I'm looking for a copy of Margaret L. Buchanan's obituary,she died Feb.28,1986 in Sydney,Cape Breton,Nova Scotia,could some kind soul dend me a copy,please. Cheers, Robert W.MacPhail

I hear ya Colin, that’s my problem too…. Re-sent all the missing obits for this month again today, and still nothing is happening, not even today’s obits. Carol out here in Vancouver > On Jan 21, 2015, at 6:42 AM, Colin Waye <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see one of my replys showed up on the list, I can not get a posting to show on the list? > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Carol MacLean via <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Again Darling Margaret, > > I explained that to you before. There were some changes when Ancestry.com <http://ancestry.com/ <http://ancestry.com/>> bought out Rootsweb.com <http://rootsweb.com/ <http://rootsweb.com/>> in the past year or so.. > > You can’t get rid of the “via” after the names including yours. > > It just means you have sent something to the list, and when others receive it, it was from you “via” rootsweb.com/ancestry.com <http://rootsweb.com/ancestry.com> <http://rootsweb.com/ancestry.com <http://rootsweb.com/ancestry.com>> > > It didn’t come directly from you to the person who received it but “via” another source. > > Carol out here in Vancouver > > > > On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Margaret via <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > My question is why is the word "via" after all of the names and including > > mine. Carol MacLean out in Vancouver will come back with an answer and my > > reply is to get rid of it. > > > > With thanks, > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Colin Waye

I post less than when I originally joined the list years ago, if at all. I think that all the online information which has increased exponentially in the past few years, helps answer basic questions and satisfies the mildly curious who may have posted in the past, like others have suggested, and  the slower economy compared to the early 00s (at least in the USA) sometimes leaves less time/resources for pursuing the fun stuff.  Personally, after years of research, I have answered all the "simple questions"about my Cape Breton side (paternal grandfather), and am left mainly with 1700s and early 1800s brick walls, or with tracing collateral lines forward into the present. Actually, the available genealogical record has expanded in the past few years in another way,  and that is in using DNA testing to break down brick walls and expand and clarify the paper trail. This conversation reminds me that  I would really like to be able to have (join? start?) some resource to discuss Cape Breton DNA, either Y DNA , mtDNA or atDNA (autosomal) with others who have taken tests.  Obviously "Cape Breton DNA" is a huge topic covering a lot of possible ground and differing interests. Victoria BoutilierBrooklyn, NY USA

Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE - <http://www.cbgen.org/ <http://www.cbgen.org/>>www.cbgen.org <http://www.cbgen.org/> NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Inverness Oran Deaths January 21, 2015 Wednesday There were 4 obituaries today MACINNIS, LAURETTA “LOTTIE” - 74 YRS MACEACHERN, LORINE PATRICIA - 62 YRS DOUCET, WILLIAM JOSEPH “WILLIE JOE" - YRS MACLEAN, DONALD HUGH - 94 YRS MacINNIS It is with saddened hearts we announce the passing of Lauretta (Lottie) MacInnis, age 74, of Port Hood at Inverness Memorial Consolidated Hospital on January 12th, 2015. She was born on November 24th, 1940 to the late Bridget and Daniel Matheson of Georgetown, PEI. She lived in Toronto, Ontario where she worked as a telephone operator with Bell Telephone Company of Canada. This is where she met her Cape Breton sweetheart, Joe “The Oil” MacInnis. They married on October 24th, 1959 and gave birth to their only son Allan in 1960. They moved back to Port Hood in 1964 where she worked at the Port Hood Co-op for 35 years until she retired in 2000. Lottie will be remembered as a loving and kind mother, grandmother and friend. She was a fierce crib player and could bowl and dance with the best of them. Her door was always open and she welcomed everyone who walked through it with open arms. She is predeceased by her late husband Joseph MacInnis (1987), and survived by her partner AJ Beaton who has been her loving and constant companion for the last 25 years; her son Allan (Tish), Port Hood; grandchildren Missy (Paul Brinson), Hammonds Plains, Damian (Brenna), Port Hood, Mitchell, Port Hood; great-grandchildren Joseph and Ben, as well as many sisters and brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at the Port Hood Resting Place on Thursday, January 15th. Funeral mass was held in St. Peter's Church, Port Hood on Friday, January 16th with Fr. Vincent VanZutphen officiating. Burial in the Parish cemetery at a later date. Donations can be made to the Central Inverness Palliative Care Society or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made to www.invernessfuneralhome.com. MacEACHERN Lorine Patricia MacEachern, 62, of Ballantyne’s Cove, passed away on December 20th, 2014 in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital with her family at her side. She was a daughter of the late James and Clara (Burton) Hannigan of N.E. Margaree. She is survived by her husband Daniel; children Clara (Sandy) Hurst, Antigonish, Steven (Tanya), Antigonish and Robert, Lakevale; grandchildren Molly and Emily, Lacy and Olivia, Kaylee and Annabelle and Derek and Daniel; siblings Bobby (Anita) Hannigan, Julia (Tony) MacDonald and Bernice (Donald) MacDonald, all of Inverness, Carol Ann (Albie) Falkenham, Cape George, Mary Ingraham (Roddy MacKinnon), Antigonish, Wayne (Yvette) Hannigan, Fort McMurray, AB, Phyllis (Yvon) Doiron, Cold Lake, AB and Marcella Crowdis (Wade McKenna), Maryvale. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Patrick. DOUCET It is with the deepest of sadness that we the family of the late William Joseph Doucet announce his passing on January 16th, 2015. “Willie Joe” as he was so affectionately known, filled the role of Dad, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to our family for almost a century and we will sadly miss his daily gifts of jovial conversation, humour and wit. His superb musical voice was known throughout the county and far beyond as people travelled on many a Christmas Eve to hear his rendition of Oh Holy Night at midnight mass. Guno’s Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus were also sung with such purity at so many weddings that he was honoured with the title of “Entertainer of the Century” during the Inverness Centennial Year in 2004. He loved to share his gift of music and was choir director at Stella Maris Parish for many, many years. Being bilingual and a superb conversationalist he excelled at his career choices, which ranged from managing the three Margaree Co-ops to being Freight Porter at the CNR station in Inverness for over 30 years. As a veteran of World War II, Willie Joe was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 132 taking on the role of president as well as the other executive positions during his lifetime. He served as a member of the Inverness Co-op Board, volunteered during the formative years of the Inverness Oran and a dedicated volunteer for the residents of the Inverary Manor, writing letters, reading and running errands with pleasure. It was at this wonderful manor that ironically Willie Joe spent the last six years of his life. During this time, he received such exemplary care from the staff of the Inverary Manor, that words cannot express how deeply grateful we all are. From the housekeeping and dietary staff right through to nursing and administration, Dad was treated with such respect and caring. His every need was met 24/7 and he created such wonderful friendships with the staff that his daily bantering back and forth with them became a joy for him. Willie Joe was predeceased by the love of his life of 59 years, Clara (MacIsaac); his parents John Louis and Vitaline (Leblanc) and his three sisters Alice (Deneumoustier), Josephine and Catherine (Ryan). Willie Joe is survived by his five children Redmond (Patricia), Claire (A.R.) Fraser, Kenneth (Josephine), Keith (Donna), and Eric (Joan), all of Inverness. He adored and cherished his 13 grandchildren Laura, Ryan, Redmond, Melissa, A.R., David, Kenneth, Norma Lee, Keith, Clara, Cara Lynn, Eric and Julene. His 13 great-grandchildren were the apple of his eye. He was a dear “Great Grampy.” His many nieces and nephews will sincerely miss him, especially Jerry and Jackie who considered him a father figure as well as his adopted son “Malky Due.” Visitation was held on Tuesday, January 20th in Stella Maris Church, Inverness, followed by a funeral mass to celebrate Willie Joe’s wonderful 98 years. Cremation has taken place. Burial to follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Inverness Inverary Manor, Central Inverness Palliative Care Society or the Stella Maris Parish Building Fund. As we bid a final farewell to Dad we know that he has taken his seat in Heaven’s choir and is looking forward to a drink of Glen Livet with his family and friends. “Til We Meet Again.” Online condolences may be made to: www.invernessfuneralhome.com. MacLEAN Donald Hugh MacLean, age 94 of Scotsville, passed away peacefully in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, on Monday, January 12th, 2015, after a brief illness. Born in Inverness on August 6th, 1920, he was a son of the late Dan J. and Mary Anne (Wilcox) MacLean. Donald was a man of simplicity; he loved nature and especially loved his cat Daisy. Donald was a hardworking man, and worked as a blacksmith, a carpenter and in later years drove a snow plow for the Department of Transportation. Donald is survived by his son Brian (Anne), Scotsville; nieces Brenda (Ragnar) Odegard, Norway, Linda (Dale) Buckley, SW Margaree, Georgina (Danny) MacIntyre, Ontario; grandchildren Donnie and David MacLean, Ontario, Josh MacLean, Truro, Maggie MacLean, New York and Abby MacLean, Belgium. He was predeceased by his wife Nellie; brothers, George and John Thomas; daughter Margaret; sons Wayne, John Alexander and Benjamin in infancy. Visitation was held in Inverness Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 13th. Funeral service was held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in East Lake Ainslie Presbyterian Church, East Lake Ainslie with Pastor Louis Ihasz celebrating. Burial at a later date in Lake Ainslie Cemetery, East Lake Ainslie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or to a charity of choice. Online condolences may be made to www.invernessfuneralhome.com. Rest in Peace.

Again Darling Margaret, I explained that to you before. There were some changes when Ancestry.com <http://ancestry.com/> bought out Rootsweb.com <http://rootsweb.com/> in the past year or so.. You can’t get rid of the “via” after the names including yours. It just means you have sent something to the list, and when others receive it, it was from you “via” rootsweb.com/ancestry.com <http://rootsweb.com/ancestry.com> It didn’t come directly from you to the person who received it but “via” another source. Carol out here in Vancouver > On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Margaret via <[email protected]> wrote: > > My question is why is the word "via" after all of the names and including > mine. Carol MacLean out in Vancouver will come back with an answer and my > reply is to get rid of it. > > With thanks, > Margaret > > >

Darling Margaret. The two obits was not a bug in the system. It was a failing mouse……. Got a new one and the problem was solved……..squeak squeak squeak eh… Now the problem is with missing obits in the archives and onto the list. Five days are missing this January 2015 already….. Oh, you will get this one twice, because I sent it to the list and to you……... Carol out here in Vancouver eh…... > On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:33 PM, Margaret via <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've spoken to Carol MacLean about the 2 obits and you'll probably hear from > her on this. I would think you might be on to something "bug in the system" > but Carol will deny it. > > Happy New Year everyone on the list. This is the first time in a long time > that there has been activity. My goodness ... yes times and the list has > and will continue to change. > > All the Best, > > Margaret > > > > ---Original Message----- > From: Bernardine via > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:53 PM > To: cape breton list > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed > > I also noticed this phenomena, Carol. Saturday (03 Jan) obits never made it > to the archives either. Something strange is going on, gremlins maybe?? > > Also, for some reason the obits often come in twice on the same day and time > making it appear that you sent them twice!! Must be a bug in the list system > or something. > > Bernardine > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carol MacLean via > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:47 AM > To: cape breton list > Subject: [NS-CB] How the list has changed > > As well as what both Bill & Thom have mentioned about the list……….some days > I have difficulty posting the obituaries on the list. > > Even today, they haven’t archived yet, and I sent them in almost two hours > ago. > > Yes, they are sent in each day, but don’t always make it into the archives > hense you don’t receive them over the list. > > On those days, I try several times in a day for them to be archived, but to > no avail. > > Last week alone, both Friday & Saturday are missing. > > So what is happening to things that people are posting and not getting on > the list. > > Carol out here in BC > > *********************************** > > > Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the > Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without > noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > > Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > obituaries. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Bill Nicholson > Fraser Lake BC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My question is why is the word "via" after all of the names and including mine. Carol MacLean out in Vancouver will come back with an answer and my reply is to get rid of it. With thanks, Margaret ----Original Message----- From: vs.macneil via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:49 AM To: bill nicholson Cc: bill nicholson via Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed Hi Bill, Many people can now research on their own because so much is on-line. We don't need to ask the questions we once did because we can find a lot of the information ourselves. Also, some of the activity has moved to Facebook groups. The Message Boards are also less used now. Vince ---- bill nicholson via <[email protected]> wrote: > Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the > Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without > noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > > Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > obituaries. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Bill Nicholson > Fraser Lake BC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've spoken to Carol MacLean about the 2 obits and you'll probably hear from her on this. I would think you might be on to something "bug in the system" but Carol will deny it. Happy New Year everyone on the list. This is the first time in a long time that there has been activity. My goodness ... yes times and the list has and will continue to change. All the Best, Margaret ---Original Message----- From: Bernardine via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:53 PM To: cape breton list Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed I also noticed this phenomena, Carol. Saturday (03 Jan) obits never made it to the archives either. Something strange is going on, gremlins maybe?? Also, for some reason the obits often come in twice on the same day and time making it appear that you sent them twice!! Must be a bug in the list system or something. Bernardine -----Original Message----- From: Carol MacLean via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:47 AM To: cape breton list Subject: [NS-CB] How the list has changed As well as what both Bill & Thom have mentioned about the list……….some days I have difficulty posting the obituaries on the list. Even today, they haven’t archived yet, and I sent them in almost two hours ago. Yes, they are sent in each day, but don’t always make it into the archives hense you don’t receive them over the list. On those days, I try several times in a day for them to be archived, but to no avail. Last week alone, both Friday & Saturday are missing. So what is happening to things that people are posting and not getting on the list. Carol out here in BC *********************************** Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without noticing how much the list has changed since that time. Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the obituaries. Thoughts? -- Bill Nicholson Fraser Lake BC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

just trying "reply to all" to see if it posts I can never get a message to post in the list On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 7:55 PM, bill nicholson via < [email protected]> wrote: > Lots of responses and it seems all of them made it to the archive. > > I had been thinking that people either were not responding to queries, or > were responding only to the poster. The old "reply" or "reply all" > conundrum. > > While I agree that much more is on-line, making research more convenient, I > don't think it makes it more informative. Finding credible on-line sources > can be a matter of luck, and even the best of those may contain errors. > Without a place like this list, how would anyone know which sources to > consult? > -- > Bill Nicholson > Fraser Lake BC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Colin Waye

I think maybe the sharing of information might be helped with a facebook group. There’s a group for everything now. There are two Nova scotia Genealogy facebook groups. And it would be more up to date. I presently have one for Burin Newfoundland that seems to be running well. Sent from Windows Mail

Hi List! I just want you to know that nothing can beat the help and the knowledge that I received from this list! NOTHING! You are so brilliant, so knowledgeable and so kind hearted. I will never leave this list. My lack of posting is due to working full time but I do read all my emails from the list. Remember years ago I was in nursing school? Well now, when I thought I'd be back in the game, I'm sadly exhausted by work. However I still intend to get back into my search and come see Cape Breton this year. I just ordered my travel guide (again) but this time I'm going to get there! Lisa, I found my auntie who died as a baby. My grandparents passed away young and my father and mother divorced. My mother knew my father at a young age and she knows more family history then my father does and it's his family (MacDonald/McDonald). It's funny how people see things differently while others totally deny things. All the best to you and the list. I also should take the time to wish you all a happy New Years and thank you for all the years and years to come!! xo -----Original Message----- From: Lisa McDonald via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Cc: cape breton list Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed I have no information about your mother, Theresa. But thought you might be heartened by a story that came up in my research. My grandfather had 3 cousins, siblings, with whom he was very close. The two sisters died in their late teens, around 1920. I grew up hearing about them and their brother and how much my grandfather and g-grandmother adored them and how sad they were about the loss of the two girls. At one point, when I was sharing some of my research with my grandfather, he looked at their names and started crying again about their lost lives, and then he said "And her baby, buried with her." I was stunned, and just a teen myself, so sort of speechless-but there was no judgment about her being an unwed mother, only sadness that she and the baby both died. Lisa On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:15 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I joined the list to try to find some information about my mother who > was a MacDonald, born in Sydney in 1926, to an unmarried mother. I keep > thinking that one day something will be posted which might offer a clue to > her background. And in some ways, the experience has been gratifying. I > read about other people's families, other people's research, and even the > obituaries offer me a glimpse into the life my mother might have had if > she'd been raised in Cape Breton among what I assume would have been her > mother's people. Instead she went into foster care in Halifax and never > believed she had a family at all. > > So every morning I read the Obits with real curiosity and appreciation for > the work of those of you who continue to gather and archive and share > information. Thank you! > > With good wishes, > Theresa Kishkan > ____________________________________________ > [email protected] > www.theresakishkan.com > "I thought of her, her grief, her days and nights in that small house in > Beverly, and then I reached into the box for her quilt, shaking it out in > the privacy of my room in Victoria." from *Patrin*, forthcoming from > Mother Tongue Publishing, September 2015. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa McDonald via" <[email protected]> > To: "bill nicholson" <[email protected]> > Cc: "cape breton list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:09 AM > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed > > >I still check the list from time to time jut in case, but I have never > been > > able to get past the brick walls I am stuck against in my Cape Breton > > research. I was actually discussing this with my (step) Dad last week, > > as > > he is still actively researching his family and was trying to problem > solve > > with me. > > > > I started researching my family long before the internet, when I was 13, > > writing letters to far flung 4th cousins who had never heard of me. I > also > > helped with some of the transcription of CB pages to the database and > used > > to post a fair amount. But I have been posting about the same people for > > years with no results, so I stopped. Perhaps one of my nephews or niece > > will take an interest and pick up where I left off. > > > > All of my research is online, so I will likely be contacted when someone > > starts following the same line. But I think a large block for my line is > > that there were never many branches-small families with many siblings > > not > > having children-so less got handed down. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Lisa McDonald > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:37 PM, bill nicholson via < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some > >> material > >> that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in > the > >> Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material > without > >> noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > >> > >> Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > >> regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. > >> The > >> same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > >> obituaries. > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> -- > >> Bill Nicholson > >> Fraser Lake BC > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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Lots of responses and it seems all of them made it to the archive. I had been thinking that people either were not responding to queries, or were responding only to the poster. The old "reply" or "reply all" conundrum. While I agree that much more is on-line, making research more convenient, I don't think it makes it more informative. Finding credible on-line sources can be a matter of luck, and even the best of those may contain errors. Without a place like this list, how would anyone know which sources to consult? -- Bill Nicholson Fraser Lake BC

I also noticed this phenomena, Carol. Saturday (03 Jan) obits never made it to the archives either. Something strange is going on, gremlins maybe?? Also, for some reason the obits often come in twice on the same day and time making it appear that you sent them twice!! Must be a bug in the list system or something. Bernardine -----Original Message----- From: Carol MacLean via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:47 AM To: cape breton list Subject: [NS-CB] How the list has changed As well as what both Bill & Thom have mentioned about the list……….some days I have difficulty posting the obituaries on the list. Even today, they haven’t archived yet, and I sent them in almost two hours ago. Yes, they are sent in each day, but don’t always make it into the archives hense you don’t receive them over the list. On those days, I try several times in a day for them to be archived, but to no avail. Last week alone, both Friday & Saturday are missing. So what is happening to things that people are posting and not getting on the list. Carol out here in BC *********************************** Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without noticing how much the list has changed since that time. Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the obituaries. Thoughts? -- Bill Nicholson Fraser Lake BC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello all, I agree with all of your thoughts about why the list has changed, especially with so much information accessible on line now but I still following it religiously and help if I’m able. I’m sure some of you likely have older children who are interested it ‘knowing’ where they came from but in today’s very busy and stressful world have an attitude like my son’s. Having no grandchildren, I was asking myself (& Scott) one day why bother ‘digging’ any deeper into my ancestry as, except for just plain old curiosity, I had nobody to pass the information down to. My son’s answer was “don’t stop mom as I know one day, when I have nobody to ask, I will very much appreciate your work” even though I have no interest in doing research myself. So, I keep on digging... a.) because I like puzzles and I really enjoy the chase and b.) it now appears near and distant cousins contact me for answers to their own questions as I’m sure most of them feel the same way as my son does. And, of course, the young ones in school who get the assignment re: their ancestry... love this most of all I think! I opened a Facebook page strictly for family members and I am amazed at how many distant relatives, especially those who didn’t know of each other, have been contacting each other through this source so that’s another ‘feel good’ reason to keep on searching and... keeping an eagle eye on the Cape Breton List... just in case. Bernardine

I have no information about your mother, Theresa. But thought you might be heartened by a story that came up in my research. My grandfather had 3 cousins, siblings, with whom he was very close. The two sisters died in their late teens, around 1920. I grew up hearing about them and their brother and how much my grandfather and g-grandmother adored them and how sad they were about the loss of the two girls. At one point, when I was sharing some of my research with my grandfather, he looked at their names and started crying again about their lost lives, and then he said "And her baby, buried with her." I was stunned, and just a teen myself, so sort of speechless-but there was no judgment about her being an unwed mother, only sadness that she and the baby both died. Lisa On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:15 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I joined the list to try to find some information about my mother who > was a MacDonald, born in Sydney in 1926, to an unmarried mother. I keep > thinking that one day something will be posted which might offer a clue to > her background. And in some ways, the experience has been gratifying. I > read about other people's families, other people's research, and even the > obituaries offer me a glimpse into the life my mother might have had if > she'd been raised in Cape Breton among what I assume would have been her > mother's people. Instead she went into foster care in Halifax and never > believed she had a family at all. > > So every morning I read the Obits with real curiosity and appreciation for > the work of those of you who continue to gather and archive and share > information. Thank you! > > With good wishes, > Theresa Kishkan > ____________________________________________ > [email protected] > www.theresakishkan.com > "I thought of her, her grief, her days and nights in that small house in > Beverly, and then I reached into the box for her quilt, shaking it out in > the privacy of my room in Victoria." from *Patrin*, forthcoming from > Mother Tongue Publishing, September 2015. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa McDonald via" <[email protected]> > To: "bill nicholson" <[email protected]> > Cc: "cape breton list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:09 AM > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed > > >I still check the list from time to time jut in case, but I have never > been > > able to get past the brick walls I am stuck against in my Cape Breton > > research. I was actually discussing this with my (step) Dad last week, as > > he is still actively researching his family and was trying to problem > solve > > with me. > > > > I started researching my family long before the internet, when I was 13, > > writing letters to far flung 4th cousins who had never heard of me. I > also > > helped with some of the transcription of CB pages to the database and > used > > to post a fair amount. But I have been posting about the same people for > > years with no results, so I stopped. Perhaps one of my nephews or niece > > will take an interest and pick up where I left off. > > > > All of my research is online, so I will likely be contacted when someone > > starts following the same line. But I think a large block for my line is > > that there were never many branches-small families with many siblings not > > having children-so less got handed down. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Lisa McDonald > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:37 PM, bill nicholson via < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > >> that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in > the > >> Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material > without > >> noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > >> > >> Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > >> regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > >> same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > >> obituaries. > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> -- > >> Bill Nicholson > >> Fraser Lake BC > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > <http://www.avast.com/> protection is active. > >

I think that one of the reasons that lists have changed, is that so much more information is available. At one time, if someone wanted a marriage Record from the archives, they would ask on the list, but now they are all on the NS Vitals site. It's the same with Family Search. More and more is online all the time. Census records are now available online at Archives Canada. Plus there are a number of Facebook pages now, such as NS Roots. And that does not even touch on the commercial sites like ancestry. Yesterday on Facebook, ROAGK, there was a link to a newspaper site. I spent the morning on there, and found two weddings in New Hampshire, An engagement, plus a number of newspaper articles from Mass. But I still post to the lists, and follow them, answering questions as I can. I just put it down to changing information.

I still check the list from time to time jut in case, but I have never been able to get past the brick walls I am stuck against in my Cape Breton research. I was actually discussing this with my (step) Dad last week, as he is still actively researching his family and was trying to problem solve with me. I started researching my family long before the internet, when I was 13, writing letters to far flung 4th cousins who had never heard of me. I also helped with some of the transcription of CB pages to the database and used to post a fair amount. But I have been posting about the same people for years with no results, so I stopped. Perhaps one of my nephews or niece will take an interest and pick up where I left off. All of my research is online, so I will likely be contacted when someone starts following the same line. But I think a large block for my line is that there were never many branches-small families with many siblings not having children-so less got handed down. Best wishes, Lisa McDonald On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:37 PM, bill nicholson via < [email protected]> wrote: > Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the > Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without > noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > > Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > obituaries. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Bill Nicholson > Fraser Lake BC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I joined the list to try to find some information about my mother who was a MacDonald, born in Sydney in 1926, to an unmarried mother. I keep thinking that one day something will be posted which might offer a clue to her background. And in some ways, the experience has been gratifying. I read about other people's families, other people's research, and even the obituaries offer me a glimpse into the life my mother might have had if she'd been raised in Cape Breton among what I assume would have been her mother's people. Instead she went into foster care in Halifax and never believed she had a family at all. So every morning I read the Obits with real curiosity and appreciation for the work of those of you who continue to gather and archive and share information. Thank you! With good wishes, Theresa Kishkan ____________________________________________ [email protected] www.theresakishkan.com "I thought of her, her grief, her days and nights in that small house in Beverly, and then I reached into the box for her quilt, shaking it out in the privacy of my room in Victoria." from Patrin, forthcoming from Mother Tongue Publishing, September 2015. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa McDonald via" <[email protected]> To: "bill nicholson" <[email protected]> Cc: "cape breton list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [NS-CB] How the list has changed >I still check the list from time to time jut in case, but I have never been > able to get past the brick walls I am stuck against in my Cape Breton > research. I was actually discussing this with my (step) Dad last week, as > he is still actively researching his family and was trying to problem solve > with me. > > I started researching my family long before the internet, when I was 13, > writing letters to far flung 4th cousins who had never heard of me. I also > helped with some of the transcription of CB pages to the database and used > to post a fair amount. But I have been posting about the same people for > years with no results, so I stopped. Perhaps one of my nephews or niece > will take an interest and pick up where I left off. > > All of my research is online, so I will likely be contacted when someone > starts following the same line. But I think a large block for my line is > that there were never many branches-small families with many siblings not > having children-so less got handed down. > > Best wishes, > > Lisa McDonald > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:37 PM, bill nicholson via < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material >> that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the >> Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without >> noticing how much the list has changed since that time. >> >> Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any >> regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The >> same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the >> obituaries. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -- >> Bill Nicholson >> Fraser Lake BC >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hi Tom, Your so right about the younger generation not having any interest in the genealogy. I attribute this to the fact that that like myself as a youngster, we didn't need any of the information beyond our parents and grandparents, but also some of the past of our ancestors was not spoken of. So the children of today need to start a family tree and begin simple just to spark the interest, then maybe they will be intrigued somewhere down the road to pursue more info and details about these people. I only began my family tree back in 1995-96 after my dad and then my father in law passed away, I was older than 30. It's tough getting info when your sources are older and family members are no longer with us. Elizabeth MacEachern ---- Thom McCabe via <[email protected]> wrote: > I noticed that there is a lower frequency of posts to the list also Bill. I > attribute that to many things one being the reduction of those of us who are > still searching. We have lost many of our listers over the years and the > younger generation has little or no interest in my opinion. I also think > that there are many who have come to the end of their searches for the Cape > Breton area and now are looking farther afield like myself. From time to > time I do find another "unknown" family member and ask for assistance but > that has been done with less frequency. > > My C B direct lines are close to complete. There are a few that I cannot > find any data on but that is because there is no data out there even in the > church or registration documents so I leave it as it is. I see no need to > go to fourth or fifth cousin data searches. > > I continually am thankful for those on this list who still post and answer > posts as all have helped me in the past to compile the data I have today. > > Anyway, that is my input and my thoughts for what it is worth. > > Thom > in CB > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bill nicholson via" <[email protected]> > To: "cape breton list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 1:37 AM > Subject: [NS-CB] How the list has changed > > > > Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > > that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the > > Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without > > noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > > > > Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > > regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > > same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > > obituaries. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > -- > > Bill Nicholson > > Fraser Lake BC > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bill, Many people can now research on their own because so much is on-line. We don't need to ask the questions we once did because we can find a lot of the information ourselves. Also, some of the activity has moved to Facebook groups. The Message Boards are also less used now. Vince ---- bill nicholson via <[email protected]> wrote: > Over the past week I had reason to search the archives for some material > that I had once posted. After many hours I found the material back in the > Oct - Dec period of 2002. One can't search through this material without > noticing how much the list has changed since that time. > > Back in 2002 obituaries were not published on the list with any > regularity, yet in Oct through Dec of 2002 there were 497 messages. The > same period of 2012 included only 153 messges, of which 80 were the > obituaries. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Bill Nicholson > Fraser Lake BC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message