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Genealogy and Cemeteries
Explore a past that runs deep in the roots
Enjoying a glimpse into the past of Yarmouth & Acadian Shores is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. Visit the largest non-institional archives in Nova Scotia to find out information on your family's past. Dig through history and culture through an impressive collection of artifacts, original maps of the region at several different centres. Take advantage of featured demonstrations and events.
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Acadian Museum and Research Centre in West Pubnico
Contact: Bernice d'Entremont
Civic Address: #898 Highway 335, West Pubnico
Phone: 902.762.3380
Open: Open Jun 3–Sep 15, Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 12:30–4:30pm. Archives/research centre open year-round on Thur or by appointment.
Admission: Admission $3, F(12). Research fee $5.
A unique experience in an authentic Acadian community founded in 1653. Discover Acadian history and culture through collections of artifacts and an Acadian homestead built c. 1864. Features include: an aboiteau (300 year-old Acadian drainage system), heritage garden, research and genealogy centre; maps and original land grants for the area from the late 1700s. Programs, demonstrations and events throughout summer.
e: musee.acadien@ns.sympatico.ca
w: http://www.museeacadien.ca 
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Église Ste-Anne Church
Contact: Christine Pothier
Civic Address: Route #3, Ste-Anne-du-Ruisseau
Open: Open year-round; bilingual guided tours from mid-May to September 1.
Admission: Free-will offering.
Église Ste-Anne Church is the oldest Acadian parish on mainland Nova Scotia. A municipally registered heritage property, the architecture and decor of Église Ste-Anne Church speaks eloquently of local faith and artisanship. In 1999, a painting of the annunciation was found in the church rectory’s attic, and is believed to have entered the collection of the church through its founder Father Sigogne in 1799.
w: http://www.eglisesainteannechurch.com/
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Yarmouth County Museum & Archives
Contact: Nadine Gates
Civic Address: 22 Collins St., Yarmouth
Phone: 902-742-5539
Open: Open year round, hours vary by season.
Admission: Adults $3; $5 for Museum + Pelton-Fuller House; family, senior, student & child rates.
Award-winning general history museum with an emphasis on Yarmouth's seafaring history. Collections of china, glass, costumes, furnishings, toys, tools, musical instruments, ship portraits and models, etc. Period rooms. Archives and genealogical research centre. Next door is the Pelton-Fuller House, summer home of the "Fuller Brush Man".
e: ycmuseum@eastlink.ca
w: http://yarmouthcountymuseum.ednet.ns.ca
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Acadian Cemetery & Chapel
Contact: Bernard Belliveau
Civic Address: Pointe-à-Major (Major's Point)
Phone: 902-837-4416
Open: Year-round.
Admission: Free, donations accepted.
This site commemorates the location where a group of Acadians, fleeing the Expulsion, arrived in 1755. It is also the site of the first Acadian cemetery of Saint Mary's Bay, used as a burial ground until 1786. The Little Chapel, with its statue of the Immaculate Conception, dates back to 1892. It is the second chapel built on this site and as a reminder of the sacredness of these grounds.
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Argyle Historical Baptist Church
Civic Address: Frost Corner in Argyle, off Route 3
The Argyle Historical Baptist Church was built c. 1877, and is representative of rural Protestant Churches erected by the Planters. This particular location is significant, in that genealogical records and fieldstones in the accompanying graveyard date to 1762. It is rare to find so many fieldstones as intact as in this location.
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Argyle Township Court House & Archives
Contact: Peter M. Crowell
Civic Address: 8168 Hwy 3, Tusket
Phone: 902-648-2493
Open: Jun 1–Oct 30, Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:30pm; also weekends 9am–5pm in July & Aug.
The oldest standing courthouse in Canada (a National Historic Site), built in 1805 and restored in 1982. Includes cell-block, jail-keepers’ quarters, furnished courtroom, grand jury room and judges’ chambers. Guided tours.
e: atcha@ns.aliantzinc.ca
w: http://www.argylecourthouse.com
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Old Acadian Cemetery, Église St.-Pierre / St. Peter's Church
Contact: Bernard Belliveau
Civic Address: "School Road”, directly across from the site of Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Phone: 902.762.2530
Open: Year-round.
Admission: Free, donations accepted.
The old Acadian Cemetery of St. Peter’s Church is the burial ground for some of the early Acadian settlers who returned to Nova Scotia after their expulsion in 1755.
e: villagehistorique@ns.aliantzinc.ca
w: http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca
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Southwest Nova Scotia Genealogy Circuit
The Southwest Nova Scotia Genealogy Circuit is a partnership of 13 archives and research facilities in Southwestern Nova Scotia. As the first part of North America to be permanently settled by Europeans, many present-day American and Canadian citizens can trace their heritage back to Nova Scotia. The research centres have in-depth information on Acadian, Loyalist, Mi'kmaq, New England Planter, and African Nova Scotian genealogical records in Nova Scotia.
w: http://www.swnsroots.com
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The Marble Lady
Civic Address: Down the Town Point Rd in Chebogue.
The Marble Lady, commemorating the life of Margaret Lindsay McNaught Webster, is located at the Town Point Cemetery in Chebogue. At this location the first English-speaking setters in Yarmouth County arrived on June 9, 1761. Many of Yarmouth’s founding families are buried here, including the Marble Lady. Mrs. Webster died in the mid-1800s, and her husband commissioned the statue to honour her memory. The image was taken from a painting on a matchbox.
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Université Sainte-Anne
Contact: Murielle Comeau Péloquin
Civic Address: Route #1, Church Point
Phone: 902-769-2114
Open: Open year-round.
Imagine studying French while being totally immersed in the language and culture! The Université Sainte-Anne French Immersion Program affords students that exact opportunity; by eating, sleeping, studying, working and playing in French 24 hours a day, students can gain a surprising degree of proficiency and confidence.
w: http://www.usainteanne.ca
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Western Counties Regional Library
Contact: Murielle Comeau Péloquin
Civic Address: 405 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS
Phone: 902-742-2486
Records are found principally at Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne branch libraries. Records available include: Cemetery records, Census, Church Registers, Deeds, Directories, Family Histories, Genealogy Handbooks & Manuals, Land Grants, Newspapers, Parish Directories, Vital Statistics and School Yearbooks. A more complete listing is available on their website.
e: ansy@nsy.library.ns.ca
w: http://www.westerncounties.ca
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Yarmouth Family History Centre - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Contact: Anne Moses or David Veinot
Civic Address: 396 Pleasant St., Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Phone: 902.434.6836
A repository for genealogical information regarding residents of Yarmouth & Acadian Shores.
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