Island Archives provides online access to the recorded history of Prince Edward Island
Explore and search the collections listed below to discover books, audio-visual recordings, images, maps, handwritten letters, and more ...
1876 Historical Surveys Collection
19 questionnaires sent to elderly residents of Prince Edward Island in June 1876, by D. Currie possibly on behalf of Judge George Alley, regarding the local history of Prince Edward Island.
Bowing Down Home
Examples and historical recordings of PEI fiddle music, profiles of prominent Island fiddle players, oral history interviews, and background information and history of PEI fiddle music up to the first decade of the 21st century.
Captain Thomas G. Taylor Photo Album Collection
Photograph album of lighthouses, wharves, and other transportation-related materials taken by Captain Thomas G. Taylor, dated 1913.
Centre de recherce acadien de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard
The Centre was created to handle the acquisition and preservation of archival documents relating to the history and culture of the Acadians of the Island. The site provides access to digitized historical photographs, as well a resources to assist with research into the history of Acadians on Prince Edward Island.
The Stewart MacIntyre Collection (East Point Lighthouse)
This collection presents (with the permission of his children Millar and Ruth OConnell) the digitized daily diaries of Stewart MacIntyre, keeper of the East Point Lighthouse in East Point, PEI from 1926-1960.
Environment Canada Historical Climate Records Collection
This collection presents scans of hand-written climate diaries/forms/reports between 1872 and the 1950s from various locations on Prince Edward Island.
Georgina Fane Pope Collection (New April 2025)
This collection presents a selection of photos and letters taken and written by Georgina Fane Pope, the first Canadian nurse deployed in the British military contingent during the South African War in 1900.
Island Magazine Collection
In partnership with the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, this collection provides access to past issues of the Island Magazine starting with Fall/Winter 1976, No. 1. The collection is updated annually and provides access to all but the most recent year's issues.
Island Narratives - CAP Collection
A legacy project originally created by the PEI Community Access Program (CAP), Island Narratives features stories and historical materials from thirteen Island communities.
Island Newspapers
A fully searchable online archive of PEI historical newspapers. Includes The Guardian (1890-1966). Note: Island Newspapers is not searchable on islandarchives.ca.
Island Imagined
Island Imagined is an online collection of historic maps of Prince Edward Island. The collection features maps, atlases, books, images, and documents. Island Imagined contains over 1,000 maps, including an early map of the region circa 1574 attributed to Giacomo Gastaldi, and features a digitized version of Meacham's Atlas from 1880.
Island Lives
A collection of traditionally and informally published community, church, and family histories from across Prince Edward Island.
Island Voices
Audio recordings of oral histories, lectures, and readings. The collection includes the the field recordings created by Reg "Dutch" Thompson (CBC radio's The Bygone Days), as well as recordings from the Benevolent Irish Society, the Clyde River Historical Society, and the personal collection of Father Charlie Cheverie.
Living Archives
A partnership project between the Public Archives and Records Office of PEI, the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, the Robertson Library at UPEI, and school districts and the Department of Education. Students captured and annotated archival materials.
PEI Legislative Assembly Documents
Provides full access to the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of PEI from the 32nd General Assembly, March 1894 to the 63rd General Assembly of PEI, May 2011. The collection also includes images, MLA biographies, and a selection of audio recordings of Legislative Assembly debates from 1968-1973.
PEI Media Arts Film Catalogue
A searchable catalogue which describes the media and films produced on Prince Edward Island. It was created in 2009 by Dave Ward and William Harrington, Island Media Arts Cooperative.
PEI Tourism
A collection of brochures, maps, postcards, and memorabilia relating to the tourism industry on Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island Magazine
This collection provides access to digitized copies of The Prince Edward Island Magazine, published by Archibald Irwin from 1899-1905.
UPEI 50th Anniversary
A collection of materials digitized or created by the Robertson Library team in honour of the University of Prince Edward Island's 50th anniversary in 2019. The collection contains images, interviews with UPEI alumni, recordings of the Frank Pigot Memorial Lecture series, and a selection of materials written by Dr. Ed MacDonald in the UPEI Magazine.
University of Prince Edward Island Archives Collections
A collection of digitized archival materials related to the history of the University of Prince Edward Island and its predecessors, Saint Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College.
Prince of Wales College: A legacy
Includes scans of yearbooks, calendars, images, and student newspapers from Prince of Wales College.
Saint Dunstan's University Digital Archives
Includes scans of yearbooks, photographs, calendars, student newspapers, and a series of interviews with Saint Dunstan's University alumni.
UPEI Digital Herbarium
This collection is composed of plant samples collected by the Biology Department, University of Prince Edward Island. Plant samples have been collected since 1969 and the digital version of the collection was created in August 2010.