Date: 1/1/2011
Name: Loretta Francis-Hurlburt
Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
E-Mail: autumnnites@hotmail.com
Comments: I would like to thank the creator
of this site. Over the years I have found it
very helpful in being reunited with former
friends & even family members I had lost
contact with.
I would also like to take this oppurnity to
wish everone a blessed, healthy &
prosperous 2011........ Hello Paul Francis
formerly of Yarmouth & now residing in
Winnipeg. We attended Center School together
[same classes] and we lived on Prince Street.
It's been a lot of years ago. I hope you &
your family have kept well over the years.
Have you ever been back to Yarmouth? I
remember you, your brother, Albert &
Nina. It later years my family lived in
the same house as you. The old house is long
gone. Are you on facebook? There is a site on
there you might be interested in, it's for
people who grew up in the south-end. There is
a lot of old pictures, one of your father when
he played with the Gateways & also with
the Missionaires. The old church on East
Street, the playground, Prince Street, etc. I
enjoy looking at all the old pictures on that
site & I'm sure you will too...........
Looking forward to 2011 and renewing
relationships with lost family & friends
on this wonderful site....
Happy New Year and God bless.
Date: 1/2/2011
Name: Raymond Bégin
Location: Lac Montjoie, Qc
E-Mail: raymond.bozena@videotron.ca
Comments: my first hearing today about the
islands on Radio-Canada on a sheep farm
super
Raymond
Date: 1/4/2011
Name: Jane MacIsaac
Location: Alberta
E-Mail: chummys2@hotmail.com
Comments: Most informative and beautiful
pictures. Reminds me of home (formerly
from Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia).
Date: 1/5/2011
Name: Dot Vallillee
Location: Yarmouth, NS
E-Mail: dotvallillee@eastlink.ca
Comments: "Come on down..to Yarmouth
Town" for a Celebration by the sea! The
celebrations have begun and will continue
all year as we salute the arrival of the
first English settlers to this area in 1761.
Web Site: Be sure to be here in
2011 for Yarmouth 250
Date: 1/6/2011
Name: marie
Location: pei
E-Mail:
Comments:
I
wonder what Yarmouth was like 250
years ago! A lovely place with
pleasant climate year round and a
beautiful gateway harbour, and a
modest population whose openness and
friendliness have never been
surpassed.
Congratulations on
this 250th!
Rappie Pie:
http://yarmouth250.com/2010/12/acadians-treasure-their-rappie-pie-%E2%80%93-but-it%E2%80%99s-popular-with-everyone-in-sw-nova/
Bringing history
alive for 250th
http://www.thevanguard.ca/Living/Education/2010-10-21/article-1867914/Bringing-history-alive-for-250th/1
Yarmouth and Acadian Shores
http://www.yarmouthandacadianshores.com/
Date: 1/9/2011
Name: yvonne surette
Location: virginia
E-Mail: litknit@aol.com
Comments:
Date: 1/9/2011
Name: John n Telford
Location: Hyde Park, NY
E-Mail: peerlessjt@optonline.net
Comments: My wife was watching Iron Chef
America and they were cooking with Canadian
Lobsters, obtained from Cape Forchu fishery.
Although we have been to Nova Scotia and
explored its many interesting fishing
villages, we intend to return and will most
certainly visit Cape Forchu in the next year
or so. My wife and I are originally from
Ontario, Canada therefore have always had a
continuing interest in Canada and its unique
provinces.
John and Ruth Telford
Date: 1/10/2011
Name: Nora M. LeBlanc
Location: Tiverton,Ontario
E-Mail: nora.ed@tnt21.com
Comments: This place sounds very interesting
and I'll make sure to plan my trip for August
for the festival.I'm from Concession many
years ago but still have family down
there.Thanks for the information.
Date: 1/12/2011
Name: Esther Tedford
Location: Oshawa, ON
E-Mail: etamalin@rogers.com
Comments: Just a short note for anyone
visiting this website and see the name Tedford
which has deep roots in and around the
Yarmouth area to let you know that I have
created a Tedford family tree on
Ancestry.com. Although not complete by
no means, and there may be some incorrect
information there as well, if anyone has
any questions or more family information,
I can be contacted at etamalin@rogers.com.
My father was William Randolph Tedford
(Randy), son of Jane Morrell Tedford
Poole and Oscar Henry Tedford. He had
one brother Leslie and three sisters Alva
Wood, Bertha Delaney and Margaret Jeffery.
Two half sisters also who moved to the U.S.
and died there.
I would love to hear from anyone who is
interested in this family tree.
Esther Tedford
Date: 1/14/2011
Name: Buck Matheson
Location: Oromocto, NB
E-Mail: aaf123@nb.sympatico.ca
Comments: I'm helping a friend trace her
family tree. Her Grandparents are Durwood
A Nickerson(1913-1976) and Marie
Cottreau(1917-1980) both deceased.
We have vitals from Cemetery database. Is
there any desendants out there or anyone know
Durwood or Marie's parents?
Date: 1/15/2011
Name: Wilma Churchill Stone
Location: Estero,Florida
E-Mail: stoney26@comcast.co
Comments: I love this site and I check in
whenever I need a Nova Scotia fix. I grew up
in Port Maitland and I always think of Nova
Scotia as home.
Date: 1/15/2011
Name: Malcolm Matheson
Location: Oromocto, NB
E-Mail: aaf123@nb.sympatico.ca
Comments: I am assisting a friend trace her
family in and around Yarmouth, Her maternal
Grandparents are Marie
Cottreau(1917-1980) and Durwood A
Nickerson(1913-1976). Would anyone
be able to assist with identifying further
maternal ancestors?
Date: 1/19/2011
Name: david/deborah
Location: owen sound, ontario
E-Mail: davidpostings@yahoo.ca
Comments: looking at homes for sale. what a
beautiful place.
Date: 1/19/2011
Name: maureen clohessy
Location: toronto ontario
E-Mail: maureensmansion@hotmail.com
Comments: thank you for providing this info
and history.
Date: 1/22/2011
Name: Bernie Quigley
Location: Cole Harbour NS
E-Mail: quigley1846@hotmail.com
Comments: Researching Hatfields of the area
Date: 1/27/2011
Name: bavaria
Location: carleton
E-Mail: bavaria@eastlink.ca
Comments: bavaria is closed since jan 2009
http://www.yarmouth.org/villages/carleton/business/index.htm
Date: 1/29/2011
Name: Steven Stewart
Location: Dartmouth, NS
E-Mail:
Comments: I remember Durwood and Marie.
They lived here:
http://www.yarmouth.org/villages/sandbeac/feb-2004//08.jpg
My grandparents lived in the house on the
next hill, to the left in the picture above,
and here:
http://www.yarmouth.org/villages/sandbeac/feb-2004/original/09.jpg
I remember my grandmother sending me as a
young boy up to Marie's with money to buy
eggs. She kept a hen house.
I asked my mother about Marie's
parents. She didn't know, except that
she was from Wedgeport. She recalled
that they would visit her relatives
there. To her knowledge, she wasn't
directly related directly to any of the many
Cottreaus in Sand Beach.
I remember Durwood and Marie's son Johnny, as
he lived in the Sand Beach house for many
years after they died. I also remember
Corrina, who was a teenager when I was a young
boy in Sand Beach.
Steven
Date: 1/15/2011
Name: Malcolm Matheson
Location: Oromocto, NB
E-Mail: aaf123@nb.sympatico.ca
Comments: I am assisting a friend trace her
family in and around Yarmouth, Her maternal
Grandparents are Marie Cottreau(1917-1980) and
Durwood A Nickerson(1913-1976). Would
anyone be able to assist with identifying
further maternal ancestors?
Date: 2/5/2011
Name: marie
Location: pei
E-Mail:
Comments: Sue Hutchins and Bruce Bishop, thank
you for the most beautiful video-audio recording
about Yarmouth 1761 - 2011 at the top of this
page! I play it over and over again:
Spectacular!
Date: 2/13/2011
Name: Bob McRitchie
Location: Oregon
E-Mail:
Comments: Hi All...
My Grandfather, Gilbert S. White
was born in Yarmounth NS, in 1875. I am unable
to verify his parentage...can't find them. Any
thoughts??
Date:
2/18/2011
Name: lynda kacicz
Location: ocala, fl.
E-Mail: lkacicz@cfl.rr.com
Comments: within the year will possibly be
looking for a small cottage to rent,in
yarmouth. near fishing village.
Date: 2/19/2011
Name: mildred & darrell hebb
Location: halifax
E-Mail: darrell_mildred@hotmail.com
Comments: worlds best town
hi everybody
Date: 2/20/2011
Name: Bob Kozey
Location: Connecticut USA
E-Mail: kozeyacres@att.net
Comments: I am trying to find out when the canoe rally is taking place
this year. I know it's on a Friday in April,
just not sure which one. If you have a date set
could you please email and let me know.
Thanks,
Bob Kozey
Date:
2/22/2011
Name: Mandy lister
Location: Carmichael
E-Mail: Mandycsus@aol.com
Comments: My grandparents are surette's. I've
heard my grandpa talk about this island. My
great grandmother lived on surette island.
Date:
2/22/2011
Name: Bobbi-Jo Wyman
Location: Pubnico
E-Mail: bb-jet@hotmail.com
Comments:
To: webmaster@yarmouth.org
Subject: Surette's Island
From: defwll@aol.com
Dear
Mr. LeBlanc,
I am a 74 year old woman, with
the maiden name of LeBlanc. I lived in Massachusetts all my life. My father,
William Everett LeBlanc migrated from
Plymouth, Nova Scotia to the
states in 1921 at the age of 18. His mother,
(my grandmother) Rose Marie Surette
was born on Surette’s Island
in the year 1865. In
1890 she married my grandfather
Zacharie LeBlanc. He was born on Fish Island in 1839 –
died in 1913.
As a child,
during one of our many trips to N.S. (Yarmouth, Salmon River, Mayflower,
Plymouth, Wedgeport
area) we visited my fathers uncle Trovea
Surette, on Surette’s
Island. He was the
brother to my grandmother Rose, and a
well know boat builder.
I am not sure about the
spelling of his first name, however,
if you have any kind of information
about him, I would appreciate hearing
of it.
Thank you
kindly,
Janet (LeBlanc)
DeFeo
57 Ledgewood
Hill Dr.
Nashua, NH 03062
Name: Patricia Soucy- Buchanan
Location: Las Vegas, NV
E-Mail: pattianan123@yahoo.com
Comments: I was in West Pubnico in 2004 for the
d'Entremont reunion. My mother is Madeline
Veronica d'Entremont, cousin to Madeline
d'Entremont in West Pubnico. Both are related to
Philip Muis d'Entremont. If you
know any other d'Entremont's there, please
have them contact me.
Date:
2/26/2011
Name: Rick Taylor
Location: Salem, NH
E-Mail: rmt@brplusa.com
Comments: Great!
Date:
2/27/2011
Name: Paul Taylor
Location: Burlington,Ma.& Wedgeport, N.S
E-Mail: cardinal01@rcn.com
Comments:
Date:
2/27/2011
Name: Damien LeBlanc
Location: New Jersey USA
E-Mail: DL1151977@aol.com
Comments: fond memories of Wedgeport. My grandparents
born there. Many years of family events and
summer vacations.Those were the days. The Scotia
Prince The CAT and The old Bluenose ferries. I
will always have a place in my heart for Good
Old Wedgeport.
Date:
2/28/2011
Name: Tabitha Surette
Location: London Ontario Canada
E-Mail: tabsurette@rogers.com
Comments:
Date:
3/5/2011
Name: Anne Beattie
Location: N H and NS
E-Mail: serenity@nhvt.net
Comments: Yarmouth needs the support of all
those who visit Yarmouth/were from Yarmouth/are
in Yarmouth/own property--EVERYONE.
There will be a rally on Sunday March 6 on Main
Street in support of having a positive open
review of all business plans and to support
those working so hard for this. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145494492179418¬if_t=group_activity
If you don't read this in time or can't get
there--send emails to show your support.
The people who read this page use it as a means
of keeping in touch, so thanks for making it
available.
Date: 3/5/2011
Name: Thomas Alan Gray
Location: Leduc, Alberta
E-Mail: graywriter@shaw.ca
Comments: 2010 and it's still going around!
Date: 3/6/2011
Name: John Rodgers
Location: Derry, New Hampshire
E-Mail: johncrodgers@comcast.net
Comments: I hope to come to Pubnico this
Summer. It is where my grandmother, Eva
Larkin, grew up. I believe in the white
house across the street from the stone bridge.
|
From: "James Zeender"
<James.Zeender@nara.gov>
To: <webmaster@yarmouth.org>
Subject: Visit to Yarmouth |
I am planning a visit to Yarmouth and
Port Maitland this summer. My
grandmother Alice Jeffrey
Smith was born in Port
Maitland. She married Thomas Smith of
Massachusetts. My mother, Ruth Smith
Zeender, recalls with pleasure her summer
journies to Port Maitland to visit her Aunt
Ruth and Uncle Loren and their children Bob.
Lorna and Myrtis Smith. Mom's brothers
Tom and Dick have passed but Mom and
youngest brother Harry Smith of Nashua, New
Hampshire are still living. Mom is unable to
travel, but I am hoping to make contact with
next generation cousins who are still living
in the area. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jim Zeender
Shady Side, Maryland
USA
Date: 3/10/2011
Name: Roberta Goodwin (formerly Lyon
Location: Lloydminster, Alberta
E-Mail: mystic_towers@hotmail.com
Comments: Love this feed. Lived in South
End, Hebron, and Parade Street. My mom is Lu
Lyons and drives for Town Taxi still. Anyone
recognize me please send me an email.
Love this guest book. Miss Yarmouth.
Date: 3/12/2011
Name: Glenn Fox Dec 18 2009
Location: glenn03@eastlink.ca
E-Mail:
Date: 3/8/2011
Name: Ralph& Eleanor MacDonald
Location: Thorburn NS
E-Mail: raelmacdonald@eastlink.ca
Comments:
Date: 3/12/2011
Name: malcolm stuart porter
Location: fall river nova scotia
E-Mail: fallguys@eastlink.ca
Comments:
Date: 3/13/2011
Name: Addison Daigle
Location: Pierre Part, Louisiana USA
E-Mail: addisondaigle@aol.com
Comments: Tuning in to your local radio
station here in south Louisiana. Love the
music. Cajun Cousin.
Date: 3/13/2011
Name: Steve Goudey
Location: Fredericton
E-Mail:
Comments: I was born and brought up in
Yarmouth. I moved to New Brunswick in 1972 but
I still think of Yarmouth as home. I have
never been in a town that has a deeper and
more interesting spirit. Walking up William
street on a foggy Fall evening or on the back
streets looking at the old homes is so
therapudic. Yes this little town has a unique
character and I have always been proud to call
it home. I wonder if Sealed Landers who
settled the town in 1761 felt that when he
sailed into this little port? I know my
ancestors did in 1775 when they arrived.
Yarmouth has never been about the status quo.
But it has always been about family,the
people,the history and the geographical
location. Yarmouth has never been the end of
anyone's trip. It has always been the
beginning.It has an adventure around every
turn if you know where to look. I have been
visiting there since 1972 have seen something
new on every trip but you have to get off Main
street.
I hope to get home this summer to help
celebrate this incredible anniversary.
March 13th 2011
gowdpower@rogers.com
Date: 3/14/2011
Name: marie
Location: pei
E-Mail:
Comments: Thanks for the memories, Steve G,
and on that same street on a foggy evening or
at anytime, the gentle coo-ing of A.T.'s
pidgeons. To this day, every pidgeon I see
reminds me of Yarmouth's most gentle soul and
biggest heart.
Date: 3/17/2011
Name: Peggy & Harley Major
Location: South Dakota USA
E-Mail: the2cruisers@gmail.com
Comments: This is a terrific site. Our
ancestors are from Carleton & Kemptville.
We would dearly love to find relatives of Ed & VernaWalton. Our
grandparents were Wallace Hurlbert &
Violet Perry.
Thanks for any help. Keep up the great work.
We really love the fish & chips from the
Yarmouth dock!!
Regards, Harley.
Date: 3/21/2011
Name: Barbara (Walsh) McGregor
Location: Quincy, Ma. USA
E-Mail: barb4617@comcast.net
Comments: At present I am looking at a photo
of ste. Anne's. I
took it about 3 years ago. I've had many trips
to Nova Scotia in the hopes I could find
information about my grandmother. Ste. Anne's
and Eelbrook have been mentioned. Word is
Nellie was a Mi'kmaq born in 1880 in Yarmouth
County and immigrated to the US in 1893 on the
ship Yarmouth. She spoke often of a "Convent
School" she attended.
I live in a senior housing area and have 4
Sisters of Charity living here also. They have
advised me to ask about Boarding Schools in
the area from the 1800's.
Ste Anne's is a lovely church and last time
there I spoke to 2 lovely ladies one of whom
was a Mi'kmaq. I have since lost her email and
perhaps she lost mine also. I was so hoping to
hear from her. I don't remember her name but
we talked of Fr D'Entremont whom I and my
sister had met and I also still have his
letters to me about my grandmother. I guess
years ago, the Muse and D'Entremont families
were quite but something went wrong. It
happened in my family when I was quite young
and that is why I am still looking for
information on my grandmother.
We knew her as Nellie
(Parker) Walsh who married our
grandfather James Walsh
here in Malden, Ma in 1904. I have a copy of
her marriage license and she says Henry
Parker was her father and Anne
Muse was her mother. They settled in
Wakefield, Ma
Nellie arrived in Wakefield as I said in 1893
with Louis LaFeve, his wife Fanny and their
children and one Anne Muse a sister-in-law,
widowed age 65 and her niece Nellie age
13. Anne was not Nellie's mother and
that's the problem I'm having. I'm looking for Nellie Parker's
baptismal record. However we understand her
real name was Mary Ellen Muse and she was
Mi'kmaq. Would you have these
records?
Sorry about the length of this letter. I do
carry on sometimes.
Sincerely,
Barbara McGregor
Date: 3/22/2011
Name: jeanette (gaudet
Location: massachusetts
E-Mail: onin143@comcast.net
Comments: hope someone can help--trying to locate
greatgrandmother history micmac princess
think late 1800's--she married a gaudet maybe
from yarmouth --my cousin & myself are
searching for any info we can aquire--much
appreciated--we just found out were part
micmac--and proud of it...
Date: 3/23/2011
Name: chelsey
Location: port maitland E-Mail:
chelseybear00@hotmail.com Comments: nice
website
Date: 3/23/2011
Name: robert doucette
Location: richmond ri usa E-Mail:
robert.doucette@cox.net
Date: 3/26/2011
Name: Rolf Lockwood Location: Toronto E-Mail:
rolf.lockwood@gmail.com
Date: 3/27/2011
Name: monty burns Location: UK USA
E-Mail: montyburns@hush.com Comments: Great
Website! Greetz from Monty and sbmTA
montyburns@hush.com
Date:
3/29/2011
Name: Chuck Hatfield
Location: Lived in Sand Beach/ now Ontario
E-Mail: blue.noser.3@hotmail.com
Comments: I would'nt be the man I am today if I
had not lived in Yarmouth N.S.
I miss the smell of the salt air down in
sandbeach and what an incredible childhood it
gave me.
Thanks Yarmouth!
If anyone would like to keep in touch...send me
an e-mail!
Date: 3/30/2011
Name: David Comeau
Location: Marlboro , Ma
E-Mail: marlboroguy43@aol.com
Comments: What a great site all the
school pics have my aunts and uncles in
them the comeau's i belive that my
uncle sonny told me that his house was the
school ! the pics of the town are
wonderful it is like driving
around i remember most of the places !
Date: 3/31/2011
Name: Joanne Gurman
Location: Hamilton
E-Mail: craftymeema@yahoo.ca
Comments: Looking into family history and have
run into a bit of a quandry. My
Grandmother was Lydia Comeau and married to
Arthur Hayes . I have been told her
father or grandfather changed his name from
Como to Comeau. He was a sea captain,
Italian from the Lombardi district,
and married a french girl. Does anybody have
any info that could help???
Thankyou.
Date:
4/4/2011
Name: surette van vollenstee
Location: johannesburg south africa
E-Mail: svanvollenstee@sasfin.com
Comments:
Date: 4/7/2011
Name: Flora Hurlburt Shaw
Location: Sandford, Yarmouth County
E-Mail: fshaw@eastlink.ca
Comments: I came across this site quite by
accident today and enjoyed it very much.
Thank you Lillian for all this information put
together so beautifully.
Date: 4/10/2011
Name: Nelson Allen
Location: Elliot Lake ON
E-Mail: nallen@persona.ca
Comments: Born in Yarmouth. Raised in Deerfield.
Alvin Hatfield was my step-father..
Went to Deerfield school,served in Royal
Canadian Air force.Discharded in 1945,moved to
Ontario 1947.
Would to like to hear from any that knew
me Nelson
Date:
4/11/2011
Name: Karen M
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
E-Mail: lu_cid2004@hotmail.com
Comments: Got this e-mail from a work-mate who
was asking me if I could pass it on to another
fella who we used to work with. I think I will
pass it on to the next guy, but with a link to
this site. I thought there was something "fishy"
(pardon the totally intended pun) about this
story.
http://www.yarmouth.org/magazine/urban.htm
Date:
4/15/2011
Name: lorne and suzanne hegstrom
Location: Mississauga,ontario
E-Mail: Beautiful! We want to move to Annis lake
very soon
Comments:
Date: 4/16/2011
Name: gerard an mary mackinnon
Location: wellington
E-Mail: gerard.mackinnon@eastlink.ca
Comments: we moved here in 1985 an we love it
here. i have a small busines in lawnmower
repair. mackinnons smallgas engins reparis@1896
hwy one wellington. it is so quited here and
people are so nice we just love it here. mary
and gerard mackinnon thank you for the opp.
Date: 4/16/2011
Name: David O Surette
Location: Saugus MA
E-Mail: Davidosurette@yahoo.com
Comments: Hello to all my cousins and
Peace
Date: 4/16/2011
Name: pauline lanier
Location: greenfield n.h. 03047
E-Mail: pauline 1@myfairpoint.net
Comments: My mother's father was Moses Newell.
Cousins are Surette from Comeau's Hill, N.S.,
Canada. My grandmothers name was Agnes.
Date:
4/20/2011
Name: William M Crosby (Bill
Location: Trenton, ON
E-Mail: joynbing@sympatico.ca
Comments:
Date:
4/26/2011
Name: Barbara McAlpine-Nicholas
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
E-Mail:
Comments: I HAVE ENJOYED THE "VILLAGES" WEBSITE
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I HAVE MANY COSMAN
AND MCALPINE FAMILY CONNECTIONS IN YARMOUTH AND
DIGBY COUNTIES.
Date: 5/8/2011
Name: leonard bere
Location: florida
E-Mail: gratfulbere@yahoo.com
Comments: my father was robert howard
bere son of dr howard k bere my father
is not noted in this my unnt nancy is
Date:
5/8/2011
Name: Joan Costello
Location: Pittsburgh P
E-Mail:
Comments:
Date:
5/15/2011
Name: Sam McKinnon
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
E-Mail:
Comments:
Date:
5/22/2011
Name: Jaye Hodgson (Aileen Doucette
Location: Ste-Marthe, Quebec
E-Mail: chesnutred@yahoo.ca
Comments: Just looking up about where my
grandmother comes from. (Aileen
Doucette,daughter of Oliver Doucette, sister to
Judith (Jacquard),Warren and Lloyd).
Thanks.
Date:
5/27/2011
Name: Laura Aldape
Location: Elgin, Illinois
E-Mail: aldapel@hotmail.com
Comments: Will be visiting next week and looking
to see what events and sites to see during the
week of 5/31 and to get read some of the history
of Wedgeport.
Date: 5/29/2011
Name: Steven Illum
Location: Springfield, Missouri
E-Mail: stevef_i@yahoo.com
Comments:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=stevenillum
Date: 5/31/2011
Name: Victor A Roth
Location: Tiburon, California
E-Mail: vroth@comcast.com
Comments: My father was stationed at radar base
in Tusket during WWII.
I went there during summer vacation. I was 9. We
stayed on a farm owned by John Woods. It was a
pig farm. The air force trucks would come down
and dump there food scraps, dishes and forks, et
all. My family, my mother being Scotish, became
friendly with Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield, who had a
delightful cottage, near the water. I remember
that she was a wonderful baker. And her brown
bread with molasses was outstanding. To this day
I talk to my wife about Tusket. It was probably
in 1942 when I was last there.
Love to you all.
Date: 6/1/2011
Name: Daniel Bontecou
Location: Kailua Kona, Hawaii
E-Mail: BONTECOUD001@hawaii.rr.com
Comments: I am the owner of the south end of
Johns Cove Beach and Footes pond along with a
cottage up the road a bit.
I truely miss Cape Forchu and everyone there and
look foreward to the day that my wife and I
return.
Date: 6/3/2011
Name: Joanne Andre
Location: Chilliwack, B.C.
E-Mail: joanneandre@shaw.ca
Comments: June 2, 2011
Really enjoyed your very informative site. The
pictures are beautiful.
The reason I was looking at this site is that my
sister is moving to Nova Scotia this summer and
I wanted to see what it was like. After being
born and raised in Chilliwack,B.C., living here
55 years she is making the courageous move with
her husband,leaving behind a very large Dutch
family in search of a more tranquil life style.
We will all miss her very much but this also
gives us all a good reason to get out and see
more of our beautiful Canada.I am already
planning my first visit to Nova Scotia with
great excitment.
Date: 6/3/2011
Name: bill thibault
Location: cole harbour
E-Mail: wthibault@ns.sympatico.ca
Comments: I visited in the 70's it looks the
same nice.
Date: 6/7/2011
Name: pam Thelen
Location: burlington ontario
E-Mail: hthelen@cogeco.ca
Comments:
Date: 6/7/2011
Name: Maureen Graves
Location: Rockville MD
E-Mail: MRG1948@gmail.com
Comments: My grandparents were Eloi Muise and
Natalie Surette. I know I have relatives on and
around Surette's Island.
Date:
6/11/2011
Name: robert sullivan
Location: halifax
E-Mail: bobsulli@eastlink.ca
Comments: Any info or pictures about
mooswa from 1937 to 1947 would be much
appreciated Thank you from a Mooswa camper It
would be nice to have another one !? Bob
Date: 6/14/2011
Name: Bill Boudreau
Location: Oklahoma City
E-Mail: bill@billboudreau.com
Comments: Please visit my new website: http://www.billboudreau.com.
The site contains many references to back home,
Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. Thanks.
Date:
6/20/2011
Name: Pat Lively (Cushing)
Location: Lower Sackville
E-Mail: livelyp@hotmail.com
Comments:
Date:
6/29/2011
Name: alan macconnell
Location: halifax
E-Mail: alanmacconnell@gmail.com
Comments:
Date:
6/30/2011
Name: Andy Bowen
Location: DeLand, Florida
E-Mail: abowen27@cfl.rr.com
Comments: I just located your website. I love
it. My grandfather Holland Foote was born in
Pembroke in 1879. My mom lived on the farm when
she was young child. He and hia brother Lockhart
had ajoining properties. When we visited in 2006
we found the house.(s) I do hope to visit again
soon. My wife's grandparents are from advocate
Harbor.
Regards, Andy Bowen & lynn.
Date:
7/7/2011
Name: Jane
Location: mail@bestwinemaking.info
E-Mail:
Comments: Excellent resource you have and I
enjoyed the visit. Please visit me at
http://bestwinemaking.info.
Date: 7/9/2011
Name: Mary tothill
Location: River John, NS>
E-Mail: marytothill@ns.sympatico.ca
Comments: Had a phone call from someone in
Arcadia and wasn't sure where it was since the
person never returned their call as to what they
wanted.
Date: 7/9/2011
Name: john lacey
Location: northwest florida
E-Mail: packer1942@yahoo.com
Comments:
Date: 7/10/2011
Name: Janet Scharf
Location: Belliveaus Cove
E-Mail: marinershuttle@eastlink.ca
Comments: Port Maitland is so incredibly pretty!
Date: 7/13/2011
Name: Jill Rogers
Location: Dartmouth
E-Mail: rogers.jill21@gmail.com
Comments:
Date:
7/19/2011
Name: OREN COOK
Location: QUISPAMSIS N.B.
E-Mail: oremoe@hotmail.com
Comments: Hi.
I was born and lived in Yarmouth area
until 2006. Born on Forest Street near the
airport. The only house still standing between
the present Lafarge site and Acadian Sea Plants
building.
Just browsing as I'm always interested in any
history that I might have a connection with.
Lived in town until I was ten years old(1965).
Then in Arcadia (first house on right on
Chebogue Rd. built by my father, Victor,
in 1965). Lived there until 1974 when I started
working and living between Halifax and
Yarmouth.
One of the FUN things about being 56 years of
age is knowing lots of others who are at or
close to the same age. Ha, ha !
Now living in Quispam as my wife is from Saint
John West and we are both employed here.
Can't imagine Yarmouth without ferry traffic.
However, one thing I was proud of when the
"Cotton Mill"(D.Textile) and the Tin
Mine(where I was employed)both closed is
that Yarmouthians didn't waste a lot of time
making noise about it. They just put their heads
together and found other means employment.
I'm sure they can do it again.
Some tips from my experience that could help
Yarmouth area are:
- What do WE like to have available that
attracts us to go to other places ?
- SPECIALIZED ITEMS AND ATTRACTIONS not
available at home.
- What do WE like to see when we go ANYWHERE ? -
LOWER PRICES. Not prices that we
think "The Tourists" will pay.
- How do WE like to be treated anywhere ? -
TREATED LIKE PEOPLE FIRST not like a
walking pocket book.
Proud to be from YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA ! Keep up
the good work.
Oren Cook.
Date:
7/23/2011
Name: Elaine Scott
Location: Oakville, Wa.
E-Mail: ScottGE@q.com
Comments: Hi, My name is Elaine Scott, I'm a
Activity Director at an Assisted Living
Communuty in Centralia, Wa. We had a
Garage Sale Today for the Seniors who live
their. We received lots of items to sell
from residents, their families and Staff to
sell. I purchased this little quilted item
with blue material, gold stars, in the center is
a picture of a lighthouse with a building with
it or in front of it.
On the back of this is white material with a
stamp that says:
The Austrian Inn Limited,
P.O. Box 924, R.R.#1
Dayton, Yarmouth
Nova Scotia, B5A 4A5
Is this Inn near a lighthouse, I was wanting to
find out more about it. Is there a website
that I could see what the Inn looks like.
I take it that this is something that was sold
at the Inn.
Just courious about the place. Thank You
for your time.
Date: 7/25/2011
Name: Mary Ruth Surette Giglio
Location: Medford, Ma.
E-Mail: maryruthgiglio@aol.com
Comments: I was raised on Surette's
Island. Moved to Massachusetts in the
60's. Retired and spend Summers on Surette 's
Island.
Date: 7/26/2011
Name: Barbara Cottreau Paon
Location: New Brunswick
E-Mail: reallybigmamma@hotmail.com
Comments: I stumbled on this site while
looking up some family history.
I noted a few mistakes on the page about
the Tusket
Islands. The Island that had a family
of nine living on their own was indeed Candle
Box Island, not Tusket Island. That family was
my Grandparents, Norman and Clara Cottreau with
my dad and his siblings, at least a dog or two
and perhapes cats! And, by times, a hired girl!
Who could possibly be lonely on that 1 acre
island? LOL
Grampy was the light keeper there for 26
years.
Also, Candle Box Lighthouse is in fact
still in operation, but automated.
above comment refers to the following page.
http://www.yarmouthvillages.com/tusketis/index.htm
Date:
8/1/2011
Name: ronald doucette
Location: Quinan
E-Mail: ronald.doucette@yahoo.ca
Comments:
Date:
8/7/2011
Name: Anissa W
Location: Mississauga, ON
E-Mail:
Comments:
Date:
8/11/2011
Name: Sonja Alcock
Location: Cloyne, ON
E-Mail: sonjaalcock@yahoo.ca
Comments: A good friend of mine lives in this
lovely little village, so I thought I would
check it out.
Date:
8/13/2011
Name: Maurice Courchesne
Location: Weedon, Québec
E-Mail: jonquille@b2b2c.ca
Comments:
Hello,
We are planning
to move to Nova Scotia, and we happened to need
information about a property on Surette's Island. It
was interesting to learn about the history and
geography of that island.
Date: 8/14/2011
Name: Bruce & Laura
Location: Maywood NJ
E-Mail: noon.moon@verizon.net
Comments: Just met a local couple (Wedgeport) on
holiday in the NYC subway system on thier way to
the World Trade Center site. Nice couple! Gave
me a couple ideas about relocating to Wedgeport
NS. Were retiring to Florida but would like a
place in NS.
Hope to be there soon!!!!
Date:
8/20/2011
Name: Gil Surette
Location: gilsurette@hotmail.com
E-Mail: Home Sweet Home
Comments:
Date:
8/25/2011
Name: Kellie O'Brien
Location: usa
E-Mail: kobrien7@hotmail.com
Comments: I'm interested in the history of Surette Island because
it was named for my great great grandmothers
family. Her last name was Surette.
Date:
8/26/2011
Name: Paul Trefry
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts
E-Mail: patrefry@comcast.net
Comments:
Date:
8/27/2011
Name: Beth Tucker
Location: Halifax, NS
E-Mail: etucker40@hotmail.com
Comments: Thank you so much to who took the time
to photograph the homes ... great
resource. Thanks for sharing.
Date:
8/27/2011
Name: Rick Kennedy
Location: Montreal Q.C.
E-Mail: rwk216@hotmail.com
Comments: Hello
Hope you are all well. Really miss Yarmouth co.
Rick
Date:
8/27/2011
Name: Paul DeCoste
Location: Highland Lakes, NJ USA
E-Mail: pedecoste@gmail.com
Comments: Pat and I just enjoyed your
hospitality. The Isle and its people are
beautiful.
Date:
8/29/2011
Name: Jeff Deveaux
Location: England, UK
E-Mail: jmlds62@gmail.com
Comments: I was interested to find that Pleasant
Lake was once called Salmon River. My ggf (Louis
Deveau) was born in Salmon River and it has
always been assumed that this was Digby county
mainly because that what it has on the marriage
cert! The marriage cert also has his parents' as
Archange Deveau & Elizabeth
Deveau. We can find no records of an
Archange & Elizabeth in the Salmon River
(Digby) area but I have found a death record for
an Elizabeth Deveau in Tusket. Considering a few
other things like the wife of Louis (Annie
Muise) being from Sluice Point and we are unable
to tie Archange & Elizabeth to any family in
Salmon River, Digby, unless we accept that
Archange was wed to Caroline Martin. I reckon
there were Deveau and Martin families in the
Tusket area in addition the the enclave at
Salmon River, Digby.
Anyhow, the village info is great, hope you can
keep it live.
Regards
Jeff Deveaux
Date: 8/30/2011
Name: John Parsons
Location: Hampton, NH,03842, USA, Earth
E-Mail: jp1211@comcast.net
Comments: My mother was Julia
Irene Dentremont, who was the child of
Alcid Dentremont and Charlotte York. My
grandfather, Alcid
Dentremont, may have been born in
Pubnico, NS, probably in the 1880's or 1890's. I
am trying to confirm this. If you have any
information, I'd be very interested in hearing
of it.
Many thanks,
John Parsons
Date:
9/1/2011
Name: Betty MacDonald
Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
E-Mail: clarencem@ns.sympatico.ca
Comments: Hi, I wonder if you could tell
me how to contact St. Michaels in Wedgeport. I
know my Grandparents were married there on
February 8, 1921 but I cannot find a record
through the NS site. A Rev. Deveau
officiated. I was told that it was
possible to pay to get a copy of the wedding
record directly from the Church since I cannot
find on the Government site.
Thank you
Date: 9/4/2011
Name: Earl Allen
Location: Oshawa Ontario
E-Mail: Allen5953@gmail.com
Comments: Hi my name is Earl Allen,my Mother was
born on Pinkney
Point on April 12 th 1932.My
Mother was born to the DeVilllier Family.How
ever she was not brought up by that Family,but
the Surrettes Family.My Mother married Leslie
Allen from Brazil Lake.Their marriage was made
on Pinkney Point,July 12 1958.I was born in
Yarmouth March 17th 1959 but in December 1959
they moved to Oshawa Ont where i grew up and
live to this day.
Date: 9/5/2011
Name: Nicole Surette
Location: Malden, Ma 02148
E-Mail: nmsurette@gmail.com
Comments: Hi,
My family has been to the Island before. I
would love to come and see it myself as well. My
Great-grandfather is Enos Surette, and my Grandfather
is Francis E Surette of Malden, Ma
Date: 9/6/2011
Name: Bert Ranson
Location:
E-Mail:
Comments:
Date:
9/13/2011
Name: Richard Michaud
Location: Conshohocken
E-Mail: rlm@clearleaf.com
Comments: Spent two wonderful summers in
Wedgeport as a child in the very early 50's. My
MOther's maiden name was Charlotte Bowman, and
her Mother's maiden name was LeBlanc and she was
born in Wedgeport.
Date: 9/17/2011
Name: Bill Boudreau
Location: Oklahoma City
E-Mail: billboudreau@flash.net
Comments: Bill Boudreau - www.billboudreau.com
Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, Carolyn D. Wall,
OLLI-OSU, OLLI-OU, Laurel Yourke, University of
Wisconson, Donald Lamm, Santa Fe, New Mexico are
mentioned in my article, "Interlude" at
http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/pdf/LLI%20Review/LLI_Review2011.pdf
LLI Review, page B30
Date: 9/20/2011
Name: Tony e' Mary Ruth Giglio
Location: Medford Ma. 02155 U.S.A
E-Mail: maryruthgiglio@aol.com
Comments: We have the great pleasure of living
on the Island each summer.
The people are fabulous, friendly and fun to be
around.
Date:
10/1/2011
Name: Iris d'Entremont
Location: Forest Glen/West Pubnico
E-Mail:
Comments: Was to the Field Day today, very nice
and a very good lunch. Lots of people came out
to celebrate with the White's.
Date: 10/4/2011
Name: Kendall Sweeney
Location: Stewiacke
E-Mail: kesweeney@eastlink.ca
Comments:
Date:
10/10/2011
Name: wyona ouellette
Location: lawrencetown
E-Mail: ncc1701@ns.sympatico.ca
Comments: have never been there and not sure i
couldfind itbut i love tofish and would love to
try it out.
Date: 10/12/2011
Name: Earl Surette
Location: US wellmen iowa
E-Mail:
low-bmi@yahoo.com
Comments: I Earl scott Surette Im a drict
descendant from the iland
Date: 10/19/2011
Name: Cheryl Raniere Morrison
Location: Barrie, Ontario
E-Mail: cerm_bird@hotmail.com
Comments: I recently visited my daughter,
husband and their family on Surette's
Island. I am originally from Halifax, Nova
Scotia and have very strong family ties with the
French Shore (Salmon River, Lake
Doucette). I was once a Deveau and my
children are Deveau's. I had never been to
Surette's Island... I did not even know it
existed. I had the most beautiful time
there. I fell in love with the Island and
its history. I can see why my
grandchildren are being raised there. I
walked sometimes 2 hours a day - it was so so
beautiful and peaceful. I want to go back
next summer and spend more time there. My
father-in-law (a Deveau) claims his mother was a
Babin from there. I fell in love with the
place. They are very proud and decent
people. I nicknamed the place "God's
little peace of heaven". I love the old
bridge and the huge hawk nest. My
granddaughter and I would carefully walk across
the bridge with great respect for the engineers
of that time. I am so happy I discovered this
sacred and beautiful part of my province.
Long live the beautiful people there and may the
history always be preserved.
Thank you.
Date: 10/22/2011
Name: Karen Goudey
Location:
E-Mail:
Comments: Thank you for the wonderful
information Lillian, awesome!!!!
Date:
10/25/2011
Name: Erin S Kelley
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
E-Mail: erinsk57@comcast.net
Comments: My name is Erin Kelley, and I am a
direct descendant of Captain James Kelley, the
founder of Kelley's cove! Greetings from
sunny California!
Date: 10/26/2011
Name: paultravis
Location: yarmouth
E-Mail: paultravis591@hotmail.com
Comments:
Date: 10/27/2011
Name: jeanne (surette) golrick
Location: millers falls massachusetts
E-Mail: jgolrick@comcast.net
Comments: Hello everyone! I love the island
too.... spent time there on occasion in summers.
I am first generation American as my dad was a
surette from the island. Have lots of fond
memories and photos, have also a question...
Does anyone know of the island so called ile d'etoile?
This is allegedly where meme had lived prior to
her marriage to pepe . I do not see it on a map.
Please send info if you have it. Great site and
wonderful to know there is a way to connect.
Thank you!
Jeanne
Date: 10/27/2011
Name: patsy Cleversey (Joshua)
Location: Halifax Nova Scotia
E-Mail: pcleversey@msn.com
Comments: Browsing.
Date:
10/31/2011
Name: stuart boudreau
Location: enfield novascotia
E-Mail: careypricefan3113@hotmail.com
Comments: nice sitei learnedalot!
Date: 11/8/2011
Name: daniel
Location: saulnier
E-Mail: d-saulnier@hoymail.com
Comments:
Date: 11/12/2011
Name: troy winfield
Location: terrebonne quebec
E-Mail: swimmerdog@live.ca
Comments: my family and i are going to be moving
to ns next year and i have been looking for
places to live and work. everywhere i look it
makes our choice of a place to live hard because
of how beautiful the province is. i know we will
enjoy living and growing no matter where we
land.
Date: 11/17/2011
Name: Margaret Munro
Location: Penticton, B.C.
E-Mail: sodbuster2@shaw.ca
Comments: Hi,
Had to go up on the internet to learn
about Tusket. You see, our daughter and
son-in-law named their new puppy Tusket.
She is a Nova Scotian Duck Tolling
Retriever. Thought you might be interested
in their choice of name.
Margaret
Date: 11/20/2011
Name: sam belding
Location: try counties
E-Mail: ssbelding@eastlink.ca
Comments: just looking for g.g.uncle sam belding or anything he
may have worked at...
Date:
11/28/2011
Name: Laurie Stroing
Location: Belle River Ontario
E-Mail: spunkystrong@hotmail.com
Comments: We are doing a projecton community
development
Date:
12/2/2011
Name: donna robichaud
Location: halifax
E-Mail:
Comments:
Date:
12/3/2011
Name: Karen Goudey
Location: Pleasant Valley
E-Mail: kgoudey1970@gmail.com
Date:
12/17/2011
Name: Connie Pothier
Location: San Leon, Texas USA
E-Mail: conniepothier@aol.com
Comments:
Date: 12/19/2011
Name: Stan Surette
Location: Summerside, PE
E-Mail: stansurette@gmail.com
Comments: I was born on Surette's Island on the
29th of June 1940 at the old Parish House.
Date: 12/24/2011
Name: Pam {Bourque} Musgrove
Location: Middleton,N.S.
E-Mail: black.raven.2@hotmail.com
Comments: I used to live in Sandford and I moved
away in 2002 to Ontario. Now,I live in Middleton
with my husband,whom I've been married to since
2007.
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