The cemetery was probably the First Nation Cemetery at Waycobah (Whycocomagh), or the First Nation Cemetery at Nyanza. Both of these Cemeteries had white wooden crosses, as well as grave stones. Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "lauren macdonald" <swayball20@yahoo.com> To: <caperfca@sympatico.ca>; <wilfmorley@eastlink.ca>; <ns-cape-breton@rootsweb.com>; <Ds20065@aol.com> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Boularderie and Bras D'or > May as well throw out another question to any locals - I have a picture I > took along the main highway heading toward Baddeck (or maybe it was after > baddeck heading away from Boularderie - It is a cemetery right along the > highway with all wood looking white crosses. I thought it was an Indian > cemetery, but my fiance said it couldn't be because indians wouldn't have > crosses (?) - there is also a big crucifix stature in the center of > cemetery. > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, lauren macdonald <swayball20@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: lauren macdonald <swayball20@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Boularderie and Bras D'or > To: caperfca@sympatico.ca, wilfmorley@eastlink.ca, > ns-cape-breton@rootsweb.com, Ds20065@aol.com > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:46 PM > > Thanks for all your answers - > ok -Wilfred's description was sort of easy to follow, then i was thrown by > George's comment and now Don has me more lost than I was when i started. > Guess I should have explained why I am asking. Again, for this book I'm > working (still) on for Xmas - I have some pictures I took when visiting > Boularderie and just wanted to write a sentence or paragraph about where > the > pictures are from. I have signs from Big, Little and plain Bras d'Or. > One picture is the water by the little red general store right along the > highway, then across the water from there, the big church with cemetery > behind > it. Some are from the other side of highway (where at edge you could see > Seal > island bridge - one is a barn that says "Sealladh de Mara" on it. I > thought I was in all three places as I was driving around, but now I'm > thinking they just put those signs up to confuse tourists like me! > > Not to mention the confusion of the fact that Bras d"Or lake would seem to > me to be ocean. > > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Ds20065@aol.com <Ds20065@aol.com> wrote: > From: Ds20065@aol.com <Ds20065@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Boularderie and Bras D'or > To: caperfca@sympatico.ca, wilfmorley@eastlink.ca, > ns-cape-breton@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:01 PM > > According to the Place Names and Places in Nova Scotia 1974 , there are in > fact TWO Little Bras d'Or, > "The two communities which share this place name, Little Bras d'Or and > > Little Bras d'Or South Side are located about three miles apart on the > east > side > of the Little Bras d'Or. > I have an engagement in a few minutes and when I return I will do up the > complete article for your digesting. > Don > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >