Islanders receive 2024 Heritage Awards

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Her Honour Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry, Jennifer King and Suzanne Campbell

Several Islanders were recognized recently for preserving and promoting Prince Edward Island’s heritage.

PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, along with Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry, presented the 2024 Heritage Awards to groups and individuals in several categories at Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside.

“I want to congratulate all the recipients of this year’s Heritage Awards. These individuals and organizations have shown the importance of valuing and preserving our past so it can remain for many generations to come.”

- Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture Minister Cory Deagle

The winners included:

Heritage Recognition Awards

Myrna Babineau
Suzanne Campbell
Lorraine Clements
Leland Currie
Glen Kelly
Jennifer King
Nicole Lodge
Earle MacDonald (posthumous)
Dianne Porter
Aggi-Rose Reddin
St. Patrick’s Ancestral Cemetery Restoration
Jamie Thomas
Jenene Woolridge

Volunteer of the Year

Brenda MacQuarrie Boudreau

Publication of the Year Academic Category

Kathleen Maude MacMillan - From Sword to Pen
Joshua MacFadyen - Time Flies: A History of Prince Edward Island from the Air

Publication of the Year Creative Category

Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy - Fiona: Prince Edward Island Accounts of Canada’s Biggest Storm

Irene Rogers Architectural Award

Josh Silver

Award of Honour

Confederation Centre Art Gallery

Boyde Beck Memorial Award

Linda Hennessey

Mary Cornfoot Brehaut Genealogy Award

Louis Joseph Arsenault

Natural Heritage Activity Award

Beth Hoar

Wendell Boyd Performance Award

Peter Gallant

Catherine Hennessey Heritage Activism Award

Sophia Bourgue (young adult category)
Jaqueline MacNeill Doiron (adult category)

“The recipients of the Heritage Awards are remarkable again this year,” said Matthew McRae, executive director, PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation. “It is truly inspiring to witness Islanders’ ongoing dedication to preserving and celebrating our heritage.”

See our Flickr album for photos of the award event.

Media contact:
Camellia Nguyen
Communication and Fundraising Coordinator
PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation
cxnguyen@gov.pe.ca

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