Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Genealogy

Canada Nova Scotia  Cape Breton County

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Biographies
At this time, please read about Biographies in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Biography.

Cemeteries
At this time, please read about Cemeteries in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Cemeteries.

Census Records
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Church Records
At this time, please read about Church Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Church Records.

Court Records
At this time, please read about Court Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Court Records.

Directories
At this time, please read about Directories in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Directories.

Genealogy
A very useful resource I found, gave, in addition to histories and stories of ancestors of the area which I believe were probably passed down verbally until written also gives, in the second half of the book, genealogies of a number of the families in Grand Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia at the time the book was published (1918). This book was entitled "Stray Leaves from Highland History" gleaned by Major R. Gillis, with Introduction and Appendix by Rev. D.J. Rankin, P.P. In addition to searching for it on google, I found it here. I do not know how accurate the book is as far as the histories go, but I do know that it was very helpful to me, especially when some of the families of the area repeated names.

At this time, for more information, please read about Genealogies in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Genealogy.

Land and Property Records
At this time, please read about Land and Property Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Land and Property.

Local Histories
At this time, please read about Local Histories in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - History.

Maps
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Military Records
At this time, please read about Military Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Records.

Newspapers &amp; Obituaries
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Probate Records
At this time, please read about Probate Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Probate Records.

Taxation Records
At this time, please read about Taxation Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Taxation.

Vital Records
At this time, please read about Vital Records in the Province of Nova Scotia Resources - Vital Records.