| The New Ross Historical Society has over 400 files on the families of the New Ross District. We have extensive files on Aalders, Adams, Barkhouse, Baroni, Bezanson, Boylan, Broome, Brown, Burgoyne, Chase (Linnell), Cogley, Collins, Cooney, Corbin, Daniel, DeAdder, Deal, Elliott, Gates, Harris, Hatchard, Herget, Hiltz, Hiscoe (Hiscock), Hunt, Hutchinson, Jollymore, Keddy, Kiens, Lantz, Larder, Lavers, Legge, Lenihan, Leopold, Levy, McDow, Meister, Murphy, Price, Rafuse, Redden, Reece, Reeves, Ross, Russell, Saltzman, Seaboyer, Seffern, Skerry, Turner, Veinot, Walker, White, Windrow and less extensive files on many more families. We also have documents, maps, newspaper clipping, journals, diaries, copies of various correspondence and manuscripts on various topics. |
| Bezansons of Nova Scotia
– Dorothy Evans, John DeCoste, Elaine Hoar Brown Roots – Mary MacGregor Descendants of John W. Boylan – James A. Boylan Burgoyne Genealogy – Carol Ann Duncan The Nova Scotia Eatons – Charles Ernest Eaton The Hawboldt Saga – John and Lloyd Hawboldt The Hiltz Family – Phillip Beale The Family of Rufus & Emily Hiltz – Blair Hiltz The Hiltz Family – 5 Volumes – Marie Bishop The Brothers Huls/Hiltz "from Ortenberg to Lunenburg" - Vernon Keddy The Huguenot Heritage of Some Families of Nova Scotia – Donald Wetmore and Leona Cousins Jollymore Family – Raymond Lake Descendants of Pierre Jollimore – Joseph Whitby Keddy Family History "The Scotsman and The English Lady" - Vernon Keddy Willis Freeman Keddy and Nora Serena Jollymore – Carlene Jensen & Joanne (Keddy) Jensen The History and Genealogy of the South Shore Langilles of Nova Scotia – Stewart Langille Descendants of Thomas Lenihan – George Lenihan Descendents of Nicholas Leopold – Allan Leopold Marriage Bonds of Nova Scotia 1763 – 1864 – Jean Holder Memories of Albro Beohner – Albro Beohner Memories of Chester Basin – Clifford Oxner Memories of Coldbrook – Marie Bishop Through The Wood and Dales – Parkdale and Maplewood Museum Pockwock Mills (Anderson, Taylor, Haverstock, Hays) – Dorothy Evans Romans, Thomas, Langille, Wright – Dorothy Evans Descendants of Patrick Skerry – Claudia Cridland The Sweet Saga – Maribelle Smiley and Lola Young Instant Scotch – John Sinclair Pioneers of Canaan – Marie Bishop The Nova Scotia Pulsifers – Mildred Pulsifer Burrows Turner, Saltzman, Hiltz, Keddy – Anne Isenor The Varners of Nova Scotia – Lloyd Varner, Deborah Vermeulen, Tracy MacNutt Reflections 2000 – History of West Northfield and Area – West Northfield Heritage Committee Western Shore and Martin’s River – Willa Kaizer Family Tree of the Westhavers – Rev. Clyde Weshaver Zwicker 1752 – Earl Zwicker |
Holdings - Microfilms
Microfilm Description Notes 1 Edward Ross Diaries 1835 - 1869 2 Edward Ross Diaries 1870 - 1891 3 1838 Census Nova Scotia 4 1861 Census Lunenburg County 5 1881 Census Lunenburg County 6 1891 Census Lunenburg County 7 1901 Census Lunenburg County & Kings County 9 Index of Marriages Lunenburg County 1864 - 1908 10 Marriages Lunenburg & Kings 1864 - 1877 11 Marriages Lunenburg County 1877 - 1903 12 Births Lunenburg County 1864 - 1870 13 Births Lunenburg County 1871 - 1877 14 Deaths Lunenburg County 1864 - 1877 15 BMD Chester Records 16 Schools New Ross District 17 Bells Registers Lunenburg County 18 Canon Harris Aalders to Freilig 19 Canon Harris G to Roast 20 Canon Harris Romkey to Zuberlukler 21 Canon Harris MG4 Volume 102 22 Canon Harris Misc. Records 23 Church Records Christ Church Anglican, New Ross 24 Church Records St. John's Anglican, Lunenburg 1752 - 1905 25 Church Records St. John's Anglican, Lunenburg 1865 - 1942 26 Church Records St. John's Anglican, Lunenburg Vestry Book & Deaths 27 Church Records Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC, Prospect 28 Church Records St. John's, Horton and St. James, Kentville 29 Church Records St. James Anglican, Kentville 1893 - 1952 30 Church Records St. James Anglican, Kentville 1946 - 1968 31 Church Records St. James Anglican, Kentville 1952 - 1962 32 Church Records St. James Anglican, Mahone Bay (1) 33 Church Records St. James Anglican, Mahone Bay (2) 34 Store Records William North Account Book 1821 - 1850 35 Newspapers Royal Gazette 3 Jan. 1846 - 29 Dec. 1847 36 Newspapers Acadian Recorder 10 June 1869 - 8 June 1870
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The following members will answer general inquiries about New Ross history and families but please note we do not have the resources to conduct extensive research on your requests.