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Author: Linda Jean Nicholson
ISBN: 0-9687924-0-5
Spiral Binding, 314 Pages
Available At: See Below...
Price: $39.95 + $7.00 s/h
Report by: Dave Hunter
Don't miss out on this wonderful publication! It may be ordered directly from Linda Jean Nicholson, PO Box 1541, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N3 or nicmack@pei.sympatico.ca or (902) 569-4837 or purchased from the Reading Well bookstore in Charlottetown.
Linda Jean's book on PEI probates and wills has finally been released. This long-awaited book is everything expected, and more. Chapter one covers the Terms and Definitions used in records, the early Probate Court, Early Island Wills, Administrations, Locating Probate Records, Settling an Estate, Other Important Documents, Guardianships, Women's Role in Probate, Identifying Probate Problems, Additional Sources, and Important Dates in Probate. Chapter two consists of almost 300 pages full of Prince Edward Island Will, Administration and Petition document summaries.
Author: J. Clinton Morrison, Jr.
Available At: See below
Price: $n/a
Report by: Dorothy Griffin FarishEMIGRANT FROM THE HIGHLANDS, written by J. Clinton Morrison, Jr., in 1978 is a genealogical work which documented Morrison's ancestral roots in Sutherlandshire, Scotland and the subsequent emigration of the Morrison family to the New London area of Lot 21, P.E.I. in 1841 because of the infamous "clearances" from this region of Scotland. This book, no longer in print, can be found in libraries and sometimes in antique bookstores. The author has taught in P.E.I. schools since 1968. As of 1998 he resides in Summerside, P.E.I.
02/03/98
Authors: Boyde Beck & Edward MacDonald
Available At: PEIMHF
Price: $29.95
Report by: Dave HunterEveryday & Ordinary - Almanac of the History of Prince Edward Island - a delightful collection of Historical facts and notes from the files of the P.E.I.M.H.F. Names, data, news, and events, all sorted and presented by year and category. A wonderful quick reference, and fascinating reading!
03/10/2000
Author: Brendan O'Grady
Published by: McGill - Queen's University Press
ISBN: Cloth 0773527230 - Paper 0773527680
Available in paper and cloth bindings, 360 Pages
Available At: Most Online Bookstores - Chapters/Indigo, Amazon, etc.
Paper Cover Price: CA $27.95 | US $27.95 | UK £21.50
Cloth Cover Price: CA $75.00 | US $75.00 | UK £57.00
Report by: MQUP
More Info: http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1716
Exiles and Islanders describes Irish settlement in Prince Edward Island from 1763 to 1880. By tracing the history of these early settlers, Brendan O'Grady demolishes the myth that the Island's Irish settlers were largely refugees from the Great Potato Famine. Using a wide variety of sources, including folklore, newspaper reports, personal interviews, letters, shipping records, and historical data, O'Grady goes beyond mere statistics. We learn about settlers' hometowns in Ireland, why they left, when and how they came to Prince Edward Island, where they settled, and how they adapted to living in PEI. This book is highly recommended for those Islanders with Irish heritage!
Author: Kent Macdonald
Soft Cover, 101 Pages
Available At: Sold out, but might be found at some Island Bookstores or used book sellers.
Price: $25.00
Report by: Dave Hunter
"From a Distance" is a book about Boughton Island, that little Island off Launching, and some 6 miles off Georgetown, P.E.I. Boughton Island was once a thriving community, now it stands uninhabited. The author's father was one of three who were forced by weather in November 1953 to spend the night on the Island.
The book includes portions on the former families of the Island, clippings from newspapers relating to Boughton Island residents, its weather, and businesses. There are sections on life on the Island, farming, fishing, schools, religion and transportation to and from the Island, and a section on leaving the Island. What will happen to the Island in the future - this isn't missed in the book.
This is a fascinating little book, and a great read for all, especially those with an interest in this, or any other community of the past which has disappeared with the ravages of time and questionable progress!
The book was given as a gift to my wife's father. It was found at a bookstore in Montague, but I have been told that they are sold out. Copies might be found at other Island Bookstores or possibly on Internet book search engines. It would be well worth looking for. I have done this review so those researching the area will know of the book's existence and can be on the lookout for a copy.
Book: From Home and From Away: The Descendants of Charles MacKinnon and Christina CameronAuthor: Joan MacKinnon
Soft Cover, 900 Pages
Available At: See Below:
Price: See Below
Report by: the Author
Joan MacKinnon has just published From Home and From Away: The Descendants of Charles MacKinnon and Christina Cameron, which is the result of 22 years of research on the family. It includes information on approximately 10, 300 descendants who live on the Island, across Canada, the U.S., as well as in New Zealand, Australia and many other countries. There are also about 650 photographs in the book, dating as far back as the mid 1850s, with the vast majority dating before 1960. It is in 2 volumes, and is just under 900 pages long. The cost of the book is $50, plus $10 shipping for 1-2 books, or $20 for 3-4 books if shipped to a U.S. address; and $25 per book if shipped from the U.S. to Canada. Shipping is $20 per book if the person ordering can wait until I go to Canada to ship. There are also copies available at several bookstores and drug stores in P.E.I. The book can be ordered from: Joan MacKinnon, 3807 Woodside Dr., Midland, Michigan, 48640
Authors: The late L. Ann Coles (MacLeod) CG (c) & Linda C. (Matheson) Harding
1997 - Soft Cover, 474 Pages
IBSN: 0-9699-9430-3 Submitted by: Linda Harding
Price $48.00 US/CDN Includes postageThe family of Neil Munn and Elizabeth "Betsy" MacLeod of Mermaid, with Appendix's on the Wood Islands Munn's; Murray River Munn's and others with the Munn name.
The book contains 474 pages or there about, with several pages of photo's on the early generations of Neil Munn and Elizabeth MacLeod's family, some death and obituary write ups, as well as family information that Ann and Linda have compiled over the years from family, church records, census and land records. It is indexed, sourced and has appendix's on the Wood Islands Munn's, Murray River Munn's and Munn Road Munn's. They have covered these families but not as in depth as Neil Munn and Elizabeth "Betsy" MacLeod's family of Lot 48, Mermaid. The cost is $48.00 Canadian and American, this includes postage and handing. All orders must be prepaid. Please make your check payable to "The Munn Book" and send it in care of Linda C. Harding, 264 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T7, Phone (902) 892-9657.
Updated 12/13/97
Compiled By: The Sea View Historical Society
No ISBN
Soft Cover, 231 Pages.
Report by: Linda Stent-CampbellAvailable At: Ramsay's Pharmacy in Kensington (If sold out, try Used Book Stores)
Report: This book is an an early history of Sea View, chapters on fishing, acriculture, school, sports and about 70 pages of family histories.
12/11/97
Authors: Thelma Campbell and Ruth Paynter
Soft Cover
Available from: Out of Print
Report by: Linda Stent-CampbellThis book was written in the mid 70s. It is a history of the early settlement, local economy and community social life of Irishtown and Burlington which are two "sister" communities on either side of the county line road (Irishtown in Queen's county and Burlington in Prince). There is a family history section but it is limited for the most part to the people that actually lived in Irishtown and is a house to house history rather than an alphabetical one. This book may occasionally be found on the used book search engines.
12/11/97
Edited By: Terrance Punch and George F. Sandborn
Available from: NEHGS
Price: $15.00 U.S.The completely revised second edition of Genealogist's Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research has just arrived from the printer and is now ready for purchase. Much larger and completely revised, this second edition of the very popular reference work has been re-arranged, and is totally updated. The book is soft-bound, to keep it affordable, and has a very attractive cover with a great map of the region. The book was edited by Terrence M. Punch, CG (C), with George F. Sanborn Jr., F.A.S.G.
The cost is $19.00 (U.S. funds) and can be ordered from the publisher at NEHGS Sales Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 160 N. Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 02114, U.S.A. [the cost is $13.50 for members of the Society]. Please add $3.50 (U.S. funds) for the first book, and 75 cents for each additional copy. You may call toll free at 1-888-296-3447 and use a credit card. Massachusetts residents need to add 5% sales tax.
Although all chapters have been revised and updated, the most noticeable change is in the P.E.I. section, which has been completely revamped.
(Note: George's original information showed a price of $15.00 US + $3.50 U.S. but one of our users reported that they were charged $19.00 U.S. + $3.50 recently so we have updated the price listing accordingly. Also, it has been found that there are some portions of the P.E.I. information that have not been updated completely. Never the less, this book should be a worthwhile addition to your collection.)
09/18/97
Author: West Prince Acadian Historic Committee
200 Pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $20.00 plus $3.00 s/h
Report by: Dorothy Griffin-FarishAre you a genealogy buff who has Acadian connections - especially in Prince County, Prince Edward Island? If you are, then you are in for a real treat if you obtain a copy of "Genealogie des huits familles fondatrices acadiennes de Tignish", or in its English title of "Genealogy of the Eight Acadian Founding Families of Tignish".
Written in both French and English, with explanation in English of any French terms found within, this book of approximately 200 pages, published in 1999 for the Tignish Bi-Centennial Celebrations, is a very valuable resource.
From April 1997 the Reverend S.E. Perrey Committee and SSTA compiled research in order to publish a document containing the family trees of the eight Acadian founding families of Tignish. These eight families left Malpeque in October of 1799 in order to find themselves a new place to live. They came to Tignish, thanks to the Mi'kmaq people who told them that the land was fertile in the area and that the fishing and hunting were good. These families then re-established themselves at the place we now call "the Green". According to the Committee's research the descendants of these founding families are believed to number nearly two hundred thousand people. This comprehensive genealogy book is the Committee's contribution to the 1999 Tignish Bi-Centennial Celebrations.
The majority of the information for the book was found in the following documents and locations: L'Impartial Illustre (1899), the Acadian Museum, the Public Archives in Charlottetown, and the 1891 census records. Information retrieved dating after 1900 was not accessible at these locations, so a great deal of information dating after 1900 was provided from the descendants themselves.
Printed by Williams & Crue (1982) Ltd., Summerside in 1999, this book is available at various locations - some of these being the West Prince Acadian Historic Committee (Comite historique acadien Prince-Ouest Itee), C.P. 249, Tignish, P.E.I., C0B 2B0, Telephone (902) 882-2806; The French Cultural Centre, Deblois, Tignish, R.R., P.E.I., C0B 1B0, Telephone (902) 882-0475. It can also be obtained from Almeda M. Thibodeau, R.R.#3, Mill Road, O'Leary, P.E.I., C0B 1V0. Telephone number is (902) 853-3999. The cost of the genealogy is $20.00 plus $3.00 for postage and handling charges. It is a small price to pay for so much information on the Acadian founding families of Tignish, P.E.I.
06/13/2001
Author: Alan Rayburn
Published by: Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada
Catalog # M88-1/1, No ISBN
1973 - Soft Cover, 135 Pages
Available At: PEIMHF
Price: $5.00
Report by: Dave HunterA toponymic study of P.E.I. commemorating the entry of P.E.I. into Confederation. It is a study of the place names of P.E.I., and their origins.
I seldom recommend a book so highly, but I have found this one of the most valuable books I own! Several times a week, I use it to locate obscure locations and old place names for myself, and for people leaving queries here and on the P.E.I. list!
12/13/97
Author: Juanita Rossiter
Soft Cover, 364 Pages
Available At: See below
Price: $ 20.00 CDN
Report by: Dave Hunter
Gone to the Bay - A History of the St. Peters Fire District Area, by Juanita Rossiter, records the history of the St. Peter's area, and that of its residents. This book covers the gamut from St. Peter's early years from the aboriginal and French settlements, shipbuilding, St. Peters and the sea, Business and Commerce, transportation, the district's churches, Schools and much more. For anyone with an interest in this historical area of P.E.I., one of its earliest settlements, this book is a must have. Gone to the Bay is available at the Morell Credit Union; Bayside Inn, St. Peter's; from John Sutherland, (902) 961-2284; and from Nona MacLaren (902) 961-3006. See: "At the Head of the Bay" - recollections of Edith M. McCallum of earlier days in St. Peters Bay, memories renewed while reading Juanita's book!
Author: Elmsdale and Area Historical Society
Soft Cover, 624 Pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $29.95 plus postage and handling
Report by: Dorothy Griffin-FarishGoin' to the Corner - A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West and Brockton, Volume I, The Community
The first volume in a two-volume history of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West and Brockton, Prince Edward Island, entitled Goin' to the Corner was launched July 22, 2006 at Elmsdale Community Centre. This comprehensive and well-illustrated soft-covered book of 624 pages was published by the Elmsdale and Area Historical Society, Elmsdale, P.E.I., C0B 1K0 in association with Crescent Isle Publishers, 157 Victoria Road, Summerside, P.E.I., C1N 2G6. Copyright@The Elmsdale and Area Historical Society, 2006.
The research committee for this book were as follows: Margaret Adams, Chairperson; Lillian Adams, Allan Graham, Norma McLellan, Arlene Morrison, Jean O'Brien and Kay Williams. The administrative assistant was Susan Murphy. It took three years of long days for the committee to read from microfilm the Summerside Journal, the Pioneer, the Journal-Pioneer, the Island Farmer, the Agriculturist, the Island Guardian, and the Charlottetown Herald to find the facts included in Goin' to the Corner.
The book is divided into eight chapters, followed by a list of maps. The chapters are as follows:
1. Elmsdale
2. Agriculture Yesterday and Today
3. Public Buildings
4. Businesses
5. Organizations
6. Recreation
7. Salute to Veterans
8. Miscellaneous
Goin' to the Corner is anything but a boring book. Contained within its pages are copies of actual newspaper articles, diaries, excerpts from journals, list of first landowners, numerous pictures - and much more. The front cover shows Elmsdale Corner in earlier times, while the back cover illustrates students at O'Brien Road School during the mid-1930's. It is a very readable and interesting book and an excellent resource for historians and genealogists, and an excellent value for $29.95 plus postage and handling.
For further information contact Allan Graham, PO Box 335, Alberton, P.E.I., C0B 1B0; telephone 902-853-3211
or Margaret Adams, Elmsdale, P.E.I., C0B 1K0; telephone 902-853-2632.
NOTE: This volume covers the communities. A second volume is currently being written on the families who lived in Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton between 1837 and 2006.
Aug 08, 2006
Author: J. Clinton Morrison, Jr.
ISBN: 09691824-1-4
Pub. 1995, Soft Cover, 359 pages plus illustrations; fully indexed, footnoted, sewn binding
Available At: See below
Price: Bookstore retail $22.95, plus Taxes, from Author, $20.00 plus $4.95 S&H.
Report by: J. Clinton Morrison
This book describes the role of Prince Edward Island soldiers in World War One on the Western Front. Through letters, personal interviews, and diaries, life in the trenches is described in gruesome detail. A helpful and interesting book not only for military historians but also genealogists and others interested in Island heritage. Available from most major Island bookstores, plus direct from Crescent Isle Publishers, 157 Victoria Road, Summerside, PE C1N 2G6 ($20.00 plus $4.95 S&H, taxes included) or telephone/Fax: 1-902-436-8518.
06/19/99
Author: Fred Horne
ISBN: 1-55109-385-5
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., P.O. Box 9166, Halifax, N.S., B3K 5M8, ph: (902) 455-4286
126 pages, 218 photos, Soft Cover
Available At: Most Island Book Stores
Price: $19.95
Report by: Dave Hunter
"Historic Summerside", is to be launched June 9th, 2002, at 2-4 p.m. at St. Mary's Hall, 74 Summer Street, Summerside. Author, Fred Horne, who grew up in Brackley and graduated from the U.P.E.I. with a degree in History, is currently the archivist at the MacNaught History Center and Archives in Summerside. "Historic Summerside, 1900-1970, Images of Our Past" is a wonderful mix of visual and textual history of the Prince County Capital. The book includes 218 black and white photos gathered from the Read, and later, Sears Studio, as well as individual and family collections.
For over 90 years, the Read/Sears Studio was in operation, and has provided a photographic history of the town it can truly treasure.
The back cover review states "'Historic Summerside' looks at the many roles the Prince County Capitol has taken on since its incarnation as a mercantile and service center in the early 1900's." Yet, it does much more than that. Fred Horne has placed a history behind the photos in the book in a manner which makes history fun. It is interesting reading, and through its photos, a feast for the eyes. If you have relatives in the Summerside area, there is a good chance you will find them in one of the images presented in the book. I have seen many community histories over the years, yet I must say that this has to be classed as one of the most interesting yet.
It is a book which I am glad to place in my collection, and I am sure that anyone with interests in Prince County will feel the same.
06/06/2002
Author: Georges Arsenault
ISBN: 2-9804117-1
Published: Charlottetown, 1998
49 pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $ 8.95
Report by: Georges ArsenaultThis booklet invites you to discover the local history of the Evangeline Region. Why is this Acadian region in Prince Edward Island named after Evangeline? Who were the founding families and where were they living before they settled in this beautiful part of the Island? What traditions did they bring with them? What are the characteristics of the Acadian cuisine in the Evangeline region? These are some of the questions this historical guidebook answers for you. (This book is also available in French.)
Avaliable from:
Georges Arsenault - georg52@pei.sympatico.ca
65 Ambrose St.
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
C1A 3P8
Ph: 902-566-5067
11/28/2000
Compiled by:The Baltic Lot 18 Women's Institute about 1977
No ISBN
Soft Cover, 87 Pages
Report by: Linda Stent-CampbellAvailable At: Ramsay's Pharmacy in Kensington. There are only 3 copies left.
Price: $7.00 (plus applicable postage).Report: This book has info on the first settlers, chapters on ship building, farming, fishing, etc. as well as family histories.
12/11/97
Compiled by: The Darnley Historical Society about 1985
no ISBN
Soft Cover, 218 Pages
Report by: Linda Stent-CampbellAvailable At: Sold Out. Price: n/a.
Report: This book has the usual early history of the area as well as about 100 pages of family histories.
12/11/97
Compiled by: The Spring Valley Historical Society in 1984
No ISBN
Soft Cover, About 100 Pages.
Report by: Linda Stent-CampbellAvailable At: Ramsay's Pharmacy in Kensington (Several copies). Price: $7.00 (plus applicable postage).
Report: The chapters in this book are labelled: The Early Community, The Growing Community, The Changing Community, The Current Community, Family Histories and Homesteads.
12/11/97
Author: Stanley Bridge Community Historical Society
Printing and Layout: Alpha-Graphics (1972) Ltd., Summerside, P.E.I.
Photography: Brian L. Simpson Photography, Cornwall, P.E.I.
ISBN: 0-9682984-0-0
Hard Cover Only
Available At: See Below
Price: $45.00 + postage
Report by: Helen MacEwenThe History of Stanley Bridge emphasizes in appropriate detail the social and economic fabric of the community. Based on comprehensive research and authentic documentation, the history of Stanley Bridge is carefully unfolded, from its beginnings to the present. The names of the residents of the community, their professions and extensive genealogical detail on all families is presented. Agriculture, the fisheries, the technological improvements, recreation, entertainment, the progress of culture, of religion,, of architecture, the mores and traditions, and their aptriotism, are all delineated. The business, the trades, the professions, the schools, the churches, and organizations such as the Women's Institute all enjoy pride of place. The reader is thus treated to an enlightening and fascinating story of this idyllic community. The History of Stanley Bridge is a good read indeed.
This handsomely illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of Stanley Bridge, a small, picturesque village cradled at the junction of Stanley River and New London Bay. Called Fyfe's Ferry until 1865, Stanley Bridge enjoyed the closely knit community life, the self-sufficiency and moderate prosperity that characterized so many Island communities from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. Located in a prosperous agricultural area which it served, and which in turn served it, and enjoying all the advantages associated with excellent water communications, Stanley Bridge, became a thriving commercial centre. The wharves built where the bridge crosses Stanley River, served the farmers and merchants who moved most of their produce and merchandise by schooners until they were replaced by vehicular modes of transport on a modern network of roads. Payment may be made in the form of cheque or money order made out to the Stanley Bridge Community Historical Society. Please contact them at the address below for shipping cost.
Available from:
Linden Cove Farms, linden.cove@pei.sympatico.ca
P.O. Box 737
Kensington, PEI
C0B 1M0
Tel: (902) 886-2524
Fax: (902) 836-3700
10/22/98
Author: Robert L. Dallison
ISBN 0-86492-371-6
Soft Cover, 128 Pages
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions, 469 King Street, Fredericton, NB, E3B 1E5, (506) 450-4251, toll free (888) 926-8377, fax (506) 459-4991, e-mail: gooselane@gooselane.com
Price: $14.95 + GST + S/H CDN
Report by: Goose LaneThe third is "The Loyalists Regiments: The Provincial Corps Disbanded in New Brunswick." This chapter describes the following regiments: the American Legion, DeLancey's Brigade, Guides and Pioneers, King's American Dragoons, King's American Regiment, King's Orange Rangers, Loyal American Regiment, Maryland Loyalists, New Jersey Volunteers, New York Volunteers, Pennsylvania Loyalists, Prince of Wales American Regiment, Queen's Rangers, Royal Fencible Americans, Royal Highland Emigrants, and Westchester Refugees. The fourth chapter is "The Legacy of the Military Loyalists: The Provincials Take Root in New Brunswick." The final chapter is "People and Places: Selected New Brunswick Military Loyalist and Revolutionary War Sites." It describes the following sites and personalities: Fort Cumberland, Saint John, Fort Howe, Brigadier General Benedict Arnold of the American Legion, Major John Coffin of the King's American Regiment, Ensign Henry Nase of the King's American Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hewlett of the DeLancey's Brigade, Colonel David Fanning of the North Carolina Militia, Fort Hughes, Loyalist Encampment and Cemetery, Ensign Thomas Gill of the Maryland Loyalists, Lieutenant Anthony Allaire of the Loyal American Regiment, Captain John Saunders of the Queen's Rangers, Lieutenant Samuel Denny Street of the Royal Fencible Americans, Captain Caleb Jones of the Maryland Loyalists, Quartermaster Daniel Morehouse of the Queen's Rangers, Captain Nehemiah Marks of the Armed Boatmen, Lieutenant Hugh McKay of the Queen's Rangers, 42nd Highland Regiment Memorial Cemetery, MacDonald Farm Provincial Historic Park, and Commodore George Walker and his Trading and Fishing Establishment. The book ends with a Chronology of Events and a Selected Bibliography.
Hope Restored: The American Revolution and the Founding of New Brunswick. Written by retired Lieutenant-Colonel Robert L. Dallison, this book examines the legacy of the Loyalist regiments. It describes the history, personalities, and ultimate settlement in New Brunswick of the British Provincial Corps. Hope Restored will consist of 5 chapters. The first is called "The Turmoil Spreads North: The American Revolutionary War Along the Bay of Fundy." The second is "In the Service of King George III: The British Provincial Corps and their Arrival in New Brunswick." This book may be ordered on the Goose Lane Editions Web site, http://www.gooselane.com/
Author: Edward MacDonald
ISBN 0-920434-36-3
Hard Cover, 418 Pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $39.95
Report by: Dorothy Griffin-FarishIF YOU'RE STRONGHEARTED is a beautifully illustrated, hardbound book of 418 pages, divided into four major periods. Part One, from 1900 to 1919, is entitled "The Little Sister of Confederation". Part Two, from 1919 to 1945, is entitled "The Crucible of Change. Part Three, from 1945 to 1969, is entitled "The Break", and Part Four, from 1969 to 2000, is entitled "The Realm of Possibility". This last section is followed by a conclusion entitled "Unmaking Geography", sources of information, a list of donors who made the writing of the book possible, and the index. IF YOU'RE STRONGHEARTED tackles the complex interplay of people, events, and powerful forces that have shaped Island life over the last hundred years. The result is a hard-to-put-down narrative that plays to both professional historians and a general readership.
"To tell the difference between the Prince Edward Island of 1900 and the Prince Edward Island of 2000. That's what this book sets out to discover. In the process, it has a story to tell" is Edward MacDonald's ambition in writing IF YOU'RE STONGHEARTED - Prince Edward Island in the Twentieth Century. The title "If You're Stronghearted" is from a poem from the late Island poet Milton Acorn. This history is dedicated especially to his parents Michael Joseph MacDonald and Marguerite Sharkey MacDonald and "to all men and women, and, in particular, to our parents, who contributed to life in Prince Edward Island during the twentieth century and who were, and are, indeed stronghearted." Edward MacDonald, a person most capable to write a history of Prince Edward Island, grew up in Newport, coastal King's County, P.E.I. during "the Break", the period of rapid modernization on Prince Edward Island after the Second World War. He began his formal education in a one-room school and completed it at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he earned a Ph.D. in history. In between, he experienced school consolidation, a "regional" high school, and the new "Provincial" university, UPEI. For thirteen years Dr. MacDonald was Curator of History and Collections at the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation, and for fifteen years he edited the Museum's semiannual popular history journal The Island Magazine. He is currently Assistant Professor of History at the University of Prince Edward Island.
IF YOU'RE STRONGHEARTED, copyright 2000 by the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, copy edited by Laurie Brinklow, design and layout done by TechnoMedia, Charlottetown, printed by Williams and Crue (1982) Ltd., Summerside, ISBN 0-920434-36-3. This most interesting and well written book sells for $39.95 and is found in various Island bookstores and heritage sites, and may be ordered through Coles nationally.
10/30/2000
Authors: Centennial Committee, Palmer Road Parish
Soft Cover, 140 Pages
Available At: See below
Price: $ See below
Report by: Dorothy Griffin FarishIMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, PALMER ROAD, 1892 - 1992, written by the Centennial Committee of the Palmer Road Parish for the 100th anniversary of the building of this most beautiful church, is unique in that it is bilingual - half French and half English. Containing 140 interesting and well-illustrated pages, the book features a history of the church and the area, a history of the priests who served the parish and its mission, and changes and new developments in later years. The book is available from people within the parish, and also at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche. No cost price available.
02/03/98
Author: David A. E. Shephard
Published by: McGill - Queen's University Press
ISBN: 0773525246
Cloth binding, 208 Pages
Available At: Most Online Bookstores - Chapters/Indigo, Amazon, etc.
Price: CA $44.95 | US $44.95 | UK £34.50
Report by: MQUP
More Info: http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1602
Dr John Mackieson practiced medicine in Prince Edward Island from 1821 to 1885. Island Doctor offers an intimate look at the work of this "ordinary" physician and a fascinating glimpse of medicine in the nineteenth century. Based on a study of two casebooks, which include Dr Mackieson records for 257 patients with a variety of illnesses seen from 1826 to 1858 and 115 patients with mental illness seen from 1868 to 1874, two manuscripts, and a diary, David Shephard illustrates the wide variety of representative cases in Dr Mackieson's career and situates his work in the context of medical practice at the time. This book will interest a variety of readers, including general historians, medical historians, social historians, historians with an interest in the Atlantic provinces, physicians, and academic libraries.
Author: John Sylvester
ISBN: 1-55109-363-4
Hard Cover, 72 Pages
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing, P.O. Box 9301, Stn. A, Halifax, N.S., B5K 5N5.
Available At: P.E.I. bookstores, may be ordered by others via ISBN number.
Price: $ 29.95 Cdn
Report by: Dave HunterThe Island has been photographed by some of the best photographers in the world. John has the unique gift of being able to see the beauty and colours of the Island from a perspective not duplicated by other photographers. He shows the Island that Islanders love - scenes from Tignish to Wood Island, and all points between. It shows the Island in all her seasons, and in all her majesty. For myself, as a person who loves photography and who has always aspired to photograph the Island and to do it justice, his photos have left me in awe. His lenses have captured not only the beauty and diversity of the Island, but also the heart and soul of the Island - the spirit of the place.
Island Light, features the photography of John Sylvester, world renowned photographer and author who has made Greenvale, P.E.I. his chosen home. His photography appears in books, calendars, and magazines including Canadian Geographic, Country Gardens, Harrowsmith and Reader’s Digest. This is more than a book of photos - it is the Island lovingly caressed by the lens of John's camera.
If you love the Island, don't miss this marvelous collection of photographs. It is a book suitable for your coffee table - constantly by your side whenever you feel a need to enjoy its beauty, even from afar.
Author: Sister Mary Olga McKenna and Treva McNally
Soft Cover, 190 Pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $ 25.00 Cdn plus postage.
Report by: Treva McNallyA copy of the book has been placed in the Provincial Archives for the use of researchers, and we are also selling them. They are available in Charlottetown from Treva McNally, arcona@eastlink.ca,(902) 892-0025, and in Halifax from Sr. Mary Olga McKenna, omckenna@schalifax.ca, (902) 457-3500. The cost is $25 (plus postage if they have to be mailed).
"It's the Askin in You" contains a complete Askin genealogy to the present time; 200 photos dating back as early as the late 1800s and a large number from the early 1900s including a picture of the first class from the Charlottetown Hospital School of Nursing; and the story of the Askins from the time they arrived in Prince Edward Island from Co. Monaghan and settled in the Kelly's Cross area up until the present. There is a chapter with a biography of all the Askin descendants who became sisters and priests, including Brother Rhodian Patrick McCarvill and Sisters Mary Irene McCarville, Marion Bernadette McCarvill, Mary Henry Mulligan, Mary Olga McKenna, Rita Marie Hagan, Anna Josephine Hagan, Muriel Gallant and Vivian McKenna. Prominent family names in the book which are contained in a 1000 person index are Askin, Owens, Campbell, Monaghan, Noonan, Gorman, Hagen, MacDonald, McKenna, and McCarvill.
Author: Gaby Burke-Vienneau B.E.Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed.
Soft Cover, 368 Pages
Available At: See below
Price: $ 35.00 CDN
Report by: the AuthorFor the English reader who requests it, Gaby translated the main words which make the understanding of the genealogy chapter very easy. This is the largest chapter, of which names and dates are the most important information. It is unique in many ways and it contains some data not accessible anywhere else. Some of the information will not be available before 100 years since the registers have now been closed. She has enough material to print eight more genealogy books. However, this is difficult due to the fact that it is very demanding, time consuming, and expensive!
Gabrielle is the author of a volume which is both historical and genealogical. It will provide readers, of all ages, with an Acadian insight. You will appreciate the Acadian historical background since many are of this origin. “Jean à Isaïe à Jacques Haché et Hélène Boudreau leur descendance et l’ascendance de Jean jusqu’en France” a most interesting Acadian book contains: 368 pages, 2,030 persons with 291 different family names. A beautiful overview of life in Acadia before, during, and after the Expulsion. The history of Michel Haché-Gallant, including his descendants. Many interesting stories. A chapter designed for English readers. The 47 pages of chapter six contain 350 photos (370 pictures in all). Fourteen generations, going back to France. The book retails for 35.00$ each (plus 5.00$ postage. For lucky Americans, 30.00$ in US funds includes the postage. For Canadians who want a faster service, they can make a direct deposit and ther author will mail the book immediately.) It is available directly from the author at: Gabrielle Burke-Vienneau, burkegab@nbnet.nb.ca, 1090 Smith Street, Bathurst, N.B. E2A 3V2. Welcome to Gaby's "My Acadian and Irish Genealogy Web Site" at: http://sky.prohosting.com/acadianb/
11/18/2000
Author: Douglas Baldwin
ISBN: 0-92034-96-6-0-3
1990 - Soft Cover, 191 Pages
Available At: Ragweed Press, Coles Bookstore
Price: $9.95
Report by: Dave Hunter
A rewrite of the popular Social Studies text, "Abegweit - Land of the Red Soil" first distributed to students in P.E.I. Schools in 1985. Most of the first distribution to students was never returned, so popular was the History! It has remained a favorite since, and in 1990, a non school edition was produced with updates and additional information not published in the original school version of the text. An excellent general P.E.I. History, and a valuable resource for one beginning to wade in our province's colourful past!
12/13/97
Authors: Nicolas J. DeJong and Marven E. Moore
ISBN: 0-920434-18-5
1981 - Soft Cover, 183 Pages
Available At: Sold Out, Used copies may be available in used bookstores.
Report by: Dave HunterA pictorial history of P.E.I.'s age of sail, showing photographs and specifications, builders/owners of P.E.I. built vessels!
12/13/97
Author: Eliza Gillis, Viola Gillis and Linda Jean Nicholson
Soft Cover, 200+ Pages
Available At: See Below
Price: $25
Report by: Linda Jean NicholsonThe Belfast Historical Society is pleased to announce the launching of their latest publication Leap Over Time, History and Recollections of One-Room Schools in the Belfast area, 1803-1968.
Leap Over Time contains information about twenty individual school districts: Belle River, Culloden, Eldon, Flat River, Iona East, Iona West, Lower Newtown, Melville, Mount Buchanan, Mount Vernon, Newtown Cross, North Pinette, Ocean View, Orwell Cove, Point Prim, South Pinette, Upper Belle Creek, Valley, Wood Islands East, and Wood Islands West. The book is over 200 pages in length and fully indexed. A descriptive account is given for each school that includes the history of the school, recollections of students and teachers, and photographs of schoolhouses and schoolchildren.
Also presented are a variety of newspaper articles, maps, school registers, and school inspector reports. Photographs and memorabilia were loaned to the authors by former teachers and students from the various Belfast schools.
The concept for the book originated from a photograph of schoolchildren taken in Wood Islands during the early 1900's. Only one individual in the picture could be identified. The anonymous faces of these children created the recognition that with each passing year more information about the one-room schools was being lost. The purpose behind Leap Over Time is to preserve the names of faces, the stories of people and the history of an era that has now passed * the period of the one-room school.
Authors Eliza Gillis, Viola Gillis and Linda Jean Nicholson volunteered their time to research and write the book. This is their second collaboration. Two years ago, they edited the book The Past is Before Us for the Belfast Historical Society.
The book launching will take place at the Belfast Consolidated School at 7:30 pm on Friday, December 10, 2004. Books may be purchased at the launching for the special price of $20 each. After the launching, the cost will be $25.
This book will be available after the Dec. 10th launching at Cooper's Store in Belfast, Bookmark on University Ave. in Charlottetown (902-566-4888) and through the society: Belfast Historical Society, RR 1, Belfast, PE C0A 1A0.
This publication was made possible with assistance from the Province of Prince Edward Island Cultural Development Program. All proceeds from the sale of the book are to benefit the Belfast Historical Society.
Nov 25 2004
Author: Audrey MacDonald and Alma Rix
Available At: See Below
Price: $20.00
Report by: Dorothy Griffin-Farish
Instant communication by e-mail and the Internet, text-messaging and the like are trademarks of the first decade of the twenty-first century - even here on "the gentle island" - Prince Edward Island. With the exception of the telegraph and the telephone, the main means of communication during most of the twentieth century between people who lived a distance from each other was by hand-written letters - in today's jargon "snail mail."
Letters to Boston: Life in West Point, P.E.I. in The Early 1900's is a collection of letters which span from December 12, 1925 to September 1939 written to Sandy Stewart, son of David Stewart and Annie MacDonald Stewart of West Point. Sandy had decided to go to Boston to work around the last of 1925, so news from "home" was sent to him through letters, mostly from his mother, his sisters Mary and Gladys Stewart; but a few from others. These letters are full of information about people from West Point and surrounding areas and what was going on in West Point during these years. Apparently Sandy appreciated the letters and kept them all in a shoe box for 61 years. Following Sandy's death in 1987 his son Alexander "Al" or "Sandy" returned the letters to his Aunt Mary Stewart. The letters, presently stored at Stewart Memorial House in West Point, have been put into book form. Also included in the book are two letters from Boston; one written by Mary in 1964 and the other written by Sandy Sr. & his wife, Frances, in 1965.
Letters to Boston: Life in West Point, P.E.I. in The Early 1900s is an extremely interesting, well-illustrated book of approximately 300 pages written by Audrey MacDonald and Alma Rix, nieces of the above-mentioned Sandy Stewart. The book, created in West Point, P.E.I. was transcribed by Audrey MacDonald, typeset by Alma Rix, edited by Audrey, Alma, and Lynn Thompson, with Lynn doing graphic design. The most informative Prologue and Epilogue to the book were written by Ann Currie, daughter of Gladys Stewart Livingstone. The book was published by Kwik Kopy Printing, Charlottetown, P.E.I. and was sponsored in part by the West Prince Arts Council.
The price of the book is $20.00. For further information please contact Audrey MacDonald at 902-859-2970 or Alma Rix at 902-859-3268.
Nov 25, 2007
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