Alexander Graham Bell's great-grandson now Canadian

Alexander Graham Bell's great-grandson was sworn in as a Canadian citizen at a special citizenship ceremony in Baddeck, N.S., on Friday.

Hugh Muller became a Canadian at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site — home to many of his great grandfather's inventions.

Muller, who was born in Geneva, Switzerland, is also an American citizen. But since he was a small child, he has spent most summers at the Bell estate, Beinn Bhreagh, just outside Baddeck. The home was built in the late 1880s.

"Oh, man, that's really a trip, isn't it?" Muller said, of his swearing-in at the museum honouring his great grandfather.

"When I go over there, it's almost like going back to my childhood because all the things that I remember are sort of all through that museum. So, it's like going home."

Muller and his wife, Jean, have spent many decades living part-time in Baddeck.

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration and Parks Canada were involved in the ceremony that inducted 47 new Canadian citizens from 24 countries.

The event also helped mark the centennial of Canada's national parks.