





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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Cumberland Roots Vol. 1 Issue 1
ISSN #1496-6972 Price $2.00
[From the Editors] –Here it is! The first of our newsletters.
Thanks to those who took time to consider a name. There was no clear winner, but several suggested we incorporate the words “roots” and thus “Cumberland Roots” was born.
Because the name suggested a logo including roots, and the shape of the county resembles the crown of a tree it seemed logical to join them with a trunk shaped by the winds of Fundy, Tantramar and the Northumberland Strait. Hope you like it.
In the pages of your newsletter we will give you the news about what and/or who the members are researching, helpful hints, titles of pertinent publications and useful internet links. As well, we’ll include some of your stories or information that may be of interest to others, like our feature article in this issue; the veterans of the Fenian Raids into Canada, contributed by S. Hill. This is your newsletter, send us articles, ideas, queries, pictures to scan etc.
Contents:
From the Editors
Helpful Hints
Resource Directory Committee
Where do we look?
Fenian Grants
Guest Speakers
Maccan Temperance Society
Researching at Mount Allison
Trivia
A Glimpse from the Past
Maritimes Most Wanted
Queries
Nothing New
The Society and Contacts
{Source: Page 1, Cumberland Roots, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 20, 2001}