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BOOK - Century of Farewells, A Biographical Dictionary of Prince Edward Island Immigrants, 1800-1900 - 2 Vol Set
By J. Clinton Morrison
Every family history researcher with ties to Prince Edward Island will want to have a copy of this set of books.
The author, an award winning history and genealogy writer, has compiled an alphabetically organized (by surname) collection of information about immigrants to Prince Edward Island between 1800 and 1900. Volume One begins with a section that sets the historical context for the researcher. However, the bulk of the bulk of the material is biographical information about specific immigrants including the source of the information. The author includes several old maps to illustrate the locations of specific individuals.
- Volume One - "Abbot" to "MacGregor" (plus historical introduction)
- Volume Two - "Machon" to "Zoe"
About the author:
J. Clinton Morrison has been researching, writing, and publishing Prince Edward Island history and genealogy since 1975. He has been honoured with the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's Award of Honour (1985), and the Mary Cornfoot Brehaut Award (1996), in addition to receiving a Certification of Commendation from The American Association for State and Local History (1985) for his work in helping preserve the written heritage of Prince Edward Island. He has contributed to The West Prince Arts Council's publications of short stories and poetry on numerous occasions, and has written several articles for The Island Magazine.
512 pages (total of both vols)
6 X 9"
Maps
Photos
Illustrations
Bibliography/Reference Key for Sources
No Index (book content is arranged alphabetically by surname)
Softcover - paper back
Published 2009
ISBN 978-0-9809110-6-0
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