A new chapter in our shared history
Our new website
is coming soon.
The long-awaited replacement for our legacy website will be online by the end of November 2026.
We’re bringing the stories of St. Margaret’s, its cemeteries and its families together in a renewed home—preserving the research already gathered and making family connections easier to explore.
A first look at the Family Explorer ↓
A beta release,
shaped by your feedback.
Our first release will be a beta: an early public version that you can use while we continue to refine it. This first release will focus on the Pioneer Cemetery and its descendants. A distinctive new feature is our interactive Family Explorer, designed to help you follow the connections between people, families and generations.
As visitors try the explorer, their feedback will help us fine-tune its functionality and ease of use. We also welcome corrections and additional family information as the archive continues to grow. Details on how to share feedback will be available when the new site opens.
Meet the families behind the names
Follow a name.
Discover a connection.
The Family Explorer brings recorded relationships into view, helping you see how the people in our archive connect.
- Browse people by surname and cemetery.
- Follow recorded parents, spouses and children across generations.
- Open biographies and discover the sources behind their stories.
Family links remain a continuing research effort. Some relationships and dates will need further evidence, and we will refine them as new information comes to light.
One archive, growing in stages
Launching in stages.
The November launch is the beginning. We will expand the archive in stages, building on each release and what we learn from visitors.
Pioneer Cemetery
Beta · By the end of November 2026
and descendantsOur first release will focus on the Pioneer Cemetery and its descendants, bringing cemetery records, biographies and recorded family connections together.
New Cemetery
A following release
and descendantsThe next release will focus on expanding the New Cemetery in a similar way, with more family connections and descendant histories available to explore.
Communities, diaspora
A later release
and parish historyA later release will broaden the focus beyond the two cemeteries to explore the communities of St. Margaret’s Parish, the lives and connections of those who settled elsewhere, and related historical stories and records.
Built on years of shared research
The sources behind the stories.
The archive draws on the original cemetery research, published genealogy and the generous contributions of people who have studied these families over many years.
Honouring Our Ancestors
The original file forms the foundation of our cemetery records and preserves the work on which this renewed archive is built.
Genealogy of St Margaret’s Parish
By Jenny (O’Hanley) McQuaid. A central source for the parish’s families, their histories and their connections.
The Island Register
A source of Prince Edward Island genealogical research and family history.
Find a Grave
Memorial information and gravestone records used alongside the archive’s other sources.
Researchers and family contributors
Research, corrections, photographs and family knowledge generously shared by several researchers and descendants.
Historical sources can differ in spelling, dates and family relationships. We aim to acknowledge those differences and improve the records as evidence becomes available.