Cape Breton Genealogical & Historical Association C.B.G.H.A.

WELCOME

PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION

TO PROMOTE GOOD GENEALOGY
RELATED TO CAPE BRETON ISLAND

Genealogy is the art of sharing!

"If you can't get rid of the family skeleton,
you may as well make it dance".
George Bernard Shaw

This page is for the general public to view.
It will not take you to the pages where material
is stored for members only to view.

THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS / INSTITUTIONS ARE MEMBERS OF
THE CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

JOIN THE C.B.G.H.A. ASSOCIATION	For the low price of $25.00 per year, which comes out to about $2.00 a month, you will have access to over 90,000 pages of material related to Cape Breton Genealogy and History
UP COMING MEETINGS	Everyone is invited to sit in on the C.B.G.H.A. Meetings
C.B.G.H.A. PUBLICATIONS	C.D.s For Sale 1871 RICHMOND COUNTY CENSUS CD 1871 CAPE BRETON COUNTY CENSUS CD CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW TO ORDER The CBGHA has undertaken a project to digitize marriage records of the four Cape Breton Counties. NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN "DVD FORMAT" Victoria County Marriage, records for the years 1864-1918. containing 2120 documents Inverness County Marriages, records for the years 1862-1908, containing 2669 documents Richmond County Marriages, records for the years 1849-1918, containing 2643 documents CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SAMPLE OF A RECORD CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DVD REVIEWS
LeJEUNES/YOUNGS	OF CAPE BRETON & NEWFOUNDLAND
BURTONS	& OTHER RELATED FAMILIES
CAN YOU IDENTIFY	THE PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO New page started to help identify family and friends any help would be appreciated
OLD GLACE BAY OLD NORTH SYDNEY OLD SYDNEY 1 OLD SYDNEY 2	MEMORY LANE Click on title opposite
MEMBERS PAGES	By becoming a member you will have access to all the files listed plus much, much more.
RESEARCHERS PAGES	Find out who else is working on the same families
MAILING LISTS related to finding your Cape Breton ancestors	A great way to find ancestors from Cape Breton Island, is to join mailing lists. It is a great way to make friends and meet others who have an common interest in the culture, heritage and genealogy.
MEMBERS PUBLICATIONS	A list of what some of the members published. Now is the time to put your hard work in print to preserve the family histories for future generations.
POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT	Open the door to Canada's Historic Census Please do your part in helping to release the Post 1901 CENSUS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	President: Norm Macdonald Vice President: Doug Grant Treasurer: Don Tryon Media Manager: Nelene MacLeod Board Members: Phil Irons, Maureen McNeil, Lark Szick
SHIP LIST	SHIP MANIFESTS Ships that might have stopped in Nova Scotia, on their way to other destinations
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