Monday, February 14, 2011

Bound Genealogies of PEI Families

The listing of bound genealogies that have been donated to the Public Archives & Records Office (PARO) in Prince Edward Island is one of the best directories of sources for researching Island families. The document is in pdf format but using the built in search function in our pdf browser (Ctrl +F) will help locate the family names you are looking for.

Philip James (1800 -1851) missionary on Prince Edward Island -- his description of conditions in 1835

Although the names of Rev. Francis Metherall and Rev. Richard Cotton are better known for their early role as missionaries on PEI I came ac...