One of the fun things we do is trace our family roots, not just to get the names on a chart, but to find out what we can about individuals and communities and the world they were a part of. But what does it matter; or, to put it as a friend once asked me, what good is history? What's done is done, right?
We've all heard the saying that those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it. It's true: there are things to be learned from history, things that might prompt us to do things differently [or perhaps the same] the next time around. Looking back on events is a lot easier than trying to sort out the issues of today. Getting to know an ancestor or two well enough to look at events through their eyes may give us an entirely different perspective on past events - in essence, giving us some personal stake in truly understanding an issue, an event, or a belief. What was it like to be a non-Puritan in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, or a Loyalist during the American Revolution? Had you lived in England or Northern Ireland around 1760, would you have taken advantage of the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia to get the quality farmland that they had developed and were suddenly displaced from? Why was your great-great- grandfather on the side of the South [or the North] during the American Civil War? You might be surprised, and you might find something quite different than what you read in your high school history book.
Beyond the practical, I derive a great deal of pleasure from "finding out things." On these pages, I hope to share some of that pleasure - and you may find something practical, too. If you see something that looks interesting, and you want more information, please e-mail me.
Just a word about "copyright" and "ethics" - When I put information on these pages, I expect that it will be used and enjoyed. Feel free to use the data for your genealogy or history studies; to make hard copies of individual webpages for libraries or other research facilities; and to link my pages to other appropriate sites. Having said that, please remember that I make my living researching, writing, and publishing, and what you see here is the result of my hard work. If you take things from these pages, please (1) take only what you really need, (2) let me know that you have linked or copied pages, and (3) be sure that you give me credit for what you have used.
Sanford "Sandy" Wilbur - February 2003 (updated to August 2006)
2. David Pike, Grantee of Falmouth, Nova Scotia
3.The Rhode Island Emigration to Nova Scotia
4. Sorting out the Nova Scotia Sheldons
5. Preliminary Bibliography of Sheldon in Maritime Canada
6. Harris Families of Early Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
7. Harris Names in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
8. A Bibliography of Harris Families in N. S. and N. B.
9. Harris in Annapolis and Digby Counties, Nova Scotia
10. Harris Families in Kings County, Nova Scotia
11. Harris Family of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
12. Harris Families of Early New Brunswick
13. The Descendants of Henry Hayward
14. The Family of Henry Hayward and Jane McCulloh
16. The McCullys of Maritime Canada
17. The Copp-Pike Connection in Maritime Canada
18. Early Harrington Families in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
19. Harrington Family Bibliography
20. The Loyalist Simon Kollock in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
21. Kollock Family Annotated Bibliography
22. The Mortons of Maritime Canada
23. Morton Family Annotated Bibliography
24. The Descendants of Samuel McCully of Londonderry, Nova Scotia
1. The 1852 McCully Train - Iowa to Oregon
3. 1852 Arrival Dates in Donation Land Claims
4. 1852 Manuscripts at Oregon Historical Society
5. Index to 1852 Overland Travelers
7. 1853 Arrival Dates in Donation Land Claims
8. 1853 Manuscripts at Oregon Historical Society
9. Index to 1853 Overland Travelers
10. Asa McCully's 1853 Wagon Train
11. The "Ikenberry Party" of 1849
12. John Bailhache's 1850 Journal
13. The Names of the "Wolverine Rangers" (1849)
14. The Aiken-Ingram-Booth-Richey Wagon Train (1852)
15. Forty-niners of the Charlestown Mining Company (1849)
16. The Washington City and California Mining Association [1849]
17. Finding your Overland Trail Ancestors
19. 1851 Arrival Dates in Donation Land Claims
20. 1851 Arrival Dates in Manuscripts
21. Index to 1851 Overland Travelers
22. New Information on Participants of the 1852 McCully Train