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St. Peter's Cathedral Church Series
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St. Peter's Cathedral Church anniversary planning and events archives

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-17
  • Series
  • 1919-2019

The anniversary planning and events series consists of documents created or brought together by St. Peter's Cathedral Church to celebrate the church's various anniversaries, including its 50th, 75th, 100th, 125th, and 150th. The series includes publications, video productions, photographs, posters, and related promotional items generated to support the anniversary events, along with news items about the anniversaries. Note that 150th anniversary records were added in 2020 and need to be reviewed after 2020 in the event that other anniversary planning records come to the archives.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church annual meeting minutes

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-04
  • Series
  • 1875-1973

The series consists of minutes, agendas, notes, and financial documents associated with St. Peter's Cathedral Church's annual meetings. The documents are as follows:

(1) Congregational Meetings, 29 March 1875-18 January 1925 -- 33 x 20 x 3 cm bound book with loose pages and pages pasted in, LOCATION: SPCA BOX O/S 10 Item 2
(2) St. Peter's Annual Meeting, 1925-1963 -- 33 x 20 x 3 cm bund book with handwritten, typed, and printed pages, including some pages inserted with tape or glue, LOCATION: SPCA BOX O/S 7 Item 1
(3) Annual Meeting 1969, 3 February 1969, 0.25 cm of minutes, financial statement, and report of nominating committee, LOCATION: SPCA BOX 48 File 1
(4) Annual Meeting 1973, 18 February 1973, 0.25 cm of minutes and agenda, LOCATION: SPCA BOX 48 File 2
(5) Annual Meeting 1977, 30 January 1977, 0.25 cm of minutes, LOCATION: SPCA Box 48, File 3.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church annual reports

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-01
  • Series
  • 1887-2022

The series consists of master copies and additional copies of published annual reports for St. Peter's Cathedral Church. The series of reports is complete.

The annual reports were formatted differently over the years. In the 19th century, reports were published as small self-inclusive booklets. Then they were published as part of the St. Peter's Parish Monthly Magazine for a few years before returning to booklet form. In 1994, individual reports from committees and groups were consolidated into a document, usually with a cover page, which served as the annual report but which also included the minutes of the previous year's annual meeting along with an agenda for the current year's annual meeting.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church Camps Archives

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-13
  • Series
  • 1970-1997

The Church Camps archives series consists of records related to Camp Kingston, from 1983 to 1997, including financial records, correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes, leaflets, notes, application documents, inspection records, and lists of campers. There is specific documentation in 1993 about the closure of Camp Kingston owing to environmental and structural problems. Also in the series is documentation about a camp at Oak Acres, from 1982, and a binder of children's liturgies used at Camp Kingston.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church cemetery management and research records

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-10
  • Series
  • 1871-2012

The series of records related to the management of St. Peter's cemetery and to research about the cemetery include original 19th-century documents about cemetery management, including: a petition to consecrate the cemetery, 1871; a letter from William Welsh to Rev. George Wright Hodgson re the mortgage for church land, 1871; a conveyance between William H. Lord (and wife Susannah Lord) to Rev. G. W. Hodgson for church land, 1871; confirmation of the consecration of cemetery land, 1871; and rules for St. Peter's Graveyard, 1890. Also in the series are correspondence, notes, and financial statements about the cemetery from 1895 to 1957, from 1962 to 2007, and from 2010-2012. Also included is research documentation compiled by archives volunteer Mike Smitherman from 2011, including copies of records from the Provincial Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church Charity Returns documents

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-11
  • Series
  • 1995-2014

Charity returns records are submitted by the church to the Canada Revenue Agency annually, in compliance with the Income Tax Act, in order to verify the church's status as a charitable agency. Final documents are retained by the church as archival evidence. The charity returns files are as follows:
(1) 1995 (0.25 cm)
(2) 1999-2004 (2 cm)
(3) 2005-2010 (1 cm)
(4) 2011-2014 (1 cm)

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church financial records

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-02
  • Series
  • 1869-1899, 2000

The series consists of original financial records generated or received by St. Peter's Cathedral Church in the course of business during the late 19th century. Records include bills and receipts, statements, correspondence, financial estimates and annual financial statements, investment information, bank account information and bank books, deposit information, copies of cheques, fundraising, trust, and scholarship records (including the Helen Brecken Memorial Trust and the Daniel Hodgson Scholarship), general ledgers, mortgage records, and related financial documentation. Included are reports and documentation related to the financial status of the church at various times.

The file listing includes extensive details about the types of records included and the names of individuals, organizations, and corporations documented in the materials, from Charlottetown-based businesses to religious institutions and government departments. Researchers are urged to review the file list to identify any materials that may be relevant to their research.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church historical notes and tour information

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-16
  • Series
  • 1924-2016, N.D.

The historical notes and tour information series consists of documents created or brought together by St. Peter's Cathedral Church to provide historical information about the church or to be used for public tours or to prepare historical guides. The series also includes newspaper clippings with historical content and reports and presentations on the church's history prepared by members of the church. Among the names represented in the archives are: Canon E. M. Malone; Margaret L. Bearsto, Joshua Smith.

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church legal, governance, and administration archives

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-03
  • Series
  • 1865-1928

The legal, governance, and administration archives series consists of various documents from the late 19th century and early 20th century found in the Church archives that seemed to relate to legal issues, church governance, and general administration for St. Peter's Cathedral Church or to individuals prominent in the establishment and early years of the church, such as E. J. Hodgson, who acted as a Trustee of St. Peter's but who undertook other legal and business activities on his own behalf, or Lawrence W. Watson, who was a central figure in the administration of the church in early years. The documents also include correspondence related to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson, which finally resulted in the selection of Canon James Simpson in 1886.

As listed in the file list, the documents in Box O/S 30 are as follows:

File 1: Legal release of land from the Bank of PEI to George Washington Gardiner, 11 May 1865
File 2: Land conveyance George W. Gardiner & wife to Henry Smith, 6 January 1869
File 3: William Cundall to Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia Conveyance of St. Peter's Church, 1 June 1869
File: 4: Bond E. J. Hodgson and J. S. Carvell to William Cundall, 18 August 1870
File 5: G. W. Hodgson and Bishop of Nova Scotia release in fee and declaration of Trust, 12 Nov. 1871
File 6: Mortgage on lands in Queens county, 26 August 1872
File 7: Letter re: Trustees of St. Peter’s by T. Haviland and E. J. Hodgson, 2 November 1872
File 8: Trust Deed St. Peter’s Church, 11 November 1872
File 9: Petition to the Bishop of Nova Scotia to consecrate St. Peter’s, 29 June 1879
File 10: Sentence of consecration of St. Peter’s, 5 July 1879
File 11: Appointment of Trustees and Grant of Land, 5 December 1882
File 12: Conveyance: Henry Smith & wife to Bernard W. Philips , 26 June 1888
File 13: Appointment of Trustees St. Peter’s, 13 Feb. 1894
File 14: Appointment of Trustees Hon. E. J. Hodgson & Walter A. O. Morson et al, 20 July 1904
File 15: Abstract of title St. Peter’s Rectory Property, 28 July 1904
File 16: Land conveyance from Thomas Handrahan to E. J. Hodgson for St. Peter’s Rectory, 28 July 1904
File 17: Deed of Appointment of $2500 for erection of a Rectory by E. J. Hodgson, 15 April 1905
File 18: Appointment of new Trustees and Conveyance of Trust Estate, Hon. E. J. Hodgson and Lawrence W. Watson, 10 October 1908
File 19: Appointment as Trustees and conveyance of trust property – removal of E. J. Hodgson and E. Bayfield to be replaced by William L. Cotton and John Hyndman, 29 April 1918
File 20: Land transfer from the Bishop of Nova Scotia to the Trustees of St. Peter’s Church, 19 January 1928
File 21: Conveyance John Doust to G. W. Hodgson, [187-?]

As listed in the file list, the documents in Box 28 are as follows:

001: Walter Lowe, receipts, financial statements, correspondence, 1879-1900: 1 envelope, 7 statements, 1 detailed statement of contract services, 5 letters between Walter Lowe and churchwardens (including Russell Freeland, Chairman of Finance Committee, and W. C. Harris, architect)
002: Correspondence of Bishop of Nova Scotia and Church Wardens of St. Pauls’ , 1872: 1 envelope, 1 4-pp letter (one sheet), dated 29 August 1872, 1 8-pp letter (2 sheets), dated 16 October 1872 – re: objecting to the use of the pastoral staff and opening the church contrary to Church requirements, in relation to the marriage of Mr. Edward Bayfield, 1872
003: Letter of condolence from Mr. Lawrence Watson to Mrs. Binney, 14 June 1887 [2015]: Includes photocopy of last will and testament of Herbert Binney, 1885, photocopied circa 2015
004: Lawrence Watson Letterbook, 1885-1900, 28.5 x 22.5 x 3 cm bound book. Note the letterbook was originally located in the sacristy vault and was transferred to the Archives on 25 February 2019. The item contains copies of outgoing correspondence from Lawrence W. Watson.
005: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 1, 1885: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson
006: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 2, January – March 1886: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson
007: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 3, April – June 1886: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson
008: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 4, 1July – September 1886: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson
009: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 5, October – December 1886: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson
010: Correspondence: Search for a new priest, Volume 6, 1887: Relates to the search for a replacement for George W. Hodgson

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St. Peter's Cathedral Church parish lists and registers

  • CA PEI SPCA 900-06
  • Series
  • 1887-1994

This series consists of parish lists and registers for St. Peter's Cathedral Church; some lists are incomplete and many have with insufficient context to confirm dates of creation or use.

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