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Hopkirk, Margaret (Curtis)

Margaret Curtis (1916-2003) was born in Freetown, Prince Eward Island. She married John (Jock) Hopkirk (1913-1998) of Glasgow, Scotland, who had come to Canada as a young man. The couple had two sons, Gerlad and John. Margaret was active in community organizations, including a local art club.

Green, Owen

Owen Green of Seawood Estates, Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island, is a descendant of Israel Green (1792-1869), whose father Daniel Green, a United Empire Loyalist, settled on land in what is now the City of Summerside. One of Israel Green's sons was Owen Green (1841-1903), who resided with his wife, Janet Morrison, in Founds Mills located seven miles east of Kensington, PEI. They raised eight children including Angus (1885-1972), the father of (George) Owen Green (b.1937) who spent several years collecting historical information about the Greens in Prince Edward Island, publishing a booklet in 1997 about his branch of the family.

Kirk, James (Family)

James Kirk (1813-1869) was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He and his wife Ellen MacRae (1811-1891) first emigrated to British Guiana and later came to Prince Edward Island, Canada around 1855. They made their home in Lot 16 and raised seven children including Robert (1839-1932) who had been born in Scotland. He married Rose Ann Cosgrove in 1885 and had seven children, the last being born in the United States after the couple separated. Robert placed the three oldest children with other families. Alexander MacLean of Lot 16 adopted James (1889-1980) who stayed in PEI until 1907 when he went out to Manitoba to find work. He was eventually hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He left his job in 1914 to serve overseas with the 3rd Mounted Rifles and while in England married Dorothy Mockett (b.1894) of Sussex in 1918. They returned to Medicine Hat and in 1933 moved to Calgary. James worked for the railway for 44 years. The couple had two children, Ralph (1919-1979) and Beryl b.1921) who spent most of her working life in Vancouver.

Gallant, Henry E.

Henry Edward Gallant was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Peter Gallant and Eugenia Arsenault and brother to Edgar, Casey, Emmett, Bertha, and Celina. After he left PEI he worked as a technician in the refrigeration division of the General Electric Company factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut, making his home in Shelton where he continued to live into the 1990s.

Summerside (P.E.I.) Fire Department

The fire department in Summerside, Prince Edward Island was organized in the summer of 1863. Throughout the years it has served the town and surrounding area. In 1995, the department expanded to include the villages of St. Eleanors and Wilmot, which were absorbed into the newly incorporated City of Summerside.

MacInnis, J. Edward

J. Edward MacInnis, a native of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, began collecting in his later years some published works about the history of Canada, particularily his home province. After his death in November 2000, his family chose the newly opened MacNaught History Centre and Archives as a repository for his small collection of publications.

Schurman, Herbert B.

Herbert B. Schurman, the son of Clayton Schurman and Emma Bernard, was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island in 1911. He was very active in the affairs of the town, serving as town concillor, deputy mayor, and fire department captain. Herb, as he was widely known, was charter president of the Summerside Lions Club and a volunteer with many sports clubs, being insturmental in the creation of the PEI Sports Hall of Fame. He was also a popular local entertainer and was considered an unofficial city historian. He passed away in May 2001.

City of Summerside Elders Circle

The City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, in co-operation with the Summerside Cultural Advisory Committee chaired by D. Allan Savidant prepared a proposal in May 1999 for submission to the Canada Millennium Partnership Program. One component of the program approved for the City was the creation of a series of videotapes featuring senior citizens recounting memories about their early lives in Summerside, or the villages of St. Eleanors or Wilmot, which were incorporated into the city in 1998. Reginald “Dutch” Thompson was contracted as an interviewer and arrangements were made with Island Cablevision Ltd., a division of Eastlink Cable Systems to become the major sponsor by providing free studio production. Twenty-eight people were interviewed between November 1999 and March 2001. Each participant received a copy of his or her interview. Island Cable edited the tapes into half-hour segments for broadcasting on its Cable 10 series called “Our Island Past.”

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