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Discover Your Rootsin Miramichi

Many people visit the Miramichi region to
research their family history and genealogical
roots.
The two local libraries, in Chatham and
Newcastle, along with the Miramichi Branch of
the New Brunswick Genealogical Society
(NBGS-Miramichi) offer a variety of services to
help you in your search.
Cemetery Research
If you're planning to visit graveyards, check
out the cemetery books first (available at both
libraries). They will help you to locate buried
relatives and pinpoint where they are so you don't
have to spend the whole day in the cemetery - you
can also find that same information on the
Genealogical Society’s website,
www.nbgsmiramichi.ca. Libraries providing research assistance.
The website contains obituaries, marriages, births, old North Shore
Leader vital stats, church histories and a forum to discuss your search with Chatham Public Library, 24 King St., Miramichi,
others. Tel: 506-773-6274

NBGS - Miramichi Newcastle Public Library, 100 Fountain Head
Membership in NBGS-Miramichi is $40 for the year and gives you full Lane, Miramichi, Tel: 506-623-2450
access to the website, a copy of the group’s newsletter (published three times
a year) and a copy of the provincial genealogy magazine Generations
(published four times a year). You can also access their private library held at the Chatham Public Library which contains
all of their published books of census, cemetery transcriptions, obituary collections, some church records, vital stats from
local newspaper and 250+ family histories, as well as local books of genealogy, local history and more.
NBGS-Miramichi is under the umbrella of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society. We are all volunteers who have
an interest in working on our family trees and in helping others to do the same. We do not conduct research for people,
but we do assist those who wish to do the research themselves. We have published 80 books over the last
25 years and they are available for sale and at local libraries.
The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Chatham Library at
6:15pm, except in June, July, August and December. Meetings are currently
being held online with in-person meetings resuming soon. New members are
always welcome. To learn more, become a member, or join the discussion
on our forum, visit our website at www.nbgsmiramichi.ca.

A misty graveyard after a summer hailstorm.
Photo by Laura Lea Comeau.

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