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A selection of digitized material from the UPEI Archives collection

Mr. Thompson currently has approximately 700 hours of field recordings stored on audio-cassette in his home, along with an additional 100 hours recorded on video. This is surely one of the richest single troves of oral history in Eastern Canada – a treasure of both provincial and regional significance – and Mr. Thompson has

The need for a sound and moving image archive in Prince Edward Island was first articulated in a 1988 report commissioned by the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. Now, fifteen years later, the Prince Edward Island Sound and Moving Image Archive is taking shape in the form of a special collection

Letters from The Great War - A collection of letters from Clyde River, PEI resident Lee G. Darrach to his brother in Boston during his time with the British Army between 1915-1919. The letters were transcribed and made available online by the Clyde River Historical Society in 2018 and read and recorded by Alan Buchanan in 2019.

In March of 2017 Amy Bylhouwer sat down with Father Charles (Charlie) Cheverie to record a series of interviews about his life, faith, and his time at UPEI.

Father Charlie Cheverie (1932 - 2019)

Born in Charlottetown on September 19, 1932, he was the son of Charles and Clara (Austin) Cheverie. As a child, he attended