Vogler's Cove
Various Views of Vogler's Cove (click for larger image)

1913 postcard	1913 postcard reverse

August 2004 - There are going to be two building lots available on what has been Vogler property for the last 200 years. The lots are on the "Back Road" not far from the boat ramp in the above pictures.

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Then & Now! - A. J. Vogler store
once owned by Thomas Eldred Vogler (my gg-grandfather)

Picture taken in the 1920's by William Vogler's mother Marion. Picture courtesy of Marie Vogler, wife of William (Bill) Vogler.

Photo taken by and courtesy of Terry Danks. Taken in Vogler's CoveN.S.
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Edwin Vogler House in Vogler's Cove N.S.
Photo courtesy of Alfred Vogler, son of Edwin Vogler.

See https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/voglerdata.htm for pictures of Vogler's Cove
taken during the summer of 2003 by C. L. Vogler, son of Edwin Vogler.
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Picture taken in the 1920's by William Vogler's mother Marion. Picture courtesy of Marie Vogler, wife of William (Bill) Vogler.

Vogler's Cove jpeg. courtesy of Chris Young

From the government site at http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/sfish/maps/ns/ns.html

Brief history of the Cove

One of the 1^st recorded settlers was a man named McDonald (an old soldier from Scotland) who built a palisade and blockhouse there around the 1730’s. He made his living trapping and trading with the local MicMac Indians.

Around the 1760's, three Conrad brothers (sons of Nicholas Conrad), Frederick, Casper (Kasper), and George settled in the area after purchasing the old McDonald grant.

My GGGG grandfather Johann Frederick b 1765, d 1850, and married 6 April 1790 to Marie Elizabeth Schmidt moved to the area. Frederick was born in Petite Riviere and not long after his father Johann Heinrich Vogler* died, he moved to the Cove around 1801 or a few years later (having already bought land there in 1800 from Matthew Mosher). Eventually Frederick sold his land in Petite Riviere and Crousetown (200 acres in Crousetown) by 1810.

He received another 500 acres of land in the Cove area September 27^th, 1817. They had 12 children and as most of Frederick’s sons were married, the Vogler name became well established in the area.

*Johann Heinrich Vogler m Catherine Keller 20 Dec. 1752

b. 1724 Prussia b............

d. 11 Aug. 1799 d..........

2 18 Sept. 1753 Anna Elizabeth Walter, b. 1728, d. 26 Mar. 1802

Gammon's Creek

Gammons Creek is in Halifax County and located east of Port Dufferin. There is a topographic map located at http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/sfish/maps/ns/high/ns110407.jpg . Have a look to the right of Port Dufferin and you will see Gammon Pond, and below that Gammon Creek (formally John Vogler's Shore) feeding into Quoddy Harbour. Further to the right there is Quoddy Harbour and right in the middle is "Vogler's Island".

WUERTTEMBERG Ancestral Villages and Surnames (by James Oberacker)

Waiblingen (an ancestral village for the Vogler surname) is a District town east of Stuttgart, at the beginning of the Rems Valley, known for its excellent wine. It is located about 12km from Stuttgart City

The Natural Reservation Park "Solling-Vogler" or "Naturpark Solling-Vogler"

Located south of Hannover

http://naturschutz.br-h.niedersachsen.de/dez503/npsv0.html

http://www.netowne.com/naziufos/boblee/harzmap.htm Map showing Harz-Mountains location.

Land Deeds

One deed is dated Feb. 27th 1817 with a three-way divsion of 1150 acres, Mathew Parks (250 acres), John Dolliver (400 acres), with Frederick receiving 500 acres.

Under the British Coat of Arms, the following paragraph is recorded in large, bold type on the top of a deed to land in Vogler's Cove.

"GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and of the United Church of England and Ireland, on Earth the Supreme Head, to all to whom these Prefents fhall come GREETING".

Crown Land Records, Halifax, N.S.

Grant to Frederick Vogler no. 870

Given under the seal Feb. 27th, 1817.

Photocopies were supplied by Russell Vogler

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding was a big part of life for many years in Vogler's Cove (mainly in the 1800's). Due to the ready supply of wood from one of the sawmills in Vogler's Cove, many schooners, barques, brigantines, dorys and punts were built. For a list of some 19 schooners (not all ships built) built in Vogler's Cove please click here.

Shipbuilding in Vogler's Cove

There was a newspaper story done about my grandfathers boatbuilding company (Victoria B.C.) in 1950, by the Victoria Times. I have posted the story (less the pictures) at vby1950.htm. The story was sent to me courtesy of the Times-Colonist Newspaper in Victoria B.C. The pictures were very black and hard to make out.

Mining & Geology

Drumlins - http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/800/832.htm Drumlins are elongated hills that may have an elliptical tear-drop shape. They apparently occur between Vogler's Cove (at the mouth of Vogler's Brook) and Aspotogan. The LaHave Drumlins are the topic of this site. Being the result of glacier movement, the LaHave Drumlins are reported to have a northwest-southeast alignment. Offshore they appear as wooded islands.

Gold - http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/is/is01.htm There was gold mined in the Vogler's Cove area during the late 1800's and stopped in 1905. This site shows that 200 tons of rock was crushed and 43 fine ounces were produced. In Mill Village 1222 tons were crushed and 909 fine ounces were produced (during 1901-1935).

Post Masters of Vogler's Cove Post Office (x469)

Opened Prior to 1868-07-01. Federal Electoral District was Queens-Lunenburg, Lunenburg (Nova Scotia )

Status - Way office in 1868, Distributing point - Mill Village, Mail route - Mill Village and Petite Riviere Bridge. All information was obtained from the National Archives at http://www.archives.ca/

Photo taken by and courtesy of Terry Danks. Taken "Near Vogler's Cove" N.S.
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