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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of the maritime provinces of Canada.
Nova Scotia proper was brought to a close by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which provided that the peninsula should belong to England and the Island of Cape Breton to France.
Nova Scotia it was determined to establish a permanent settlement on the shores of Chebucto Harbour.
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  Guysborough County, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
In 1840, the Township of St. Mary's, in Guysborough County, was set off as a separate and distinct District.
In 1863 the dividing line between Halifax and Guysborough Counties was altered and a polling district was added to Guysborough County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guysborough_County,_Nova_Scotia   (187 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Cemetery Records
Guysborough - St.Ann's Cemetery [Guysborough County, Nova Scotia GenWeb]
Smithfield - Glencross Cemetery [Guysborough County, Nova Scotia GenWeb]
Sonora - Riverside Cemetery [Guysborough County, Nova Scotia GenWeb]
www.afhs.ab.ca /registry/regns_cemetery.html   (1249 words)

  
 Nova Scotia travel guide - Wikitravel
Nova Scotia [1] is one of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.
Nova Scotia has strong Scottish roots, but for a population of about a million it is remarkably diverse: with Mikmaq peoples, fl Nova Scotians, French Acadians, Annapolis Valley farmers, lobster fishermen, and Haligonians all forming distinctive groups.
Nova Scotia is best known for "Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale," known locally simply as "Keith's" [6]: Natives tend to get a kick out of outsiders trying it.
wikitravel.org /en/Nova_Scotia   (974 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Vital Statistics Responsible for registration of vital events of birth, death, and marriage which occur in NS.
Metis Genealogy The genealogy of the Metis and Acadian of Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association Formed to provide access to genealogical resources pertaining to Nova Scotia and support the efforts of the local and county historical societies in the province.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/nova-scotia.html   (2494 words)

  
 Municipality of the District of St. Mary's · History
Guysborough County occupies the south-eastern section of mainland Nova Scotia, being bounded on the North by Antigonish and Pictou Counties, on the west by Halifax County, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by Chedabucto Bay and the Strait of Canso.
The county has an area of 1,049,491 acres and is the second largest county in the province.
The county is divided into two Municipalities, Guysborough to the east and St. Mary's to the west along with two towns, Canso, east by Chedabucto Bay and Mulgrave on the Strait of Canso.
www.saint-marys.ca /council/history.php   (241 words)

  
 FreeSurnameSearch.com - Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Marriages 1841-1850 : Born in Nova Scotia, married in Massachusetts.
Nova Scotia Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes 1759-1960.
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Cemeteries : A-I
www.freesurnamesearch.com /search/canada/nsen.html   (1350 words)

  
 Cordes-Edwards-Greenwood-Moser - Person Page 4
Anna Bertha (Annie) Baker was born on 6 September 1874 at Marie Joseph, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
She was born on 16 May 1869 at Marie Joseph, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
     Alfred Burpee Balcom was born in 1876 at Nictaux, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
myweb.dal.ca /cordes/genealogy/Cordes_Family/p4.htm   (1729 words)

  
 Recorded memory of theatre life in Nova Scotia - Gay Hauser
Her memory of their arrival in Guysborough in those days includes people of an overwhelmingly friendly nature who "ran out of their homes to meet us," to greet and welcome the returning O’Neill and his friends to their community, adding that there was something very compelling about that experience.
When asked about her preferences in term of theatrical roles, Hauser immediately responds that she prefers to act, adding that acting is a world into which one may disappear, one that is very much a realm of the imagination.
As her children have grown up in Nova Scotia, Hauser is eager to express how happy she and her family have been here.
nstp.ucis.dal.ca /zouppa_5326.html   (1096 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Genealogy Records Online
Surnames of people in the Louisbourg region, Acadia (Today in Nova Scotia, Canada.) This data was collected from administrative registers (parish registers and census) before the deportation of 1755-1763.
Nova Scotia Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes 1759-1960.
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Cemeteries : A-I
www.genealogysearch.org /canada/novascotia.html   (2304 words)

  
 CGHL - Personal Nova Scotia
Eaton Family of Nova Scotia This is a work in progress by a small group of serious but amateur genealogists whose primary goal is to have all published works relating to the descendants of David and Deborah (White) Eaton on the internet before the year 2000.
Johannes Hatt of Switzerland and Nova Scotia Descendants of Johannes HATT born 1737 in Switzerland, and died 1808 in New Dublin, NS.
Nova Scotia Roots The descendants of Peter Manning of Ireland, George Ross of Northern Ireland, The Phinneys in NS, William Shields of Northern Ireland and Scotland, The Langilles of Tatamagouche and William Joyce of Colchester County, NS.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/personal-ns.html   (1778 words)

  
 Guysborough, Nova Scotia places to stay - the best places to stay in Guysborough
Guysborough is located on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia in Guysborough County on Nova Scotia Route 16 at the head of Chedabucto Bay.
If you operate a Guysborough property, and your property is not in our lodging / dining database, it only takes a few minutes to add a complimentary basic listing.
Described by travel writer Linda Aksomitis as the "crowning jewel of a fabulous trip" to Nova Scotia, DesBarres Manor Inn blends the elegance of the past with modern luxury.
www.staycanada.ca /Nova_Scotia/Guysborough   (291 words)

  
 Cordes-Edwards-Greenwood-Moser - Person Page 15   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Carrie Jean Daniels was born on 15 July 1864 at Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
She died in June 1926 at Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, at age 61.
William Lewis Davidson was born on 26 October 1913 at Marie Joseph, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
myweb.dal.ca /cordes/genealogy/Cordes_Family/p15.htm   (1906 words)

  
 The Canso Causeway's History and Impact
Hugh MacMillan of Port Hastings was one of the prominent early ferry operators who operated as early as 1819 between Auld's Cove on the western side of the Strait of Canso and Port Hastings on the Cape Breton side.
That same year, Richard Carter of Steep Creek, Guysborough County, and David MacPherson of McPherson's Ferry, both received a grant of 10 pounds to operate their ferries.
By 1893, the rail connection between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island was made by the S.S. Mulgrave, a steam ship powerful enough to move a nine car passenger train on a scow.
www.virtualmuseum.ca /pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000222&sl=4863&pos=1   (1919 words)

  
 Guysborough Township, Queens County, Nova Scotia
The new Guysborough Township was therefore created in order to accommodate some of the Loyalist refugees from the American Colonies.
The Guysborough Township was situated immediately west of the Liverpool Township that had been established 14 years earlier and settled by Planters from New England.
The Guysborough Township was 5.8 kilometres in width and ran seventeen kilometres back from the shore of Port Mouton Bay.
mywebpage.netscape.com /merseyhersoc/guysboro.html   (895 words)

  
 Guysborough County Regional Development Authority - Business Case
Guysborough County is a 4,370 square km county located along the Eastern shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Goldboro, Guysborough County is home to the SOEP gas plant and the start of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.
The people of Guysborough County are committed to developing the economic opportunities that will sustain their communities into the future.
www.gcrda.ns.ca /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=251   (806 words)

  
 Nova Scotia travel guide
The history and culture of Nova Scotia are very much connected to the sea.
Nova Scotia's greatest asset though, is her friendly people who will proudly welcome you to their magnificent province.
Nova Scotia also boasts pristine inland wilderness with hundreds of lakes and many beautiful rivers.
www.world66.com /northamerica/canada/novascotia   (279 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Canada
The Maritime Province of Nova Scotia is small, 21,245 square miles (55,024 square kilometers) with a population of less than 900,000.
At one time Nova Scotia was the center of Acadia, and to this day French influence and a certain sense of "Acadianism," if you will, remains.
What makes Nova Scotia particularly attractive is its combination of sea and land, and the climate which is unusually mild for Canada, thanks to the sea.
www.atlanticcanada.info /novascotia.htm   (1403 words)

  
 Tobacco - Nova Scotia Communities Taking Action
And this week, as part of Addiction Awareness week, a group of students at Guysborough Academy are taking part in a new program which takes a community-based approach in breaking addiction, specifically smoking.
The action kit was developed after statistics revealed that Nova Scotia has the highest smoking rate in Canada at 29 per cent and the heaviest consumption of cigarettes per smoker.
Presently four people are trained within District 7 and 8 to coach groups in the use of the program and an accompanying tool kit which provides community members with practical evidence-based tobacco control activity ideas for use in their communities.
www.hpclearinghouse.ca /act/actguysborough.htm   (542 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Genealogy Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia fishermen and mariners lost at sea out of Gloucester, MA; their families and survivors.
Enlistees from the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia in WW 1.
users.andara.com /~grose/novascot.html   (627 words)

  
 Race and Waste in Nova Scotia | The Dominion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Daye is fighting the opening of a second-generation landfill located in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, a few kilometres from Lincolnville, the fl community in which Daye was born and raised.
The site was already home to a first-generation landfill (meaning it lacked the special liners designed to prevent toxic runoff) for 30 years before it was chosen to house a second dump equipped to receive waste from 17 municipalities in Nova Scotia.
Many of the accusations of Lincolnville residents have been echoed by other fl communities in Nova Scotia and are reminiscent of the complaints by former residents of Africville, a fl community formerly located in Halifax, which was destroyed by the Halifax municipality in the 1960s.
www.dominionpaper.ca /environment/2006/12/07/race_and_w.html   (1302 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - Nova Scotia
From the 1815 Diary of a Nova Scotia Farm Girl, Louisa Collins, of Colin Grove, Dartmouth.
Census of 1817 for the county of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
To Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from Hull, Yorkshire, England in April of 1775.
www.cyndislist.com /novascot.htm   (4659 words)

  
 Junior
She was born 17 Sep 1808 in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, and died Bef.
She was born 6 Jan 1817 in Pleasant River, Nova Scotia, and died Aft.
She was born 3 Sep 1863 in River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, and died 6 Mar 1884 in Arichat, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
ca.geocities.com /inkspotter1/Junior.html   (2257 words)

  
 Race and Waste in Nova Scotia | The Dominion
Daye is fighting the opening of a second-generation landfill located in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, a few kilometres from Lincolnville, the fl community in which Daye was born and raised.
The site was already home to a first-generation landfill (meaning it lacked the special liners designed to prevent toxic runoff) for 30 years before it was chosen to house a second dump equipped to receive waste from 17 municipalities in Nova Scotia.
Many of the accusations of Lincolnville residents have been echoed by other fl communities in Nova Scotia and are reminiscent of the complaints by former residents of Africville, a fl community formerly located in Halifax, which was destroyed by the Halifax municipality in the 1960s.
dominionpaper.ca /environment/2006/12/07/race_and_w.html   (1302 words)

  
 The Ecology Action Centre's Marine Issues Committee: Marine Conservation in Nova Scotia and Canada
All Nova Scotians have a responsibility to the present and future generations to ensure that we work together to maintain ecosystems for a healthy and enjoyable life.
Our objective here is to increase Nova Scotians’ understanding of the environmental, economic and social consequences of this project, as well as gather public comments to be included in the environmental assessment and comprehensive study review processes by the provincial and federal agencies.
We hope to provide the residents of Guysborough, and all of Nova Scotia, with a holistic understanding of the long-term impacts of such a project.
ecologyaction.ca /lng   (504 words)

  
 History of Nova Scotia, Jan 1870 - Dec 1879
Frederick George Creed was born in Mill Village, Queens County, Nova Scotia in 1871.
In 1878 he moved with his family to Canso, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, and by 1885 was employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company in that town.
Among the thirty sailing vessels built by Ebenezer Cox in Kingsport, Nova Scotia, was a series known as the K ships.
www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/nshist11.html   (5716 words)

  
 Stay NS: Guest Houses in Nova Scotia, Canada
Havenside Bed and Breakfast is located in the region of world-renowned Peggy's Cove, on the romantic shores of St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia.
A high quality accommodation, a lovely home that is clean, safe and inviting, located within walking distance to the shores of the Bay of Fundy.
Beautifully remodeled, this turn-of-the-century home is located on the Lighthouse route of Nova Scotia's South Shore, a convenient ten minutes from Chester.
www.staynovascotia.ca /ns_guest_houses.php   (351 words)

  
 Scorpio Mining Corporation - Cochrane Hill - Sun Apr 22, 2007
The Cochrane Hill Gold Deposit is located in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, 15 kilometres north of Sherbrooke and 210 kilometres northeast of Halifax.
The property consists of 65 contiguous claims encompassing 1,192 hectares of land in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
The Cochrane Hill gold deposit is part of a widespread metallogenic event that coincides with the Meguma terrane of southern Nova Scotia.
www.scorpiomining.com /s/CochraneHill.asp   (1267 words)

  
 MacIain Genealogy - Family Tree of William MacKean R e u n i o n s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The first gathering of the MacKean descendants was held in Sherbrooke, Guysborough Co, Nova Scotia.
Family members were invited to this family reunion at Melrose, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia on July 29-30, 1995.
Family members were invited to gather at Melrose, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia on July 29-30, 2000.
www.maciain.org /reunions.php   (383 words)

  
 Nova Scotia: Canada at Canadian Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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