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. I. Mrs. Alvin Shaw , Charlottetown, P. E. I. Mrs. John MacKay , Charlottetown, P. E. I. Mrs. Frank Vessey , York, P. E. I. Mrs. Harry MacLauchlan , Stanhope, P. E. I. Mrs. George Kielly , Charlottetown, P. E. I. Mrs. Wilfred MacDonald , Charlottetown, P. E. I.