Our Cumberland County Genealogy Centre officially opened on May 19, 2005, with the presentation of The Ernest Coates Research Room, located at 16 Church Street (lower level), Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 3A6.
Summer Hours: May 19 – Oct. 14; Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10 am to 4 pm Winter Hours: Oct. 15 – May 14; Fri., 1 pm to 4 pm; Sat. 1 pm to 4 pm
Wheelchair Accessible.
Members of CCGS volunteer their services to provide friendly, knowledgeable assistance to those researching Cumberland County families and local history.
We are conveniently located in the downtown core of historic Amherst, within walking distance of three churches and several restaurants.
Directions: From Exit 3 on the Trans Canada Highway, drive 1.6 km east into the town of Amherst; cross the railway tracks; turn right at first set of lights. Immediately to the left is 16 Church Street, with parking in the rear or across the street. (Find us on Google maps.)
Research fees: $5.00 per half day (10 am – 1 pm) or (1 pm – 4 pm)
—————–: $10.00 per full day (10 am – 4 pm)
Non-scheduled office day research fee: $50.00
Photocopies:— .25¢/pg.
Digital images: .25¢/image, your device, phone, ipad, camera.
CCGS also offers research assistance to those who request help via email, phone or letter, with retrieval fees of $5.00 plus costs, or research fees of $50.00 per hour.
Regular office Winter hours start on Oct 15th, 2025.
Come visit Friday and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
There will be a general meeting of the Cumberland County Genealogical Society on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 7 pm, in the Frances Smith Room on the second floor of the Amherst Police Station, 21 Havelock Street, Amherst.
Our speaker will be Lawrence Nicoll, who will give a presentation on behalf of Oralee O'Byrne, curator of the Age of Sail Museum, titled "The History of Shipbuilding Along the Parrsborough Shore".
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 25 years. Research your heritage and find new relatives. Learn about what times your parents, grandparents and other ancestors, lived through, where, when, how, education, religion, and occupations, etc. and about the times, that they lived their lives.
Email: "archives@ccgsns.com" or Call: 902-661-7278
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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.
Genealogy Centre
Our Cumberland County Genealogy Centre officially opened on May 19, 2005, with the presentation of The Ernest Coates Research Room, located at 16 Church Street (lower level), Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 3A6.
Phone: (902) 661-7278
Email: archives@ccgsns.com
Summer Hours: May 19 – Oct. 14; Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10 am to 4 pm
Winter Hours: Oct. 15 – May 14; Fri., 1 pm to 4 pm; Sat. 1 pm to 4 pm
Wheelchair Accessible.
Members of CCGS volunteer their services to provide friendly, knowledgeable assistance to those researching Cumberland County families and local history.
We are conveniently located in the downtown core of historic Amherst, within walking distance of three churches and several restaurants.
Directions: From Exit 3 on the Trans Canada Highway, drive 1.6 km east into the town of Amherst; cross the railway tracks; turn right at first set of lights. Immediately to the left is 16 Church Street, with parking in the rear or across the street. (Find us on Google maps.)
The Genealogy Centre holdings include:
—————–: $10.00 per full day (10 am – 4 pm)
Non-scheduled office day research fee: $50.00
Photocopies:— .25¢/pg.
Digital images: .25¢/image, your device, phone, ipad, camera.
CCGS also offers research assistance to those who request help via email, phone or letter, with retrieval fees of $5.00 plus costs, or research fees of $50.00 per hour.