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  Richmond County, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835.
Richmond County comprises that territory known as the Southern District which was established in 1824 at the time of the dividing of Cape Breton Island into three districts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richmond_County,_Nova_Scotia   (141 words)

  
 Jamieson
19 Sep 1820 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
1881 in Cape Canso, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
1871 in Cape Canso, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
ca.geocities.com /inkspotter1/surnames/jamieson.htm   (2419 words)

  
 Families in Transition 1871-1901   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Richmond County outstripped all of the other counties in Nova Scotia in its output of vessels and came third in the province in the number of boats built with 355, or 12.6 per cent of the provincial output.
Richmond County was close to the provincial average in agricultural output.
Among this group were some of the most affluent families in the county, families that had the resources to move as a unit, and the confidence to believe that their assets would make it possible for them to succeed in a new environment.
homepage.mac.com /peartree/speech/wagg.html   (3943 words)

  
 NALD - Awards - Nova Scotia - Richmond County Literacy Network Bursaries and Award
The award is given to a deserving Richmond County graduate of the NSCC Strait Area Campus who returned to school to upgrade his or her educational level in order to enter a full-time program at the Community College.
The award is given to a deserving Richmond County graduate (of NSCC Strait Area/ campus) who returned to school to upgrade their educational level in order to enter a full-time program at the community college.
This award is presented annually to a Richmond County graduate of the Strait Area Campus who returned to school to upgrade their educational level in order to enter a full-time program at the community college.
www.nald.ca /awards/prov/ns/richmond.htm   (974 words)

  
 Generation No. 8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Thomas Murphy, born 13 Jul 1798 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia; married Mary Diggedon 26 Mar 1839 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia; born 12 Nov 1806 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia; died Feb 1899 in Peas Brook, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
Abigail Williams, born 15 Sep 1803 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia; died 29 Apr 1879; married John George 11 Jan 1825 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia; born 6 Oct 1796 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
Reuben Cahoon, born in Eastham, Massachusetts?; died 15 Sep 1777 in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia; married Eunice Kendrick; died 24 Feb 1777 in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
ca.geocities.com /inkspotter1/ancestors/5ggrandparents.htm   (2269 words)

  
 Descendants of Toussaint Samson
1735 in Port Toulouse, Nova Scotia, and died in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
She was born February 22, 1772 in St. Peters (Port Toulouse), Richmond Co, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died January 21, 1860 in Arichat, Nova Scotia.
She was born November 17, 1769 in D'Escousse, Nova Scotia, and died March 30, 1834 in D'Escousse, Nova Scotia.
www.geocities.com /martellbk2/Samson/Samson5.htm   (2350 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - Nova Scotia
Hattie is a founding member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia and an Honourary Life Member of The Cape Sable Historical Society and The Shelburne County Genealogical Society.
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.
www.cyndislist.com /novascot.htm   (4158 words)

  
 JobsPress.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Higher education is essential to the success of the Nova Scotia economy and to the overall productivity and prosperity of the province.
Nova Scotia will have to radically change working and wage conditions if it's going to bring skilled workers home to stay, says the president of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia.
THE PROVINCIAL government is scrambling to solve Nova Scotia's skills shortage problem, but some businesses and tradespeople say they haven't seen much evidence of that effort.
www.jobspress.com   (755 words)

  
 The Descendants of Jean Martel and Anne Marizy
She was born October 15, 1767 in Quebec, Canada, and died May 08, 1849 in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
She was born 1793 in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, and died 1872 in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
She was born 1835 in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, and died 1881 in L' Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
www.islandregister.com /martell1.html   (1111 words)

  
 Nova Scotia, French Acadian and Scottish Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The first English settlement in Pictou County was by the Philadelphia Company in 1767 when they sent thirty-five people, six families of Scottish and Irish-Scottish origin on the ship Betsey from Philadelphia and Maryland to settle on their land in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
The second wave came from Scotland to Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1773 when the Hector arrived to a heavily forested and unsettled land.
Several ROSE families settled other areas of Nova Scotia in the early part of the 19th century.
users.andara.com /~grose   (1261 words)

  
 Cape Breton Councils   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chapel Island First Nation is located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, with a population of 453 people, 92 of whom live off-reserve, according to DIAND, March/96.
Eskasoni First Nation is located in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, with a population of 2865 people, of whom 349 live off-reserve, according to DIAND, December/96.
Wagmatcook First Nation is located in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, with a population of 558 people, 82 of whom live off-reserve, according to DIAND, December/95.
www.uccb.ns.ca /mikmaq/cbcouncils.html   (223 words)

  
 Atlantic Canadian Genealogy Links
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.
Descendants of Nicholas Reinhardt Descendants of Nicholas Reinhardt of Germany and Nova Scotia.
users.eastlink.ca /%7Echapy/aclinks.htm   (5581 words)

  
 NALD - NOVA SCOTIA HOME PAGE
The Family Literacy Association of Nova Scotia (FLANS) is a provincial non-profit organization committed to literacy within the context of family and community.
The Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning is an administrative body supporting the delivery of adult education programs from basic literacy to high school completion.
The Richmond County Literacy Network is a volunteer, community-based, non-profit society established in April, 1998 to address the adult literacy needs of the residents of Richmond County.
www.nald.ca /PROVINCE/ns/nshome.htm   (1006 words)

  
 Nova Scotia GenWeb Project
County coordinators are responsible for the development and maintenance of a County GenWeb site which includes genealogical data from that area.
Nova Scotia Planter Studies - Acadia University maintains a searchable database, indexed by surname, of primary sources for New England Planters who came to Nova Scotia between 1759 and 1774.
Nova Scotia Department of Vital Statistics - Information on, and forms for, obtaining birth, marriage and death records from the Province of Nova Scotia.
www.rootsweb.com /~canns   (1644 words)

  
 ACOA Website - News - News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Residents of Richmond County will soon see improvements to their water and sewer services with funding for two projects through the Canada/Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program.
The $982,694 in federal and provincial funding under the Program is subject to the formal acceptance of the Municipality of the County of Richmond, which will fund the balance of the project costs.
The $195 million, six-year Canada/Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program is administered by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation in Cape Breton) and Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.
www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca /e/media/press/press.shtml?1557   (605 words)

  
 Gerrior Family Genealogy Forum
Gerriors of Richmond County, Nova Scotia - Vince MacNeil 4/28/01
Re: Gerriors of Richmond County, Nova Scotia - Greg Gerrior 7/10/01
Re: Gerriors of Richmond County, Nova Scotia - Vince MacNeil 7/11/01
genforum.genealogy.com /gerrior   (119 words)

  
 Cumberland County GenWeb Nova Scotia
The Cumberland County GenWeb site is the result of volunteer effort and contributions from many people and was initiated by the efforts of Jonathan Davidson who built the first web site and gathered its first resource lists.
Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth
Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island - New Brunswick - Acadian - Canada - Canada GenWeb for Kids - United States - World
www.rootsweb.com /~nscumber   (179 words)

  
 Richmond County Library
The county libraries are supported by both the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and local barristers societies.
In order for a visiting member to gain access to a county library it is necessary to contact the local contact listed below.
If you require assistance, or have a question, please contact the reference staff at the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Library (nsbslib@nsbs.org or 902-425-2665).
www.nsbs.ns.ca /countybars/lib_richmond.htm   (97 words)

  
 The Landrys of Cape Breton.
I have trouble with this entry, as I believe, the only Landrys in 1740 were located in peninsular Nova Scotia.
Jean Baptiste Landry was one of the original Acadians to come to Richmond County, one of its original settlers.
The "La Rocque's report" to which Johnston refers is in fact a census that was carried out by Sieur de la Roque, under the direction of the French governor, M.
www.blupete.com /Genealogy/LandryCB.htm   (8479 words)

  
 RootsWeb: CHASE-L [CHASE-L] Chase family of Lunenburg County and Kings County, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia, daughter of MATTHIAS WENTZELL and LOUISA TANNER.
December 1862 in New Ross, Nova Scotia, and died 5 March 1897 in buried
October 1866 in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia.
newsarch.rootsweb.com /th/read/CHASE/2002-06/1024845079   (1225 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Richmond County, Nova Scotia
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 Nova Scotia Online: Richmond County: Accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Indian Point Lodge Owner's Comments In Cape Breton, the most beautiful part of Nova Scotia, situated at the mouth of the Grand River, close to the Atlantic.
L'Auberge Acadienne INN, located in the Acadian community of Arichat on the Fleur-de-lis Trail, Isle Madame, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, welcomes you in the very best of Acadian traditions.
nsonline.com /Cape-Breton/Richmond-County/Travel/Accommodations   (410 words)

  
 Homes for Sale Nova Scotia
113 acres in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
From the highest point of the land is a whole view of a river and lake -- Georges River, close to Bras d'or, Cape Breton It is one of the most beautiful areas of Cape Breton, as are most areas.
Private and secluded overlooking famous Oak Island and in the distance, Chester, along the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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 Registrars of Deeds - Nova Scotia
The series of county maps drawn by Ambrose Church between 1865 and 1888 showing householder's names by each property is of particular interest.
Most of these records have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, copies are available at the Nova Scotia Archives and on loan through any LDS Family History Centre.
The county divisions and boundaries have changed over the years, the following table gives details and the years that records are available on film.
nsgna.ednet.ns.ca /ndeed.html   (211 words)

  
 Ancestry Message Boards [ Richmond ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
McCuish Cemetery, Richmond County, Nova Scotia : Patricia Casper -- 19 Jan 2005
Re: clory family -- Arichat, D'Ecousse Nova Scotia : howard currie -- 7 Sep 2004
Re: clory family -- Arichat, D'Ecousse Nova Scotia : c clory -- 12 Oct 2004
boards.ancestry.com /mbexec/board/an/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.richmond   (321 words)

  
 Acadian Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Acadians and French from the Parish records of St. Peter's, Tracadie, Nova Scotia and St. Paul's, Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fort Anne National Historic Site is of national historic Significance because of the site's role in early European colonization, settlement and government in Acadie and Nova Scotia in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Fort Beausejour is a star-shaped fort built in the 1750s by the French in the course of their struggle with the British.
users.andara.com /~grose/acadianl.html   (594 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Trans-Canada Highway Route
The distance from Sydney to Amherst is 252 miles (405 KM), but a non-stop tour of the Cabot Trail will add a day to your visit.
The Trans-Canada does not pass through Halifax, which is Nova Scotia's largest city and the provincial capital, but it's only 63 miles southwest of Truro on route 102, and worth visiting.
You can also take a privately-operated a 75-minute long car ferry to PEI from Pictou, Nova Scotia.
www.transcanadahighway.com /NovaScotia   (315 words)

  
 Arichat.com located in Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada.(Pictures, History, Business Directory, Web Site Design)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The village of Arichat is one of the oldest communities in Nova Scotia, dating back to the 1700's when tall ships ruled the seas.
It was know as the most important shiretown of Richmond County.
As you visit the islands you will constantly change vistas of the rocky coastline, inlets, coves and islands of Arichat harbour along the very edge of the shores.
www.arichat.com   (165 words)

  
 1891 Richmond County Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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217 KB District No. 41 Richmond, Sub-District No. 14
126 KB Return to Cape Breton Counties GenWeb
www.rootsweb.com /~nscpbret/rich91.html   (82 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: North America: Canada: Nova Scotia: Counties: Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
1891 Richmond County Census - The census was transcribed by Jeanne D. Belford and Ed Galvin and is an ongoing work.
Richmond County Library - The Strait area Barrister's Library.
Lists member and library services, legal resources, media guide, bar admission course and practising law in Nova Scotia.
dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/Canada/Nova_Scotia/Counties/Richmond   (126 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Online: Richmond County: Community Services
Nova Scotia: Cape Breton: Richmond County: Community Services
Richmond County Strait Area Barristers' Library [ Library Services - Nova Scotia Barristers' Society consists of 14 libraries.
The county libraries are supported by both the Nova Scotia...
nsonline.com /Cape-Breton/Richmond-County/Community_Services   (84 words)

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