





Come visit Friday & Saturday from 1 p.m, to 4 p.m.
Was held Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 2:30 p.m. in the Francis Smith Boardroom, 2nd floor, Amherst Police station, 21 Havelock Street, Amherst, NS.
After a short meeting with all available seats filled and election of officers completed, CCGS members, Gwen King and Janie Oickle editor of Gwen's book, gave a presentation on the soon to be released book, in time for Christmas, called "LORNEVILLE, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia - From Wilderness to Busy Seaside Community".
All attending enjoyed, and much conversation and queries were put forth as to contents of such a publication and availability, which was answered to as gone to the printers and will be for sale soon.
Check the CCGS website and Facebook often for details.
Thank you all for attending and "Happy Holidays".
All meetings open to the public. Come and join us for the
next meeting in 2024. Bring a friend.
Meetings are always open to the public, so please come join your local family Genealogical Society, which has been serving Cumberland County for the past 22 years. Research your heritage and find new relatives. Learn about what times your grandparents lived through, where, when, how, education, religion, occupations, etc.
Much more has been added to our collections during the time of COVID shutdown. Please come and do research from our vast expanding collection.
Email: "archives@ccgsns.com" or Call: 902-661-7278
We are looking forward to seeing you once again.
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Meetings
Past Meetings:
September 16, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: David Milner
Topic: Dr. William Walker Herdman of River Hebert; his tragic death on Feb. 10, 1917, and a journey to the Supreme Court of Canada.”
May 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm
NSCC Cumberland Campus
147 South Albion Street, Amherst
Guest Speaker: CCGS Members
Topic: Show & Tell
April 15, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Alison Draper
Topic: Oxford Heritage Group
March 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm
NSCC Cumberland Campus
147 South Albion Street, Amherst
Guest Speaker: Ray Dixon
Topic: Curry Family of Rhodes & Curry
February 18, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Linda Letcher
Topic: Northport Community History Research
Jan. 21 , 2014 at 7:00 pm
NS Community College, Room 176, Amherst, NS
Guest Speaker: Rev. Chris Greer
Topic: Little River Baptist Church History – book signing “Where the Spirit Dwells”
November 19, 2013 at 7:15 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Annual General Meeting, Show & Tell and Pot Luck Meal
Oct. 15 , 2013 at 7:00 pm
NS Community College, Cumberland Campus, Amherst, NS
Guest Speaker: Ruby Bjarnason & Alice Dionne
Topic: Genealogy in Poetry Part 2
Sept. 17, 2013 at 7:15 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Ruby Bjarnason & Alice Dionne
Topic: Genealogy in Poetry
April 16, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Dr. Grant Aylesworth
Topic: 3D Technology to Decipher 18th Century Gravestones
March 19 , 2013 at 7:00 pm
NS Community College, Cumberland Campus, Amherst, NS
Guest Speaker: Ed Gilbert
Topic: New Acadian Info. in Parrsboro
February 19, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Conrad Byers
Topic: Life Along the Parrsborough Shore
January 15 , 2013 at 7:00 pm
NSCC Cumberland Campus, Amherst
Topic: Show & Tell
November 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Meal
October 16 , 2012 at 7:00 pm
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, 1 Ratchford St., Amherst
Guest Speaker: Charles Thompson, Author
Topic: New book “A Look Back” book launch
September 18, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Topic: Show & Tell and 10 Year Membership Awards
Summer Events/Road Trip:
Aug. 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Charles Thompson’s Farm, Oxford, NS
Pig Roast for CCGS members and guests.
July 22, 2012 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Ottawa House Museum, Parrsboro
Guest Speaker: Susan Hill, CCGS Archivist
Topic: Integrated Cemetery Database demonstration
June 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Member Fun Night
May 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, 1 Ratchford St., Amherst
Guest Speaker: Sarah Wallace, Archivist
Topic: Church records and holdings at the Maritime Conference Archives
April 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Guest Speaker: Linda Scott
Topic: Viewing of DVD Veteran’s
March 20, 2012
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, 1 Ratchford St. Amherst
Guest Speaker: Bill Fairbanks of Amherst
Topic: How to Use Court Records to Research
February 21, 2012
Senior Citizen’s Recreation Centre, 4 McDougal Street, Springhill
Topic: A demonstration of CCGS’ Integrated Cemetery Database will take place, along with an update on the project to date.
January 17, 2012
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, 1 Ratchford St. Amherst
Guest Speaker:
Lawrence Nicoll, President of CCGS
Topic: Working with Internet resources such as: Ancestry.ca, FamilySearch.org, Canada census on Ancestry, Cdn Archives, automated genealogy and the different results
Search techniques to surmount indexing problems
Quick review of NB and NS vital stats online