Yesterday was a very productive day - genealogically speaking. We visited the North Cumberland Historical Society and found some great photos and documents. The staff there also gave me a data file that adds about 2500 new people to my family tree. WOW! What a treasure! The Society is in the old railway station in Pugwash and they have very pretty grounds so we had a lovely picnic of Ann's famous chicken pasta salad and ice cream cones - such a beautiful day.
We were standing in the archive room at the Society and there were five other people in the room. Within about three minutes, we all discovered that we were somehow related. Go figure!
After lunch we headed to the Wallace and Area Museum which specializes in the United Empire Loyalists. There we had the opportunity to see the original Remsheg grant document that allotted 200 acres and 1 town lot to each of my 7th great grandfathers, Alexander
Peers and Daniel Teel. They arrived at Fort Cumberland in July of 1783, having remained loyal to the British Crown during the American revolution. They were part of a brigade called Delancey's Cowboys. Since the British government provided transport for the soldiers, many of their wives and families actually walked her from Westchester, New York.
The Wallace Bay area around Malagash is incredibly beautiful with magnificent views over the water. The ditches are full of daisies, clover and wild lavender and is delicious to breathe in. And while it is lovely, the signs of a slowing economy are everywhere. It seems like every third house is for sale and it is hard to see how the rest of the people there make a living. And the roads, most definitely could use some work.
Tomorrow we are heading down towards Londonderry and Castlereagh and then Monday we're off to PEI.
To be continued.....
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