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New executive director named for PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation
2020-08-26
A new executive director has been hired for the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, an organization that helps to inform people about the Island’s rich history and culture. Dr. Matthew McRae replaces Dr. David L. Keenlyside, who retired after serving as executive director of the PEI Museum and...
Historic church in Georgetown to be preserved
2019-06-07
Government is exploring preservation options for the historic Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Georgetown due to its significance to the early history of the town and the province. “Built in 1842, the church is an excellent example of its style of architecture, its age and its association with the...
Students celebrate history at Provincial Heritage Fair
2018-05-04
Yesterday students from across Prince Edward Island presented projects about their community, history, and culture at the Provincial Heritage Fair. More than 170 students in grades 5 through 9 – from 27 schools – participated in this year’s fair, May 3 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The...
Province makes purchases for Art Bank
2018-03-23
Artist Rilla Marshall says having her work selected for the Art Bank means a lot to her because it will be part of a collection that represents Prince Edward Island. Marshall’s work was one of 12 pieces selected for purchase by a peer-review jury out of 59 submissions. The Art Bank acquires, loans...
Pursuing a brewer’s dream, back in the hometown
2018-03-02
Creating jobs for Islanders -, When husband and wife team Ken Spears and Ashley Condon moved home to PEI and were looking for Island locations to establish their craft brewery Copper Bottom Brewing, Condon realized the best spot was her hometown of Montague. The small-town locale has proved to be...
Bringing history home
2017-02-23
Stacy MacInnis remembers bundling up on cold winter mornings when he was five years old and going next door with his mother to stoke the coal stove for waiting passengers at the Elliott family’s train station in Pleasant Valley. Fast forward more than 50 years – it’s a summer day and MacInnis, now...