Prince Edward Island Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives
 Archives Prince Edward Island Honorable George Coles Bldg, 4th floor Richmond Street Charlottetown, PE, Canada Telephone: 902-368-4290 Fax: 902-368-6327 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M4 Canada Website Genealogy at the Public Archives Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI Lists resources by township

Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON anada K1A 0N3 Telephone: 613-996-7458 Website Genealogy and Family History Public Archives Guide to Tracing Your Family History in PEI - Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies) Université de Moncton Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada Telephone: 506-858-4085 Fax: 506-858-4086 Website

Maritime History Archive Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5S7 Canada Telephone: 709-864-8428 Email: mha@mun.ca
 * This archives’ holdings relate to fishery, trade, and settlement. Some of their collections were compiled from parish registers.

Libraries
Public Library Service Locations
 * Books on PEI, Canadian, and world history, as well as general genealogical reference material. Branches are located at the Confederation Centre in Charlottetown and across PEI.

Robertson Library University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3

Phone: (902) 566-0583 – Reading material on PEI, Canadian, and world history, the PEI Collection, and microfilm copies of PEI census records, newspapers, and business directories. A number of digital resources are also available through their website.

MacNaught History Centre and Archives 75 Spring Street Summerside, PE, C1N 4K4 Canada Phone:(902) 432-1332
 * Microfilmed copies of the Master Name Index, a selection of PEI newspapers, census records, and cemetery transcriptions, as well as many published and unpublished community histories and genealogies. PEIAncestry, a subscription-based database resource, is also available through MacNaught.

Eptek Art & Culture Centre 130 Heather Moyse Drive Summerside, PE, C1N 5Y8 Canada Phone:(902) 888-8373
 * A small genealogical library with microfilm holdings including the Master Name Index, census and church records, newspapers and other materials pertaining to the Summerside area.

Museums
Acadian Museum and Centre for Acadian Research of Prince Edward Island  Museum Acadienne 23 Main Drive East, Route 2 P.O. Box 159 Miscouche, PE C0B 1T0 Canada Telephone: 902-432-2880 Fax: 902-432-2884 Website
 * Includes genealogical records for Acadians from 1720 to 1890.

Alberton Museum 457 Church Street PO Box 515 Alberton, PE, C0B 1B0 Canada Phone: (902) 853-4048 Website
 * A large collection of historical photographs and extensive genealogical information on Alberton-area families.

Garden of the Gulf Museum 564 Main Street PO Box 1237 Montague, PE, C0A 1R0, Canada Phone: (902) 838-2467 Website
 * Exhibits, archival collections, and genealogy resources related to the Montague-area.

Records Offices
Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates