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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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Death Index 1909-1963 CD
Death Index 1909 – 1963
CCGS CD Publication Number CD 1 Price $34.95 + S & H
ISBN 0-97336430-0
9,112 entries linked to digital images from Death Record Books
The Death Record Books contain information transcribed from original documents that were sent to the NS Department of Vital Statistics between 1909 and 1963 for Amherst, NS and area.
As access is being restricted to these fragile documents in order to preserve them for future generations, CCGS has created this publication. The CD contains an index of all entries including surname, given name, full date of death, age, status, where born, place of residence or death, where buried, undertaker as well as a link to the digital image of the Death Records Book page. Comments have been added to reflect conflicting data found through additional research.
The image could include: sex, occupation, father’s name, husband’s name, cause of death, race, attending physician, name of person making the return, date of return and registrar.
This item is also available in book format.
Compiled by Cumberland County Genealogical Society