Hi, Christine, et al. - I've been lurking for about a month, so I guess now is the time to come forward. My husband's grandmother was born in Annapolis Royal. She died a couple months after I met my husband, so I only met her a few times. Her father George Timothy BOHAKER, son of Andres BOHAKER (Granville) and Amarilla Cecilia SMITH (Lunenburg) was born in Granville and died in Massachusetts, married Annie Amira RUGGLES, daughter of Arther RUGGLES and Elizabeth Stuart RICE (all of NS). These families belong to the Loyalists as far as I can tell. We've never been to Nova Scotia, but hope to visit the Annapolis area - and maybe PEI and around Bass River, NB (our fathers) within the next couple of years. I'd love to hear suggestions on where we should go and what we should see - both for research and to get to know and enjoy the area. My mother worked on her genealogy for 30+ years and has now handed it on to me - but she did all the easy-ish stuff - so while chipping away at her brick walls, I started doing my husband's (very rewarding for a newbie to get some of those quick hits! <smile>). Jane

BOCKMAN/BACKMAN/BAUCHMAN SAUNDERS/SANDERS POOLE These lines moved around Nova Scotia, but all at one time were in Annapolis County. John George BOCKMAN, (b Lunenburg 1817, d 1868) m. Sarah Abigail POOLE (b. Yarmouth 1828 - d Medford MA 1903). Sarah lived in Paradise, Nova Scotia for a while, and probably John George. They had 4 children: Mary Jane (1855-1942), Ada (b 1861), Harriet (b 1862), and unknown. Sarah moved to Massachusetts as a widow, with at least 2 of her daughters in 1873, and lived there the rest of her life, but was buried in Paradise. Mary Jane married James F. KEENE in MA. Her mother (Jane SAUNDERS POOLE 1798-1858) and father (Stephen POOLE abt 1800 - 1860) are also buried there (Evergreen United Baptist Church, West Paradise, Annapolis, NS.) There are a number of BOCKMANs in the same and nearby cemeteries. I would like to find the name of the 4th child of Sarah and John George BOCKMAN, and where John George was buried. Deb Nicholls Acton, MA.

You have great names to research in the local area as most have been well researched and on going. Your first two places to visit and you can get a head start from home as both places do look ups at a reasonable fee. The Admiral Digby Museum in Digby, N.S. has books on most of the names you listed. and is also a beautiful area to visit. admuseum@ ns.sympatico.ca Within 20 miles you have Annapolis Royal that is the home of ODELL HOUSE Museum that again houses an excellent genealogy collection. including most of your names Ryan Scranton <scrantrg@gov.ns.ca> For the Rices I suggest the following web site if you have not already visited it Five Nova scotia Families by George King http://www.widomaker.com/~gwk/

Hello Jane:- One great source of information is the Macdonald Museum http://www.valleyweb.com/macdonaldmuseum/ and macdonaldmuseum@ns.sympatico.ca Address: 21 School St., Box 925, Middleton, NS B0S 1P0 Re Bass River -- did you mean Bass River in Nova Scotia? Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Brampton, ON -- formerly Liverpool, NS http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/ > Hi, Christine, et al. - > > I've been lurking for about a month, so I guess now is the time to come > forward. My husband's grandmother was born in Annapolis Royal. She > died a couple months after I met my husband, so I only met her a few > times. Her father George Timothy BOHAKER, son of Andres BOHAKER > (Granville) and Amarilla Cecilia SMITH (Lunenburg) was born in > Granville and died in Massachusetts, married Annie Amira RUGGLES, > daughter of Arther RUGGLES and Elizabeth Stuart RICE (all of NS). These > families belong to the Loyalists as far as I can tell. > > We've never been to Nova Scotia, but hope to visit the Annapolis area - > and maybe PEI and around Bass River, NB (our fathers) within the next > couple of years. I'd love to hear suggestions on where we should go and > what we should see - both for research and to get to know and enjoy the > area. > > My mother worked on her genealogy for 30+ years and has now handed it on > to me - but she did all the easy-ish stuff - so while chipping away at > her brick walls, I started doing my husband's (very rewarding for a > newbie to get some of those quick hits! <smile>). > > Jane --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 10/15/02

My Goodness, Hello Jane! It's been a very long time. I've been meaning to write and catch up with you but with one thing and another the time just disappears. Welcome to the list. If you have a minute (Ha!) e-mail me privately and we can chat. I was about to print out my data and start sending it to various folks when I got even more data from a surprise source but it is incomplete so now I have to follow that up. Sigh. Anyway it's great to see you here. I look forward to hearing from you again, Mary Anne On 28 Oct 2002 at 8:48, Jane MacIntyre wrote: > Hi, Christine, et al. - > > I've been lurking for about a month, so I guess now is the time to > come forward. My husband's grandmother was born in Annapolis Royal. > She died a couple months after I met my husband, so I only met her a > few times. Her father George Timothy BOHAKER, son of Andres BOHAKER > (Granville) and Amarilla Cecilia SMITH (Lunenburg) was born in > Granville and died in Massachusetts, married Annie Amira RUGGLES, > daughter of Arther RUGGLES and Elizabeth Stuart RICE (all of NS). > These families belong to the Loyalists as far as I can tell. > > We've never been to Nova Scotia, but hope to visit the Annapolis area > - and maybe PEI and around Bass River, NB (our fathers) within the > next couple of years. I'd love to hear suggestions on where we should > go and what we should see - both for research and to get to know and > enjoy the area. > > My mother worked on her genealogy for 30+ years and has now handed it > on to me - but she did all the easy-ish stuff - so while chipping > away at her brick walls, I started doing my husband's (very rewarding > for a newbie to get some of those quick hits! <smile>). > > Jane > > ----------------- FindersKeepers Specializing in Nova Scotia Books, History & Genealogy in or out of print. Email: finderskeepers@hfx.eastlink.ca URL: www.clik.to/finderskeepers