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Herb Schurman collection

  • CA PCNSWH MHCA0021
  • Collection
  • 1926, 1984-2000

The collection consists of historical materials gathered by Herbert Schurman. It includes a published booklet entitled "The Tourist's Unofficial Guide to P.E.I." (ca. 1984), a typewritten poem, a list of local policemen (1876-1969), and a photocopy of a letter written by Mr. Schurman regarding his hockey experiences. The collection also includes a postcard of the Leas Merry Sunshine Fox Ranch in Summerside.

Schurman, Herbert B.

Historic Summerside 1900-1970

  • CA PCNSWH MHCA0018
  • Collection
  • 2000-2002

This collection contains the materials accumulated by Fred Horne during his research and composition of the book "Historic Summerside 1900-1970". The City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, honored the millennium year with the initiation of several projects relating to culture and heritage. In the spring of 2000 the Department of Economic Development issued a contract to PEI historian Fred Horne to write a history of Summerside that would describe the changes in the town in the 20th century. An advisory board consisting of Alan Rankin and Faye Pound met with the author over the summer and fall of 2000 and reviewed the early drafts of the book, which was to be called "An Illustrated History of Summerside". Nimbus Publishing Limited of Halifax was chosen as the publisher and it patterned the text and accompanying images to blend with its "Images of the Past" series. The editing process continued through 2001 after Mr. Horne had accepted a position as archivist at the MacNaught History Centre and Archives. The book went to press in early 2002 under the title "Historic Summerside 1900-1970" and was officially launched on Sunday, 9 June 2002.

The collection consists of Horne's handwritten notes made from printed sources and interviews, the typed records of the research plan, progress reports, book outlines and early book drafts, and some correspondence with Nimbus Publishing. The edited book drafts are stored on computer diskettes.

The book's emphasis is on photographs that were collected from Summerside individuals and institutions. The collection contains 751 digital images, over 100 of them from the collection of Donna Sears who inherited the historical photo collection from professional photographer Lorne Read. The Sears photographs are stored separately and contains 111 black and white prints made from negatives, of which 8 have not been scanned. The collection also contains a variety of printed materials that were collected by the author in the course of his work.

Horne, Fred

City of Summerside historical collection

  • CA PCNSWH MHCA0016
  • Collection
  • 1903-1993, Photocopied [197-]

The collection consists of textual materials along with 3 postcards; 10 photographs, including 4 aerial views of Summerside; and an audiocassette containing interviews with Dr. Archie McMurdo and Mr. Ernie Morrison. Printed items include photocopies of pages from a 1903 book of PEI photos, a 1965 special issue of the Journal-Pioneer, a 1958 road map and tourist guide, and two Chamber of Commerce area profiles for the period 1985-91.

City of Summerside

Schedule A. referred to in the annexed indenture... being a plan of the property of the late Joseph Green... indicating Portion No. 1 allotted to Gulielma Maria Green / drawn by Thos MacKinlay from Plan and Survey of A. Anderson, Esq.

  • CA PCNSWH MHCA0015
  • Collection
  • 1873

This single collected item consists of a certified copy of a property plan by Thomas MacKinlay showing locations of land in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, willed by Joseph Green to his daughter Gulielma Maria Green.

Joseph Green (1799-1869) of Summerside was the youngest son of Daniel Green, a United Empire Loyalist who settled on the edge of Bedeque Bay in an area to become known as Green's Shore and later as Summerside. When Daniel died in 1825, his estate of approximately 1000 acres was divided among his sons. Joseph received land between what is now Duke and Central Streets and raised his family on the original farm. He married Hannah Baker (1801-1850) with whom he had 9 children. After his death in 1869, the land was further divided and willed to his children including his third child Gulielma Maria Green (1833-1921). When Gulielma received the lots in 1873, she was a widow with three children, having married Asher Black in 1861. When she re-married in 1877, her new husband James A. Reid signed an agreement relinquishing any rights to her inherited property.

The original plan was drawn in 1872 to be annexed to a deed at the Registrar's Office. It was copied the following year and certified by T. Kelly, a local barrister, on 5 June 1873. The lands shown in the top section, on a scale of 100 feet to 1 inch, are town lots between Duke and Central Streets with the harbour to the south and Market St. North as the northern border. The lands shown in the bottom half, on a scale of 4 chains to 1 inch, are referred to as the "Rear Lands" and show land north of Market St. North with lots drawn on Central, Cedar and Duke Streets. Another small section of the plan, drawn also on a scale of 4 chains to 1 inch, shows land outside the town area, labelled as the W. William Farm. Portion No.1 being allotted to Gulielma is colour-coded in red. Four other colours were used to code lands for additional persons named in the will.

MacKinlay, Thomas

Laurie Bell collection

  • CA PCNSWH MHCA0008
  • Collection
  • 1770, 1864-1998

The collection formed the basis of the reference library in the MacNaught History Centre and Archives Reading Room when the material was purchased from book dealer Laurie Bell. Wyatt Heritage Properties manager Allan Rankin and archivist Faye Pound arranged the transaction thus creating the core reference library.

The collection consists of 155 books or booklets, some of them considered to be rare. There is a 1770 textbook on navigation, a P.E. Island Calendar 1864, and a copy of MacKinnon and Warburton's Past and Present of Prince Edward Island. The collection is also comprised of thirty PEI telephone directories from 1963 to 1999. There are four 1903-1904 issues of the PEI Magazine, a 1943 Year Book of Registered Motor Vehicles, a Montreal Star WWI war map, and a 1963 promotional booklet on the village of St. Eleanors. The collection also contains a minute book from the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute, dated 1922-1937.

Bell, Laurie

John R. MacKinnon collection

  • CA PCNMPGG Fonds78
  • Collection
  • [19-]

This collection consists of three copy prints and one post card of the Montague and Georgetown area and residents.

MacKinnon, John R.

Nellie Campbell collection

  • CA PCNMPGG Fonds69
  • Collection
  • 1873-1925

This collection consists of 6 ledgers from Alex Campbell's blacksmith shop which are arranged by the customers' names and include such information as date, service or materials involved in the transaction, debits, and credits. Also included in the collection are correspondence and receipts concerning the younger Alex Campbell's involvement in fox farming and a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. James Acorn.

Campbell, Nellie

Athol M. MacKinnon collection

  • CA PCNMPGG Fonds64
  • Collection
  • 1900-1923

This collection consists of 7 photographs of Montague landmarks and vessels along with a series of post cards of caskets used for advertising purposes by the Montague Furnishing Company Limited.

MacKinnon, Athol M.

Nellie Patterson collection

  • CA PCNMPGG Fonds63
  • Collection
  • 1879-1943

This collection consists of a World War II ration book, several issues of Halifax newspapers, various catalogues, photographs of Montague area residents and businesses, and literature concerning agriculture practices.

Patterson, Nellie

Amanda Boehner collection

  • CA PCNMPGG Fonds5
  • Collection
  • [191-?]

This collection consists of a photo album containing 33 images, 2 photographs, and 1 Poole & Thompson Brand cardboard potato tag, ca. 1910. The photographs are primarily of Montague and Murray River water scenes, of the fishing and shipping industries, and of Red Cliffs. Also included are several images of Newfoundland scenery. The two photographs which were not originally in the photo album are stamped on the front with the name "Cumming" referring to William Cumming who was a local Montague photographer around the turn of the century.

Boehner, Amanda

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