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Sometimes the route to your family history is straight and smooth; other times the route is full of unexpected twists and turns. Here’s a place to share your research triumphs and get advice from fellow explorers.

Kim Walker - Genealogist

Ask a GenealogistKim Roberston Walker has been with the Shelburne County Archives & Genealogical Society since 2003, but her interest in family history began many years before.  She loves to hear stories from visitors and to help them on their journey to finding long lost roots.  Do you have a question for Kim?  Ask it in our Routes to your Roots forum, she's always happy to help.

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Long Lost Relatives - January 10, 2012 Hi my name is Bruce. I have been researching my moms side of family not doing so well. When I was ...

Posted by: Bruce

Matilda Johnston - Halifax - England - Australia - January 2, 2012 Hi all

I am trying to trace my great great grandmother Matilda Johnston (Johnson, Johnstone) who ...

Posted by: Lisa Calenda

Johnson Research - December 27, 2011 I'm searching my husband's history. All we have are old post cards sent back and forth. The lady ...

Posted by: Tammy Ward

Missing a large piece of my family puzzle - November 12, 2011 My father was born to an Andrew Foreman MacDonald (sometimes misspelled Mc) and Florence Irene ...

Posted by: Paula

Cogswell - November 7, 2011 I am trying to research my 4th g- grandfather, Elihu Cogswell born Oct. 11 1759 in Cornwall Nova ...

Posted by: Deborah Carr

Moses Family - October 23, 2011 I have been searching for years to find information about my Mother's Canadian (African) Heritage. ...

Posted by: Kathy Lander

Toole family - October 18, 2011 I have been researching my family history in Nova Scotia. My GG grandfather was George Pleamos Toole ...

Posted by: Paul O'Toole

William Pollard - October 4, 2011 Hi,

Have hit a brick wall...

I know that in around 1820 in 'dariface' which I take to be ...

Posted by: William Pollard

Relatives - October 2, 2011 Hi,

Someone out there might be able to help me. My Maternal Grand-Father was one Reginald Patrick ...

Posted by: Peter White

Hants County relatives: Parsons/Blackburn - September 21, 2011 I have become hooked on genealogy -- and specifically, Ancestry.ca and Ancestry.com. Through a ...

Posted by: Ellen Dinsmore

Trider family history - September 15, 2011 Two of our best friends were married this past weekend, Sept 10th 2011. His last name is Trider. I ...

Posted by: Chrystal Bateman

Townsends? - September 14, 2011 I seem to have found a lot of Freemans (my paternal grandmother Dorothy born Galen NY in 1893) but ...

Posted by: Dorothy Townsend-Tyers

Well here I am, but where did I come from? - August 28, 2011 My name is William Charles Swan, I am 83. My father's grandfather was Charles Swan, born in PEI ...

Posted by: William Swan

Any Hennigar/Cook Family Members - August 26, 2011 Hi my name is Tina Danby my husband Robert and I live in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Looking for any ...

Posted by: Robert Danby

Faded and Torn - August 18, 2011 I live in England but I am Irish Italian heritage. It is a long story, and to cut in, I was adpoted ...

Posted by: Shirley Kent
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22-Oct-2011 2:22 PM
On Oct 18 I was finally able to get out on the road for a bit of leaf peeping. Left Halifax and ...

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16-Oct-2011 8:28 PM
Although the leaves have fallen off the tree on the Island that I was watching, there are lots of ...

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16-Oct-2011 12:05 PM
I was too late getting a shot of the beautiful colours of a few trees on the island near the bridge ...

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16-Oct-2011 12:00 PM
The cabot trail from Cheticamp to Ingonish was pretty green last weekend (Oct 8) when I drove it. I ...

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15-Oct-2011 7:11 PM
Lots of nice bright reds and yellows today (Oct 15) on Highway 14 from Elmsdale to Windsor and ...

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30-Jan-2012 2:33 PM
As Valentine's Day approaches thoughts turn to romance and Nova Scotia is naturally a very romantic place because it is shaped by the sea.
12-Jan-2012 11:58 AM
After the scenic Cape d'Or Lighthouse, I travel to Port Greville to the Age of Sail Museum. This Museum displays themes such as lumbering, shipbuilding, marine life and many items that immerse visitors in this great era of Nova Scotia's history.
12-Jan-2012 11:51 AM
If you have ever been to the Town of Oxford you've probably seen the friendly giant wild blueberry greeting you to the "Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada." Nova Scotia is the largest processor of wild blueberries in the world!
12-Jan-2012 11:47 AM
There's something about hiking along a shoreline in the fall that I enjoy. It must be the cooler temperature, or the scenery when the leaves have started to fall off the trees. The grass is still green and I need to be outside!
12-Jan-2012 11:42 AM
The first day of our three day trip to Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough. Today we visit the The Hector Exhibit Centre & Archives and explore the historic town of Pictou.
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