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It sounds like a term from Geography class. But the Chignecto Isthmus is the correct term to describe the home country of the people in our great family tree. Incorporating areas of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, it is at once fertile and hostile, beautiful and brutal, homeland and cemetery. Countless ships and lives have been lost on her rocks; countless fortunes have been made; countless lives lived. In our family tree alone, we find premiers, war heros, tragedies, famres, teachers, and more. Click to see a great 1869 map, along with a description of the Isthmus, as well as superb photos by one of our family, the famous Wallace R. MacAskill (1890-1956). Email us your best scenic or family photos, and we will post them here (if you wish).
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