ENJOY folks...... "A Taste of Cape Breton" at http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/landryp/CapeBreton.wmv here is another just sent to me. "She's Called Nova Scotia" http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/landryp/CapeBreton.wmv (Paul Landry, a elementary school teacher in Halifax, put both these video's together) Carol MacLean in Vancouver, BC -------------------------------

Hi All; I have been getting quite a chuckle reading the messages on cousins. At the risk of starting a debate on creationism, when I tell folks about my tree I often tell them that it is a wonder that some of us aren't still hanging from the trees by our tails. We all know that we can not change the behavior of our ancestors so we may as well get a laugh. Now to the reason I am writing. I am wondering if there is anyone out there who can help me. I have been trying to track down records of my gr-grandfather. We have always known of him as JOHN THOMAS GREENO. However, I have recently found out he was not born with that name. Here is what I have on him: JOHN THOMAS GREENO. Born Jan 27, 1859 in Kempt or Cheverie, Hants, N.S. On his marriage record to Ellen Jane CAREY, he lists his father as Major (no last name), a Sea Captain, and his mother as Sarah Ann (no last name). I have most of the information on their descendants. After searching many years for a birth record for John Thomas GREENO, I learned from a cousin that his birth name was JOHN THOMAS BROWN. I was told he had 2 brothers, William and Charles, and 1 sister Sadie, and their parents were Hibbert and Priscilla BROWN. In the NS vital stats on line I found a death record for a PRISCILLA BROWN on 16 Aug 1870 at age 54 at Cheverie. Possibly this is my Priscilla. In the index to 1871 census for Hants I found a John Thomas GREENO age 12 at the home of Nathan Lake. Also found a Herbert (Sic) and Sarah Brown with 4 young children, Wm and Chas. among them, along with a DAVID BROWN age 16 and MARTHA BROWN age 14. In the birth records of the younger children Silas Hibbert Brown and Sarah Ann Greeno were married 29 July 1863, too early for the older children. I am wondering if John, David and Martha were children of Priscilla and went to live with this family when their mother died. I doubt if this Hibbert is their father but maybe he is a relative. I've found no record of Sadie. Does anyone know of this family??? I will be in NS in the vicinity of Hantsport in July and was wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction to search for any of these records. John is not listed in the vital stats but I was wondering if there are any parish records I could check and where they might be kept. I know that many records have been lost over the years but I am still hopeful. If so, you can contact me personally if you wouldn't mind. Sorry for the long winded explanation but this is getting a little frustrating. Regards, Deanna

----- Original Message ----- From: "vereid" Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:40 AM Subject: [NS-L] tour a coal mine > For those of you have coal in your blood or not, you can tour a mine in > Springhill, NS. The cost is only $5.00 and you get to hack out some coal > to take home. It is not goverment supported but town created and run by > donations. Over the years, whenever we've gone to Springhill, the mine itself was never open for tours. We eventually gave up, going up to Glace Bay/Sydney instead, where we went underground. My husband has been underground many times, in a variety of mines (coal, zinc, nickel, gold, silver, potash, salt), both working and touring. He's been to mines all over Canada, quite a few in the USA, and others in Mexico, Columbia & Chile S. America, UK, Czech Republic & Poland (including a 1000 year old salt mine - still in operation when he was there). I had never been underground, until going to CB. It was quite the experience. Some of my relatives worked the Springhill mines, underground and above. Believe one was amongst those who were lost in the last disaster. We have a large collection of mining and related artifacts, covering a 150- 200y period. Includes items from around the world (Chinese miner's hat from the early 20thC; late 19thC pair of children's hob-nailed boots from Lancashire). We also have some of the last coal (10 x 50lb sacks) to come out of the last operating coal mine .. not sure off-hand if it was in Glace Bay or North Sydney. It will be used in a 19thC coal mining scene in our private museum. We have the only gold stamp mill in a private collection (that we know of - Canada esp.) which still works, with its' copper plate in tact. The latter was made by Isaac MATHESON of Pictou NS in the late 19thC and came out of an expended gold mine in the Waverly/Renfrew Halifax Co NS area. Bought from the HORNE family. Plus have 5,000+ mining/related books. And an extremely large collection of 'rocks' and minerals .. you name it, chances are we have it, including a collection of florescent rocks from around the world, though mostly from USA and Canada. Kids love the 'ugly rocks' which glow under ultra-violet lights. > I'd say coal mining was "he**" back in the day. In my opinion, todays man > or woman wouldn't do it for any amount of money. It was surreal down > under ground, and not in a good way. Any type of mining was "he** back in the day" ... and to this day ... but fortunately we have Safety Boards/Gov't regulations now and types of safety measures unknown 25 years ago, far less before that time. Rock/coal formations can be unpredicable .. a vug for instance can go undetected by mine Safety Inspectors, but is an accident just waiting to happen. Whilst there have been measures in place to reduce the chances of a vug breaking away, it depends in part how big it is. Current safety measures in place may not hold a 100 or 200 ton vug. They certainly have reduced deaths and injuries from the smaller ones. The Federal and Provincial Gov'ts, plus the industry itself, have supported Mine Safety Boards thoughout Canada, in the continuing development of mine safety equipment/measures. Over the years, my husband has been involved in the research and testing of some of these measures, particularly when it involves the use of explosives. Indeed, the boards and industries responsible, have made the explosives themselves safer to handle and use. Part of my husband's work in the research and testing of explosives, entailed teaching mining students the properties and handling of them. Coal mining is still extremely dangerous ... you just have to look to news reports of the past 2 years to see that ... and in NS not too many years ago, to the Stellerton area in particular . Even in this day and age, all the safety measures in the world won't be of much help to the men of the deeps, should there be a bad apple within the barrel. Toni ~ Ontario Wilton Creek Miners' & Minerals Museum Maple Rd., Camden East Ont. County Rd #4 & Hwy 401 - Exit # 593 (approx.1/8th mile to Maple Rd & museum / turn right) NO CHARGE to visit this private collection. July 1 2007 to Labour Day 2007. Sundays & Mondays only /12 noon-6pm. rheater2@cogeco.ca

For those of you have coal in your blood or not, you can tour a mine in Springhill, NS. The cost is only $5.00 and you get to hack out some coal to take home. It is not goverment supported but town created and run by donations. I'd say coal mining was "he**" back in the day. In my opinion, todays man or woman wouldn't do it for any amount of money. It was surreal down under ground, and not in a good way. Kind regards to all, Victoria

To: Mary Hunt, Daniel Cotton, Sherry Trout, Janice Fralic-Brown, et al. Re: American Prisoners held in Halifax during the American Revolution. I have consulted the secondary sources available to me with little success. But based on the bits of information I could glean from these sources, I believe American prisoners at Halifax may have been held in various locations including the rather leaky common jail and in prison ships. (Melville Island did not come along until the War of 1812) Allan Marble (Surgeons Smallpox and the Poor) p.129 Prisoners who were not considered in need of medical attention were kept on a prison ship, the Stanislaus, which had been anchored in Halifax harbour since August (1781). ...On 29 August (1781) prisoners were transferred to the Stanislaus from various temporary locations in Halifax. p.136 The Stanislaus continued as a prison ship in Halifax harbour until at least 13 December 1782, though in October, 232 of its prisoners were dispatched to Boston on the Albany. Dr. Marble has very generously provided copious sources in his notes in his book, so I have many sources to check at NSARM on my next visit. Please stay tuned. p.s This appears to be a little known part of our common history - a good opportunity for someone wishing to write an article. Anon... John John D. Wilson Windsor, NS

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) is pleased to announce that Paul J. Bunnell, UE & Metis Genealogist & Author will be available for consultations at the MGC Annual Seminar July 14, 2007 Marlborough, Massachusetts. *For over 30 years, Paul has devoted himself to genealogy and Loyalist studies. His publications include: **Thunder Over New England; The New Loyalist Index series; American Migrations & Documents Guide; The House of Robinson of Rhode Island & Baltimore, Maryland; Life of a Haunted House, The Barnstable House; Cemetery Inscriptions of The Town of Barnstable, Mass; Acadian & Cajun Cooking & Home remedies; Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors; Tumbleweed, The Nellie Markham Letters; Evacuee Loyalists of Boston, Mass. March 1776; and Loyalists of Exeter, New Hampshire and Area; French & North American Indian Marriages 1600-1800; The Loyalist Quarterly.* http://www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Seminar Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/200706MGCflyer.pdf The registration fee includes a continental breakfast, a full buffet lunch, access to the vendor hall, and five concurrent lecture tracks. The complete program and registration form are online at http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html. The 2007 Annual Seminar features the dynamic Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk, who has taught beginning and advanced genealogy courses for over fifteen years. She will present four topics: · Getting the Most from Land and Probate Research · Revolutionary and Civil War Military Pension Records · Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Tapping into the Knowledge of Others · Investigating the Dash (1842-1928): Following an Ancestor from Cradle to Grave MGC and several of its supporting societies are also sponsoring lecture tracks on specific topics. · The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) is providing four lectures on starting Irish family history research: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in Ireland; Griffith’s Valuation; Adminstrative Districts; and It’s Time to Meet the Ancestors. · The New England Chapter of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) is providing lectures on the Revolutionary War and the Civil War: Free Women of Color Influential in Rescue of Civil War POWs; and The Black Loyalists: A Descendant’s Perspective. · The Greater Boston Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (GBAPG) is providing lectures on Uncovering Your Family History in Federal Documents & Publications; and The Wampanoag of Martha’s Vineyard. · MGC is providing a track for people tracing ethnic roots: Understanding your Western European Ancestors; Russian Family Research; Early Scottish Immigrants to New England; and Italian Research. · MGC is providing three lectures on public records and its important annual panel on records. The lectures are Vital Records Bills in the Mass. Legislature; Using Federal Census Records; and Finding Naturalizations and Ships Passenger Lists at the National Archives. The panel discussion is Access to Public Records for Genealogists: An Open Forum on State and Federal Issues. The Massachusetts Genealogical Council acts as a frontline monitoring group for the statewide genealogical community, tracking legislation relating to vital records preservation and access. In addition, MGC provides an annual educational seminar and a quarterly newsletter. http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html Detailed program brochure: http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/Summer2007.doc

jp.underwood@ns.sympatico.ca wrote to me: > I finally got the NS Historic Vital Statistics site to work for me! > Must be a failing of the processor in my laptop, it takes a little > longer than I expected. Charles DeWolf Cleveland was a farmer, living > at Clarence (not Claremont)when his son Eugene was married. Thanks to > all for your helpful advice. Your original query asked how Charles could afford to send two sons to college to study engineering. Annapolis County was andstill is one of the best farming areas in NS. If Charles had inherited or bought a good amount of land he could have been fairly well off. Eugene and his sister Ida married the same day 5 May 1880 in the Baptist Church Bridgetown. There is no Cleveland living in Clarence in the 1881 Census. I find Eugene and James living in Turtle Mountain Manitoba in1 881. I do not find Charles or Margaret Cleveland in the 1880 US, 1881 Canada or British Census. bob gillis > Jay Underwood wrote: > On a railway-related topic, I am seeking details of the life of > Charles DeWolf Cleveland (m. Margaret Fitch, Aylsford NS), who > lived at Claremont, Annapolis County ca. 1850-1860. > I have family details (children, wife etc.) but I > would like to know how he made money to enable him to send at > least two sons to school to study mechanical engineering? Also, > having difficulty locating Claremont, Annapolis County. Has the > name of the community changed over the years?

While in a used book store yesterday I spotted a large page scrap book for sale. Looking it over I did not think it would be of any use to me but with the many newspaper clippings for weddings, obits, news clippings, etc. mainly on places in the Annapolis Valley, N. S. for the 1960s and 70s, the book would be of some value to someone. I notice an artical of Wm. Hall, a black man who was awarded the Victoria Cross. Another story on Don Messer. . It looks like this might have one time been the property of Lillian Morine. Anyone interested, please contact me off line. If an Archive or Library would have use of it, contact me. The price to you would be right. Lots of pictures also.Harold D. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7

Hi All, I guess if we all look back far enough, we are likely to find these cousin marriages. Of course some families have more of them than others. My late brother used to contend that due to the fact that we have so many cousin intermarriages in our background that "our family tree doesn't have any branches!" I'd say it looks more like a vine. (teehee) Ginny Hi Jed This original discussion sure has taken a turn, and welcomed by me in the fact it is a learning experience. I am certainly no expert in this matter, but I believe 1/2 cousins develop from an ancestor marrying twice. For example, John Parker and I are 1/2 5th BARTEAUX cousins (once removed) owing to John's 4th great grandfather (and my 5th great grandfather,) Philip BARTEAUX, marrying twice. I descend from one of the marriages of Philip's wives and John descend from the other wife. Or so at least my FTM tells me in its "relationship calculation" feature. Richard Richard Hardwick (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New England - HARDWICK, ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, BLACKMAR, MARSH) RiHardwick@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Handspicker" <jedh@jedh.com> To: <NOVA-SCOTIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:50 AM Subject: [NS-L] Question on "half cousins" > Given the discussion on "How I'm related to myself", I've noticed several > mentions of "half cousins". What, exactly IS a "half cousin?" I've heard > the term before, but find no such relationships when running the "Compute > Relationship" report with my software. Is it anything similar to a > half-sibling? As in sharing one parent, but not both? That's the only > explanation I can think of, at this point. That said, I'd THINK it would > mean half cousins share a single grandparent, and half second cousins > would share only one great-grandparent. Am I even close? > > Cheers, > > Jared

Monday, November 30, 1908...The Morning Chronicle, Halifax, N.S. ... This Week In Society ... Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wilshire, and Miss Helen MacGregor, of Reston, Manitoba, arrived in Halifax this week and are the guests of Rev. J. F. Dustan, Grove Manse. Mr. and Mrs. Wilshire will leave for England next Saturday, Dec 5th, and intend remaining there for the winter.

Thanks Bob..the Manitoba aspect is very helpful, because the son in whom I am most interested later lived at Brandon MB....the URLs at the end of my messages are my own; links to my books and my NS Railway Hall of Fame website, and to the NS Railway Heritage Society site, I am currently the president. The Claremont reference came from the LDS Family Roots database. Jay Underwood Elmsdale NS > > From: bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net> > Date: 2007/06/23 Sat AM 08:26:31 EDT > CC: nova-scotia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Claremont Nova Scotia > > jp.underwood@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > > On a railway-related topic, I am seeking details of the life of > > Charles DeWolf Cleveland (m. Margaret Fitch, Aylsford NS), who lived > > at Claremont, Annapolis County ca. 1850-1860. > > The only Claremont in NS is/was an unincorporated area in Cumberland > County. > > What is the is the source of your information? One of the list of urls > at the end of your message? > > There is a submitted IGI entry for Charles DeWolf Cleveland. which say > he was born in Horton, Kings Ccounty in 1820 and died 29 May 1892 > Rounthwaite, Manitoba. > > There are 4 WorldConnect family trees including him on rootsweb.com. > > One WC has his wife and children but the place where the children were > born is given as Clarmont, which does not exist. There is a web source > for this information: www.gencircles.com/users/catchall > > bob gillis > > What was his > > occupation? I have family details (children, wife etc.) but I would > > like to know how he made money to enable him to send at least two > > sons to school to study mechanical engineering? Also, having > > difficulty locating Claremont, Annapolis County. Has the name of the > > community changed over the years? Jay Underwood Elmsdale NS > > > >> From Railfare-DC Books: > > http://www.railfare.net/From%20Folly%20to%20Fortune.html > > http://railfare.net/builtforwar.html Visit the Nova Scotia Railway > > Hall of Fame: http://www.nsrwyhalloffame.com/ Visit the Nova Scotia > > Railway Heritage Society: http://novascotiarailwayheritage.com/ > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >From Railfare-DC Books: http://www.railfare.net/From%20Folly%20to%20Fortune.html http://railfare.net/builtforwar.html Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Hall of Fame: http://www.nsrwyhalloffame.com/ Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society: http://novascotiarailwayheritage.com/

jp.underwood@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > On a railway-related topic, I am seeking details of the life of > Charles DeWolf Cleveland (m. Margaret Fitch, Aylsford NS), who lived > at Claremont, Annapolis County ca. 1850-1860. The only Claremont in NS is/was an unincorporated area in Cumberland County. What is the is the source of your information? One of the list of urls at the end of your message? There is a submitted IGI entry for Charles DeWolf Cleveland. which say he was born in Horton, Kings Ccounty in 1820 and died 29 May 1892 Rounthwaite, Manitoba. There are 4 WorldConnect family trees including him on rootsweb.com. One WC has his wife and children but the place where the children were born is given as Clarmont, which does not exist. There is a web source for this information: www.gencircles.com/users/catchall bob gillis What was his > occupation? I have family details (children, wife etc.) but I would > like to know how he made money to enable him to send at least two > sons to school to study mechanical engineering? Also, having > difficulty locating Claremont, Annapolis County. Has the name of the > community changed over the years? Jay Underwood Elmsdale NS > >> From Railfare-DC Books: > http://www.railfare.net/From%20Folly%20to%20Fortune.html > http://railfare.net/builtforwar.html Visit the Nova Scotia Railway > Hall of Fame: http://www.nsrwyhalloffame.com/ Visit the Nova Scotia > Railway Heritage Society: http://novascotiarailwayheritage.com/

Hi Wanda, That's what I've said on other Lists; when people first came to Canada, and certain parts of the U.S., especially when they settled in non-populated areas, there was no one else to marry ! My KERR / HENDERSON ancestors went to non-populated Argenteiul Co., Quebec, in 1820's, and cousins, Robert and Elizabeth, were born there in 1827. They married there in 1851. * And, my KIDDER / WILKINS ancestors lived in the sparsely populated area along the ME / NB border from 1800 on to present. When Joseph returned from fighting in the Civil War, seriously injured, he married his cousin, Clarissa. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) *Most of Robert and Elizabeth's family came down to Boston in 1870's/1880's. (My Nova Scotia connection is, one, that Calvin KIDDER from NH followed familis up to (then) Nova Scotia in 1783. And, two, my LEWIS / CORKILL ancestors were "home children," arriving in Nova Scotia in ~1875.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Powell" <aligator@fairpoint.net> To: <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: [NS-L] cousins I’ve been reading these on 2 web sites and have gotten a charge out of them, my mother use to sing “I’m my own grandpa” long before hearing about Ray! I’m related to my own mom 15 different ways. Besides being her daughter she is my 6th, 8th, 9th 10th and the list is rather endless. That is only one I’ve listed from the kinship report from family tree maker. When adding the Steeves line from New Brunswick and how often they intermarried bet one would not even wish to try. In the early years as people came to America and Canada it was understandable they had little to chose from. So what was the excuse as time goes by and more families landed in these countries?

Hi Jared, Thank you very much for explaining this. However, one small correction; John was a grandchild and Mary was a great-grandchild of the 2 FROST brothers. :o) Would they be 2 1/2-cousins? :o) Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Handspicker" <jedh@jedh.com> To: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> Cc: <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Half-Cousins, Step-Cousins, Etc. (CROSBY) > Betty, > > If I interpreted correctly, I would offer the following relationship for > these folks: > > "But, in the process, I was reminded of the family-tree of John CROSBY > (1797-1854) in Arlington, MA. His grandparents were Samuel FROST and > Abigail CUTTER, and Samuel's brother, Ephraim, married Abigail's sister, > Mary. So, the daughter of Samuel was the half-cousin? of Ephraim's > son, > Ephraim?" > > *** d/o Samuel was "double cousin" of s/o Ephraim. Cousin by an aunt on > her mother's side and an uncle on her father's side. > > "Going back to John, who was the grandson of Samuel FROST, he married Mary > BUCKNAM, who was the granddaughter of Ephraim, son of Ephraim FROST." > > So, how were John and Mary related? :o) > > *** Since Samuel and Ephraim were brothers (in same generation) and John > and Mary were grandchildren of the two brothers (also same generation), > they would be, by common set of GREAT-grandparents, 2nd cousins. If they > were children of the marriages previously mentioned, they would also be > double first cousins... or just "double cousins"... near as I can figure. > > Jared > >> Hello, >> >> I've been looking at my CROSBY ancestors this week, and I've discovered >> that >> my sister's research has a mistake in our family-line. But, it is a >> mistake made by other researchers in the past. * >> >> But, in the process, I was reminded of the family-tree of John CROSBY >> (1797-1854) in Arlington, MA. His grandparents were Samuel FROST and >> Abigail CUTTER, and Samuel's brother, Ephraim, married Abigail's sister, >> Mary. So, the daughter of Samuel was the half-cousin? of Ephraim's >> son, >> Ephraim? >> >> Going back to John, who was the grandson of Samuel FROST, he married Mary >> BUCKNAM, who was the granddaughter of Ephraim, son of Ephraim FROST. >> >> So, how were John and Mary related? :o) >> >> And, coming down to my generation, my grandfather had 3 wives. He >> only >> fathered children with his first wife. But, he had step-children with >> both his second wife and third wife. We had met our step-cousins with >> his 3rd wife when we were children. But, we never met the step-cousins >> from the second wife as she died when I was a toddler. >> >> But, because of my postings on the Lists and Boards, one of the >> grandchildren responded to me, and we have been corresponding since. >> And, >> they invited me out to Central Massachusetts to meet them 2 summers ago ! >> >> (The 2nd wife was Mrs. Hazel (SHAW) (McAVOUR) (BEDELL) LEWIS, and she had >> a >> McAVOUR son and four BEDELL children. If my brain is working this >> morning, the 4 BEDELL children were my father's step-siblings ! So, >> the >> children of the BEDELL step-daughters and step-son, were his step-nieces >> and >> step-nephew. (It was the BEDELL step-grandchildren of my grandfather >> whom I met.) So, how are we related? >> >> And, to add to the discussion, my father's KIDDER uncle married my >> mother's >> KERR sister. So, my mother's sister was - by marriage - her aunt ! >> And >> my father's uncle was - by marriage - also his brother-in-law ! And, >> thus, my father's male first-cousin was also - by marriage - his nephew ! >> So, Clinton is both my first-cousin and second-cousin ? >> :o) Did I figure that right? >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) >> >> * >> Researchers in "town histories" in MA have a Simon CROSBY, b1758, >> marrying >> Lydia H. FROST in 1787 and having only one son, John in 1797. And, >> having >> the same Simon CROSBY marrying a Sarah HOWE in 1789 and moving to NH and >> having at least 7 children. >> >> So, instead of my sister coming up with a family-line of CROSBY's going >> back >> to Simon in Billerica, MA, I now have to start from scratch trying to >> find >> out who the parents were of the Simon who married in Cambridge, MA >> (instead >> of the Simon marrying in Brookfield, MA.) >> >> >> >> New List created on Feb. 1: CAN-USA-MIGRATION >> >> For Genealogy researchers, please remember to check the archives of the >> Lists & Boards for both your surnames and place-names. >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. 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To all -- It had been hoped the three provinces would be finished by July 1 - would be a big celebration!!! One does not have to transcribe ONLY in his or her own province but start in on any area that needs transcribing -- I finished up four half pages in Alberta - handwriting was not the best! Also have worked in British Columbia. Percentages as of this evening:- SASKATCHEWAN................................97.69% Six districts are 100% leaving Regina, Saltcoats and Saskatoon. ALBERTA..............................................95.82% Three districts are 100%, three are in the 90% group, others lower BRITISH COLUMBIA...........................85.30% Two districts, Nanaimo and Yale-Cariboo are in the 90% group. Let's try for Civic Holiday and get these pages done before we get the 1916 census - only Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/ If there are questions -- ask and I will find the answer for you. Muriel M. Davidson Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON

On a railway-related topic, I am seeking details of the life of Charles DeWolf Cleveland (m. Margaret Fitch, Aylsford NS), who lived at Claremont, Annapolis County ca. 1850-1860. What was his occupation? I have family details (children, wife etc.) but I would like to know how he made money to enable him to send at least two sons to school to study mechanical engineering? Also, having difficulty locating Claremont, Annapolis County. Has the name of the community changed over the years? Jay Underwood Elmsdale NS >From Railfare-DC Books: http://www.railfare.net/From%20Folly%20to%20Fortune.html http://railfare.net/builtforwar.html Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Hall of Fame: http://www.nsrwyhalloffame.com/ Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society: http://novascotiarailwayheritage.com/

Wanda, Well, I LIKE to think the reason for fairly close cousinly matching in these "later" years, would be mostly due to LOVE for one another. :-) Most reasons, in more recent history, likely relate to size of community, availability of spousal matches, etc. In the end, it should still boil down to how compatible two people are, and how great their love for one another is... chemistry seems to be stronger in those with character traits in common, which I would guess are more easily found in those who share at least some strands of DNA. :-) Just my two cents worth, Jared > I’ve been reading these on 2 web sites and have gotten a charge out of > them, > my mother use to sing “I’m my own grandpa” long before hearing about Ray! > I’m related to my own mom 15 different ways. Besides being her daughter > she > is my 6th, 8th, 9th 10th and the list is rather endless. That is only one > I’ve listed from the kinship report from family tree maker. When adding > the > Steeves line from New Brunswick and how often they intermarried bet one > would not even wish to try. In the early years as people came to America > and > Canada it was understandable they had little to chose from. So what was > the > excuse as time goes by and more families landed in these countries? > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.4/860 - Release Date: 6/21/2007 > 5:53 PM > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com

Just received a copy of an obituary of my great grandmother to share with the list - see below. Annie TAYLOR HOLMAN died August 08, 1931 in Somerville, Middlesex, MA. The obituary below is from aN unidentified local Somerville-Boston, MA. newspaper - no date available. Louise Holzman. Mrs. Annie Taylor HOLMAN, widow of James A. HOLMAN, died Saturday night at her residence, 1087 Broadway. She had been in poor health two years and her condition assumed a serious aspect six months ago. She was born in Nova Scotia sixty-two years ago and was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Margaret BALCOM. She was one of eleven children of whom ten are living. After living several years in the Brighton district of Boston, she came to Somerville nineteen years ago. Mrs. Holman had been a member of the Advent Christian Church now on Highland avenue throughout her residence in Somerville. She leaves six children: Richard A. Holman, Somerville; Charles A. Holman, Framingham; Rev. John T. Holman, pastor of the Advent Christian Church at Port Clyde, Me., and the Misses Rae I., Rhoda M., and Bernice G. Holman, at home. There are six grandchildren: George F. Holman, Muriel E. Holman, Charles A. Holman, Jr. , children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Holman; Margaret O. Holman, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Holman; Ethel and Lillian Holman, daughters of Mrs. and Mrs. Richard A. Holman. A largely attended funeral service was held Monday afternoon at the chapel of David Fudge & Son, 46 Summer street. It was conducted by Rev. Dr. I.F. Barnes, pastor of the Advent Christian Church. Joseph Wood, tenor, of Dorchester sang "Abide With Me," and "My Jesus I Love thee." There were a large number of beautiful floral tributes. The burial was at Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton.

Hi Bob, It is: Ship name Master Home Port Cargo The funny entry is usually the home port. Sometimes they listed that, or they could also list it as the next destination. These however look like home port entries. Sue bob gillis wrote: >georgen@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > >>Tuesday, December 1, 1908...The Morning Chronicle, Halifax, N.S. >>Halifax Day By Day >> >>Among the schooners arriving with cargo Sunday and Monday were: >> >>Elsie F., Nauss, Chester, 1600 bushels sand; >> >> > >What do the various fields mean: 1 = ship name, 2 = ?, 3 = port of >departure, 4 = weight and cargo. > >bob gillis > > >>Cavalier, Bell, Lahave, 750 Bay, 1000 bushels gravel; >>Rescue, Dauphinee, Ingram Docks, 600 bushels sand; >>Cavalier, Bell, Lahave, 700 quintals dry fish >>Spectulator, Burke, L'Ardoise, C.B., 9250 quintals cod, 550 bbs mackeral; >>St. Patrick, Corkum, Jeddore, 135 M. staves, 5 M. lumber, 7 bbls herring; >>Bonnie B., Publicover, Blandford, 140 dozen cabbage, 69 half bbls kroat; >>Stella, Laundry, Charlottetown, 1000 bushels potatoes, 320 bushels turnipe; >>Leading Star, Mitchell, Chester, 1000 bushels sand. >> >>---------------------------------------- >>Basic List Commands: >> >>1. To post to the list >>Send a message to: >>NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com >> >>2. How to unsubscribe >>a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >>request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>unsubscribe >> >>b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >>request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >>unsubscribe >> >>3. How to subscribe >>Send an email containing only the word >>subscribe >>to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >>4. How to change to Digest mode >>a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >>b. Subscribe to Digest mode >>Send an email containing only the word >>subscribe >>to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >---------------------------------------- >Basic List Commands: > >1. To post to the list >Send a message to: >NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > >2. How to unsubscribe >a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >3. How to subscribe >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > >4. How to change to Digest mode >a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >b. Subscribe to Digest mode >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

My cousin story is amusing ( at least I think so). My first wife and I held a social so our families to meet and to celebrate our engagement. On the sofa, my wife's grand parents, my grand father and her uncle who Rev. Donald Campbell were having a sedate conversation, when there the was the flurry of gestures and an increase in the volume their conversation. We all turned to observe their conversation. Then all conversation stopped and Rev. Campbell was seen to be counting on open hand. The elders had discovered that we were related and that we close cousins! It turned out we were second cousins! A close call and for few laughs on that day. So I agree the limited population in the some communities certainly make for some complicated genealogy. Ron On 6/22/07, Wanda Powell <aligator@fairpoint.net> wrote: > > I've been reading these on 2 web sites and have gotten a charge out of > them, > my mother use to sing "I'm my own grandpa" long before hearing about Ray! > I'm related to my own mom 15 different ways. Besides being her daughter > she > is my 6th, 8th, 9th 10th and the list is rather endless. That is only one > I've listed from the kinship report from family tree maker. When adding > the > Steeves line from New Brunswick and how often they intermarried bet one > would not even wish to try. In the early years as people came to America > and > Canada it was understandable they had little to chose from. So what was > the > excuse as time goes by and more families landed in these countries? > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.4/860 - Release Date: 6/21/2007 > 5:53 PM > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message