Description

On 23 June 1767, Prince Edward Island's 67 townships were
distributed by lot to some 100 individuals
with claims on the Crown's
largess. Ever since, the history of our
land has been the history of our Island
and its people. No student of
Island history can ignore the part the
land and the accompanying "Land
Question" have played in our public
history. But not everyone realizes that
the study of a small, individual parcel
of land — say, 50 acres on Lot 21 or
Town Lot #F-12 Third Range in Georgetown
— can add essential details to
the history of one's own family. If
sought out, the Island's land records
can contribute immeasurably to the
story of our ancestors, supplying
names, dates, and details that, for
the most part, are available nowhere
else.