Next CCGS Meeting
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in Amherst Police Station (Const. Francis Smith, Board Room), 21 Havelock St., Amherst, NS, take elevator on far left in lobby to second floor.
Following our meeting we will enjoy an evening of Show and Tell – so look in those old trunks or up in the attic for your unique item and bring it out to share.
Meeting is open to the public please feel free to join us.
Get you colourful family memorial leaves placed on the CCGS Memorial Heritage Tree and watch it grow. Add your own ancestors using the attached form and see the tree blossom with Gold, Silver and Greenery. Full news article posted in left column below our newest publications.
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Cumberland County Nova Scotia Cemetery Map
Price $3.00 + S & H
1 sheet 2 sided pamphlet
”8 ½ X 11″, 3 folds
Publication compiled by Cumberland County Genealogical society.
Who is Buried Here ?
There are very few headstones in Cumberland County with death dates prior to 1800, even though French settlements were being established more than 100 years earlier. Many of those early settlers as well as those who died as a result of the battles for supremacy fought between the French and English lie in unmarked graves. With the development of communities and religious groups came structured burial grounds and more complete death records. In community, church and family cemeteries the oldest burials include Acadians, Planters, Yorkshiremen, Loyalists and slaves. A common death date for several members of the same family was often the result of fire or diseases such as the influenza epidemic. Wars and mine disasters are reflected in the death dates of miners and veterans.