1996 Newsletters

Volume 19, Number 4 February 1996

  • Finding Aid to Record Group 19: Vital Statistics, Doctor’s Books Collected by the Dept. of Vital Statistics, by Marilyn Bell, Page 1.
  • What was an Apprentice?, Page 3.
  • Certified Genealogists, the Maritimes, Page 4.
  • Queries, Page 7.
  • P.E.I. Ancestors of Thomas P. P’Connor (Mackie, Kinch, Whelan, Ahearn, Dalton, MacDonald, McCarthy, O’Connor, O’Hara, and others), Page 11.
  • Information on the 1901 Census Project, Page 14/15.
  • Dit Names, by Denis Beauregard, Page 17.
  • The National Archives of Canada on the Internet, by R. G. Hughes, page 18.
  • Kelly Clan Association Update, by Ann Lane Kelly, Back Cover.

Volume 19, Number 5 April 1996

  • Was Your Ancestor in Politics?, by Ann Coles, GC (C), page 2.
  • Finding Aid to Record Group 19: Vital Statistics – Teacher’s Registers and Class Books; Collected by the Department of Vital Statistics, by Marilyn Bell, Page 3.
  • Queries, Page 6-9.

Volume 20, Number 3 – September 1996

1. Feature Article:
  • On Dembo’s Trail: Black Ancestry on Prince Edward Island, Part one, by Diane E. Whitcomb, Page 1.
2. Society News and Notes:
  • Society News, Page 4
  • Membership Application, Page 5.
3. From the Public Archives:
  • Experienced Researchers wanted at the Public Archives and Records Office, by Harry Holman, Provincial Archivist, Page 6.
  • Recent Acquisitions at the Archives, by Charlotte Stewart, Page 6.
  • Change in Hours at the Public Archives, Page 8.
  • New Reference for locating Island Cemeteries, Page 8.
4. Records:
  • Unlikely Sources: Transcriptions from Petitions in the Executive Council Records (1816-1825), by Linda Jean Nicholson, Page 9.
5. Repositories:
  • The Family History Center in Charlottetown, by R. G. Hughes, Page 13.
6. Islanders Away:
  • Islanders in the Marriage Records of Southminster United Church, Lethbridge, Alberta, by David M. Howard, Page 14.
  • Strays From Obituaries, by Eleanor E. Mitchell, Page 15.
7. General Interest:
  • Preserving Family Documents, by Linda Beyea, Page 18.
8. Family Groups:
  • Patrick Sweeney and Johanna Cronan, Page 19.
9. Miscellaneous:
  • Queries, Page 19.
  • Publications For Sale, Page 22.
  • Advertisments, Page 23.
  • Island Map, Page 24.

Volume 20, Number 4 – November 1996

1. Feature Article:
  • The Seduction Act Records of 1876 – 1924, by Sharon Clark, Public Archives and Records Office, Page 1.
2. Society News and Notes:
  • Society News, Page 4
  • Highlights of our Meetings, Page 5.
  • From our Mailbox, Page 6.
  • Membership Application, Page 6.
  • 1996 Member’s Interest List, compiled by Donna Collings, Membership Convenor, Page 7.
  • From the Editor, Page 21
3. From the Public Archives:
  • Balancing the Scales: Confidentiality and Public Records, by Harry Holman, Provincial Archivist, Page 15.
  • Recent Acquisitions at the Archives, by Charlotte Stewart, Research Assistant, Page 16.
4. Articles:
  • On Dembo’s Trail: Black Ancestry on Prince Edward Island, Part Two, by Diane E. Whitcomb, Page 18.
  • How I Solved a Family Puzzle, by L. Ann Coles, CG (C), page 20.
5. Islanders Away:
  • Islanders in the Marriage Records of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1844 – 1890, by Linda Jean Nicholson, Page 22.
  • Islanders in Massachusetts: the 1870 U.S. Census, Part One, by Robert Pierce, Page 23.
6. Computing:
  • Review of Brother’s Keeper, Version 5.2 for Windows, by R. G. Hughes, Page 27.
7. Family Groups:
  • Alexander Fraser and Jan(n)et Stewart, by Norma Jean MacDonald, Page 29.
  • William Walter Irving and Joanna Forrest, by William M. Glen, Page 29.
8. Miscellaneous:
  • Abbreviations, Page 27.
  • Queries, Page 30.
  • Publications for Sale, Page 31.