Cumberland County Genealogical Society
16 Church St PO Box 1071 B4H 4E2 Amherst, NS, Canada

This photo was taken in River Hebert around 1937 - the only person we have a name for is Muriel Bowles - do you have family members in the photo? If so we would appreciate names to add to this photo.

Would you like a glimpse into what life was like before cell phones or for that matter the telephone in general. In this book "Five Score and More - Reflections of a Centenarian" read about the lives of Cumberland County residents as told by themselves or those close to them. A sample as told by Minnie Dawson a lifelong resident of the River Hebert area reminisced on her life. Minnie has passed now as have many of those who found their way to the pages of this book but their stories live on. Copies are available for sale - please visit "http://www.ccgsns.com/five-score-and-more-reflections-of-a/"

River Hebert School - Grade XII class trip, fall of 1965. Looking for help to name these students of the day... FR L-R Jeanne Richards, Diane Legere, Jackie Theal,Ann Smith (teacher),Helen Smith, Lillian St. Peter, Shirley Comeau MR L-R Gordon Bureaux, Randy Porter, Bill Maloney, David Blenkhorn, Joey Loring, --, Roger White, Donald LeBlanc BR L-R Darrell Burbine, Mark Gilbert, George Pugsley, Chris Cameron, Ken Brown, Bus Driver possibly Winston Brown.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the COVID pandemic the Board of Directors has voted in favor of keeping the offices of Cumberland County Genealogy Centre closed to researchers and guests until December 2020 at which time this policy will be revisited. We would like to advise you all that researchers are available to you - if you have a request please send an email to "[email protected]". Thank you for your patience and understanding during these uncharted times.

new book that may interest some of you....https://genealogyalacarte.ca/

Are you a Cumberland County researcher.... CCGS has recently reprinted this book and are sure if you don't own it you won't be disappointed. A bit about the book: In 1759 Nova Scotia was divided into five countiesAnnapolis, Cumberland, Halifax, Kings, and Lunenburg. In Cumberland County in 2009, as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations, the Cumberland County Genealogical Society and its members started a project of recording on Family Group Sheets early settlers of t...his county who were born on or before 1785. While a few families have been published in family histories, usually there is no hint as to the sources of the information. CCGS believes that knowing and sharing the exact source of a piece of information helps a researcher and others decide its potential value as evidence. 249 pages - indexed and sourced. If you are interested in obtaining a copy please visit "http://www.ccgs.ednet.ns.ca/" and look under the product tab.

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PLEASE NOTE: The summer meeting that was scheduled for Sunday July 26th at Ottawa House has been cancelled. We hope that next July we will be able to continue co-hosting this summer event. Stay safe everyone!

From the Cumberland County Genealogical Society Archives - these graduates are from the St. Charles Commercial School, Amherst, NS. The picture has no names or a date on it. If you recognize anyone please comment. FR L to R: -;-;Eleanor Black;-;Sylvia Burke;-;-;-;-; MR: -;-;Yvonne Redmond;-;-;-;-;-;-;-; BR:-;Helen McGill;-;-;-;-;-;-;-

Three new publications listed on our webpage "http://www.ccgs.ednet.ns.ca/" under the products tab - Beyond the Veil Ghost and Other Weird Things A publication written by author Ed Gilbert and edited by Kennedy Bowden-Welsh. Price: $15.00 + (shipping and handling is extra)... 8 X 5, 107 double sided pages. This book of stories of ghosts and other things that are not easily explained. Many of these stories originally came from old magazines, newspapers, Ghost Story sessions, and from Story Time. They are written as I recall them and there may be many different versions. None are to be taken as true, although, some likely are. This book is dedicated to my mother, a story teller extraordinaire. Amy Beatrice (Morris) Glbert 1907 1981 ----------------------------- Rum Runners of Nova Scotia A publication by author Edward Crane Gilbert and edited by Courtney Gilbert. Price: $12.00 + (shipping and handling is extra) 8 X 5, 67 single pages. Author Ed Gilbert is a local historian and story teller from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. His interest in local history has helped the Parrsborough Shore Historical Society, maintaining and the restoration of former Prime Minister, Sir Charles Tupper’s summer home, Ottawa House-By-The-Sea. Now a museum and the home of Parrsborough Shore Historical Society. ------------------------- The Great Outdoors: Bears and Other Stories Compiled by author Ed Gilbert, edited by Charlene Yorke. Price: $20.00 + (shipping and handling is extra) 8 X 11, 79 double sided pages. A very interesting book with lots of animal stories from the woods of Cumberland, including some of the scariest moments people faced in their travels.

Halfway River School 1913 or 1914 L-R BR: ? Knockwood, _, Mae Fullerton, _,_,_, ? Knockwood MR: _,_,_, _,_,_,_,_,_. FR: _,_,_, Harold Fullerton, _,_,_, Belle Fullerton,. Teacher - Dora Quinn

Team shirts say Ramblers - picture dated 1949. Recognize anyone .... look behind the glass dozens there wanting to be in the picture. :) L to R Back Row:Roger Babineau,L.F. Bickerton,Wm. White,Harry Marsh, Frank Porter,Gordon Allen,Ernis Adams,Len Harkness,L.M. Hanway. Middle Row: Al Gallant,Jus LeBlanc,Gene Poirier,Carl Ripley,Dollard Poirier,Dollard Gaudet,B. St. Peter, Front Row: Jim Keefe,Blake Davis,Jim Mitchell,Willie Agnew,R. Legere,V. Carter,H. Cormier,D. Robertson,Roger Legere

Tug of War Team - do you recognize anyone so we can add names. L-R FR: Art Costin; Charlie Donald;John Ripley; Leaman Hicks; Albert Landry BR: Wallace Milner; Vaughn Chapman; Ray Crawford; Edmond Landry; David Baughan; George Carter.