Canadian Genealogy and History Links
Atlantic Provinces
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Archives - Libraries - Museums
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Specializing in marine history of Atlantic Canada. Information and links on the location of the Museum, admission prices and hours of operation, history of the Museum, information on the collection, exhibits, etc.
Emigration
Planter Database The Planter Database contains records from about 3000 documents or collections of documents.
First Nations
Micmac History Information on the Micmac people who occupied Nova Scotia, the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and the eastern half of New Brunswick and southwestern Newfoundland.
General
Boston States Migrations Resources to track families migrating between the Canadian Eastern Provinces, New England and New York through the centuries.
History
Chignecto Isthmus and its First Settlers This book is an account of the settlement of the NS/NB border area known as the Chignecto Isthmus, which separates the Bay of Fundy from the Cumberland Strait.
Links
Atlantic Canadian Genealogy Links An extensive listing of genealogy links and resources with connections that are in Atlantic Canada.
Maritime
Canadian Privateering Homepage In Canada's past privateers were an accepted and respected way of waging war, and often the only means of defence for isolated Canadian communities.
Maritime History Archive Collects and preserves original documents and copies of documents relating to the history of sea based activities in the North Atlantic region.
Organizations and Societies
Clan Baird Society of Atlantic Canada The Society was formed in 1983 to promote the Clan in Atlantic Canada and to encourage Bairds in the region to take pride in their heritage. History of Bairds.
Franco-American Genealogical Society of York Cty Maine formed in 1982as a non-profit society devoted to the preservation of our rich Franco-The society serves genealogists of French ancestry beginning in France, and continuing through migration to Canada, Acadia and New England.
Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes A non-profit entity concerned with improving genealogical practice in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The Institute examines and certifies persons who desire to establish competence in genealogical research.
Personal
Andree MacMillan's Homepage NS: Boudreau, Muise, Chiasson, Aucoin, Lefort and Deveau, MacFarlane, Coady, MacMillan, MacIsaac and McLellan McKenzie and Downing. PEI: the family of Archibald MacDonald. Excerpts from Cheticamp, NS parish records .
Arthur Owen's Genealogy Site Descendants of Arthur and Elizabeth (LEE) OWEN of PEI. Descendants of Charles and Abigail (FILLMORE) OULTON of NB. Descendants of Jesse and Sarah (WRIGHT) STRANG of PEI.
Barb's Web Page Ancestors from NB and NS. Genealogy of Jonah and Steeves.
Bill Norin's Genealogy Donald Gillis I came to Prince Edward Island in 1772 on the Alexander and established their home in Pisquid. Donald II migrated to East Bay, Nova Scotia. Mac Donald Newsletter.
Bissett Pages on the Web Bissett in NS and NB. Includes The Bissett Family List and Bisset Trivia.
Chapy's Realm The Genealogy and history of the Chapman, Boudreau, MacKenzie and their many related surnames that settled in the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick area.
Descendants of James MAXWELL, U.E. L. Ireland. Pennsylvania. Port Matoon, Nova Scotia. Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Includes.LEIGHTON, STROUT, FICKETT, WALLACE, SAWYER, MAXWELL, HILL, SMALL, DYER
Dip Into the Dobson Gene Pool The descendants of Richard Dobson and Margaret Watson.
Don Chapman's Chignecto Home Page Yorkshire settlers and descendants of the Chignecto region of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Also includes some settlers from New England.
Down East - A Maritime Heritage Acadian Families - DUGAS, MOMBOURQUETTE, SAMSON. Lunenburg, NS Families - BECK, CONRAD, FOLCHER, GERHARDT, HARTMANN, SHANKLE, WEIL, WILKIE. Newfoundland Families - WINSOR.
Gray Family Researching the following surnames from Cumberland County, NS; WOOD, TEED, KNIGHT, MATTINSON, THOMPSON and Westmorland County, New Brunswick; CORMIER, LeBLANC.
Hall Family Genealogy of NB and NS Researching the HALL family of Kings County. Hall, Watts, Whelpley, Bunnell, Sprague, Goddard, Conright, Freeze, Graves, Grey/Gray, Kilpatrick, Law, McInnis, McQuinn, Murray, Proctor, Stover, Taylor, Thaxter, Wood and others.
Handspiker and Hanselpacker Genealogy An ever-growing database on all Handspikers and Hanselpackers, mostly in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. With earlier ancestors in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Harvey Genealogist/Canada Page The Harvey Genealogist contains over 250 webpages of Harvey Genealogical information. While information and queries are from all over the world, the predominance are from North American Harvey Researchers.
Hopewell Family History Anderson, Christopher, Cleveland, Coo, Doherty, Fenton, Hawkes/Hawks, Martin, Peck, Ross, Stevens, Upham. in NB and NS.
Jim Taylor's Genealogy Page BURRY and WHITE - Newfoundland. MOORE and TAYLOR - Nova Scotia.
Joylana's Home Page Branscomb, Harrington, Jamison, MacGowan, McCulisten, Rogers, Sample and Weatherbie lines lived in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Lorna's Home Page Munroe, Bray, Tucker, Pierce, Ellis, Crosby, Freeman, Slaunwhite (Schlagentweit), Nowe (Nau), Findlay, Longard and Fader (Feder) - NS. Hiscock, Verge - NF.
Lunergan Family Tree This site gathers together the data I have acquired in a search of my family history. Absent from the net for a time it is now back as part of my college course work.
MacKay Family and Connections in the Maritimes Information concerning the following families: MacKay, Chapman, Holmes, Martell, Johnstone, Salsman, Dakin and Snow, who settled in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Revonoc's Genealogy Information on CAMERON, DEAN, NOWLAN in New Brunswick, and QUIGLEY in Nova Scotia.
The Hawkes Nest Researching the Hawkes/Hawks family from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, Massachusetts, Washington, Steeves, Godfrey, Layton, Benjamin, Carlson, Davis, Fenton, Killam, Knowlton, Nelson, Odo, Searles, Terris, Tingley, Williams.
The Hunt for my Ancestors In Newfoundland: SKINNER, WILCOX, MILLEY, GILL, TUFF, PERRY. In New Brunswick: DAVIDSON, MITCHELL, HOSFORD, ALLABY, WOOD, HERRETT, GUIOU.
Ueltschi, Hilchey and Hilchie Families of the World Covers mainly BOUTILIER, BEAVER, CLATTENBURG, GALLANT, HILCHEY, HILCHIE, MASON, NEWBOMB and UELTSCHI plus lots of other names. These names are mostly from SWITZERLAND, NS, PEI, CT, & ME.
Surnames
Searching Genealogy surnames in Atlantic Provinces Email addresses of those searching for ancestors in the Atlantic Provinces.
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