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The Irish presence in Prince Edward Island / by Florence (Hughes) Hydel
This paper is a brief overall account of the Irish immigration to Prince Edward Island from 1767 to 1850. It includes extracts on the names Hughes, Hayes and Mulholland from the Book of Ulster surnames. Florence (Hughes) Hydel was the author of t...
Hydel, Florence (Hughes)
The Island scrap book / edited by G. Hubbard
This fonds consists of a booklet containing a miscellaneous collection of literary pieces, letters, writings on health, religion, and temperance, and amusements, culled from various sources by George Hubbard. Some of the material is by Island aut...
Hubbard, George
The fonds consists of a typed transcription of diary entries of Nathaniel Carrington kept in 1837 during his visit to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Boston, New York, Long Island, and Philadelphia, edited by James Brandow. In a...
Brandow, James C.
The Lea family of Prince Edward Island / Richard Gordon Lea : [Charlottetown, after 1976]
This fonds consists of a memoir by Doctor R. G. Lea who writes of country life on Prince Edward Island during the 1920s and 1930s, including anecdotes of farm work and workers, home life and social customs, school days, family gatherings and tradi...
Lea, Richard Gordon
This fonds consists of thirteen issues of the "Literary Echo" dated from 1 August 1974 to 1 June 1975.
Literary Echo
This fonds consists of original, photocopied, and microfilmed copies of issues of "The Maple Leaf" magazine dating from 1907 to 1947. Originally a monthly magazine, publication changed to a bi-monthly format in 1942. The magazine inclu...
Maple Leaf (Magazine)
The Silver fox in captivity : Chequers Court Fur Farms / [by] Gavin R. Harding
This fonds consists of a booklet summarizing the existing state of the fox industry ca. 1930 including prices current at the time for breeding stock and for pelts. It also discusses the proper building of fox ranches, care and feeding of the pups...
Chequers Court Fur Farms
The land question: a study kit of primary documents
This kit is a collection of excerpts from primary source documents regarding the Land Question on Prince Edward Island. The documents are divided inot two main catagories. The first group, printed on white paper and lettered A to N, consists of ...
This fonds consists of a volume which is a biographical sketch of George Nicol Gordon based primarily on his own letters and writings, those of his wife and their families, and on recollections of the Gordons and of events. Considerable time is g...
Gordon, George Nicol
This fonds consists of a paper outlining the history of the canning industry in Prince Edward Island from its beginnings in 1857 to the date of the address. It discusses factors affecting the growth and decline of the industry as well as the deve...
