{"id":8846,"date":"2006-05-30T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-30T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/?p=8846"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:47:15","slug":"pioneer-cemetery-committee-terms-of-reference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/pioneer-cemetery-committee-terms-of-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneer Cemetery Committee Terms of Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor: In forming the committee, the founders put together a document which outlined the background that led to the formation of the committee, and its objectives and activities, as well as roles and responsibilities of partners.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In St Margarets, PEI,  a volunteer committee has been formed to restore the St Margarets of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St Margaret of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery Committee<\/strong> – Terms of Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The St Margarets of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery was established in the late seventeenth century when the early Scottish pioneers settled the area. The cemetery served the area from East Point to St. Peters. It is situated next to the site of a one of the earliest English Catholic Churches in PEI (1803).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are many interesting stories of people buried in this cemetery, one significant individual is John MacIntosh who died in 1881 aged 92. His gravestone is inscribed: \u201cHe was for several years a member of parliament and one of the pioneers of Responsible Government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The St Margarets of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery has the potential to be an important source of information about the life and times of the people who settled in rural parts of Prince Edward Island. Written histories of the area provide information and folklore about the early settlers who were buried in this cemetery. Many people, both from PEI and from other parts of the world visit the site searching for their relatives and wanting to honor their memory.  Unless this site is restored and maintained, a vital part of PEI history will be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the approximately 120 stones remaining are in need of repair. Most of the headstones that were made of sandstone have disintegrated and the few that remain are unreadable. Many other stones are broken, have fallen over and are sinking into the ground. Trees cover one section of gravestones. Huge stones are toppling over and are a danger to those visiting the site. There is no signage noting this important site and the road leading into the cemetery is overgrown in need of an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early 1980\u2019s parishioners of St Margarets of Scotland dug up the cemetery which was overgrown with trees. They repaired some of the broken and damaged headstones with cement. At that time several unidentified headstones of early settlers to PEI were left in a pile (now overgrown) in the back of the cemetery. The St Margarets of Scotland Parish Council keeps the grass cut in the cemetery, but is unable to provide any other maintenance to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The St Margarets of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Committee held its first meeting at the At Margarets Church Vestry on July , 2008. This local committee will explore the feasibility of restoring the St Margarets of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The objectives of our committee include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n