ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sincere appreciation is expressed to the many people who made possible the publication of this booklet. The Stanhope Women's Institute initiated the idea of compiling the history. I am grateful to those who supplied

anecdotes and papers concerning family histories, especially:

Mrs. Harry Lawson, Stanhope, P. E. I.

Mr. Ira Brown, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

Mr. Andrew McEwen, Portland, Maine, U. S. A. Mr. Robert Mutch, Mt. Herbert, P. E. I.

Mr. Wendell Kielly, Stanhope, P. E. 1.

Mrs. Alvin Shaw, Charlottetown, P. E. 1. Mrs. John MacKay, Charlottetown, P. E. 1. Mrs. Frank Vessey, York, P. E. 1.

Mrs. Harry MacLauchlan, Stanhope, P. E. 1. Mrs. George Kielly, Charlottetown, P. E. 1.

Mrs. Wilfred MacDonald, Charlottetown, P. E. I.