The windswept Northeastern shore of Prince Edward Island faces towards the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the North Atlantic. Parks Canada’s Greenwich Interpretation Centre is the gateway to a meandering hiking path with views of the prosperous mussel farms of St. Peters Bay, farm fields, and ponds as well as the unusual shifting, parabolic dunes [...]
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PEI: Oral Histories at the Greenwich Interpretation Centre
Posted in Prince Edward Island, cultural heritage, history, museums, narrative, oral history, tagged beach, Confederation Trail, dunes, oral history, Parks Canada, PEI, Prince Edward Island on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cultural Heritage Areas
Posted in Prince Edward Island, cultural heritage, history, tagged cultural heritage areas, Green Gables, PEI on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A theme that emerges in my virtual tour of PEI sites is the connections between landscape, historic site, local cultural heritage, and the arts as well as the Internet, popular memory, reading and, in the case of Green Gables, film and television.
PEI: Happy Birthday Anne!
Posted in Prince Edward Island, cultural heritage, history, narrative, popular history, tagged Anne of Green Gables, Confederation Centre, historic sites, Irene Gammel, L. M. Montgomery, Parks Canada, PEI on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Forever youthful, Anne Shirley turns 100 this year.
Women and girls often arrive on PEI with an interest in historic sites related to the distinguished PEI author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables books, dolls, gift shops, amusements, confections, coloring books, museums, and performances call out from every direction. Anne of Green Gables—The Musical is [...]
PEI: Student Employment and the “Storied Past”
Posted in Prince Edward Island, cultural heritage, history, museums, popular history, tagged cultural heritage, museums, Parks Canada, PEI, Prince Edward Island, student employment on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Three seasonal activities—agriculture, fishing, and tourism—are the backbone of the Prince Edward Island economy. The number of local, provincial, and national museums is striking relative to the small province’s population. According to the 2007 Provincial Budget Address, “Protecting our past and celebrating our heritage has always been a top priority for Islanders.”
During the summer, museums [...]
PEI Links
Posted in Prince Edward Island, history, popular history, tagged Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maude Montgomery, PEI, Prince Edward Island on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was surprised to find Tellhistory among the top sites in Google searches on “rum running.” Most visitors to this blog apparently come to read about Prince Edward Island where my parents built a summer house. This year Prince Edward Island, the “gentle island,” celebrates the 100th anniversary of the novel Anne of Green Gables.
As [...]
