A History of the County of Antigonish Nova Scotia (plus genealogies)

By Rev. D. J. Rankin

The bulk of the book contains genealogical information about the early families of this important Nova Scotia county.

The first portion of the book contains a history of the county of Antigonish before 1929, including information about settlement and those Acadians, English, French, Irish, Scottish, and United Empire Loyalists who first called Antigonish their home.

Contents include:

• A Brief Sketch of the History of Antigonish County
• Customs and Social Conditions
• St. Francis Xavier University
• Congregation of Notre Dame in Antigonish
• Sisters of the Congregation of St. Martha
• Genealogies: BALLENTYNE to CARTER
• Genealogies: THE CLAN CHISHOLM
• Genealogies: CONNORS to FORBES
• Genealogies: FRASER to GRAHAM
• Genealogies: GRANT to MacDONALD
• Genealogies: MacDONELL to MacGILLIVRAY
• Genealogies: MacGREGOR to MacISAAC
• Genealogies: MacKAY to MACMASTER.
• Genealogies: MacMILLAN to MacNElL
• Genealogies: MacPHEE to MacQUARRIE
• Genealogies: MacRAE to SMITH
• Genealogies: SOMERS to WILLIAMS
• The French or Acadian District, Tracadie
• Till We Meet Again

Review:

• Much of the material in these pages will be especially helpful in sorting out the common names in the area, like the MacDonalds. -- Paul Milner, The Federation of Genealogical Societies' FORUM Magazine, vol 15, number 4

Details:
398 Pages
7" X 9"
No Index - genealogies are organized alphabetically by surname
Originally published by MacMillan Company, 1929
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2005 
ISBN 1-894378-87-3 (hardcover)