2008 Newsletters

Volume 33, No. 1, Feb. 2008, #124 – File Missing

Volume 33, No. 2, Apr. 2008, #125 – File Missing


September Issue: Volume 33, Number 3, 2008

Here is the table of contents of the September, 2008 Newsletter and a brief description of each article:

1. Feature Article:

  • Long History Prince Town Church, Page 1.

2. P.E.I. Genealogical Society and Executive, Page 2.

3. Table of Contents, Page 3.

4. Society News and Notes:

  • Society News. Page 4.
  • Membership Application, Page 4.

5. President’s Report, by Linda Jean Nicholson, Page 5.

6. 2008/2009 Schedule of Events, Page 5.

7. “Tracing Your Island Roots”, an Overview, by Dorothy Griffin-Farish, Page 6.

8. PEIGS Workshop, August 23, 2008, by Richard Savidant, Page 7.

9. French Regime at Port La Joie, 1720-1758, Submitted by Nelda Murray, Page 9.

10. St. Paul’s Anglican Church Burial Records, 1827-1872, Submitted by Nelda Murray, Page 9.

11. Registered Car Owners in 1917 on PEI, Submitted by Ruby Cousins, Page 15.

12. The Clergy in Isle Saint Jean from 1721 to 1758, Submitted by Nelda Murray, Page 18.

13. Final Resting Place of P.E. Islanders in WWII, Submitted by Richard Savidant, Page 19.

14. Transfer of Vital Statistics Records to PARO, Submitted by Jill MacMicken-Wilson, Page 26.

15. CDR Media Lifespan, Submitted by Donna Collings, Page 27.

16. Canadian Teachers for SOuth Africa, Submitted by Eileen Bremner, Page 28.

17. Lauchlin MacLean, Submitted by Bob and Fran MacPhail, Page 29.

18. Publications for Sale, Page 32.

19. Cemetery Transcripts, Page 34.

20. Order Form, Page 40.


September Issue: Volume 33, Number 4, 2008

Here is the table of contents of the November, 2008 Newsletter and a brief description of each article:

1. Feature Article:

  • Where there is a Will, there is a Way, Page 1.

2. P.E.I. Genealogical Society and Executive, Page 2.

3. Table of Contents, Page 3.

4. Society News and Notes:

  • Society News. Page 4.
  • Membership Application, Page 4.

5. Lecture Reveals Little-known Information on Long-forgotten Graveyard, Page 11.

6. Getting to the Roots of your Family Tree, by Michele Sponagle, Page 12.

7. Who’s Your Daddy, by Douglas MacArthur, Page 14.

8. Captain Samuel Holland and his Island Home, by George Dalton and Jack Sorenson, Page 15.

9. Some Tidbits of Information from Island Newspapers in the 1830’s, Submitted by Bill Glen, Page 15.

10. Historic Mission of St. Philip and St. James at Egmont Bay, Page 18.

11. Some Facts Concerning the Island Arsenaults, Submitted by Georges Arsenault, Page 21.

12. Honouring Mi’Kmaq who Contributed to War Efforts, Page 22.

13. Holden C. Mills and 168 Central Street, Submitted by Faye Pound, Page 23.

14. Past and Present Property Owners in Springfield, Submitted by Dorothy Griffin-Farish, Page 25.

15. Ann Murray’s Acadian Roots, Page 31.

16. Publications for Sale, Page 32.

17. Cemetery Transcripts, Page 34.

18. Order Form, Page 40.