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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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Red Cross Cookbook 1917
CCGS Publication Number 5 Price $10.00+ S & H
ISBN 0-97336430-7-8
70 pages, indexed
5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″
This wonderful cookbook not only contains unique recipes, but also has names of contributors who submitted the recipes. Is your grandma’s favorite recipe here?
Dispersed throughout the cookbook are ads for local businesses, which have been scanned to capture the same image which appeared in the original cookbook. An index of all the contributors, along with an index of the advertisers has been added to this reprinted cookbook (see below).
Recipe categories are: Bread, Rolls & Muffins; Candies; Drinks; Puddings and Creams; Salads; Cakes; Cookies; Pies; Supper and Luncheon Dishes; and Pickles & Preserves.
Reprinted by Cumberland County Genealogical Society with permission from Red Cross
Listing of all contributors and advertisers included in this cookbook:
Amos Mrs.
Archibald Robt. Mrs.
Baird A. E. Mrs.
Baird Vera M.
Baker Leigh Mrs.
Bent Ernest Mrs.
Bent F. F. Mrs.
Bissett Geo Mrs.
Black C. O. Mrs.
Black E. Mrs.
Blair C. T. Mrs.
Blair W. A. Mrs.
Brannon L. L. Mrs.
Burke Mrs.
Chapman Mrs.
Cheese Mabel B.
Colburn V. Mrs.
Copp F. Mrs.
Davis C. H. Mrs.
Davis W. H. Mrs.
DeWolfe J. A. Mrs.
DeWolfe Mrs.
Dixon Seldon Mrs.
Farrow Marion
Fraser Hugh Mrs.
G., C. A.
Gilroy J. R. Mrs.
Gilroy Wiley Mrs
Glennie H. L.
Glennie T. C. Mrs.
Gordon Baker Mrs.
Gordon C. A.
Graham Agnes L.
Grey Ruth Mrs.
Haigh A. Mrs.
Hayden Mrs.
Henderson E.
Hewson A. S. Mrs.
Hewson Annie T.
Hewson Ida
Hickman J. S. Mrs.
Highet J. Mrs.
Highet Jas Mrs.
Hills Cecil Mrs.
Hills J. Mrs.
Hills John Mrs.
Hills May Mrs.
Hingley A. M. Mrs.
Hue E. A.
Hue L. S. Mrs.
Hunter A. E. Mrs.
Hunter S. E. Mrs.
Hutcheson Mrs.
Jackman C. H. Mrs.
Jamieson Robt. Mrs.
Johnson Corey Mrs.
Johnson M. N. Mrs.
Johnson T. M. Mrs.
Kelly Miss
King Alice M.
Langille H. R. Mrs.
LeCain Capt.
Leslie C. Mrs.
Lowther C. H.
M, A. G.
MacDonald W. S.
MacGrath M.
Mackintosh A. S. Mrs.
Mackintosh E. H. Mrs.
Mackintosh Geo. Mrs.
Marchant S. A. Mrs.
McCormack J. C. Mrs.
McDonald Mrs.
McDougall E. B. Mrs.
McElmon Rene
McGrath Mrs.
McLean E.
McLellan T. W. Mrs.
Miller W. M. Mrs.
Mitchell Mrs. John
Moore Mrs. A.
Myatt Mrs. A.
Myatt Frank Mrs.
Myers Leo Mrs.
Oxley Geo Mrs.
Patton S. B. Mrs.
Reid S. J. Mrs.
Ross John Mrs.
Ross Alex Mrs.
Reid Oressa
Salter Mrs.
Schurman J. J. Mrs.
Slade Peter Mrs.
Smith C. Mrs.
Smith Stewart Mrs.
Stewart D. Mrs.
Stonehouse A. E. Mrs.
Sutherland Alex Mrs.
Sutherland A. A Mrs.
Swan Mrs.
Swan M. A. Mrs.
Thompson Clarence Mrs.
Thompson Nellie
Thompson R. S. Mrs.
Thompson T. Mrs.
Thompson T.W. Mrs.
Thornthwaite Mrs.
Umlah Mrs.
Umlah R. Mrs.
Umlah Robt. Mrs.
VanAmburg Mrs.
VanAmburg R. T. Mrs.
W., A. S. Mrs.
W., H.T.
Webb Geo. Mrs.
Wood B. J.
Wood D. G. Mrs.
Wood H. Mrs.
Wright W. J. Mrs.
Ross, Alex
Black, C. Guy
Hills, J.E.
Smith, A.E.
Brannon’s Hair Dressing Parlor
St. Lawrence Flour Mills Co., Ltd.
Copp’s Millinery
Davis and Swan
Peel, E.I. and Son
Wood & Thompson
Dunsmore, Wm. & Son
Wood, D.G.
Hickman, J.S. & Son
Scotia Woodworkers, Ltd.
Bent, L. & Son
Oxford Foundry & Machine Co., Limited
Anthony Millinery Parlors
Black, W. & Son
Oxford Journal
Oxford Manfg. Co., Ltd.
Patton, H.A.
Miller, Murdoch A.
Horton Flour