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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

Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON CANADA K1A 0N3
Telephone: 613-996-7458
Website
Genealogy and Family History

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

Le Centre de Recherches Acadienne
Museum Acadienne
P.O. Box 159
Miscouche, PE C0B 1T0 Canada
Telephone: 902-432-2880
Fax: 902-432-2884

Includes genealogical records for Acadians from 1720 to 1890.

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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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
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-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/genealogy-and-historic-research '''Genealogy and Historic Research, Prince Edward Islands Archives and Libraries'''] is a guide prepared by the Prince Edward Islands government.
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 ''' Archives Prince Edward Island''' <br>
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 Fax: 902-368-6327 <br>
 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M4 Canada <br>
-[http://www.archives.pe.ca/atom/ Website]<br>
+[http://www.archives.pe.ca/atom/ Website]
-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/genealogy-at-the-public-archives Genealogy at the Public Archives]<br>
-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/public-archives-guide-to-tracing-your-family-history-in Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI] Lists resources by township
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-'''Library and Archives Canada'''<br>395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa, ON anada K1A 0N3<br><br>Telephone: 613-996-7458 <br>[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Website]<br>[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History] <br>
+'''Library and Archives Canada'''<br>395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa, ON CANADA K1A 0N3<br>Telephone: 613-996-7458 <br>[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Website]<br>[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History]
-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/public-archives-guide-to-tracing-your-family-history-in Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI]
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 '''Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies)'''<br>
 Université de Moncton <br>
 Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada<br>
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 Telephone: 506-858-4085 <br>
 Fax: 506-858-4086 <br>
-[https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/ Website]
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+'''Le Centre de Recherches Acadienne '''<br>
-'''Maritime History Archive'''<br>[http://www.mun.ca/mha/ Memorial University of Newfoundland]<br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5S7<br>Canada <br><br>Telephone: 709-864-8428<br>Email: mha@mun.ca
-:This archives’ holdings relate to fishery, trade, and settlement. Some of their collections were compiled from parish registers.
-==Libraries==
-'''Public Library Service'''<br>
-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/public-libraries-locations-and-hours Locations]<br>
-: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.
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-[https://library.upei.ca/ '''Robertson Library''']<br>
-University of Prince Edward Island<br>550 University Avenue<br>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.
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-'''MacNaught History Centre and Archives'''<br>
-Spring Street<br>
-Summerside, PE, C1N 4K4<br>
-Canada <br>
-<br>
-Phone:(902) 432-1332<br>
-: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. [https://peiancestry.com/ PEIAncestry], a subscription-based database resource, is also available through MacNaught.
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-[https://www.peimuseum.ca/visit/eptek-art-culture-centre '''Eptek Art & Culture Centre''']<br>
-Heather Moyse Drive<br>
-Summerside, PE, C1N 5Y8<br>
-Canada<br>
-<br>
-Phone:(902) 888-8373<br>
-: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==
-'''Acadian Museum and Centre for Acadian Research of Prince Edward Island '''<br>
 Museum Acadienne <br>
-Main Drive East, Route 2
 P.O. Box 159 <br>
 Miscouche, PE C0B 1T0 Canada<br>
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 Telephone: 902-432-2880 <br>
 Fax: 902-432-2884
-[https://www.museeacadien.org/ Website]<br>
+*Includes genealogical records for Acadians from 1720 to 1890.
-*Includes genealogical records for Acadians from 1720 to 1890.
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-'''Alberton Museum'''<br>
-Church Street<br>
-PO Box 515<br>
-Alberton, PE, C0B 1B0<br>
-Canada<br>
-<br>
-Phone: (902) 853-4048<br>
-[http://www.townofalberton.ca/history/museum.htm Website]<br>
-:A large collection of historical photographs and extensive genealogical information on Alberton-area families.
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-'''Garden of the Gulf Museum'''<br>
-Main Street<br>
-PO Box 1237<br>
-Montague, PE, C0A 1R0, Canada<br>
-<br>
-Phone: (902) 838-2467<br>
-[https://montaguemuseumpei.com/ Website]<br>
-:Exhibits, archival collections, and genealogy resources related to the Montague-area.
-==Records Offices==
-[https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/birth-marriage-and-death-certificates?number=1050111&lang=E '''Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates''']
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