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Dewar photograph albums

Donald Dewar and his wife Betty Irving, and James Dewar and his wife Ann MacFarlane were all born in Perthshire, Scotland and came to PEI with their families between 1808 and 1820. Each couple had seven children, though one of Donald’s daughters c...

Helen Palmer Ward photographs

The Helen Palmer Ward was believed to be in the Prince Edward Island Hospital located on Longworth Avenue in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The ward may have been named after the daughter of Charles Palmer. Charles Palmer was chairman of the...

Lower Freetown School minutes

According to the Lower Freetown Women’s Institute’s “A History of Lower Freetown,” the Freetown School was first mentioned in the records of the Department of Education for 1848. The first school was on the south side of the Freetown Road, and th...

Photographs

This series consists of approximately 583 photographs, including originals, copy prints, and digital scans printed to paper. The series includes photos of Dewars and related families, scenic views, buildings, furniture made by Island builders, Mac...

Genealogical research material

This series consists of genealogical research materials (notes, family charts, copies of family documents, correspondence, photographs and original material) compiled or collected by Katherine Dewar during the course of her research of the Dewars ...

Dewar family

This subseries consists of three compilations of genealogical material to be used in association with Katherine Dewar’s book “Deoradh: The Dewars” and files of material regarding Dewars of Prince Edward Island as well as those located in other pro...

Dewar associated families

This subseries contains family charts, correspondence and copies of documents regarding families associated with the Dewars (through marriage) such as the Campbells, Vesseys, Stewarts, and Snows among others.

Original materials

This series is comprised of original documents collected during the course of genealogical research.

Dr. George Dewar materials

Dr. George Dewar (1915-2003) was a prominent physician and politician who was active in western Prince Edward Island during the last half of the 20th century. This series is comprised of materials which belonged to Dr. Dewar (given to Katherine by...

Miriam Mae Profitt Dewar materials

Miriam Mae Profitt Dewar (1910-1992) fulfilled many roles during her life, including: wife of Robert Dewar, mother of Diane and Katherine, Canadian Girls in Training leader, Red Cross volunteer, Division and Provincial Commissioner of the Girl Gui...

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