ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To Rilly Gauthier who provided documents which were in the possession of her Mother, Geneva Gauthier who passed away Sept. 19th, 1985.

To Philip Stanyer a history student at U.P.E.I. who prepared a term paper for Dr. F. W. P. Bolger on the history of Stella Maris Parish.

To Marie (Cullen) Peters for the use of her history paper on St. Andrew’s School and to Emily Gauthier for pictures of St. Andrew’s school.

To Michele Doiron for the use of her history paper on St. Andrew’s and Stella Maris Schools.

To Stella Maris Convent for photos and School Annals.

To Sister Edna Pitre (Catherine of Louvain) for the Chapter on Stella Maris Convent, and extracurricular activities.

To many parishioners for information and photos. To Mt. St. Mary’s for information and photos.

To Sister Phyllis Gallant, Marie Peters, Gertrude LeClair and Peter J. Gallant for taking pictures.

To Dr. F.W.P. Bolger for perusing the manuscript and for helpful suggestions.

To our principal typist, Janet Doiron. To Sister Louise Gallant for material on early school and convent days. To Kim Gallant for photos.

The Parish History Committee was made up of : Mrs. Maude Gallant, Mrs. Theresa Gallant, Mrs. Marjorie Doucette, and Father Art Pendergast. The committee wishes to thank Theresa in a special way for her untiring efforts in gathering accurate information and in writing a good part of the manuscript.

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