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Cumberland County was created by an act of council on August 17, 1749, 250 years ago.
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The Cumberland County Genealogical Society is issuing an invitation to all those who have lived or are currently living in Cumberland County and those who have roots in Cumberland County to celebrate this 250th anniversary.
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Celebration central for the weekend of August 14 to 16, 2009 will be the Wandlyn Inn in Amherst, Nova Scotia. A heritage centre with displays by Cumberland County and Eastern New Brunswick museums, heritage and cultural groups and families will be open from noon on Friday to noon on Sunday.
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Regional specialists will be presenting background information on the different groups who settled here and the events and people that shaped the County. You can also learn how to find and record family stories. A buffet dinner on Saturday night will be followed by a presentation on DNA use in genealogy by David Lambert, a highly respected genealogist from the New England Historic Genealogical Society with Cumberland County roots.
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Bus tours will leave the Wandlyn on Sunday morning August 16, offering three different routes to cover museums, cemeteries and heritage sites along the Fundy shore, the Northumberland shore and into Westmorland County in New Brunswick which was part of the original Cumberland County.
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Plan your family reunions and community events around this celebration.
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