South Shore Genealogical Society What's New

1. See a photo essay about the workshop on the Maintenance & Preservation of Cemeteries held recently in Lunenburg.
2. More photographs and inscriptions of Monuments.
3. More photographs of Places of Worship.
4. More photographs of Cemetery Wanderings.
5. Added link to Blandford & Area Historical Society - welcome aboard!
6. All information concerning Cemeteries - from publications to workshop photographs, are now on a separate Cemeteries page which has links to each section.

November 14,1999

1. More photographs and inscriptions of monuments added to Monuments.
2. Members' Research Lines are updated with new and renewing members' surname interests from October. New surnames being researched: Bauhoffler; Colicut; Colp; Folcher; Gorkum; Schweinheimer; Wolff plus several additions to other surnames already on the lists.
3. The SSGS Holdings of Microfilm/Microfiche is up - look for the icon.
4. More photographs of places of worship added to Places of Worship.

November 7, 1999

1. In honour of Canada's Remembrance Day on November 11th, more photographs of cenotaphs and war memorials added to Monuments.
2. More photographs added to Cemetery Wanderings.

October 31, 1999

1. Start of two new picture sections: Monuments (the Montbéliard in Lunenburg) and Cemetery Wanderings.
2. The newest issue of the Newsletter is up and the last two are archived

October 17, 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Beech Hill (2), Chester (5), Chester Basin, Fort Point (LaHave), Martin's Brook. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

October 10, 1999

1. Members' Research Lines are updated with new and renewing members' surname interests from August and September. New surnames being researched: Biguenet (Bigney), Hawboldt, Jeanperrin (Perrin), Jeaudry, Jolimois, Kappes, Loeffler, Shupe/Schupe/Schupp plus many additions to many others.Some changes of regular postal address and some new email addresses added so make sure to check.
2. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Bakers Settlement, Bridgewater Anglican, Indian Point, Lower Rose Bay, Newcombville, Sweetland, Upper Northfield (2), Watford, West Dublin Brookside and Western Shore Pentecostal. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

September 19, 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Bush Island (2); LaHave Island (3) and Crescent Beach Publicover. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables.
2. Transcriptions of some recently recorded, unpublished cemeteries are starting. This week it's the two Bush Island cemeteries. The transcriptions are done in database format which means that unless names are on the same stone, there is not necessarily any relationship between names - they are alphabetical. The Cem #, Stone # and ID # are there for future publishing. See Cemetery Index A-E
3. Started an ever-changing feature called Did You Know...? - snippets of interest or little known facts about Lunenburg County over the years.

August 28, 1999

1. The SSGS Holdings of Vital Statistics are up - look for the icon.
2. Members' Research Lines are updated with new and renewing members' surname interests from July and early August. New surnames being researched: Bambrick; Chesley; Hubley; Irdman; Jackson; Richards and Webber plus many additions to many others.
3. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Branch LaHave (2); Mahone Bay Bayview. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

August 21, 1999

1. The SSGS Holdings of Family Genealogies are up - look for the icon. These are 7 pages of lists!
2. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Farmville; Feltzen; Middle LaHave (1) and New Germany (3). Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

August 8, 1999

1. The SSGS Holdings of Census Records are up - look for the icon.
2. The SSGS Holdings of Church Records are up (two pages) - look for the icon.
3. Can you help find our burial sites and churches? Please see Lost on the main page.

August 1, 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Barss Corner (1); Laconia; Lapland (2); Second Peninsula; Waterloo; West Northfield (2). Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables
2. See the "old way" of getting a Labrador Whaler to the launch ramp on the main page at Where is This?

July 25, 1999

1. Updated Research Lines again! Eight new members with their interests! Many renewing who added or updated their surname interests. Some changes of regular postal address and some new email addresses added so make sure to check. There are additions to 63 surnames.
2. The newest issue of the Newsletter is up.
3. The SSGS Holdings of Cemetery Records are up - look for the icon.

July 11, 1999

1. More cemeteries have been added and/or referenced to the Cemetery Index Tables: Chester.

July 3, 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Hebbville, Pinehurst and Second Peninsula (2). Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

June 27, 1999

Time to get away from cemeteries for a bit (not to worry, more photographs and directions coming next time!) with:
1. Research Lines have been updated! Twenty new members with their interests! Many renewing who added or updated their surname interests. Some changes of regular postal address and some email addresses added so make sure to check.
2. The start of the SSGS Holdings are up (this will be quite a long process!). An index of many of the "commercially" printed books we have on the shelves are now on-line to help you know what to look for or ask for. As our holdings are always increasing, we will attempt to keep you up-to-date here as we add the newest acquisitions.

June 7, 1999

1. More cemeteries have been added and/or referenced to the Cemetery Index Tables: Beech Hill; Branch LaHave; Broad Cove; Cherry Hill; Chester Basin; Chester; New Germany and Western Shore.
2. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Auburndale; Bayport; Bridgewater (1); Chester (2); Chester Basin (2); East LaHave (1); Garden Lots; Indian Path; Lower LaHave; Mahone Bay; Martin's Point; Middle New Cornwall; Midville Branch; Northwest; Rhodes Corner (2 new photos); Riverport (2); Rose Bay (2); Western Shore (2); Whynott's Settlement . Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables
3. Added another issue of the Newsletter to the Newletter Archives (thanks, Pat!).

May 24, 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Chester Basin (1) and Lunenburg (3). Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables
2. Updated Who is Visiting?
3. Added the current Newsletter.

May 16, 1999

1. More cemeteries have been added and/or referenced to the Cemetery Index Tables: Blandford; Bridgewater; Conquerall Bank; Fox Point; Mahone Bay; Middlewood; Upper Blandford.
2. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Barrys Corner (Maitland); Blockhouse (2); Blue Rocks (2); Bridgewater (1); Union Square; Upper LaHave (2) are up. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables

May 9 1999

1. More photographs of, and directions to, cemeteries: Blandford/New Harbour (2); First South; Fox Point; Heckman's Island; Mill Cove; Northwest Cove; Simms Settlement (2) are up. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables
2. Now have archives of Where is this?
3. Three new unidentified photographs on the front page - can you help put a name to them?
4. Added a links page for personal & family surnames homepages.

April 25, 1999

1. Surnames being Researched by our members. The last of the names R, S, V and W are up - whew!
2. Three new unidentified photographs on the front page - can you help put a name to them?
3. The Places Picture Quiz on the front page this week is a real query can you help?
4. September 1998 Newsletter added to Newsletter Archives. Finally, the missing Part 2 of Memories of Bridgewater!!

April 17, 1999

1. Surnames being Researched by our members. Names K, L and M are up.
2. Another outside Links page - GenWeb site links for Atlantic Canada, including all the NS counties, are up.
3. Started to put up photographs of and directions to some cemeteries: Barrys Corner; Bayswater (2); Centre; Lower Walden; Rhodes Corner (2); Vogler's Cove Old Vogler Burial Ground and Walden are up today. Click on the camera icon beside the cemetery name on the Cemetery Index tables.

April 10,1999

1. Three new unidentified photographs on the front page - can you help put a name to them?
2. Searching your roots in person this year? See our new section at Who is Visiting our Area this Year. A listing of people who plan to be in the SSGS area - renew acquaintances or meet a long lost "cousin".
3. Surnames being Researched by our members. Names J, N, P, T and Y, are up (only K,L,M,R,S,V and W to go - and they're big!).
4. Maps for the following Cemeteries in the Lunenburg County Cemetery Index A-E are updated: Bell Island, Bush Island, Mosher's Island and Dayspring (Marsh Cove)

April 4, 1999

1. Started the outside Links page - this week Genealogical and Historical Societies in Nova Scotia are up.
2. Surnames being Researched by our members. Names G, H, I, O, U & Z, are up.

March 27, 1999

1. Surnames being Researched by our members. Names D, E & F, are up - come, visit and see if you can find another "cousin"!
2. Links and maps for the following Cemeteries in the Lunenburg County Cemetery Index A-E are operational: Bell Island; Bush Island. Updated maps: East LaHave.
3. Our Picture Places Quiz! - see our first entry on the main page. Feel free to submit a photograph or postcard of places in Lunenburg and Queens counties. If you know the answer, please include it. If not, we'll see who might know.
4. The beginning of an archives of past Newsletters. This is an on-going project, as is indexing them so you can find those interesting articles easily.
5. Highlighting of Coming Events on the main page.

March 21, 1999

1. Links and maps for the following Cemeteries in the Cemetery Index A-E are operational: Auburndale; Bakers Settlement; Barrys Corner; Barrs Corner; Bayport; Bayswater; Beech Hill; Big Tancook Island; Blandford; Blockhouse; Bluerocks; Borgel's Point; Branch LaHave; Bridgewater; Broad Cove; Camperdown; Canaan; Centre; Chelsea; Cherry Hill; Chester; Chester Basin; Clearland; Conquerall Bank; Conquerall Mills; Crescent Beach; Crouses Settlement; Crousetown; Dayspring; Dublin Shore; East LaHave; East River Point; Elmwood.
2. Links and maps for the following Cemeteries in the Cemetery Index F-M are operational: Farmville; Feltzen South; First South; Five Houses; Forties; Garden Lots; Hebbville; Heckman's Island; Hemford; Indian Path; Indian Point; Italy Cross; Kingsburg; Laconia; LaHave; Lake Centre; Lapland; Little Tancook; Lower Kingsburg; Lower LaHave; Lower Rose Bay; Lower Walden; Lunenburg; Mahone Bay; Maitland; Martin's Brook; Martin's Point; Martin's River; Middle LaHave; Middle New Cornwall; Middlewood; Midville Branch; Mill Cove;Mosher's Island; Mount Pleasant.
3. Links and maps for the following Cemeteries in the Cemetery Index N-Z are operational: New Canada; New Cumberland; New Germany; New Ross; Newburne; Newcombville; Nineveh; North River; Northwest; Northwest Cove; Parkdale-Maplewood; Petite Riviere; Pinegrove; Pinehurst; Pleasantville; Rhodes Corner; Riverport; Rose Bay; Second Peninsula; Scarsdale; Sherwood; Simms Settlement; Simpson's Corner; Sweetland; Union Square; Upper Blandford; Upper Branch; Upper Kingsburg; Upper LaHave; Upper New Cornwall; Upper Northfield; Voglers Cove; Walden; Waterloo; Watford; West Dublin; West LaHave; West Northfield; Western Shore; Whynott's Settlement.
4. Surnames being Researched by our members. Names A, B & C, are up - come, visit and see if you can find a "cousin"!
5. Our Who is this? feature on the front page now has an Archive - Please have a look and help trace these "lost" photographs.
6. We've added a Guestbook, available from the front page - sign in, add your Surnames and maybe make a contact.

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