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Name of Record |
Original held at |
Microfilm location and number |
Photocopy of original |
Transcript or Index |
Microfilm location and number |
Notes |
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Township Books b/m/d and Marriage Registers |
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Ft. Lawrence aka Cumberland Township Book b/m/d * |
NAC |
LDS 477526 NAC M-843 PANS 12183 MtA 5334 |
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Parrsboro Township Book b/m/d 1760-1822 |
Vaughn Library, Acadia University |
PANS 13256 CCM 81-33-8 |
in Milner Papers at NB Museum and at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ |
LDS 859575 PANS 10908 |
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River Philip Township Book b/m/d 1783-1928 |
PANS |
PANS 15 055 CCM 82-21-1 LDS 1376195 |
Transcribed by Ernest Coates The Citizen, Jan. 17 � May 16, 1987 CCM "Original Copies of News Clippings" https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ |
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Register of Births in the District of Francklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan, Nappan** 1757-1817 and 1832-1837 |
Mt. A Archives (viewing not permitted) |
NAC M-843 Mt.A 5334 PANS 12183 |
NAC 9 B9-20 Acadian Archives, Moncton, NB |
Transcript of Acadian records from this Register: "La Societe Historique Acadienne", Triezième Cahier, Vol.11, No.3, Octobre 1966, Moncton, NB, under the article titled "Un Registre de l�etat civil des habitants de Franklin Manor, des Champs-elyses, de Maccan et de Nappan" commente par Regis Brun, pgs. 103 - 104. |
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Township Records of Southampton b/m/d 1758-1817 1832-1837** |
NB Museum |
LDS 862075 PANS 12 689 ? |
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ |
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Maccan, Cumb. Co. Township Records, minutes of town meetings, financial accounts for 1813-1925 and overseers of the poor 1825-1868 |
Loaned to PANS for microfilming by Mrs. John Goodwin, Southhampton, Cumberland Co. |
PANS 12689 |
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Sackville Township Book 1766 -1841*** |
Mt. A Archives |
MtA 5331 |
http://genweb.net/ transcript |
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Westchester Township 1782-1900 |
PANS 13 497 |
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ |
This register covers many of the Loyalists located at Westchester, Wallace (Ramshag) and Farmington of Cumberland County,NS |
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Cumberland Co. Clerk of the Peace, Marriages 1820-1821 |
PANS MG 100, v. 129, 3-3A |
LDS 1376193
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https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ |
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Albert Co. NB Marriage Register 1846-1887 |
MtA |
MtA CS 88 N4K3 1984 Bell |
Order from [email protected] |
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Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register 1790-1887 |
MtA 5332 |
MtA 2495 W4 Z48 1986 Bell |
Order from [email protected] |
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Cemeteries |
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Cumberland County Inventory of Grave Markers |
Cumberland County Museum |
CCM Binders 1-35 |
CCM |
Sponsored by the Wells Foundation |
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Some Cumberland County,NS Cemeteries by Susan Hill Published 1997 |
Order from: |
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Mapleton Cemetery inscriptions |
Cumberland Regional Library, Amherst |
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Cemeteries of North Cumberland by Joyce Aitchison WILLS |
Order from: North Cumberland Historical Society |
MtA FC 2345 C8 A23 1990 Bell |
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Gravestone Inscriptions, Westchester, Rose, Cumberland Co. by J.A. Wills Published Nov. 1986 |
Order from: North Cumberland Historical Society [email protected] |
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Fenwick Cemetery 1892-2000 by Myrtle Chappell, |
Order from M. Chappell at 902-667-3955 |
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Index to Cemetery Inscriptions, Westmorland Co., NB |
MtA FC 2495 W4 A94 1988 Bell |
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Cemetery Inscriptions, Westmorland Co., NB |
LDS 1321058 |
MtA FC 2495 W4 A9 1970 Bell |
MtA 5565 |
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Gravestone Inscriptions for the 100 cemeteries in Kings Co. |
Kings Historical Society |
Index available from Family History Committee of The Kings Historical Society |
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Church Records |
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Acadian Church Records 1679-1757 |
MtA CS 88 A25 D4 1975 BELL |
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Methodist Circuit Parrsboro-Maccan, marriages 1822-32 |
Maritime Conference Archives, Sackville |
Not microfilmed |
Index available at church & PANS Transcript available from North Cumberland Historical Society |
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Methodist Circuit Parrsboro-Maccan Marriages 1832-1894 |
Trinity-St.Stephen�s United Church, Amherst, NS |
PANS 11181-X |
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/sources.html |
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Methodist Circuit Parrsboro Maccan Bapt. 1823-1839 |
Trinity-St.Stephen�s United Church, Amherst, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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Methodist Circuit Parrsboro- Maccan Bapt. 1840-1970 |
Trinity-St.Stephen�s United Church, Amherst, NS |
PANS 11181-X |
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Methodist Circuit Parrsboro- Maccan Membership lists 1824-1840 |
Maritime Conference Archives, Sackville |
PANS 11657 |
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Nappan Circuit Book 1869-1871, Nappan , Fenwick, Maccan, Lower Maccan, River Hebert, Joggins, Minudie and Chignecto Mines |
CCM #RG4 Methodist Church; Accession #81-135-12 |
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Cumberland Circuit Baptisms 1816-1838 |
Maritime Conference Archives, Sackville |
Mt. A.Archives Mfm #8504 |
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Anglican Bapt. 1822-1884 Christ Church, Amherst area |
Christ Church Amherst, NS |
PANS 11172-X |
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Anglican Mar. 1823-1875 Christ Church, Amherst area |
Christ Church Amherst, NS |
PANS 11172-X |
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Anglican Burials 1823-1912 Christ Church, Amherst area |
Christ Church Amherst, NS |
PANS 11172-X |
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Joggins/Minudie Catholic b/m/d 1849-1909 |
St.Thos. Aquinas RC Church, Joggins, NS |
PANS 11590-X LDS 857500 |
U of Moncton, Acadian Studies Centre |
Index available at Univ. of Moncton, Acadian Studies Centre |
LDS microfilm includes St. John Catholic Church in Springhill 1897-1903 |
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River Philip United 1862-1999 |
River Philip United Church (by appointment) |
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Church of Scotland Wallace Baptisms 1832-1843 Marriages 1832-1844 |
Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh |
LDS 0304666 |
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Springhill Church Records: Baptisms and marriages, 1897-1903; baptisms 1903-1909 |
LDS 857500 |
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Catholic Church. Saint John Springhill, baptisms and marriages, 1897-1903; baptisms 1903-1909 |
LDS 857500 |
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Catholic Church. Saint Brigid Parrsboro, baptisms, 1853, 1855, 1877- 1910; marriages, 1906-1910; deaths, 1882-1887, 1906-1910; census, 1870 |
Chancery Office in Halifax. |
LDS 872003 |
http://www.egroups.com/ |
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Church records, 1891-1917 Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
RLDS Library Archives, Independence, Missouri |
LDS 1976873 |
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More church records held at PANS listed at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/cumb_ch.html |
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Census |
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1770 Amherst,Cumberland; Sackville (now NB) |
PANS RG1, Vol.443 #10 |
PANS 13580 MtA 5656 NAC M-5219 LDS 1376295 |
PANS Report 1934, Appendix B PANS Newsletter #7 Jan. 1974 |
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Some Assessment, Tax, Grantees, Tenants, and Other Lists 1765 � 1789, Supplemental to the Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Copied and Indexed by Bernice C. Richard, 1985 |
PANS |
Chicago Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1160, Chicago, IL 60690 Book sold by GANS |
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1785 Men above 21 years |
PANS RG1, Vol. 443 |
MtA 5656 |
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1791 Capitation Tax lists (names head of household; male/female of age, under age) |
PANS RG1, Vol. 444 **This one is the most detailed of all Tax lists. |
PANS 13580? MtA 5656 NAC M-5219 LDS 1376295 |
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Index to 1791 census (Poll Tax) |
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1792-1795 Poll Taxes and Assesments |
PANS RG 1, Vol. 444 |
PANS? MtA 5656 NAC M-5219 (Parrsboro area. only) LDS 1376295 |
GANS 1791-1795 Capitation and Assessment Tax Rolls |
book sold by GANS |
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1827 NS Census |
PANS |
PANS ? CCM 82-116-4 NAC M-5219 (Parrsboro area. only) LDS 1376295 |
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1838 Parrsborough, Kings County |
PANS RGI, Vol. 449, #162 |
PANS 1376477 NAC M-5220 |
GANS Publication R-14 http://www.egroups.com/files/nscumber/ and http://www.egroups.com/ (for CC list members only) |
book sold by GANS |
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1861 Cumberland County |
PANS |
PANS 13595 NAC M-1169 LDS 865081 |
Index to 1861 census for Pugwash, Wallace, Wentworth and Westchester at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/sources.html |
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1871 Cumberland County |
PANS |
PANS 13629-31 LDS 0493607 NAC C-10555-57 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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1881 Cumberland County |
PANS |
PANS13657 LDS 1375812-13 NAC C-13176-77 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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1891 Cumberland County |
PANS |
PANS 13661 LDS1465736-37 NAC T-6311 or C-6311 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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1901 Cumberland County |
PANS |
PANS 568 LDS1843531 NAC T-6449 CCM T-6449 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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Vital Statistics |
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Index to Births, covers all NS |
PANS |
PANS 15846-51 LDS 1298984-87 & 1302066-67 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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Births 1864-1877 |
PANS |
PANS 16512 LDS 1298667 |
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Index to Marriages |
PANS |
LDS 1302061 PANS 15856 & 13182 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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Marriages 1864-1894 |
PANS |
PANS 16530 LDS 1298866 |
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Marriages 1894-1913 |
PANS |
PANS 16531 LDS 1298867 |
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Index to Deaths, covers all NS |
LDS 1276123-25 PANS 15852-54 |
Index by Don Lewis at |
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Deaths 1864-1877 |
PANS |
LDS 1298879 PANS 16522 |
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Index to Marriage Bonds of NS 1763-1864 |
PANS ? |
Diskette sold by GANS |
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Nova Scotia marriage bonds 1763-1871 |
PANS |
PANS 15926-15937 |
typescript LDS 1376196 to 1847 LDS 1376197 from 1848 |
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Marriage Index all counties Catalog of Marriage License Bonds 1853-1864 |
PANS? |
PANS ? LDS 1302060 |
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Vital statistics from Harris Jenks� journal : 2000 births, marriages & deaths in Diligent River & around the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia (by Layton, Jack F) |
LDS Fiche 6088411 |
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Legal Records |
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Deeds and Land Records Parrsboro |
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Index to Deeds1786-1900 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS ? LDS 0496228 |
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Index to Deeds 1900-1947 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS ? LDS 0496229 |
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Deeds Vol. 1-25 1789-1905 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS ? LDS 0496343-0496360, 0496190 and 0589541-44 |
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Judgements 1764-1947 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS ? LDS 0496230 |
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Land Grants 1856-1882 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 0496237 |
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Land Grants1882-1936 |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 0496238 |
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Deeds and Land Records Cumberland Co. |
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Index to deeds vol. 1-12 (by year) |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 0496213-0496227 check SDL library catalogue |
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Deeds |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 0496239-0496311 check SDL library catalogue |
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Index to Land Petitions for all NS |
PANS |
PANS? |
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Land Petitions for all NS |
PANS |
PANS various reels |
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Crown Land Grants Index 1730-1937 for all NS |
PANS |
PANS 12926-27 |
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Land Grants 1854-1967 v. 1-6 (by year) |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 0496231-36 check SDL library catalogue |
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Township of Cumberland 1763 List of Grantees |
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Probate and Inquest Records |
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Will Books Court of Probate |
Justice Centre 16 Church Street Amherst, NS |
PANS? see LDS Library Catalogue |
PANS |
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Estate Files Court of Probate |
Registry of Deeds, 9 Havelock St. Amherst, NS |
PANS? LDS 1547587-89 |
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Deaths, Burials and Probate of Nova Scotians 1749-1799 |
MtA CS 88 N64 M37 1990 BELL |
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Cumberland County Inquest Case Files 1931-1959 |
RG 41 Vol. 141 |
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Early New Brunswick Probate Records 1785-1835 by R. W. Hale, Heritage Books |
MtA CS 88 N43 H35 1989 BELL |
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Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Probate Records, 1785-1885 |
MtA 5355 |
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Probate Records for Parrsboro and Advocate Harbour, Kings County, NS 1765-c1830 |
Nova Scotia Housing and Municipal Affairs Land Information Services P.O. Box 7 Kentville, NS B4N 3V9 |
Index on diskette sold by Kings Historical Society |
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General Sessions of the Peace (Quarter Sessions)" for Cumberland County, Nova Scotia |
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List of Town Officers 1789-1794 |
PANS RG34-309 |
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nscumber/files/ (only for CC mailing list members ) |
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Military Records |
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The Orderly Book for the Parrsborough Corps, King�s Co. Regiment 1825-1841 |
Mt. Allison Archives Webster Collection 7001/151 |
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Business Records |
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Minudie Mining and Transportation Company, 1867-1901 |
PANS MG 3 Vol.: 5077-5085 |
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Daybook of Joseph Read & Company, 1854-55 |
PANS |
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Read Stone Co. records |
PANB # MC 224 |
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Cumberland Coal Fields |
CCM |
Cumberland Coal Fields |
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Cumberland Railway and Coal Company (est. 1883) Springhill, NS Original, 2 vols. 1889-1890 Letterbooks |
PANS |
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Cumberland Ditching Machine Company, Apple River, Original 29 pages, 1901-1902 |
PANS |
Documents concerning H.H. Field�s patent on a ditching machine company. |
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Papers and Diaries |
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RATCHFORD Papers |
Mt. Allison Archives, Webster Collection 7001/113 |
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SEAMAN/READ papers |
Mt. Allison Archives #7768/9 |
Not microfilmed |
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READ Family Papers with Read Stone Co. records |
PANB # MC 224 |
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MILNER Papers by W.C. Milner |
NB Museum |
LDS 859575 |
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Thorton H. LODGE Papers |
PANS |
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BAKER Collection 1773-1881 range (Many legal documents) |
PANS MG1 Vol. 106 and PANS MG1 Vol.2762-2766 |
Not microfilmed |
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Gilbert SEAMAN Diary 1875-1885, Minudie, NS area |
Amos Seaman School Museum, Minudie,NS |
PANS |
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"The Old King is back": Amos "King" Seaman and His Diary by C. Bruce Fergusson |
PANS |
book sold by PANS for $3.00 |
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Amos SEAMAN Misc. Papers |
CCM 85-45-1 |
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Rufus BLACK Diary of Pugwash |
included in the Milner Papers (see above) |
LDS 859575 PANS 10908 |
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Anonomous diary kept by a resident of Cumberland County |
NAC MG 23 (C23) |
daily weather observations, farm work, arrivals and departures of persons, ships, and travels to [Saint John] and Halifax, January to October, 1765 |
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1795 diary of Captain John MacDonald regarding his inspection of the estates of Lt. Gov. DesBarres.( estates of Minudie, Nappan, Maccan, Tatamagouche) |
NAC MG 23, F1, Series 2 |
NAC C-1455 |
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DESBARRES Papers |
NAC MG 23, F1, Series 2 |
NAC C-1455 |
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A Review of the Leaders of Citizenship, Southampton Area 1767-1967 by Laura B (Brown) Goodwin |
PANS |
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Beausejour Museum Papers |
Ft.Beausejour Museum or Mt.A |
CCM 81-33-9 CCM 81-33-10 |
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School Records |
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1899 School Register for Allan Hill School (Parrsborough Shore) |
Ottawa House, Parrsboro, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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1899 School Register for Diligent River |
Ottawa House, Parrsboro, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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Amherst area Registers |
CCM,Amherst, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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School Register for East Mapleton 1899-1908 |
Cumb.Co.Museum Amherst, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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Pugwash area Registers |
N. Cumb. Historical Society, Pugwash |
Not microfilmed |
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Springhill area Registers |
Springhill Heritage Group, Springhill |
Not microfilmed |
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Wallace area Registers |
Wallace and Area Museum, Wallace, NS |
Not microfilmed |
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Newspaper Articles |
Compiled by whom: |
Newspaper Name & Date |
Microfilm # |
Comments |
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The Journals of Lord Amherst |
J.S. McLennan |
The Citizen, Amherst Oct. 10, 1992 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Feb. 24, 1932 |
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Recollections of Local Lawyers |
Hon. Sir Charles J.Townshend |
The Citizen, Amherst Apr. 2, 1992 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Feb. 1919 |
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The Yorkshire Migration |
Dr. Graham P. Hennessey |
The Citizen, Amherst Nov. 26, 1988 |
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Oxford Curling Club |
T.E. Reid |
The Citizen, Amherst Jan. 19, 1991 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Winter 1938 |
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The Isthmus of Chignecto |
? |
The Citizen, Amherst June 13, 1992 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Apr. 1, 1919 |
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Early History of Amherst |
Rev. D.A. Steele, D.D. |
The Citizen, June 30 � July 7, 1990 |
Also in Amherst Gazette Xmas 1896 |
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Amherst�s First Court House |
The Citizen, Jan. 30, 1993 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Apr. 4, 1919 |
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Some People & Events of Early Chignecto |
Pearl MacD. Atkins |
The Citizen, June 18 � Aug. 13, 1975 |
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Early Roads & Related Things |
Pearl MacD. Atkins |
The Citizen, July 23 � Aug. 27, 1988 |
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The History of Athol |
Rev. Hibbert R. Baker in 1930 |
The Citizen, March 8 � 15, 1986 |
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History of Athol |
Harvey Jones in 1923 |
Springhill Record, Apr. 29, 1976 |
This was a school assignment in 1923. |
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History of Brookdale & Salem |
Pearl MacD. Atkins in 1958 |
The Citizen,Dec. 20, 1986-Jan.17,1987 |
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Life & Times in Early Chignecto |
Pearl MacD. Atkins |
The Citizen, Mar. 28 � July 4, 1987 |
First appeared in The Citizen in 1975. |
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History of East Leicester |
Lynne M. Welton |
The Citizen, Feb. 8 � Mar. 1, 1986 |
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History of Fort Lawrence |
Pearl MacD. Atkins |
The Citizen, Mar. 22 � Apr. 5, 1986 |
Also in The Citizen, Oct. 15, 1977 |
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Joggins � long time ago |
? |
The Citizen, Amherst March 16, 1991 |
First appeared in Amherst Daily News in 1908 |
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An Early History of Maccan |
Phyllis Hoeg in 1931 |
The Citizen, Amherst July 18, 1987 |
Prize winning essay for C.W.I. June 2, 1931 |
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Recalling the story of Minudie |
? |
The Citizen, Amherst Sept. 1, 1990 |
Reprinted from Amherst Daily News 1936 |
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Early History of Nappan |
Carl Logan |
The Citizen, Amherst Apr. 13, 1991 |
Also in Amherst Daily News June 16, 1938 |
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The Early History of Pugwash |
? |
The Citizen, Amherst Feb. 6, 1993 |
Also in Amherst Daily News Dec. 1, 1931 |
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Pugwash 100 Years Ago |
? |
The Oxford Journal Apr. 12, 1923 |
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Memories of past times in Minudie and River Hebert |
Frank L. Dawson |
The Citizen Feb. 24 � March 17, 1990 |
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Early History of River Philip |
Gwendolyn Ripley |
The Citizen, Amherst Feb. 20, 1993 |
Speech given at School Fair Sept. 14, 1932 |
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Short History of Springhill |
Dan MacLeod in late 1880�s |
The Citizen, Jan. 24 � 31, 1987 |
Also in New Glasgow Evening News 1924 |
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History of Tidnish Bridge |
Pearl MacD. Atkins in 1956 |
The Citizen, Jan. 4 � Feb. 1, 1986 |
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Religious History of Amherst |
Dr. D.A. Steele in 1904 |
Amherst Daily News May 14-15, 1963 |
Appeared in "The Good Old Days?" column |
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River Philip Township Records |
Transcribed by Ernest Coates |
The Citizen, Jan. 17 � May 16, 1987 |
Listed in alphabetical order by surname |
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Memories of Advocate |
by Bertha Campbell |
The Citizen, a series in May/June 1988 |
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History of Advocate |
Interviews with Alfred Knowlton who died in 1904 |
The Citizen, Feb. 27-April 17, 1982 and again from July 3-Aug17, 1985 |
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A Touch of Cumberland History Early History of Advocate and Vicinity |
by Bessie Moore probably written about 1912 |
The Citizen, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2 1989 |
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Springhill Mine Disaster ~ 95th Anniversary |
by Bertha J. Campbell |
The Citizen, Feb 22 1986 pp.19, 24 |
Mt.A # 5030 |
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Springhill's First Mine Disaster |
by Mary Willa Littler |
The Citizen, Apr 12 - 28 Jun 1986 |
Mt.A # 5030 |
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History of West Brook and Halfway River |
by Annie Thompson |
The Citizen, 4 Jan 1986, p.9; 11 Jan 1986, p.6; 18 Jan 1986, p.11; 25 Jan 1986, p.6. |
Mt.A #5030 |
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History of Athol |
by Rev. Hibbert R. Baker in 1930 |
The Citizen, 8 Mar 1986, p.3; 15 Mar 1986, p.3. |
Mt.A #5030 |
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A Brief History of Canaan Mountain |
by Hubert and Eva Skidmore |
Parrsboro Record 19 Jan 1971, p. 1 |
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Cumberland�s Methodist History Advocate |
by L.B. Bird |
Parrsboro Record, 23 Feb 1971, p. 11 |
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Cumberland�s Methodist History Parrsboro |
by L.B. Bird |
Parrsboro Record, 20 June 1972, p. 7 |
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Cumberland�s Methodist History Port Greville |
by L.B. Bird |
Parrsboro Record, 30 Mar 1971, p. 4 |
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Advocate Document of 1836 |
Parrsboro Record, 2 Feb 1971, p. 2 |
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Uncovers Story of the Parrsboro Packet |
Parrsboro Record, 16 Nov 1971, p. 1 |
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Friends Re-United After 80 Years (Mrs. Burton Pettigrew and Mrs. Lenora Fife) |
Parrsboro Record, 19 Sept. 1972, p. 9 |
Footnotes:
*The Mt. Allison microfilm #5334 contains the following records:
1) Town of Cumberland, Minutes of Meetings, 1780 to 1787
2) Town of Fort Lawrence, Minutes of Meetings, 1788- 1879
3) Fort Lawrence District, Marks of Cattle, Sheep 1781-1860
4) Town of Cumberland, Register of Marriages, Births and
Deaths 1783-18135)
5) Thomas Roach- Comments on Cumberland Register 1836
6) Fort Lawrence District Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1766-1891 7)
8) William Harper, Drafts of letters sent, 1830 - 1831
9) George Harper, Timber Accounts, 1829 -1831
10) Harpers, Tables of Deal (1830)
12) Harpers, invoice for Goods wanted, N.D.
Letter 19 Aug 1810, Robert and Ann King of Sledmere to Thomas King, Sackville, N.B.
(this particular document is very hard to read ~ DS)
The NAC microfilm # M-843 lists the following contents:
Francklin Manor (also called District of Francklin Manor in
another place)
Elysian Fields
Maccan
Nappan
Fort Lawrence Civil Registers BMD 1766-1891
Cumberland, Cumberland Co. Civil Registers BM 1774-1813
Cumberland County Civil Registers BMD 1746-1817,
1832-1837
The LDS and PANS microfilms seem to contain the same records.
**The handwritten original document entitled "Register of Births in the District of Francklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan, Nappan", a photocopy of which can be obtained from NAC, consists of 2 parts, book 1 and 2. In book one, which carries the title, the name of the child, the parents, the town and the birth date are given. Some deaths but no marriages are included. Book two has no title, it is not as well written and it includes births, deaths, marriages and marks of cattle etc. Some of the births that are in the first, well organized, book are also in this book.
Apparently someone at the New Brunswick Museum, who had access to these original documents, made a typed transcript and for some reason called it the "Township Records of Southampton,
A Register of Marriages, Births, Deaths and Marks of Cattle in the District of Maccan, Nappan and Southampton for the County of Cumberland. Luke Harrison, town clerk March 20th 1786, James Jenks, town clerk 1821, Thomas Read, town clerk, 1831". This transcript has become known as the Southampton Township Book.
If these records were exactly the same as the Register of Births in the District of Francklin Manor etc. there wouldn�t be a problem. However all the Acadian records in the original are missing from the transcript. Most of the French families were living in Elysian Fields. The transcriber has changed some of the village names to their modern version. Maccan in the original is given as Southampton in the transcript but not all the time so the transcript contains both names. Francklin Manor in the original is always called River Hebert in the transcript. So the name Francklin Manor doesn�t even appear in the transcript. The same goes for Elysian Fields which is Barronsfield in the transcript. A few times Maccan is given as Nappan in the transcript but not always by any means, so that you can�t tell if it was an error or intentional. These differences could be explained by possible prejudice on the part of the transcriber against the French and an urge to use the modern names or what he thought to be the modern names for old places.
However that�s not all. There are 136 births, 12 deaths and 57 marriages in the "Township Records of Southampton" that don�t occur in the 2 parts of the "Register of Births in the District of Francklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan, Nappan", leading one to suspect that the transcriber had access to more records that now can�t be located. When asked about this the NB Museum apparently couldn�t give the name of the transcriber nor answer if there are other records out there!
***The Sackville Township Book, Mt Allison microfilm # 5331 contains the following documents
1) List of those who got shares in 1) Westcock, 2) Tintramer
2) Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Commissions of Oyer and Terminer,
1805, 1821
3) Westmorland County, New Brunswick Record of proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas 1785-1830
4) Town Officers for ensuing year in the Divisions of:
Westmorland
Hopewell
Petcudiack
5) Town and Parish Officers appointed for the year 1786 in:
Sackville
Hillsboro
Moncton
Hopewell
Memramcook
6) Town and Parish Officers appointed for the year 1787 in:
Hopewell
Sackville
7) Town and Parish Officers appointed for the year 1788 in:
Westmorland
Monkton
Sackville
Hopewell
8) Town and Parish Officers appointed for for the year 1789 in:
Westmorland
Sackville
Dorchester
Hopewell
Hillsboro
Moncton
9) Town and Parish Officers appointed each year between 1790 to 1809 in:
Westmorland
Sackville
Hopewell
Hillsborough
Monkton
Dorchester
Salisbury
This chart was compiled by Sandra Naehrig, Susan Hill and Diane Shaw. Some microfilm numbers are still missing. If you can add anything to the information here or correct any errors, please contact me at [email protected]
13 August 2000