Prince Edward Island Museum & Heritage Foundation

Prince Edward Island Museum & Heritage Foundation We study, collect, preserve, interpret, and protect PEI's heritage, and human and natural history.

🌊 The tide is coming in, and it's bringing a new Collection Facility Feature post!"The 375-ton barque, Lizzie Cameron, w...
05/29/2026

🌊 The tide is coming in, and it's bringing a new Collection Facility Feature post!

"The 375-ton barque, Lizzie Cameron, was built in Souris West in 1874 by James McLauchlan. The three-masted ship was used to transport various cargo between PEI and England. The Lizzie Cameron completed many voyages but the ship would meet its fate in June of 1882 when it collided with an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles east of Newfoundland. It is unknown if any of the crew survived. The artist of this painting is unknown.

Flags were used in combination with each other to communicate the intentions of the ship waiting at anchor. In this painting, the yellow and yellow with blue flags visible at the stern indicate that the ship is requesting permission to enter the port of Souris."

Image: Painting “Lizze Cameron”, HF.76.169.1, Provincial Collection

Step back in time with us this summer season at the Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House, opening JUNE 1st!📍Visit ...
05/29/2026

Step back in time with us this summer season at the Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House, opening JUNE 1st!

📍Visit at 360 Green Park Road, Tyne Valley, PEI.

⛵ Experience PEI's shipbuilding industry circa the 1860s
🏠 View the Historic Yeo House, a beautifully restored Victorian Home (with a reportedly haunted history!)
⛏️ Stroll into the historic schoolhouse and visit our blacksmith's forge
🌸 End the day by visiting our beautiful gardens and having a picnic!

Operating Hours (Summer 2026)
June: Open Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
July & August*: Open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*August 29 will be the last day of the 2026 season for Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House*

More information here: https://www.peimuseum.ca/visit/green-park-shipbuilding-museum-and-yeo-house

📣 Job Opportunity - Closing May 31 - Apply Now!“Women’s Work: Doing What Needs to be Done,” is a new summer exhibition h...
05/28/2026

📣 Job Opportunity - Closing May 31 - Apply Now!

“Women’s Work: Doing What Needs to be Done,” is a new summer exhibition hosted at Eptek Art & Culture starting in July. The exhibition will explore the concept of “women’s work” within Island culture and highlight contributions made over thousands of years by women who call the Island home.

This will be a dedicated interpreter for the Women’s Work exhibition and the first point of welcome for visitors entering the exhibition. The assistant would be available to answer questions about the exhibition and assist with educational programming for both children and adults.

Closing Date: May 31, 2026

To apply for this position, email a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Only successful applicants will be contacted.

View the full job posting and other opportunities at https://www.peimuseum.ca/about-us/come-work-with-us

We are thrilled to announce that Orwell Corner Historic Village is OPEN FOR THE SEASON!Visit us at 7 Old Uigg Road, Vern...
05/25/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Orwell Corner Historic Village is OPEN FOR THE SEASON!

Visit us at 7 Old Uigg Road, Vernon Bridge, PEI.

Explore the historic village, have lunch and tea in the Hall, and participate in one of our incredible immersive experiences:
🍞Food on the Farm: Bread and Butter
🔨Forge on the Farm: The Blacksmith Experience
✒️In the Time of Maud

Operating Hours (Summer 2026):

May & June: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm
July & August: Open every day 8:30am – 4:30pm
Sept & Oct Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm

More information here: https://www.peimuseum.ca/visit/orwell-corner-historic-village

We are proud to partner with our friends at the East Point Lighthouse Run/Relay, happening June 13, 2026. This 29-kilome...
05/24/2026

We are proud to partner with our friends at the East Point Lighthouse Run/Relay, happening June 13, 2026. This 29-kilometer run can be signed up for in a TEAM (2 or 4 members) or SOLO! Register by May 27 to guarantee yourself a shirt!

More info here: https://www.peilighthouserun.com/

Register at: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/114683/2026-points-east-lighthouse-runrelay

As part of this partnership, we’re thrilled to be providing an admission coupon to all participants that can be used for a one-time discount at ANY of our seven sites throughout June 2026. Visit us on race day at Elmira Railway Station or Basin Head Fisheries Museum on race day and check out our other sites at your leisure!

Basin Head Fisheries Museum

In case you missed it!🏎 Vroom, vroom - cruise into the weekend with the newest episode of Hidden Island, live now! 🏁🎥 Wa...
05/23/2026

In case you missed it!

🏎 Vroom, vroom - cruise into the weekend with the newest episode of Hidden Island, live now! 🏁

🎥 Watch now at: https://www.hiddenisland.ca/The-Fold

Join Omar Broderick as he revs into a local car meet and gets to know our Island's passionate community of car lovers, both young and old - most notably with an enthusiast group called The Fold.

Director, Editor & Interviewer: Omar Broderick
Videographer: Victor Karki
Producer / Finishing Editor: Daniel Brown
Executive Producer: Matthew McRae
Music by: Jett Everill
-Blue Carpet
-Different Times
-Hacienda
All music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Special Thanks to: theFOLD, Sherwood Business Centre, the PEI car community, and all interviewees.

Hidden Island (formerly Island Digital Voices) is an initiative of the Government of PEI and is administered by the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation.

Check out our other episodes at https://www.hiddenisland.ca/Watch

🔎Fresh from the Collection Facility: a new featured item! 💰"This loonie embodies many firsts - it was the first commemor...
05/22/2026

🔎Fresh from the Collection Facility: a new featured item! 💰

"This loonie embodies many firsts - it was the first commemorative coin of 2024, the first circulating coin to commemorate an author, and the first coin to include the new effigy of King Charles III. Issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canadian literary icon, Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthday. Montgomery shares the coin with her creation, Anne Shirley or Anne of Green Gables, one of the world's most enduring characters. First published in 1908, this story has sold 50 million copies and been shared in more than 30 languages.

The coin was designed by Canadian artist, Brenda Jones, who has a special connection to this story. Her grandparents owned the Green Gables house which is now part of Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, PEI. Included on the coin is a small cat which Montgomery often included in inscriptions. The effigy of King Charles is by Canadian artist, Steven Rosati."

Image: LM Coin, HF.2024.22.1.0002 & HF.2024.22.1.0003, Provincial Collection

🔎Did you know...Prince Edward Island was once home to the oldest living person in North America? Well, now you do! Meet ...
05/17/2026

🔎Did you know...

Prince Edward Island was once home to the oldest living person in North America? Well, now you do! Meet Jim Hoe of Charlottetown, who passed away on October 16, 1977 – just one month short of his 112th birthday.

Jim Hoe was born in China in 1865 and emigrated to Canada in 1900. At that time, every Chinese immigrant to Canada was required to pay a fee of $100 called a head tax – and Hoe would have been no exception. No other group in Canada has ever been forced to pay a tax based solely on their country of origin.

Hoe was a fun-loving free spirit and travelled all over Canada, but he eventually settled in Charlottetown, working as a chef at the Roxy restaurant into his 90s, where he was renowned for making delicious wonton skins.

This picture of was taken in 1966, when Hoe was around 100 years old. At that time, Hoe was still doing his own shopping and daily chores – and would continue to so until at least the age of 108 (!). We here at the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation salute the strength and resilience of Jim Hoe, and of the many immigrants like him, who have come here over the years and built a life here on this Island.

If you wish to know more about the life of Jim Hoe and other Chinese Island residents, you should check out the book “Chinese Islanders: Making a Home in the New World,” by Hung-Min Chiang.

Image courtesy of the PEI Public Archives and Records Office of PEI. Acc2320/10-3

📦 From the archives to your social media feed, a new Collection Facility Feature has arrived!"The “turtle” shape of baby...
05/15/2026

📦 From the archives to your social media feed, a new Collection Facility Feature has arrived!

"The “turtle” shape of baby bottles from the late 19th century were designed to allow children to self-feed with the use of a rubber tube. This innovation allowed many mothers to attend to other chores, especially women in the working class. The tubes and bottle shape were difficult to clean, however, and were found to be perfect environments for toxic bacteria without proper sterilization methods. These bottles gained the nickname “killer” and “murder bottles” and were banned in 1910."

Image: Glass baby bottle, HF.2017.34.2 Provincial Collection

Now hiring at Eptek Art & Culture Centre for our upcoming summer exhibition!A newly developed summer exhibition, entitle...
05/13/2026

Now hiring at Eptek Art & Culture Centre for our upcoming summer exhibition!

A newly developed summer exhibition, entitled “Women’s Work,” will be hosted at Eptek Art & Culture. This exhibition will explore the concept of “women’s work” within Island culture and highlight the essential contributions made over thousands of years by women who call the island home.

This will be a dedicated interpreter for the Women’s Work exhibition and the first point of welcome for visitors entering the exhibition. The assistant would be available to answer questions about the exhibition and assist with educational programming for both children and adults.

Visit our website for the full job description and details: https://www.peimuseum.ca/about-us/come-work-with-us

Closing Date: May 31, 2026

To apply for this position, email a resume and cover letter to [email protected].

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

"In the Time of Maud" is back for the 2026 summer season at Orwell Corner Historic Village!Buy your tickets now: https:/...
05/09/2026

"In the Time of Maud" is back for the 2026 summer season at Orwell Corner Historic Village!

Buy your tickets now: https://locarius.io/events/4223/in-the-time-of-maud

The program will be available through private group bookings in June through September, in addition to select public show times. Please get in touch with us for a private group booking. The program runs 1:00 - 3:30 PM.

Public 2026 Dates: July 9, July 23, August 6, and August 20.

$60.00 per person. Admission to Historic Village included. Groups of more than eight (8) individuals may pre-book by calling 902-651-8515 or emailing [email protected].

Spend an afternoon in the time of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of PEI’s beloved Anne of Green Gables, in this unique immersive experience!

Our costumed guide will lead you through the village, connecting Orwell Corner’s authentic late-Victorian charms to Montgomery’s life and facilitating hands-on historic activities. Visit our adorable farm animals, learn to dance on the village green, enjoy some afternoon tea, and follow in Montgomery’s footsteps by taking a wagon ride along a route she travelled in 1910!

This program is intended for adult audiences, but children over 7 are allowed with supervision. Groups welcome. Costumes also welcome but not required! Cancellations are allowed up to 24 hours before the scheduled event.



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2 Kent Street
Charlottetown, PE
C1A1M6

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902-368-6600

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