HEIGHT in Nova Scotia, Canada
For those posting here:
There are presently 38 HEIGHT surnames listed in the NS phone book - http://www.canada411.comhttp://www.canada411.com -
Over 80% of them settled (and still live) in Digby or Annapolis County, in south-western NS. They are in communities like Digby, Weymouth, Smiths Cove, Clementsvale and Clementsport in Digby Co, and Bridgetown, Hampton, Middleton, Paradise and Lawrencetown in Annapolis County next door.
Most of these people originated with settlers and/or military people granted land between 1710 and 1760, while others may have come in 1783/4 as United Empire Loyalists (UEL) at the end of the Revoluntionary War.
Some sources of information:
- http://www.CyndisList.com/novascot.htmhttp://www.CyndisList.com/novascot.htm - Cyndi’s List for Nova Scotia - a great place to get started
- http://www.stillman.org/ns.htmhttp://www.stillman.org/ns.htm - has good basic NS map
NOVA SCOTIA Genweb Site - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/ -
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Annapolis County NS, site of the oldest French settlement in North America (founded by Champlain in 1604) and the first British capital at Annapolis Royal 1710-1749 -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsannapo/http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsannapo/ - all early French (and much English) history in NS started here.
J. Furber Marshall NSHQ, Volume 7, "A Banks Family of Nova Scotia" (Annapolis & Digby County)
Calnek, W. A. “History of the County of Annapolis”, Belleville, ON: Mika Publishing Company, 1980 [originally published Toronto: William Briggs, 1897]; also
“Family Genealogies for Yorkshire Families who settled in Annapolis County” are available at the O'Dell Museum for the following surnames: Bath, Clark, Gilliatt, Halliday, Hawkesworth, Hudson, Jacques, Jefferson, Mills, Milner, Oliver, Robinson - through the Historic Restoration Society, 158 St George Street, Annapolis Royal, NS,B0S 1A0 (tel: 902-532-7754).
Digby County NS - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ns/digby/http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ns/digby/ - has mixture of early French and English settlements. District of Clare is Acadian French and “longest main street in the world” (40 miles/65 km), Université Sainte-Anne holds many archival records of French settlement back to early 1700’s. New England Planters (ca 1760) and later United Empire Loyalists (1776-1784) brought in English-speaking settlers.
Yarmouth County NS - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsyarmou/index.htmhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nsyarmou/index.htm - is an interesting mix of early French Acadian history (from 1653 onward) and New England Planters (from late 1750’s) and later United Empire Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution (1776 to 1783). Also home base for the most sailing ships in the world in the mid-1800’s. Many large elaborate homes in Queen Anne Revival and Gothic Revival styles from mid-1800’s. Home of best museum and archives in NS outside Halifax Capital Region. Nearest location by ferry to USA.
Website - http://ycn.library.ns.ca/museum/yarcomus.htmhttp://ycn.library.ns.ca/museum/yarcomus.htm - and E-Mail - [email protected] - Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, 22 Collins Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, B5A 3C8 CANADA - Tel: (902) 742-5539 Fax: (902) 749-1120 - they have just completed a major physical expansion and will be ready in summer 2000 to assist historians and geneaologists much more effectively than ever before. Outside of the Provincial Archives of NS in Halifax, this museum has arguably the best collection of archival records in Nova Scotia.
GOVT OF NS (VITAL STATISTICS) - http://www.gov.ns.ca/bacs/vstat/http://www.gov.ns.ca/bacs/vstat/ - births, marriages, deaths, etc.
- http://www.nsarm.ednet.ns.ca/http://www.nsarm.ednet.ns.ca/ - Public Archives of Nova Scotia - Tel: (902) 424-6060 FAX: (902) 424-0628 - **NOTE: AS OF 2000, THEIR ACTUAL RECORDS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE ON-LINE, so you must visit in person, employ researchers, or use “snail mail” if you live far away.
- http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.htmlhttp://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html - Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) - Leland Harvie, newsletter editor - P.O. BOX 41, Halifax, N.S. Canada B3J 2T3 - 902-443-9107, Halifax - 1,500 members - the main “chebucto” menu was changed after April 1999 to - http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/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).
Kevin MacDonell @ - http://www.auracom.com/~wordsmithhttp://www.auracom.com/~wordsmith - wrote a detailed feature for the October 1999 issue of “Rural Delivery” magazine about Nova Scotia's new protective legislation for old graveyards and its implications for landowners. He also spoke to graveyard researchers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Contact info for “Rural Delivery” is available on their website - http://www.countrymagazines.comhttp://www.countrymagazines.com - or toll-free 1-877-354-3764, or in Liverpool, NS at tel: 902-354-5411.
Certified Record Searchers - http://www.shelburne.nscc.ns.ca/nsgna/gim/cert.htmhttp://www.shelburne.nscc.ns.ca/nsgna/gim/cert.htm - PAID RESEARCHERS, FAMILY REUNIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Three publications: “NOVA SCOTIA PLACE NAMES”, Thomas Brown, 1922; “PLACE NAMES AND PLACES OF NOVA SCOTIA” and “PLACE NAMES IN NOVA SCOTIA”, published by the Public Archives of NS. Sometimes in the short descriptions of the place name, they mention the original land grants.
Cambridge Military Library
Building #3, R.A. Park
Queen Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2H9
Tel: DND switchboard (902) 427-0550
The Canadian Re-enactment Group at - http://wchat.on.ca/public/acwhrs/index.htmlhttp://wchat.on.ca/public/acwhrs/index.html - may have info about Canadians who fought in American or other wars (example: US Civil War) or might be able to direct you to the proper source. (1999-12-21: NO DATA AVAILABLE AT SITE)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) [CANADA] - Halifax Mission,
Family History Centre & Genealogical Library,
44 Cumberland Drive,
Dartmouth, NS B2V 2C7
Tel: (902) 462-0628
**NOTE: The Mormons do not do a lot of verifying of the records they publish. Some people find they are about 50% accurate.
Main Office: Tel: (902) 468-2718, 202 Brownlow Avenue, Dartmouth, NSB3B 1T5
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