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Name: Larry Stephens Location: Port Maitland, NS E-Mail: larry@avoiceinthedesert.com Comments: Just a note to say that I have just finished updating the Port Maitland postcard section of our web site with about fifty or more new entries. Bryan Smith let me borrow his photos and cards which I have now added to the site. Our site is http://www.avoiceinthedesert.com Thanks Godfrey for all the work you put in to make this site a pleasant place to visit for a bit. Happy New Year to all,
Date: 1/7/2008 Name: Gary Porter Location: Yellowknife NWT E-Mail: porter@internorth.com Comments: I am looking for information on a young lady I grew up with from Rockville. Her name was Beatrice Burns, she had a sister named Sherily. If any one knows how I can contact her please e mail me . thanks very much. Date: 1/7/2008 Name: Ken and Cyd Stroud Location: Calgary, Alberta E-Mail: cyd.stroud@cgi.com Comments: Thinking about making Yarmouth our retirement home in 1-2
years. Love the look of the place...much like Yarmouth, UK - which
is where we are from.
Date: 1/10/2008 Name: Arden McArthur Location: fonthill, Ontario E-Mail: iaamcdn@hotmail.com Comments: I visited here last summer. Beautiful. Old red cabin up in
the mountains. reminded me of little house on the prairrie
Date: 1/10/2008 Name: Jamie ANNIS Location: Raymond,N.H U.S.A E-Mail: Comments: JUST TAKING A LOOK INTO SOME FAMILY HISTORY
Date: 1/13/2008
Comments: Born and raised in Hebron(corner) Hope the Hebron site is
up soon with pictures etc
Date: 1/14/2008
Comments: You neee to put some information on this like the population
because i am doing a project on this and well i just cant find the population
anny where:(anny ways its ok you shood put some pics of people having fun
or somthing or the EXABITION cause you can say what date it is comin and
people might plan to come at that time and you will get more people coming
Date: 1/15/2008 Name: Madeline Comeau Location: Peterborough, NH E-Mail: madeline_ek@verizon.net Comments: I am in the process of researching my family history and my
brother told me that we are from the Acadian line. I would love more
info about the Comeau's of Acadia.
Date: 1/18/2008 Name: Kirstin Location: Olympia, WA E-Mail: kirstinrea@gmail.com Comments: I received this hoax... I maybe would have believed it until I read that the shark DROWNED. Too bad sharks can't drown... they're fish! Date: 1/18/2008
Comments: Its been very interesting to read up on down home, and will be going down again this year. Date: 1/18/2008
Comments: A beautiful place to visit which I do every year, I have a sister that lives in Cheggogin.Friendly people. Date: 1/19/2008
Comments: My Dad and I will be visiting in September 2008. He was born in Yarmouth Nova Scotia and thinks his dad's family is from either Tusket or Argyle area. We know where our family lived in Yarmouth on his mom's side and will be trying to do some research on his dad's side. Date: 1/21/2008
Comments: Have enjoyed all the time and lovely picture on the web. You people are doing a great job, Thanks Marj. Date: 1/24/2008 Name: peter kenney Location: new minas E-Mail: peterkenney@eastlink.ca Comments: still looking for information about ''Newspaper"" Joe Leblanc's
daughters - Leona and Jean also trying to track down a Louise [LeMaire]
Schurman in the Berwick area
Date: 1/24/2008 Name: John Coleman Smith Location: Cardiff, Wales E-Mail: petersmith@personainternet.com Comments: I was born in Yarmouth in 1867, and went to sea at 14yrs old.
I left my ship in Wales, in 1881. I am now back, and looking for my family.
My brother was Capt. Smith out of Yarmouth, in the 1880s.
Date: 1/28/2008 Name: Kellie Smith Location: Gloucester, MA / Concord, MA E-Mail: kjeanr_15@yahoo.com Comments: I have just started looking into my family geneology with
my great-grandparents Georgina Muise & Ambrose Doucette - Surettes
Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Maybe I will attempt a trip to check out
Surettes. Great site!
Date: 1/29/2008 Name: Jr murphy Location: Little river harbour E-Mail: r murphy@munargyle.com Comments:
Date: 1/30/2008 Name: kerry wright-surette Location: maine E-Mail: buanaswoman@aol.com Comments: i have married a surette and from what i can tell he looks
just like he came off the island, lol.
Date: 1/30/2008
Comments: i live in tusket... you should have a picture of around my house i live between the p.e.b. school and the dirt road goin to tusket falls that would be cool to se i guess.. cool site pce
Date: 2/2/2008 Name: Location: Charlottetown, PEI E-Mail: jackie39@pei.sympatico.ca Comments: I spent most of the past 3 years just outside Yarmouth, and I cannot express how I treasure the memories of that wonderful beautiful area, the people and the services . It truelly has to be the most wonderful place to live because of the beauty, the friendliness, the wonderful hospital and staff, and the climate. Thank you everyone!! Date: 2/14/2008 Name: Sharon Louise Lent-Petersonn Location: Yarmouth E-Mail: jtdp@ns.sympatico.ca Comments: Would welcome a message from anyone who remembers me.
Date: 2/16/2008 Name: Philip Surette Location: Beamsville On. & Bear River NS E-Mail: e300@sympatico.ca Comments: Hello
Date: 2/21/2008 Name: Janis Renee Surette Rock Location: Edwardsville, IL E-Mail: surette@charter.net Comments: Thank you for having this site. I am a grandaughter
of Dennis and Mary Surette from Wedgeport, my father was Sylvain
Ambrose Surette.
Date: 2/21/2008 Name: Susan Ann Surette Bergheger Location: 52 West Church, Mascoutah, Ill E-Mail: suezq46@yahoo.com Comments: My father, Sylvain Ambrose Surette, 4/5/1910 - 4/19/2003,
was the 9th of 10 children born to Dennis & Mary Surette of Wedgeport
NS. Am interested in any relatives. I'm the oldest of 3, born
10/11/46, in St. Louis, Mo. Brother, Roger Surette, 12/2/1948, and
sister Janis Surette Rock born 2/7/1961. Know that Dad's cousin James
Surette of Wedgeport recently passed. His daughter is Annette LeBlanc.
Interested
in corresponding with any & all relatives. Visited Wedgeport
and Yarmouth in summer of 1976. Sis and brother have been there several
times since. Greeting to you. Thanks, Sue.
Date: 2/21/2008 Name: Susan Ann Surette Bergheger Location: 52 West Church, Mascoutah, Ill E-Mail: suezq46@yahoo.com Comments: Visited Aunt Edith Surette (deceased)of Wedgeport in summer
of 1976. My father, Sylvain A Surette, 4/5/1910 - 4/19/2003, was the 9th
of 10 born to Dennis and Mary Surette. Would like to correspond
with any and all relatives. Some last names are LeBlanc, Carpenter,
and Surette. I live near St. Louis, Mo where I was born.
Date: 2/22/2008 Name: CHERYL DRONE-CHASE Location: PT.CHARLOTTE FLORIDA E-Mail: chaseflahomes@comcast.net Comments: THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE... WE LIVED IN OVERTON
FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND STILL HAVE FRIENDS THERE AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES.
Date: 2/23/2008 Name: edward (comeau) bastarache Location: po box 2 emmett idaho usa E-Mail: edwardb@q.com Comments: just surfing the net . my mom came from or near church
point ,my uncle her brother lives there.arthur comeau,thank you for
being there.ed
Date: 2/24/2008 Name: Jim Kelley Location: Framingham Massachusetts. USA E-Mail: skelley 447@aol.com Comments: There is a very special woman living amongst you, her name
is Linda Campbell, and she lived with my family for a time, long
ago, wish her a happy birthday on the 3rd of March, and a happy retirement
shortly thereafter, my family was fortunate to reconnect with Linda just
recently while she was here attending her mothers funeral, you are a fortunate
lot to have as lovely a person as she among you. Best wishes. Jim Kelley
Date: 2/25/2008 Name: Don E Hazelton Location: Burlington Ontario E-Mail: dhazelton@sympatico.ca Comments: Miss those ocean breezes,and the good people that live there.
Date: 2/25/2008 Name: Lois Harris MacMaster Location: Rossland B.C. E-Mail: loismac@telus.net Comments: HI all that remember me. I was born in Sandford and
lived in Short Beach until I moved to B.C. in the early 60's. I still call
Yarmouth home and have made numerous trips there over the years .Hope to
make it again either this year or next.
Date: 2/27/2008 Name: Ruth LeBlanc Location: Halifax E-Mail: ruthleblanc90@hotmail.com Comments: Thanks for the chance to view pictures of my old neighbourhood
and community. I enjoyed it very much. You have done a great job!
Date: 2/29/2008 Name: aiko Location: philippines E-Mail: doreenc07@yahoo.com Comments: i have fallen in love with the place the moment i saw it..so beautiful! and the history is interesting..make me want to know more and more.. Date: 3/2/2008 Name: Laurie Blackwood Pike Location: Newfoundland E-Mail: lblackwoodpike@netscape.net Comments: Just remembering the remote parts of Yarmouth County. Hope
your site is up soon.
Date: 3/2/2008 Name: James Hilton Location: Boston Ma. 02135 US E-Mail: wolf2525@verizon.net Comments: Would you have any information about the Hilton Farm, or the
Hilton.s in that was in Deerfield ?
Date: 3/3/2008 Name: brenda barrett Location: tantallon ns E-Mail: Comments: it was my first time in yarmouth last weekend for our son's
wrestling meet for regionals. very much enjoyed the sights,very nice town,
every one was very friendly.
Date: 3/3/2008 Name: Dorothy Vallillee Location: Yarmouth, NS E-Mail: doron.val@ns.sympatico.ca Comments: I am seeking a picture of EDWARD ANDREW CROSBY
who was born December 10, 1839 in Yarmouth , NS, and died July 4,
1906 in North Queensland, Australia. He was the son of Andrew Crosby
and Margaret Scott and a brother of Charles W. Crosby.
Date: 3/4/2008 Name: Harold Trask Location: Pink Mountain, BC E-Mail: hjtrask@netkaster.ca Comments: I grew up in Sandford and Short Beach. Had a wonderful childhood
growing up. Played baseball with the Sandford team and eventually the Gateways.
It was a wonderful part of my life. I was back to this area last summer
with my wife and 9 year old grandson. I am an eastcoast fisherman that
went cattle ranching. Quite a contrast but still love to go back to
the ocean and people.
Date: 3/4/2008 Name: joanne gurman Location: Hamilton ont E-Mail: rgurman@cogeco.ca Comments: Great Site and I loved reading what others say. I just
started to do some family research and stumbled on this site.
I am researching the Hayes family and I understand they lived in
the area for kids to attend a 2 room schoolhouse in Sand Beach. They
also lived on Wyman Rd. My grandparents were Arthur Hayes and Lydia {Comeau}.
They left Nova Scotia in 1953. Any one know them.
Date: 3/9/2008 Name: Katherine & Ray Garcia Location: Kitchener, On E-Mail: rwag52@hotmail.com Comments: We are planning a visit to your area in the near future and
are very excited now that we have seen the various websites of the area.
Date: 3/9/2008 Name: bruce bain Location: winnipeg manitoba E-Mail: dwnhomr@hotmail.com Comments: Good Day;
Date: 3/19/2008 Name: amber Location: yarmouth E-Mail: ambermuise@msn.com Comments: i need some info on out haritage for a haritge fair at medowfeild
school like i just some of the oldest buissnes and science you are govuinor
mabbie could you help me ?? please i need help on thin i looked it upp
and nothign help like at all i can not find anything please email me some
of the oldents places in yarmouth or the most famous peiople that lived
hear or liek i dont mean old people but i mean like legends and stuff stuff
that not manny peiople know please help me thank you from:Amber
Date: 3/21/2008 Name: Irving Berry, JR> Location: Winnipeg,MB E-Mail: sgt33@mts.net Comments: Would like to hear frompersons who inserted photo of Missionaires.
You hav two pers right Seibert Kelly. Ernest Johnson. The origianal Missionares
consisted of ERNEST, SEIBERT, GERALD FRANCIS, MALCOLM BERRY.i HAVE ORIGIANAL
pHOTO OF THE GROUP SINGING AT UNITED CHURCH ON PARADE STREET IN YARMOUTH
Date: 3/24/2008 Name: janice richards Location: nanaimo BC E-Mail: swanbedankt@netscape.net Comments: I am crossing Canada to breath the good air out there. I live
on my sailboat out here. I want to make a home out there. See you
soon. Janice
Date: 3/24/2008 Name: David L. Gregorski Location: 7728-6ave.Kenosha Wis.-52143 E-Mail: DGREGORSKI@wi.rr.com Comments: In the film You me and Dupree the town looks like just the
kind of place we"d like to retire in.> If in fact this is the town they
used for the film?
Date: 3/27/2008 Name: Sandra (Ashe) Haley Location: R.R.#2 Yarmouth E-Mail: sjhaley@eastlink.ca Comments: Haven't read your guest book for quite some time, but it is
always a pleasure
Date: 3/27/2008 Name: Robert Peverill Location: Roberts Island E-Mail: rpeverill@ns.sympatico.ca Comments: I was hoping to see some pictures of the Island.
Date: 3/28/2008 Name: Grace Amirault Location: Ottawa, Ontario E-Mail: grace.amirault@rogers.com Comments: I just love it here... when I am here, I am "on Sacred Ground"....
Date: 3/28/2008 Name: Tiffany Nickerson Location: Quinan E-Mail: gurlygurl100@hotmail.com Comments: Hello,my name is Tiffany Nickerson and I am doing a Heritage
Project and I was just wondering if I could have permission to use
information on the Tusket Islands from this website? Please e-mail me back
as soon as possible, so I know if I can use the information.
Date: 3/29/2008 Name: Richard Frampton Location: Hebron E-Mail: frampton_dick@hotmail.com Comments: Resident of Hebron from 1936 until 1956.
Date: 3/29/2008 Name: BETTY TRINER Location: MIDDLEBORO, MA E-Mail: BJTRINER@AOL.COM Comments: MY MOTHER RUTH EVELYN DOWLING WAS BORN HERE IN 1914. SHE IS
STILL ALIVE BUT IS NOT SUCH A GOOD HISTORIAN ANY LONGER. MY HUSBAND AND
I BROUGHT HER DOWNHOME ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. HER GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WHERE
SHE WAS BORN STILL STANDS.
Date: 3/30/2008 Name: katelyn Location: sandford E-Mail: katecrowell@hotmail.com Comments: love all the info of sandford drawbridge its helpful becauseim doing a proj. on it anyways bye hope to hear from you soon katelyn
Date: 3/31/2008 Name: Brenda Gail Crowell Location: Derrfield Yar. Co N.S. E-Mail: dianeandgail@eastlink.ca Comments: Born, and raised in East Kemptville. thats where my heart will alwasy be. just today i found this site ,on my computer and have been enjoying it all day . can,t thank you enough. yours truly Gail Crowell Date: 4/4/2008 Name: wendy deveau Location: hebron E-Mail: F.H.Bain is in hebron NOT wellington get your fact Date: 4/5/2008 Name: christina marshall Location: winnipeg manitoba E-Mail: agnitaray@hotmail.com Comments: i am trying to find my grandmother regina melanson or louise
salunier
Date: 4/7/2008 Name: Brenda d'Entremont-Adams Location: Amirault's Hill E-Mail: bradams@eastlink.ca Comments: I found it interesting to read about some of the history of
the area I grew up in. Tusket. Its name sake is interesting as is infomation
about the dam and court house. Please put more, it is good to know.
Date: 4/8/2008 Name: Clara Forsyth Location: North East Margaree, NS E-Mail: lenc.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca Comments: My husband and I recently received an email from someone who
is I believe, employed by your town but somehow his email was deleted before
we could reply and I'm wondering if you could help me. His name is Charles
(Charlie) Jess. I went to school with him years ago and if you could help
with an email address or phone # I would appreciate it very much.
Date: 4/9/2008 Name: sandra goudey Location: kingston on E-Mail: sandra.goudey@hotmail.com Comments: I so enjoyed the pictures of Overton, especially seeing my
uncle's home Lawerence Dugas. I am wondering if you could provide information
regarding the "Churn". I remember hearing about it as a child and vaguely
remember my father Ralph Dugas taking me there to see the water
"churning" in the air. I wonder if the stories were true,does this really
happen? Looking forward to you response Sandra Goudey
Date: 4/9/2008 Name: sandra goudey Location: kingston on E-Mail: sandra.goudey@hotmail.com Comments: I would love to see more pictures of Yarmouth. I would be
very interested in a "then and now" page for all of us who unfortunately
have found work elsewhere but miss home. Many of us remember Yarmouth in
the 60's and 70's and are surprised when we return. In conversations with
old friends, no longer living in Yarmouth, we spend hours trying to determine
where places were and what is there now. It would be interesting to see
pictures of the old Odeon , the creamery in Milton etc. Exterior and interior
photos would be appreciated. thankyou for your time Sandra Goudey
Date: 4/9/2008 Name: Tina Roach Location: Amherst, Nova Scotia E-Mail: roacht@inac.gc.ca Comments: born in Yarmouth hospital, raised in Tusket for 20 years.
left the area in 1970 after completing schooling. Old Homestead (Stewart
homestead) situated on the road above the old train tracks/station on what
people use to call "Parade Hill". Across the road from the now "Plum
Tree B&B" or the former "Sweeney" homestead. Nice to visit this
site but hope to see more as I do enjoy reading articles in relation to
my community.
Date: 4/9/2008 Name: Sandy Location: USA E-Mail: SDRISCOLL@ec.rr.net Comments: Was looking for cemetaries in Kelly's Cove.You have a beautiful town. Date: 4/11/2008 Name: brooke pothier Location: wedgeport nova scotia E-Mail: brookepothier"hotmail.com Comments: love the islands, there are so cool
Date: 4/12/2008 Name: Barbara Newell Durkee Location: Worcester MA E-Mail: Barb111733@aol.com Comments: My grandfather was William Oren Newell born 1873 Comeau's
Hill he married Nancy May Goodwin of Argyle Sound. They returned
to Massachusetts about 1909 where my mother was born.
Date: 4/12/2008 Name: mackenzie Location: woodstock Ontario E-Mail: angelbaby_24_175@hotmail.com Comments: This site is pretty cool . I was looking at it for a school
project and read alot of info on here that is pretty cool about Surette's
Island.
Date: 4/13/2008 Name: Betty Nickerson Location: Lepreau, New Brunswick E-Mail: nickcor@nb.sympatico.ca Comments: Grew up in Tusket, Nova Scotia. Yarmouth has certainly
grown since I moved away. Still consider it home.
Date: 4/16/2008 Name: richard nickerson Location: miramichi n.b. E-Mail: eldora4@gmail.com Comments: my father was a native of port maitland,Iam planning a visit
in Aug.08 and would be interested in info on hotels and motels in the area.
Date: 4/16/2008 Name: Barbara Location: Ottawa, Canada E-Mail: sunnyday_175@hotmail.com Comments: The city of Yarmouth looks a perfectly lovely place. It seems
everywhere you look, there is the ocean, wonderful!
Date: 4/17/2008 Name: Susannah Pryal Location: Sammamish, WA E-Mail: spryal@comcast.net Comments: Doing some family research. Originally from Massachusetts, I am the granddaughter of Lillian Surette who is the daughter of Minnie Babin and William Surette. (Minnie's parents are Anselm Babin and Marie Muise). Very interesting finding out about my heritage. Date: 4/21/2008 Name: Don Meuse Location: Halifax E-Mail: donmeuse@allstream.net Comments: I was born in Springhaven. I went to school in Springhaven. I got my mail at the Springhaven Post Office. My birth certificate and my Passport say I was born in Springhaven. "Springhaven" was the only legal and accepted spelling of "Springhaven." Has it ever been legally changed to Spring-Haven, or Spring Haven, or Quinan? If it hasn't, why do people persist is spelling "Springhaven" incorrectly? Webmaster
Comment. Springhaven is the correct spelling.
Date: 4/22/2008 Name: George Cann Location: Sarnia,ON E-Mail: canngb@ebtech.net Comments: local history is valuable but often lost with passage of time
Date: 4/22/2008 Name: marc charpentier Location: montreal E-Mail: charpentier264@hotmail.com Comments: yes.ur right i lived on main street and hibernia corner for
years. 673 to be exact.but i also worked at the old ellis farm for two
summers until it burnt down.half a mile past the hospital..
great memories thxs for bringing those back.
Date: 4/22/2008
Comments: i was brought up there my dad being a teacher in the junior
high. loved it. moved out in 1982. came back
4 or 5 years later to see house had been demolished in favor of a church
sad... but yarmouth will still remain my youth....
Date: 4/23/2008 Name: Tanya Williamson Location: Manitoba E-Mail: bukshot99@hotmail.com Comments: My Grandmother was a Surette from Yarmouth and we are the
Noel Surette decendents.
Date: 4/26/2008 Name: georgia mcmahon Location: Keene, NH E-Mail: ggmcmahon@eyeworks.com Comments: My grandmother's last name was Mood. Hatfield is also a fore-bearer. These names are mentioned in an article from the Net related to the sawmill industry of the late 1800's. I am just beginning to discover my heritage following the death of my mother, who incidentally lived to be 97. Our family also has Native American roots through Mineola Mood, my grandmother. I would like to discover more about our lineage from Tusket. How can this be done? Webmaster
Comment: Arglye township courthouse and goal houses an extensive archive
of geneological and historical data on microfilm and original documents
http://www.argylecourthouse.com/
Date: 4/29/2008 Name: Harvey Churchill Location: Fontana, California E-Mail: harvwchurc@netscape.net Comments: Memories of Yarmouth; swimming in Doctor's Lake by the bridge, a soft ice cream at the Dairy Treat on the walk home, the Exhibition. I feel very fortunate to have grown up in such a wonderful community.
The lessons I learned have held me steady for twenty-six years as a police
officer, and five years thereafter living in southern California.
Harvey Churchill 76
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