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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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Will Book A
Will Book A (December 1770 to July 1830)
CCGS CD Publication Number CD 2 Price $34.95 + S & H
ISBN 0-9733643-2-7
352 Documents, 5025 Index Entries
This CD contains images of every document in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia’s Will Book A. The dates range from December 15, 1770 when William Olney wrote his will up to July 31, 1830 on the property plan of John Bent.
Included are wills, estate appraisements, guardianship papers, auctions, debits and credits from ledgers, or other accounting of the estate. The related index is in two parts. One lists only the principals, and each entry in this index is linked to an image of the document that was created by or for the principal of that estate. The other list includes every name found in these documents and is linked back to the principal of the document in which the name appears.
A list of all persons named in the documents included in Will Book “A” is available in Microsoft Excel format. See Will Book “A” Index.
Compiled by Cumberland County Genealogical Society