Name: Anne BT
Location: Rockville and New
Hampshire E-Mail:
serenity@nhvt.net
Comments: This coming year will be a great one
for Yarmouth. For those visiting this page
and haven't heard---Yarmouth is getting a ferry
for 2014! It will start in May and run
through October.
If you thought about visiting Nova Scotia,
coming home to Yarmouth for just visiting a
piece of heaven--this year you can! The
welcome mat is out and there is so much to see
and do. The ferry is the Nova Star and you
can check it out on line.
Families can be reunited and new friends will be
made for sure.
I am so glad this page is a part of Yarmouth's
future!
Date:
1/1/2014 Name: Allan Kropelnicki
Location: Whitemouth, Manitoba. E-Mail:
bella7@mts.net
Comments: It sure looks like a beautiful
area. What is the main source of living
now in this region??
Date: 1/2/2014
Name: Alice cusaboon Location:
Victoria E-Mail:
wtroyman@msn.com
Comments: Hello my name is Troy waight son of
Alice Waight her maidan name was Cusaboom, a few
months I wrote a little story about her hoping
someone might read it and and knew her from
Yarmouth as this was her birthplace but again I
misspelled her her maidan name in the write up
this it's spelled Alice Cusaboom if you might
have known my mom I would love to her from you
you can read what I wrote a few months back.
Copy of that letter:
Date: 7/10/2013
Name: Alice Cassanon Location:
Victoria, BC E-Mail: wtroyman@msn.com
Comments: Hello back in 2003 I wrote a
comment on here asking if anyone knew my
mother Alice Waight her maidan name was
Cassabon from Yarmouth,NS but forgot to
include her maiden last back then, just
recently my mom Alice passed away
peacefully in hospital she had been
sick just over a year at home where she
spent her last years. Again if anyone
knew her from Yarmouth feel free to email
me. Would like to find her mothers grave
site as I plan to make a trip to NS next
year with Alice and Raul her husbands
ashes.
Alice's son Troy
Date:
1/3/2014 Name: Lawrence Hemeon
Location: La Grange, Tx, USA
E-Mail: lhemeon@cvctx.com
Comments: Hi. I'm planning a trip to
Plymouth, Yarmouth later this year. My
grandfather, Charles Erven Hemeon was born there
in 1878.
Date: 1/25/2014
Name: Jean Hickey ( muse) family
Location: Liverpool England E-Mail:
hickeyjean@yahoo.com
Comments: just seen this site my family
MUSE CAME FROM EeLBROKE so looking forwould to
geting some more info' on yarmouth n.s.
Date: 1/25/2014
Name: Maurice Courchesne Location:
Weedon, Québec E-Mail:
jonquille@b2b2c.ca
Comments: We are considering selling our
house located in southern Québec and buying
another house in the Yarmouth area. We live in a
rural area and I retired from Domtar few
years ago. Have a good day.
Maurice and Aline.
Date: 1/26/2014
Name: Grace La Rode
Location: Jamaica, NY E-Mail:
larodebrklyn@aol.com
Comments: Very interesting history. It is great
to see that you are preserving your histor
Date:
1/27/2014 Name: Raynard Gary
Location: Picton on E-Mail:
Date:
2/10/2014 Name: Karen Gavel
Pitsanuk Location: St.
Andrews, MB E-Mail: kglassie@aol.com
Comments: I was hoping to find out when Gavelton
was established. Glad to see this site and hope
it continues to grow.
Date:
2/20/2014 Name: Kevin Bishop
Location: Hamilton Ont.
E-Mail: Kbsmeg@hotmail.ca
Comments: Born in Yarmouth 1955 ,grew up in
south end on Queen St.,then Tooker St. Remember
sookie,bunkie baker, Grayson Crocker. Remember
my grandfathers store on Queen St ,Goudeys. My
dad was a cop and my mom worked at Quality shoe
store.attended old south end school,lots of fond
memories.
Date:
2/24/2014 Name: John LeBlanc
Location: Ponoka AB E-Mail:
johnleblancdss@yahoo.ca
Comments: Great site
Date:
2/24/2014 Name: William(Bill)
Flynn Location: London
Ontario E-Mail: will-yum-can@hotmail.com
Comments: Hello,I was born in Yarmouth.At 65 now
wanting to move home.Unfortunately on limited
pension and trying to find an affordable
place.Will continue with search and hope to be
home by fall.Cheers to all.
Date:
3/2/2014 Name: Kevin
bishop Location: Hamilton
on. E-Mail:
kbsmeg@hotmail.ca
Date:
3/13/2014 Name: David Edward
Doucette Location: North
Reading, MA E-Mail:
d4mau2@gmail.com
Comments: My mother (Mary Helen Dulong
(Dulin) was born in Belleville on
7/29/1907 and baptized in this church. Her
father was Jeffery (Siffrei) Dulin and
her mother was Jane (Genevieve) Doucet.
I am only now starting a genealogy search!
Date:
3/26/2014 Name: David &
Karen Surette Location:
Providence Froge, VA E-Mail:
djsurette@earthlink.net
Comments: It is so wonderful to see many people
I know from around Surette's Island. My
family and I have visited for many years, the
friends and family we have on the Island and in
Yarmouth. Hoping to see everyone this year
as well. It is such a beautiful place...
Date:
3/26/2014 Name: Catherine
Pothier Location: moving to
West Pubnico E-Mail:
24cpothier@gmail.com
Comments: Hello,
My dad's parents were born in Wedgeport and I'm
moving to West Pubnico. Grandfather is
Joseph Pothier & my grandmother is Selina
Doucet. I'm looking forward to bumping
into some of my relatives again!
kindly, catherine Pothier
Date:
4/1/2014 Name: Jean Gillis
Vanasek Location: Shelby,
North Carolina E-Mail:
jeanv3@earthlink.net
Comments: Love your website! I would like
to say hello to all of my Lent and Gillis
cousins in and around Yarmouth. Especially
Tusket.
I am a descendant of James Lent
(1753-1838), an early settler and prominent
citizen of Tusket and my 5th great grandfather.
His great granddaughter, Mary Adelaide Lent
(1846-1915), my second great grandmother,
married Stephen Gillis (1837-1906), a
master shipbuilder of Tusket. They
eventually moved to Boston, MA. Although
they moved away, they and some of their children
were eventually returned and buried in
Tusket. It must be a wonderful area for
them to have that as their final request.
I truly hope someday I can make the trip to your
area and visit my roots.
Jean Vanasek
Date: 4/3/2014 Name: Joshua Gavel
Location: Victoria BC E-Mail:
josh@topshelf.org
Comments: Born GEORGE EDWARD GAVEL, to Margaret
Mary GAVEL, daughter of John Gabriel & Eva
GAVEL. I'm sure that we're somehow connected to
the folks in Gavelton, outside of Yarmouth, NS.
I was given up for adoption but only fostered,
and spent years searching for family. I
found them in Centreville, on the Digby Neck and
Marshalltown, near Digby, NS
I would like to find my connection to my family
name in Gaveltown. Any information welcomed!
Thanks! Josh
Date:
4/7/2014 Name: Margaret A
Sweeney Location: Cape
Forchu, N.S. E-Mail:
msweeney@eastlink.ca
Comments:
Date:
4/7/2014 Name: Linda Hicks
Watson Location:
Dartmouth NS E-Mail:
linwats@gmail.com or m0mmaw@hotmail.com
Comments: I am just doing research into my
family tree, wanting to trace my great grandpas
James Alfred Hicks and James Hicks.
Date:
4/9/2014 Name: Cary LeBlanc
Location: North Carolina
E-Mail: cleblanc4@yahoo.com
Comments: I knew of Pinkney's Point
when it had only 21 houses. Dirt road, no
electric, two telephones {Legeres & Potiers}
Mail once a week Renken with horsse and wagon,
Dr. O'Brien one house to house visit a year. He
came by Horse and wagon went home with food
stuffs & fish no $. Church packed every
Sunday. And 3 Model T's. Times have certainly
changed. My first visit was in 1931 & i am
now 85 you can do the math. In 1954 my wife and
i was here for New Years You started at the
first house some Roppy pie and a drink on to the
next house. And at the break of dawn we were on
the wharf. It was as good as being in Times
Square back in N.Y.where we used to live. I
could write a book about "The Last Place God
Built On Earth" My Uncle Ulysse use to say. I
can say to you all just maybe if you beleieved
that and the Church was still filled on Sunday
it could be the town it once was. After all my
years i can assure you he is still there. Here
was a Man who just walk around and preached and
had followers and to this day look at the
Christin world he built. Billion's of people who
call themselfs Christins And for you who don't
beleive what do you cry out when you hurt
yourself or fall You Say "JESUS
Date:
4/18/2014 Name: kingsley
Location: nigeria E-Mail:
obasonkingson@yahoo.com
Comments: Am looking forward to visiting soon
Date:
4/21/2014 Name: Thelma
Wannamaker Location: London,
Ontario Canada E-Mail:
thelwann@hotmail.com
Comments: Looking for Cove Family
in Nova Scotia and tie to ancestor(s) who came
from "England?" Cannot find that missing link to
overseas. Can someone out there help
me? Have a tie to Yarmouth from New
Jersey but no one from Overseas to Nova Scotia.
Date: 5/8/2014
Name: Cary LeBlanc
Location: cleblanc4@yahoo.com
E-Mail: Last place on earth God made
Comments: At age 85 my first trip from New
York i was an infant age one. I spent manny
summers while growing up. Dirt roads, no
electric, two telephones, one post office once a
week. One schoolhouse, a well attented Church on
Sunday's. Cows to milk daily, oxen used for
tractors. And a baseball team Felton Legere the
pitcher. And Saturday night a trip into
Yarmouth. Homemade bread, butter and molases to
top with. Blueberry pies all you could eat. And
my favorite dried codfish. Water from the well
outhouses 2 & 3 seats. 21 houses and after
dinner walks north to south or south to
north. My story would fill a book Dr.
O'brien, Renken the mailman and the model T's 3
on the Point to start with. Interesting people T
Dolph, Cecile and Joe Legere the fish buyer. My
intrique was a limited education, men could
build a house a boat and farm and still raise a
family. Women could cook sew quilt all household
chores and still have children . Many had
musical interest and self learn to play an
instrument. Yes the Point had God's print on it.
My wife and daughter and i will be there in
August Cary Le Blanc
??Date:
5/9/2014 Name: Anastasia
Paparis Location: Veroia, HELLAS
(Greece) E-Mail:
anastpapa@teemail.gr
Comments: Dear Friends,
I am working on an exciting project related to
ARCADIA, HELLAS (Greece). Because of your city's
identical name as Arcadia, may I ask you to
provide me with your local authority's post and
e-mail details? Thank you in
advance, All the best,
Architect A.U.Th., Dipl. Arch., PhD, Town
Planner / Urban Designer U.C.L. (The Bartlett),
M. Phil., 4, Poseidon's St.,
59100 Veroia, HELLAS (Greece)Tel: +30 23310
67846, Mob.: +30 6979484159E-mail:
anastpapa@teemail.gr
Date:
5/14/2014 Name: Mary
Bethune Location: Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia E-Mail:
marybethune2@gmail.com,
Comments:
Date:
5/17/2014 Name: Jim
Jeffery Location: Yarmouth
County E-Mail: jcjeffery@eastlinl.ca
Comments: Nothing in the Guest Book since 2011.
Is the Guest book shut down?
(Sorry had problem
with website)
Date: 5/18/2014
Name: Jake Location: Ireland
E-Mail: jakob.brennan@gmail.com
Comments: this website is so 1999
Date:
5/22/2014 Name: Valmond
LEGER Location: MIDDLETON,
N.-E. E-Mail: valmondleger@yahoo.com
Comments: J'aspire a visiter votre ile cette
ete, ou au prochain preintemps. Coincidamment,
nous avons un nombre de Surettes dans la famille
qui sont residents du Nouveau Brunswick. J'aime
beaucoup admirer les paysages de nos campagnes
de la Nouvelle Ecosse. A bientot!
Date:
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Location: E-Mail:
emily.ukblogger@gmail.com
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Date:
5/31/2014 Name: alfred
norton Location: portland me
usa E-Mail: alfred@maine.rr.com
Comments: we now have a lovely ferry portland
/yarmouth the portland end has rail service
throughout the us. When eill Yarmouth
connectvia Via to canada
Date:
6/4/2014 Name: Brenda Canady
Location: Massachusetts E-Mail:
brendacanady@att.net
Comments: Greetings,
My grandmother was Mary Louise Jacquard
who was apparently adopted by Sylvain and
Elizabeth d'Entremont in Yarmouth,
approx. 1898/99. She had a younger sister
named Jenny who also later resided in
Massachusetts. It appears that my
grandmother left Canada when she was 11 and by
age 15 had my mom. I'm trying to find out
who her biological parents were so that I can
trace my heritage. Can you help?
Thank you,
Brenda
Date:
6/20/2014 Name: Sallie
Anderson Location:
Wallingford, Pennsylvania E-Mail:
eillas@hotmail.com
Comments: I am the great-grandaughter of Captain
Alfred Durkee, who I understand from
your website provided the funds to build the Carleton
Library. My husband and I will be
visited Yarmouth to do some geneology research
on the Durkee family. Would it
be possible to visit the Carleton Village
Library? We will be in the area on
August 23 and August 24, 2014.
Thank you.
Sallie Anderson
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Date:
6/25/2014 Name: Sandra J.
Bartlett Location: Morganton, NC
USA E-Mail: ephesians237
Comments: Looking for ancestor. David
Morton may have been born in
Kemptville sometime between 1840 &
1860. Married to Julia Trott.
Child's name Bradford E. Morton. Any
clues as to where I may search?
Thank you for any assistance.
Sandra J. Bartlett
REPLY: Date:
6/27/2014 Name: Dot
Location: Nova Scotia E-Mail:
dotvallillee@eastlink.ca
Comments: Sandra Bartlett, Is your
email correct? Couldn't send a message.
Date:
7/3/2014 Name: cathy
bennett Location:
victoria, b.c. E-Mail:
jo2cat@hotmail.com
Comments: I'm looking at this web site as my
husband and I are thinking of buying a home
here.
Date:
7/18/2014 Name: Peter Surette
Location: Bradford, MA E-Mail:
petersurrette87@comcast.net
Date: 7/21/2014 Name:
Pam Cotreau Brock Location:
Maryland, USA E-Mail:
pscbrock@verizon.net
Comments: I have not been to your area, but my
father was born there and the family has a lot
of history there. I hope to visit one day.
Date: 7/19/2014
Name: Catherine Doucette Bourgeois
Location: Lynn, MA E-Mail:
cashyb7@verizon.net
Comments: My father, Laurence Frances Doucette,
sisters Dorothy, Verna, Leona and a brother
(name ?) I know I probably still have
relatives in Wedgeport. I know my
Aunt Leona married Valois Boudreau. When
my aunt passed, Valois married Rosalie.
Date:
7/25/2014 Name: jean
nickerson Location:
overton E-Mail:
jeann@bellaliant.net Comments:
nickerson
Date:
8/5/2014 Name: Ossie Perry
Location: E-Mail:
Comments: Nancy B was a 'girl friend' one
romancing summer while vacationing with her
parents at lake Annis !!
Date:
8/16/2014 Name: Leslie and Viola
Allen Location: Bowmanville
Ont E-Mail:
lv.allen@hotmail.com Comments:
Date:
8/20/2014 Name: Cary
LeBlanc Location: North
Carolina E-Mail: cleblanc4@yahoo.com
Comments:
Just spent 2 weeks in God's Little acre
PINKNEY's POINT for a family reunion . I now at
age 85 and made my first trip here when i
was 1 year old and then spent every summer
here. Thanks to my cousins Rosella &
Herman Saulnier, Lobster roppie pie clams
and fresh from the garden treats. My wife
Eveline, and daughter Simone, will take back to
the U.S. a bank of family history and love. You
who have the good fortune to live here should
count your lucky stars, As this is the last
place God built for the chosen few. Do keep the
faith
Date: 8/23/2014
Name: Pierre J. Surette
Location: Montréal Québec E-Mail:
pierre_surette@yahoo.ca
Comments: Thank's for posting on my ancesters.
Date:
8/30/2014 Name: Ron Depatie
Location: Barrie Ontario Canada
E-Mail: robede@bell.net
Comments: Joseph Melanson and Mary
Surette were my two times great
grand parents , their son William Melanson
married Clara Doucett at Yarmouth in
1904 , Clara was from Tusket and was the
daughter of Reuben (Urbein )Doucette ,
my Ancestors were from the south of Yarmouth and
were there for a few generations back . I was in
the area in July this year for two weeks
vacation . My Wife and i plan to go back one day
soon . I would like to make contact with any one
who had the same ancestors as myself in your
area . Take care every one ..... Ron
Date:
9/6/2014 Name: Anita
Donnellan
Location: Wrentham, MA -
USA E-Mail:
Massgrms@msn.com
Comments: My maiden name is Anita Surette.
My grandfather, John Alcide Surette was born on
Surette's Island. I didn't know
this until recently, when I saw his immigration
record with his birthplace
listed. Growing up, I heard
many stories about Nova Scotia from my
grandfather. The first time I went to Nova
Scotia was 1968, when my husband's brother
married. We have gone there many, many
times since. In fact, we are going up
there in a few weeks.
I have never been to Surette's Island, maybe I
might get a chance someday.
Date: 9/18/2014
Name: Lisa Courtenay
Location: Billerica, Mass E-Mail:
lcourt2000@yahoo.com
Comments: I too stumbled upon this site doing
research. My Grandfather, John Leo Surette
was the lighthouse keeper on Pease Island for 30
years and raised his family there. I would
love to find out more about the Island and what
it must have been like to do this (1922-1952).
Lisa
Date:
9/18/2014 Name: Joe LeBlanc
Location: Cole Harbour, N.S. E-Mail:
jhl52@live.ca
Date:
9/26/2014 Name: Robert John
Gavel Location: Bellingham, WA
98229 E-Mail: robbyjon52@gmail.com
Comments: JUST LEARNED THAT MY BROTHER, HERMAN
PASSED AWAY IN 2005. I have not heard from
him in over 15 years, Icalled to let him know my
son had passed away and he seeme dvery
arrogant and standoffish so I
let him allone thinking he would find me when he
was ready
. I don't even know his Wife's name. I
want to know about Nova Scotia and our family
tree that has been Expanded obviously. Please
Contact me at the E-mail address I left with any
Information that you think may help. THANK
YOU< Sincerely Robert John Gavel
Date: 9/29/2014 Name:
william leblanc Location:
mass E-Mail: billeb1800@gmail.com
Comments: Look for information grandfathers
both are name hilaire Le Blanc
one son of Pierre one son of Timothy
Date: 10/1/2014
Name: Karin Bugovsky-Gasteyer
Location: Vienna / Carleton E-Mail:
k.bugovsky.gasteyer@gmail.com
Comments: We love Yarmouth County and the
friendliest people of the world.
The town have making many beautiful things, to
welcome the visitors. This year we make
our holidays in July, so we could visit
many events.
Only the opening time from the shops should be
the same time when the ferry landing. The
visitors have slept and want have action :-).
One idea for visitors, make a little
canada land or only nova scotia. Miniature
buildings and the visitors can walk in hole
canada.
We think about how we can start a business in
Yarmouth and this is one of our ideas. Because
we want to show this beautiful place many
friends and visitors.
Nice greetings from Vienna
Karin
Date:
10/14/2014 Name: deborah
mccomiskey Location:
conn,ontario E-Mail:
chickadeedm@hotmail.com
Comments: looking for something else
spotted this and decided to take a look noticed
some mccomiskey's whom I have heard talked about
through my mother in law whom was married to
rufus mccomiskey i'am married to rufus
mccomiskey's son Kenneth mccomiskey found this
very interesting
http://www.yarmouth.org/s-book122.htm
Date:
10/25/2014 Name: Elizabeth Butler
Staylor Location: San
Diego, California E-Mail:
lizstaylor@ymail.com.
Comments: Hello,
I am the great granddaughter of Damien Muise and
Adele Catherine Boudreau whose mother was nee
Pelagie Suret. I will one day visit Pickney's
Point and Surettes Island in order to walk in
the land of my ancestors. I would love to know
more about my Acadien family and the land they
loved.
Date:
11/10/2014 Name: Nick Giganti
Location: Bowmanville, ON E-Mail:
Bubsmeister@yahoo.ca
Comments: Hope to visit soon!
Date:
11/19/2014 Name: Diane Marie
Surette Scureman Location: Richmond,
Virginia USA E-Mail:
dscureman@verizon.net
Comments:
Date: 11/22/2014
Name: Margaret Lillian Overton
Location: Lund ,BC Canada E-Mail:
rmducharme1966@gmail.com
Comments: I have read that the name "overton"
was originally used to describe the folks from
over town.
Date:
12/4/2014 Name: Janet Surette
MacNeil Location:
Franklin,MA USA E-Mail:
jamettoonew@aol.com
Comments: I have visited Yarmouth, NS and
Farther Clarence D'Entremont (I believe that is
the spelling)in Middle West Pubnico, NS.
The book "The Development of an Acadian Village"
"Surette's Island 1859-1970" by Neil Boucher is
interesting but as I don't speak French it's a
challenge. I understand that I am related to
Marie Babine Surette. She was born in Piziquid
about 1750. Her ancestors came over to the New
World in 1639 with Razilly and Charnissy. This
was from an article in a paper dated Thursday,
June 29, 1939. I don't know the name of the
paper. Sorry. I hope this helps anyone looking
for information
Date:
12/12/2014 Name: bruce and neva
doucette Location: Grand
desert E-Mail:
millerbruce2007@yahoo.ca
Comments: Mom and I looking at this site she
remebers a lot of the names on the site as she
is now 95 and lived in pembroke and born
there....Arthur Cann her father Olive Cann her
Mom
Date:
12/15/2014 Name: K.
Watkins Location:
Yarmouth E-Mail: watkinsdon42@hotmail.com
Comments:
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