sends this information to the webmaster at the same time.

Sometimes technical problems on the webserver may cause malfunction of this form. If you get an error message about your submission please do report it to the webmaster who will do his best to assist you. If the form malfunctions please consider sending the information you would have entered in the form directly by email.

Be sure to read the Confirmation Page you will be shown after you submit your listing.

If you do not get a prompt reply check your email's spam folder, just in case a filter incorrectly treated my reply as spam. You might also check your webmail, for some service providers will quarantine messages they consider suspect and you have to log in to review messages and release them from there.
If your needs are urgent you might have to telephone me (see Contact Page).

This page was last edited Monday, March 15, 2010

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