Welcome
The New Brunswick Genealogical Society website has a new address. We can now be found at http://www.nbgs.ca - please update your links and bookmarks accordingly.
The New Brunswick Genealogical Society Inc. (NBGS, Inc.) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to encourage and facilitate family historical research in New Brunswick, Canada.
This site includes a copy of the Society's Constitution and By-Laws and the Policy and Procedure Manual.
The NBGS, Inc. is composed of representatives from each of its branches. While members have the option to join the NBGS, Inc. directly, they are strongly encouraged to join any of its seven branches. Fees may differ among the branches. A listing of individual branch contacts, addresses and fees may be found by selecting Branches from the menu on the left. A printable membership form is also available online. French and English versions of the form may be accessed by selecting Membership from the menu on the left, and then choosing the appropriate language.
All members receive the Society's journal, Generations, which is published quarterly. Generations is 68 pages long and contains book reviews, books for sale, passenger lists, rare documents, notices of genealogical seminars, cemeteries, census and other genealogy related material associated with New Brunswick. There is also a Queries section. The magazine is distributed to over one thousand members across North America and overseas.
The collection of the NBGS, Inc. consists of exchanged newsletters, donations of papers from members and organizations and various publications.
Upcoming Events
Items of Interest
The New Brunswick Genealogical Society is pleased to offer its First Families genealogical compilations in digital format. The files are accessible by visiting the First Families page. Please note that the files are in PDF format: either Adobe Acrobat or the free Acrobat Reader is required in order to view them.
First Families is a collection of genealogical information taken from various sources that were periodically submitted to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in First Families is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the information to verify its accuracy.
Generations Table of Contents, 1979-2006
The Table of Contents for NBGS' quarterly magazine, Generations, is now available for the years 1979-2006. It may be downloaded here in Adobe PDF format. Please note that this is a rather large file at 1.5 Megabytes.
New Irish Research Resource for NB
The Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick has a new website up and running at www.newirelandnb.ca/.
Nova Scotia Vital Statistics On-line
The Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management has created a searchable, online database of Nova Scotia vital statistics. It contains: Births, 1864-1877; Marriages 1864-1930; and Deaths, 1864-1877 and 1908-1955. Digitized versions of the original records/microfilm can be viewed online using the Viewpoint Reader, which users must download and install to their computers/web browsers. Copies of the records can also be purchased in either electronic or hard-copy versions. The new database is available at: http://www.novascotiagenealogy.com
Census of 1851
The Census of 1851 for Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia has been digitized and made available online by the National Archives and Library of Canada. Please note that parts of this census did not survive and, therefore, no digital images exist. The digital images are in PDF format and require either Adobe Acrobat or the free Acrobat Reader in order to view them. The extant images of the 1851 Census may be accessed at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1851/index-e.html
Lindsay Patten's Automated Genealogy website, familiar to so many through its 1901 and 1911 census transcription projects, includes a section for the transcription of the 1851 census. Volunteers have worked their way through half of the New Brunswick section of the 1851 census, with Albert, Saint John, Sunbury and Westmorland counties already completed.
1911 Canadian census Transcription Project
Thanks to the many volunteers, the 1911 census transcription at Automated Genealogy is now complete!
The 1911 Canadian Census transcription page may be accessed at http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/
Please note that Lindsay's website, www.automatedgenealogy.com, has a number of other ongoing projects that may be of interest.
New Publication
Are you aware of the new publication "Internet Genealogy?" It is a Canadian magazine that, although it has only published two issues to-date, will be published six times a year. As a bonus thank-you for early support they are going to release a downloadable internet version on June 15th. Have a look at http://www.internet-genealogy.com
Acadian Genealogy Project:
Southeastern Branch - NBGS member Brenda Curwin is working on researching Acadian names for the Congrés Mondial Acadienne 2009 that will be held on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula in the summer of 2009. Her main Acadian surnames are: Arsenault, Dorion and Savoie. She will also be doing some genealogy on the following names as they have married into my main names: Aucoin; Babineau; Belliveau; Bernard; Blanchard; Boudreau; Bourgeois; Bourque; Breau; Brideau; Brun; Bujold; Caissie; Chabret; Charland; Chaudon; Coillet; Cormier; Creste; Cyr; Despres; Doucet; Duclos; Dugas; Forest; Gaudet; Gauthier; Gautreau; Girouard; Goguen; Gosselin; Granger; Guyon; Hebert; Juneau; LaBarre: Labauve; Lambert; Landry; LeBlanc; Leger; LeGrand; LeJeune; Loyseau; Melanson; Moyse; Ozlet; Paquet; Pellerin; Pelletier: Pepin; Peraud; Poirier; Richard; Surette: Theriault; Trehan.
If you would like to share info on any of these names, or would like assistance with your own Acadian research, please contact Brenda Curwin at brendalcurwin@gmail.com
Site Updates
27 May 2011 - The Policy and Procedure Manual in pdf format, has been added.
17 January 2010 - The First Families genealogical compilations "Family" Files have been updated to contain a disclaimer statement on each file.
12 July 2009 - A new version of the Surname Interest List has been uploaded to the site. It is current as of 15 June 2009. Please note that any corrections or updates submitted over the past few weeks will be cross-referenced to the latest version and posted as time permits.
27 February 2006 - The First Families genealogical compilations have been updated to the latest (6th edition - Jan 2006) version. As well as 1130 new Family listings, the digital files now include an index to assist you with your research.
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