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.
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1906 Vital Statistics
CCGS Publication Number 6 Price $15.00 ea+ S & H
ISBN 978-0-9733643-8-5
114 pages
(8 ½” X 11″, spiral-bound)
This book is a compilation of newspaper articles containing vital statistics for Cumberland County, Nova Scotia as recorded by the “Amherst Daily News,” Amherst, Nova Scotia, from January 1, 1906 to December 31, 1906.
All vital statistics were transcribed in full as recorded in these issues. Entries were copied from microfilms housed at Mount Allison University, Ralph Pickard Bell Library, Sackville, New Brunswick. All individuals named within these articles, with the exception of ministers, have been cross-referenced for an easy search for your ancestors. At the end of each article in italics you will find the source of the article. For example: ADN Tues., Apr. 10, 1906 p.1 consists of the abbreviated name of newspaper, the publication date of the newspaper and the page number.
Compiled by CCGS volunteers.
Cover design by Rick King. Typed and proofread by members of CCGS.