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Howard Trueman
1837–1908
A careful local historian from New Brunswick, he is best known for preserving the early story of the Chignecto Isthmus and the families who settled there. His writing blends regional history, genealogy, and a strong sense of place.
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The Chignecto Isthmus and Its First Settlers
by Howard Trueman
About the author
Born in 1837 and dying in 1908, Howard Trueman is remembered chiefly for The Chignecto Isthmus and Its First Settlers, first published in 1902. The book looks closely at the history of the Chignecto Isthmus, the Yorkshire settlers who came to the region, and the family connections that shaped local life.
His work has lasted because it does more than list dates and names. It gathers community memory, regional history, and family stories into a narrative that still matters to readers interested in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and early settlement in the Maritimes.
Available today through public-domain libraries such as Project Gutenberg and Wikisource, Trueman's writing remains a useful window into how one early twentieth-century author understood the past of his own region.