Next CCGS Meeting
Just a reminder…
Our summer meeting will be held at Ottawa House on July 25th, 2021 at 2 PM for all those who wish to attend.
The speaker will be Dale Swan on SWAN genealogy and a presentation on Anna Swan the Nova Scotia Giantess.
Lunch will be omitted this year due to Covid-19 limitations but tea and coffee will be made available.
Mark this date on your calendars – see you in Parrsboro.
Due to the COVID pandemic the Board of Directors has voted in favour of keeping the offices of Cumberland County Genealogy Centre closed to researchers and guests until further notice, at which time this policy will be revisited.
We would like to advise you all that researchers are available to you - if you have a request please send an email to
Thank you for your patience and understanding during these uncharted times.
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 continue to blossom with Gold, Silver and Greenery. Full news article posted in left column below our newest publications.
Photos
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.