What's New
~What's New ~
Antigonish
County, Nova Scotia
December 4, 2017
- Updated Dennis Ryan's contact information on the
Surname Registry Page.
January 10, 2016
- Updated info on Dorothy Agnes "Dodie" (Dort) under St.
James United cemetery listing.
September 3, 2015
- Added Ted MacKinnon to the Surname Registry page
(MacKinnon)
May 25, 2015
- Updated Lawrence Naugle's contact information on the
Surname Registry Page.
March 15, 2014
- Added contact info for John Bushee for those who wish
more information about Reverend Wilfrid Arthur
Boucher. This is located under Antigonish
Priests section.
<https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/priests/p2.htm#i56>
February 27, 2014
- Added Wills Book E (1892 - 1905) and Book F (1905 -
1917) (Many thanks to Marleen Hubley for
this contribution!!)
September, 2013
- Updated transcription of
St. Anne's Summerside Cemetery (Thank you George
Newbury!!)
- Update contact info for
Jim Fraser
- Updated broken links for
Nova Scotia Genweb sites
- Added to transcription of
St. Paul's Cemetery (Havre Boucher)
February 10, 2013
- Added researcher Dennis
Ryan to the Surname Registry page (MacDonald &
MacLean)
- Updated contact
information for Joe Quirk on the Surname Registry page
(Quirk)
January 12, 2013
- Added researcher Viola
Campbell to the Surname Registry page (Fitt(s)
August 3, 2012
- Added Joe Quirk to the
Surname Registry (Quirk researcher)
June 17, 2012
- Added �Angus
MacLean: A Genealogy� to the Books page
- Corrected entry for Ann
Isabel Sylliboy (St. Ann's, Summerside) Cemetery page
April 16, 2012
- Added 1810 Land Petition
and 1836 Land Indenture of Martin MacDonald.
Thanks to Peter MacDonald
for these contributions.
March 10, 2012
- Updated contact info for
Robert MacPhail (Auld Researcher)
- Added Probate
transcription of Ronald MacDonald of Knoydart 1832 &
Martin MacDonald of Knoydart 1836. Thanks to Peter
MacDonald for these contributions.
June
14,
2011
- Added Ross Keough to the
Surname Registry. (Lebbetter/Leadbetter researcher)
January
8,
2011
- Added Antigonish Wills -
Book D (1882-1891). (Under Wills, deeds & Estate
tab). Many thanks to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution!
November
20,
2010
- Added Antigonish Wills -
Book C (1867-1882). (Under Wills, Deeds & Estate
tab). Thank You to Marleen Hubley for this
transcription!
- Added partial transcription (14
pages) of the 1871 census for Upper South River District
A.
October
14,
2010
- Updated contact info for Doreen Clark (Fraser researcher)
June
27,
2010
- Added Antigonish Wills -
Book B (1843 - 1867). (Under Wills, Deeds &
Estate tab). Thanks to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution!
- Updated info on Wills,
Deeds & Estate page.
- Updated contact info for
Tony Surmonte on Surname Registry. (MacSween researcher)
- Added Lynda to the
Surname Registry. (MacMillan & MacDonald
researcher)
- Added St. Ninian's
Cemetery - Part 2 (now available!) to Books &
CDs page.
April
24,
2010
- Added The Casket Deaths
& Marriages 1897, 1989 and 1899. (Under The Casket
tab) Thanks again to Marleen Hubley for her wonderful
work!
- Added Antigonish
Wills ~ Book A (1823 - 1842). (Under Wills, Deeds
& Estate tab) Transcribed with great effort by
Marleen Hubley.
- Added the family of Very
Reverend Matthew Michael O'Rourke (Antigonish Priests) to
the Family Histories page. Thanks to George Rose for
this contribution.
April 12, 2010
- Added transcription of
the 1871 census for Antigonish district [Divison C-1].
- Added link to Old Photos
of Antigonish Town & Antigonish County (Facebook).
Updated other links.
October 25, 2009
- Added The Casket Deaths & Marriages 1893-94; 1895 and
1896. (Please note this change: there is now a
separate link for each category ~ they are no longer
on one page together). Many thanks to Marleen Hubley
for these additions to the website!
- Updated the Books & CDs page to add "John
R. MacInnis: His Life and His Writing".
- Added/Revised the Books & CDs page. Some of the
original CDs have been reformatted and now include more than
one cemetery.
- Updated the link for Marleen Hubley's family webpage.
July
3, 2009
- Revised George Newbury's
contact information on applicable cemetery listings.
- Added researcher Gail
Macdonell to the Surname Registry page (MacDonnell).
September
27,
2008
- Revised 1861 Census Index
Page
September 20, 2008
- Added transcription of
the 1871 Census for Arisaig, [D-1 & D-2
Divison]. Many thanks to Steve Farrell for this
contribution!
September
14,
2008
- Added transcription of
the 1871 Census for Cape George district. Many
thanks to Steve Farrell for this contribution!
- Added transcription of
the 1871 Census for Antigonish [C-3 Division]. Many
thanks to Eileen Avery for this help!
August
8,
2008
- Added Descendants of
Alexander MacDonald to the Family Histories. Thank
you Lawrence Naugle for this contribution!!
- Added surnames and/or
additional researchers for Broussard, MacDonald,
MacGillivray (Vamy), Tulkens,Van
Berkel.
- Updated contact
information for Linda Heitlauf .
October 8, 2007
- Added surnames and/or
additional researchers for DeWolf(e), Wolfe, Rogers,
McNeil, Delory (Delorey, DeslaurierS)
- Updated email address for
Robert MacPhail
- Added link to Electric
Scotland for online version of "History of Inverness, Nova
Scotia" by J.L. MacDougall
- Added obit for Charles
Henry Stewart, North Lochaber Cemetery
February 23, 2007
- Added surnames Macsween
and Thompson to the Surname Registry Page.
December
28,
2006
October 1, 2006
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1891 - 1892 which were reported in
The Casket. Thanks again to Marleen Hubley!!
September
30,
2006
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1887 - 1890 which were reported in
The Casket. THANKS!! to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution.
September 28, 2006
- Updated contact
information for Bonnie Elsten
- Added to the Books/CD
page ~ The Catholic Cemeteries of Eastern Pictou County CD
- Added to the Books/CD
page ~link
to OUR ROOTS site for images/downloadable version of
"The History of the County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia"
by Rev. D. J. Rankin, 1929
August
25,
2006
- Updated contact
information for Raymond MacDonald
- Updated contact
information for Mary (Delorey) Ferguson
July 17, 2006
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1874 - 1879 which were reported in The
Casket. Contributed by Marleen Hubley. THANK YOU!!
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1880-1886 which were reported in
The Casket. Another contribution from Marleen
Hubley.
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1881-1885 which were reported in
The Aurora. Another
contribution
from Marleen Hubley.
- Added copy of a page of
local news from The Aurora (Oct. 1, 1884). Thank you
Anonymous!
- Changed link for St.
Augustine Monastery -- now known as Our Lady of Grace
Monastery.
May
23, 2006
- Added Clan MacInnis
reunion to the Reunions page
May
20, 2006
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1861-1862 which were reported in
The Casket. Thanks again to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution!
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1863-1873 which were reported in
The Casket. Another contribution from Marleen
Hubley. We thank you very much!
May 15, 2006
- Added St. James United ~
St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery (also known as Cloverville
Cemetery). Many thanks to Joe Quirk for this
transcription!! (Please note this is only 3/4
complete.)
- Added North Lochaber
Cemetery photo.
May 12, 2006
- Added new category on the
main page - "The Casket"
- Added transcription
of Deaths & Marriages 1852-1857 which were reported in
The Casket. Many thanks to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution!
- Added transcription of
Deaths & Marriages 1858, 1860 which were reported in
the Casket. Thanks again to Marleen Hubley for this
contribution!
- Moved 1886 marriages
/deaths from Misc. Vitals page to "The Casket" page.
April 5, 2006
- Added Marydale
Cemetery. Another transcription by Joe Quirk ~
thanks!
March 23, 2006
- Added Lower South River
Cemetery. Transcribed by Joe Quirk. Thanks!
- Surnames Cameron
(Lochaber) & Gregory added to the Surname
Registry. Address Updated for Lawrence Naugle.
February 3, 2006
- Added St. David's
United Church Cemetery (Cape George). Another
contribution from George Newbury. Thanks!
- Added North Lochaber
Cemetery transcription. Many thanks to George
Newbury for this contribution.
January 8, 2006
- Added Old #20 Grant /
transcription by Marleen Hubley ~ see Crown Land Grants
page
- Added Old #425 Grant /
transcription by Marleen Hubley ~ see Crown Land Grants
page
- Added to the Books page -
Old Ohio Cemetery CD & St. Joseph Cemetery CD
- Added Descendants of
Angus MacLean & Angus MacDonald to the Family Webpages
November 12, 2005
- Added Old Catholic
Cemetery / St. Mary's Cemetery transcription
November 11, 2005
- Surnames Kirk, MacDonald
and MacVarish added to the Surname Registry
- Link added for Stewart
Cemetery in Lochaber (offsite)
April
14,
2005
- Surnames Grace,
Carrigan,
Duggan, Gillis, and Dehie added to the Surname Registry
- Some email addresses & links have been
updated
- Misc. Vitals section has new info published in
The Casket 1886
- Births ~ Carpenter & related births have been
added ~scroll to bottom of Births page
- Births "D" -~ 2 Delorey births have been added
January 30, 2005
- Surnames Brown, Connolly, Long, Halloran, MacDougall have
been added to the Surname Registry
- Some email addresses have been updated
- Updated some links
November 8, 2004
- Added St. Ann's Church ~ Summerside Cemetery
transcription by George Newbury
- 185th Battalion Picture - refined
- Priests section has been updated with additional
information (MacDonnell)
October 23, 2004
- Updated the Books Page (Updated Availability Info for
Drummer on Foot; History of Antigonish Vol. 1 and Vol.
2; The Casket 1852-1992, From Gutenberg to the Internet, The
Story of a Small-Town weekly.)
October 6, 2004
- Added surnames Fennell/Finnell, Shea, and White to the
Surname Registry
- Updated the Books page
July 30, 2004
- Added surname Fraser to the Surname Registry
July 14, 2004
- Added surnames Kell & Rogers to the Surname Registry
- Added Gillis Family to the Reunion section
April 9, 2004
- Added surnames Floyd & Grant to the Surname Registry
March 9, 2004
- Added Link for 1817 Census
- Identified a member (John R. MacInnis) of the 185th
Canadian Infantry Battalion photo under the Military section.
February 24, 2004
- Added the surname 'Richardson' to the Surname Registry
page
February 15, 2004
- Added the surname 'Leadbetter' and 'Delaney' to the
Surname Registry page
- Updated links to Rose Casey's Torbay website; Joe
Makowiec's McIntyre site; the Antigonish Heritage Museum;
- Added Links to the 1901 Census Transcription Project
- Deleted a few non-working links
January 15, 2004
- Fixed some links
- Updated/Revamped the Surname Registry page (Sorry for the
delay!!)
November 5, 2003
- Updated the Books page
- Added the link for the 1794 Poll Tax on Mary Ferguson's
website.
October 5, 2003
- Fred Costey has contributed headstone photos of the
Murray Cemetery, Lochaber. The link to his site has been
added on the Cemeteries Page/ Murray Cemetery, Lochaber.
Sept. 9, 2003
- Added Levangie/Lavandier Family Reunion information to
the Reunion Page.
July 6, 2003
- 1838 Census ~ Antigonish County - Alphabetical.
THANKS again to Kim Stevens for this donation of extracts from
his publication of the 1838 Census schedules for all of Nova
Scotia by Maritime Imprints.
June 23, 2003
- 1827 Census ~ Antigonish County - Alphabetical by
Township. Many THANKS to Kim Stevens for this donation
of extracts from his publication of the 1827 Census schedules
for all of Nova Scotia by Maritime Imprints.
June 17, 2003
- Place -Names and Places is FINALLY!! up and
running. My apologies for the delay. This part of
the project got put on the back burner because there were two
other sites that had this information.
March 28, 2003
- Added Surnames MacDonald (Robert) & (Alexander),
Venedam, Connor, Atwater, Ross, MacDougall, & Graham to
the Surname Registry Page.
- Added Robert MacDonald to the Family Histories Page and
to the Family Pages
- Updated the Books Page
March 1, 2003
- Added Surnames O'Donoghue & Roach to the Surname
Registry Page.
February 1, 2003
- Joe Makowiec
has
put
together a database of the Deaths from Weymouth, MA originally
transcribed by Denise
Reynolds and posted to the Antigonish List. You
can find this database under the "Deaths" section.
January 11, 2003
- Added Links ~ Acadian+French Canadian family groups of
Antigonish County
- TheShipsList
September 27, 2002
- Antigonish Priests ~ courtesy of Joe Makowiec
September 15, 2002
- 1871 Census - Tracadie, Div. 2 ~ courtesy of Tracy Floris
August 20, 2002
- Surname Registry
- St. Paul's Cemetery - Havre Boucher (partial listing) ~
courtesy of Joan DeBaie
May 28, 2002
- 1871 Census - Tracadie, Div. 1~ courtesy of Tracy Floris
May 15, 2002
- 1861 Census ~ Cape George ~courtesy of Lawrence Naugle
- 1861 Census ~ Morristown ~ courtesy of Lawrence Naugle
May 10, 2002
- Ambrose Church Map Directories
- 1901 Census - Arisaig (MacDonald & MacEachern
extracts) ~ courtesy of Lawrence Naugle
- 1861 Census - Arisaig ~ courtesy of Lawrence Naugle
- Added "What's New" section
- Added "Reunions" section
April, 2002
- Search Engine Added
- Civil Death Index for Surnames Campbell, Chisholm &
Fraser
- Military Link Added with photo of 185th Canadian Infantry
Battalion and Land Petition of Duke of Cumberland Regiment
- Added Family Webpages Section