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The small Book of Common Prayer is inscribed on the inside "Mrs. G. W. Hodgson, Easter 1900." The cover is inscribed "IHS"
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The small Book of Common Prayer is inscribed on the inside "Mrs. G. W. Hodgson, Easter 1900." The cover is inscribed "IHS"
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments
The bible is inscribed "to Henrietta Harris from Brother Henry Harris, 1839."
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
This Holy Bible was published in 1867. No inscription or dedication is shown on the interior.
The publication includes a bookplate for "St. Peter's Sunday School" and has an embossed front cover.
The Enlarged Edition of the Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist
The Eucharist Guide was published by St. Matthew's Rectory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Holy Bible with a Devotional and Practical Commentary
The publication includes no inscriptions or notes. One thick volume in original light brown leather with ornate raised panels on front cover. Some of the raised areas, and joints, are rubbed. Original metal clasps firmly intact. 1500 pp. First title page gives a publication location of London, the New Testament title page indicates XXXX.
The bookplate reads: E.J. Hodgson and the inscription reads: "James Peake -- a birthday present from her Sister Bessie, 1862".
Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
The bible was presented to Camp Kingston in June 1988 and was donated to the Archives by Lois MacLaren via Gloria Jay. The inscription in the bible reads as follows: "This bible is presented to Camp Kingston Anglican Chapel by descendents [sic] of George Robert Beer and Lenora Ann (Weatherbie) Beer, with grateful appreciation and thanks to our forebears for their endurance and tenacity in those early years. June 1988."
Two embroidered bookmarks and a typed "historical note" about the Beer family were included with the bible. The typed note reads as follows:
"Historical Note.
In 1832 George Beer, his wife Sarah, and their ten children, the eldest of whom (George) was married to Mary Ann Holland, emigrated from Barnstable, Devon, to Prince Edward Island. On December 24, 1832 a son was born to George and Mary Ann and he was christened George Robert. In May 1855 George Robert Beer married Leonora Ann Weatherbie, in Boston, Mass. and this Bible, printing date 1854, was their Family Bible. They had ten children, of whom one daughter, Mary Ella and five sons survived.
Mary Ella Married Joseph Robinson Brecken and they had a son, who died unmarried, and a daughter, Winifred Ella, who married John Orlebar Hyndman. To them was born a daughter, Constance Vimy, who married Alan Gordon Macmillan, present members of St. Peter's Cathedral, Charlottetown. Of the five sons only three have descendents [sic] living today: Mrs. Constance Lastewka of Vegreville, Alberta, with no children; Mrs. Leonora Powell, of Victoria, British Columbia, with two daughters, both married; Bessie Beer, unmarried, in the Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home, Charlottetown and a member of St. Paul's Church; Betty Jean Beer, unmarried, living in London, England, but, visiting Prince Edward Island annually.
From the 1830's this family were successful merchants in Charlottetown, Centreville Bedeque and Southport. They played a prominent part in civic affairs, as Justices of the Peace, members of the Legislative Assembly, City Councillors [sic] and members of the Local Militia. In 1877 Colonel Henry Beer was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and in 1885-6 he was Mayor of the City of Charlottetown."
Sir Robert Hodgson and group photograph
The photograph shows a group of people standing in front of Fanningbank, current residence of the Lieutenant-Governer of PEI. The names of the people in the photograph are written on the back, as follows: Prince Arthur, Mrs. MacDonell, Sir Robert Hodgson, R. R. Hodgson, Lieutenant Prickard, Mrs. J. Hensley, Colonel Elphinstone, and Honourable J. Longworth.
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
This bible was used by the congregation at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Rustico, Prince Edward Island. The leather cover is embossed with a wreath which says "British and Foreign Bible Society"