St. Peter's Cathedral Archives houses and makes available the Cathedral official archives, along with archival materials related to the church community in Charlottetown and across Prince Edward Island.
The archives consist of three bound registers of student marks, along with and biographical information about students from 1872 to 1907, with a pasted in list of the "Old Boys" of the school, added in 1928. Also in the archives are documents related to the original grant to provide support for a boys' school from 1872; correspondence with Miss Rosa DeBrisay about teaching at a girls' school in 1885; and financial records, land conveyances, correspondence, newspaper clippings, from 1872 to 1898. An essay by Ann Nichols on the history of St. Peter's Day School, prepared for a "Prof. Black, History 452" in 1994 is also in the files.
The photographs show the St. Peter's Men's Group cleaning brass in advance of Christmas services. The parishioners involved were Donalda and Karl Winter, MIchael and Eric Edward, Paul Taweel, Charles Williams and Ivan MacKenzie. Photos A, B, and C have been scanned. Photo A: Donalda and Karl Winter Photo B: MIchael Edward, Paul Taweel Photo C: Ivan Mackenzie
The photographs show a Basketry 101 class held in St. Peter's Hall on 27 February 2011 after church. Some participants shown are Janice MacKinnon, Sally Goddard, Kellie Annett, Cindy MacLean,Lisa Edwards, Cyril Armstrong, Gaie Orton Kennedy and Rebecca MacLure. The photographs were mounted on a poster, which is photo J. Photographs ABCD have been scanned Photo A shows a large group class in action Photo B (left to right) shows the teacher and Cindy Maclean Photo C (left to right) shows Edith Rogers and [?] Photo D (left to right) shows Catherine Edwards and Rosemary Mathis
CA PEI SPCA PHOTOS 0294 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O X
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Before 2011
The photographs show St. Peter's Youth Group in "Demons, Dungeons, and Dinner". The members shown in photo A are: Front row Emily Idicub, Back row:Chris Dowbiggin, jeffrey Costain, Sean Bulman, Eric Edward, Jordan Reid, Row with Father Peter (Middle) Adrian Irvine, Grace Walsh, Jain Croswell, Johannen Idicub, Jordan-Anne Costain, Edie Rogers, and Hannah Bently. Photo X is a digital image of the original poster.
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.
The archives of the Choir of St. Peter's includes: correspondence and leaflets, hymns and music, attendance books, cookbooks and fundraising materials, newspaper clippings, and photo albums. Included in the choir archives are records related to William Edgar Enman, publisher of "One Hundred Hymns and Sacred Lyrics (ca. 1945), who was apparently an active layman of St. Peter’s Cathedral. Also in the choir archives is a letter to Earnest E. Earle on his departure from St. Peter's choir in 1898.
Associated materials include recordings of choral performances, brought together in Collection SPCA 019. These audiovisual recordings are described separately and will be digitized as resources allow.