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Steve:
Your Maria/Margaret was born in Five Islands, a community just near the county lines of Colchester and Cumberland in NS. It's on Route 2 running between TRURO and PARRSBORO, looking out over the world's highest tides (almost 60 FEET low to high) of the Bay of Fundy, known in that area as the Minas Basin. About 50% of the 82 EAGLES surnames in the NS phone listings are still living in this area. Look at them under - www.canada411.com -.
Those living in areas with phone numbers starting with 254-, 647-, 597-, 546-, and further away in places like Amherst (661-, 667-) and Truro (843- or 89*- numbers) are most likely to be related to your Maria/Margaret. If you think a phone call might be a good idea, NS Time is ONE HOUR LATER than Ontario or US Eastern (NY) Time.
You might try contacting the following info sources:
Cumberland County NS - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/ - on the border with Province of New Brunswick, only land link from NS to rest of North America. French settlements and forts from 1650 to early 1700's became English in period 1748-1758. Many records of French and English settlers including Yorkshire farmers who bought and settled on land around Oxford and Amherst in 1770's [and also next door in Dorchester and Sackville, soon to be part of the new province New Brunswick], and United Empire Loyalists fleeing American Revolution and settling places like Parrsboro in 1784-1790. The Tantramar Heritage Trust hosted "Yorkshire 2000", a gathering of the descendants of Yorkshire settlers who emigrated from northern England, going to Nova Scotia during the period 1772-1775. Go to - http://www.tap.nb.ca/tht/york2000.html - or access it through Cyndi's List for Nova Scotia.
In the former coal mining community of Springhill, Cumb Co, NS, local historian Mary Willa Littler (tel: 902-597-2469) is compiling details about the 1891 mine disaster that claimed 125 lives, some as young as 12 years old. Two other deadly 'bumps' in 1956 and 1958, with a major fire in downtown Springhill in 1957, almost killed the town, but it has courageously fought back. Its biggest claim to fame nowadays is singer Anne Murray, whose museum attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year.
Colchester County NS - http://www.genealogynet.com/Colchester/ - first settled early 1760's by New England Planters who sometimes occupied former Acadian French land after the Expulsion of 1755 - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscolche/index.html - also consult the Onslow, NS, Colchester County Book of Records.
The Colchester Historical Society and Museum, 29 Young Street in Truro, Nova Scotia can also give lots of good info (tel: 902-895-6284). Colchester Historical Archives include: - Index to Colchester County Deeds 1771-1870 - Colchester Deeds 1770-1845 - Vital Statistics from newspapers from 1760-1908 - Township Books - Truro, Onslow and Londonderry, Westchester, Cumberland County, Guysborough County, Kings County, Annapolis County - Maps of early Colchester County
- http://www.genealogynet.com/resident/genejane/home.htm - An excellent new database by Jane Wile on surnames of Colchester County - when you get there, click on the tab for surnames. This will bring up about 2 dozen surnames.
Sara Murray Leonard - smurray@netquarters.net - among other surnames, has posted extensive CROW/CROWE information under - http://www.genforum.com- CROW # 1644 - from the "Historical and Genealogical Record of Colchester County (NS)" by Thomas Miller, 1803.
- http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/using/ - Public Archives of Nova Scotia - Tel: (902) 424-6055 FAX: (902) 424-0628
**NOTE: On Thursday, August 30, 2001, the Public Archives of Nova Scotia officially opened the Community Access Program (CAP) site. Along with Internet access, the site includes a cluster of computers, laser printer and a scanner. Of course, it also connects with the massive array of online resources now available through the Archives. People who want to create a family tree, or to search out their roots for whatever reason, will find the archive site offers free public access to quality Web sites from around the world devoted to genealogy. Among other things, the site offers access to the genealogical software, Family Tree Maker, a range of historical resources and the Internet in general. To access the archives on the Internet, go to - http://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/cap -.
- http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/gene/looking.htm/ - NS Archives collection of maps, directories, land records, photographs, registry of deeds, newspaper, cemetery and church records indexes, etc.
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) - Leland Harvie, newsletter editor - P.O. BOX 41, Halifax, N.S. CANADA B3J 2T3 - 902-443-9107, Halifax - 2,500 members - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/ - with LINKS to many interesting sites.
"Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia" by Terrance Punch - ISBN 1-55109-235-2 - Terry is a professionally accredited Canadian genealogist who specializes in immigration from Ireland, Germany and Montbéliard (Huguenot Protestants French-Swiss border area). Terry also investigates the origins of surnames. He hosts a program on CBC (public radio) every 4 weeks (Mondays or Wednesdays) and will answer questions by E-Mail to - marnoon@halifax.cbc.ca - or check out the Website at - http://www.halifax.cbc.ca -
- http://www.CyndisList.com/novascot.htm - Cyndi's List for Nova Scotia - a great place to get started
- http://www.stillman.org/ns.htm - has good basic NS map
NOVA SCOTIA Genweb Site - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/ -
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- http://www.library.ns.ca/regionals/ - NS Regional Libraries (for your enquiries, try the ones marked *, or 1 (first choice), 2, 3, etc.:
_ Annapolis Valley Regional Library
_ Cape Breton Regional Library
1 Colchester-East Hants Regional Library
1 Cumberland Regional Library
2 Eastern Counties Regional Library
3 Halifax Regional Library
2 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
_ South Shore Regional Library
_ Western Counties Regional Library
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