Prince Edward Island Archives and Libraries
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
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Genealogy and Historic Research, Prince Edward Islands Archives and Libraries is a guide prepared by the Prince Edward Islands government. |
Archives[edit | edit source]
Archives Prince Edward Island
Honorable George Coles Bldg, 4th floor
Richmond Street
Charlottetown, PE, Canada
Telephone: 902-368-4290
Fax: 902-368-6327
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M4 Canada
Website
Genealogy at the Public Archives
Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI Lists resources by township
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON anada K1A 0N3
Telephone: 613-996-7458
Website
Genealogy and Family History
Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI
Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies)
Université de Moncton
Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada
Telephone: 506-858-4085
Fax: 506-858-4086
Website
Maritime History Archive
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5S7
Canada
Telephone: 709-864-8428
Email: mha@mun.ca
- This archives’ holdings relate to fishery, trade, and settlement. Some of their collections were compiled from parish registers.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Public Library Service
Locations
- Books on PEI, Canadian, and world history, as well as general genealogical reference material. Branches are located at the Confederation Centre in Charlottetown and across PEI.
Robertson Library
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3
Phone: (902) 566-0583 – Reading material on PEI, Canadian, and world history, the PEI Collection, and microfilm copies of PEI census records, newspapers, and business directories. A number of digital resources are also available through their website.
MacNaught History Centre and Archives
75 Spring Street
Summerside, PE, C1N 4K4
Canada
Phone:(902) 432-1332
- Microfilmed copies of the Master Name Index, a selection of PEI newspapers, census records, and cemetery transcriptions, as well as many published and unpublished community histories and genealogies. PEIAncestry, a subscription-based database resource, is also available through MacNaught.
Eptek Art & Culture Centre
130 Heather Moyse Drive
Summerside, PE, C1N 5Y8
Canada
Phone:(902) 888-8373
- A small genealogical library with microfilm holdings including the Master Name Index, census and church records, newspapers and other materials pertaining to the Summerside area.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Acadian Museum and Centre for Acadian Research of Prince Edward Island
Museum Acadienne
23 Main Drive East, Route 2
P.O. Box 159
Miscouche, PE C0B 1T0 Canada
Telephone: 902-432-2880
Fax: 902-432-2884
Website
- Includes genealogical records for Acadians from 1720 to 1890.
Alberton Museum
457 Church Street
PO Box 515
Alberton, PE, C0B 1B0
Canada
Phone: (902) 853-4048
Website
- A large collection of historical photographs and extensive genealogical information on Alberton-area families.
Garden of the Gulf Museum
564 Main Street
PO Box 1237
Montague, PE, C0A 1R0, Canada
Phone: (902) 838-2467
Website
- Exhibits, archival collections, and genealogy resources related to the Montague-area.
Records Offices[edit | edit source]
Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
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