Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society

PEIGS Newsletter Index

April Issue: Volume 22, Number 2, 1998

Here is the table of contents of the April Newsletter and a brief description of each article:

Feature Article:

Gold Rush Fever Strikes Islanders!, an article by Robert Pierce about Islanders in the 1901 Yukon Census by Robert Pierce, CG (C), Page 1.

Society News and Notes:

Society News. Page 4.
Membership Application, Page 6.
Highlights of our General Meeting, by Robert Pierce, Recording Secretary, Page. 7.
Members - Compiled by Donna Collings, Membership Convenor, Page 8.
Instructions for Updating Membership Transcripts, by R. G. Hughes, Page 9.

Newspapers:

Old Times South of the Hillsboro, Part Three, by Linda Harding, Page 10
Farms to Let, submitted by Donna Collings, Page 13
Notice, submitted by Donna Collings, Page 15

Records:

List of Tenants in Lot 13, 1870, by William M. Glen CG (C), Page 16.
Immigrants to P.E.I., 1829 to 1831, submitted by Murray Lusher, Page 20.
Settlers on the lands of the Earl of Selkirk, by William MacMicken, CG (C), Page 21.
Tea at Peter's Road, Lot 63, submitted by Donna Collings, Page 24.
Lists of Voters in Kings County by Donna Collings. Page 25. Several late 1800 voter lists from the private collection of Donna Collings.

Articles:

Watermarks, by Claire Trainor, Conservation Technician, Archives Council of P.E.I. An article describing the use of watermarks to estimate the date of undated materials, Page 29.

Genealogies:

Descendants of Peter Heron, by Thomas O'Connor, Page 30.

Computing:

Members On Line, by Linda Jean Nicholson, Page 33.

Islander's Away:

Westward Bound, Part Two, by William Glenn, CG (C), Page 34.

Family Groups:

Jacques Savidant and Sophie Gallant, by Richard Savidant, Page 37.
Neill Munn and Elizabeth "Betsy" MacLeod, by Linda Harding, Page 37.

Queries, Page 38.

Publications for Sale, Page 39.

Order Form, Page 42.