We have reached the fifth premier of the Prince Edward Island and the last in the first section of our premier series for the island province. Today, I am looking at the life of Neil McLeod. Born on Prince Edward Island on Dec. 15, 1842 to Roderick...
On Sept. 1, 1873, only two months after Prince Edward Island had joined Canadian Confederation, its first premier James Colledge Pope had resigned to pursue a new career in Parliament. Succeeding him would be a new man who had a long history in the...
In 1849, a 23-year-old man ventured out to find his fortune. Joining 40 other men from Prince Edward Island, he put his money in on the purchase of the Fanny, a small brig that would make the journey to California. It was the era of the California...