My Nova Scotia Ancestors’ Going Away” Story by Nancy Hursh Bagley, Seattle, Washington, USA My grandparents, Jeremiah Fowler Woodworth (1852-1933) and Annie Bathsheba Cook (1856-1924), were married at Cook’s Brook, Nova Scotia, in 1879. Their first child, William Norman, was born there in 1880. My grandfather is descended from Thomas Woodworth, who was born in … Read more
Elizabeth (Johnston) Copeland (née O’Brien) (1835-1876) Missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) by Donald L. Forbes Elizabeth O’Brien, born 4 Aug 1835 in Noel, was the daughter of William O’Brien[1] and Margaret Davison. Her eldest sibling, Osmond (1828-1906), went on to found the O’Brien shipping business, which built four brigantines, 11 barques, … Read more
Staying In Touch with the Family Who Went “Up to the States” by Joy Morash This story begins with my great-grandparents Rufus and Bertha (Mosher) Casey who resided in Mosherville, West Hants, NS., circa 1890. The Mosher family was among the Planter settlers coming from New England to Nova Scotia in the 1760s, … Read more
Dr. Annie Hennigar – “horse and buggy” doctor by Kate Kirkpatrick East Hants has many older homes, many of which contain hidden evidence of days gone by. An ideal time to search for clues to our past is during home renovations. Recently, while renovating his home on the Noel Shore, Gary Graves uncovered … Read more