Coronation Women's Institute fonds
- CA PCA Acc5019
- Fonds
- 1937-1986
This fonds consists of six minute books (1937-1986) belonging to the Coronation Women's Institute of Park Corner / French River, Prince Edward Island.
Coronation Women's Institute
Coronation Women's Institute fonds
This fonds consists of six minute books (1937-1986) belonging to the Coronation Women's Institute of Park Corner / French River, Prince Edward Island.
Coronation Women's Institute
Dr. George Dewar and Jean Dewar fonds
The fonds consists of the records of Dr. George Dewar and his wife Jean Dewar, including diaries, correspondence, research and writings, speeches, photographs, and other material. The fonds has been divided into two sous-fonds: Dr. George Dewar and Jean Dewar.
Dewar, Dr. L. George
This collection contains two certificates presented to Jeanette Ellis, including a 1929 Central Business College diploma for honors in shorthand and a 1934 Prince County Hospital Training School for Nurses course completion certificate.
Ellis, Jeanette
Scantlebury Carriage Works collection
This collection consists of one account book (1858-1860) for Scantlebury Carriage Works of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, listing dates, names, work done, and fees. There is also one copy photograph of the carriage factory, ca. 1860 (copied 200-?).
Scantlebury Carriage Works
Province House stereograph card
The collection consists of one card of stereographs of Province House in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, ca.1865. Stereographs are dual photographic images mounted on cards, to be viewed with a hand-held style stereoscope. The images are photographed from slightly different points of view, providing the appearance of a three dimensional image when it is viewed through the lenses of the device. The photographer is unknown.
The seat of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Province House, previously known as the Colonial Building, was completed in 1847 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Local architect and builder Isaac Smith had the winning entry in a public design contest. The cornerstone for Province House was laid in May 1843, and the official opening of the building was held during the first session of the legislature in 1847. In September 1864, representatives from Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island met at Province House for the Charlottetown Conference. These September 1864 meetings on colonial union eventually led to the Confederation of Canada in 1867.
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The fonds consists of an undated, anonymous ninety-eight page family history of the descendants of John Dixon and Sarah Rooper and a two-volume Dixon family Bible. The family history contains background information on John Dixon and Sarah Rooper and their nine children. The document includes endnotes regarding sources and a name index. The family Bible contains one and a quarter pages of vital statistics information concerning the descendants of John and Sarah (Roper) Dixon. The information records dates from 1817 to 1865. The Bible also features signatures and dates of various family members inside the front and back covers. The Dixon family Bible appears to be the product of early Prince Edward Island printer and publisher John Henry White. While earlier versions of this Bible were published in Halifax, the title page of the second volume's New Testament indicates that this version was of "Charlotte-Town [sic], P.E. Island: Printed and Published by John H. White". Both volumes contain small plates inside their front covers reading "J. S. Bremner, Binder, Charlottetown".
Dixon, John (Family)
Allison and Ruby (Dennis) Profitt collection
This collection consists of the records of Allison Profitt and his wife Ruby Dennis Profitt of Lower Freetown, Prince Edward Island. The records include correspondence, notebooks, clippings, photographs, and other material. The collection is divided into two series: Allison Profitt and Ruby Dennis Profitt.
Profitt, Allison
Boer War letter to James Robert Stewart
This letter was written from Bloemfontein, South Africa on 29 March 1900 by "Lorne" during the South African Boer War and was sent to James Robert Stewart of Bayview, Prince Edward Island. In the letter, Lorne (whose surname is unknown) describes the conditions of soldiers in the British Army during the war. Lorne outlines how he was under fire four times, participated in one of the hardest marches ever performed by the British Army, slept in wet clothes, fought all day without eating, and drank from the Modder River as rotting horses, mules, oxen, and dead Boers floated by.
The creator is unknown, identified only as "Lorne".
James Robert Stewart was born 1 September 1864 and lived and farmed in Bayview, Prince Edward Island. In 1891, he married Jennie Ingles Bulman of New Glasgow. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart died in 1939 and 1940, respectively, and are buried together in the Cavendish / Presbyterian United Cemetery.
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Crescent Hockey Team photograph
The image is of the Crescent Hockey Team, Intermediate Champions of Prince Edward Island, 1899. The photographer is unknown, but individuals in the photograph are identified. The photograph is mounted.
Back row, left to right
H. J. Scantlebury (point), Will F. Worth (forward), W. MacLean (wing), E. V. Jost (goal)
Front row, left to right
Jack Birch (forward), W. L. Harvie (president), R. Drake (captain), W. T. Harvie (wing)
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Prowse Bros. & Crowell fire sale photograph
The image is of a group of people posed in front of a temporary Prowse Bros. & Crowell building in Sydney, Nova Scotia. A fire sale sign offers big bargains on furs, clothing, ladies jackets, etc. The photographer is unknown and the individuals in the photograph are unidentified. The photograph is mounted.
The firm of Prowse Bros. began as a dry goods store in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in the late 1870s or early 1880s. Both Lemuel E. Prowse (1858-1925) and his brother and junior partner, Benjamin C. Prowse (1862-1930), were prominent Charlottetown citizens, serving in provincial and federal governments. In the early 1900s L. E. Prowse moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia and opened a branch store, Prowse Brothers and Crowell, between 1903 and 1907.
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