Global Heritage Press

HARDCOVER EDITION

A History of the County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia [pre-1929]
by Rev. D J. Rankin. 

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.

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

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 MAcARTHUR
• Genealogies: THE CLAN 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

Book Review by Paul Milner FGS