Cardigan Area Heritage Centre
History of the Cardigan area especially shipbuilding, early families, artifacts.
Museums, Cultural & Historic Sites
Wherever you stand on the Island, you’re standing on history. Whether you’re interested in Mi’kmaq culture, trains, historic churches, one-room schoolhouses, elegant mansions or the Island’s primary industries of today and yesteryear, our museums bring the stories and the history of the Island to life.
Discover life in the past lane.
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Elmira Railway Museum
One of seven Museum and Heritage PEI sites. Heritage Passports available. Once the end of the line...
Eptek Art & Culture Centre
Waterfront Properties (adjacent to the Harbourfront Theatre). One of seven Museum and Heritage PEI...
Farmers' Bank of Rustico Museum & 1772 Acadian Log House
The Farmers' Bank of Rustico, a National Historic Site, operated from 1864 to 1894 as the first...
Garden of The Gulf Museum
Heritage museum, three floors reflecting early Island life. Guided tours.
Glenaladale Estate
Discover the architecture, culture and history of this 1884 home overlooking Tracadie Bay; explore...
Green Gables Heritage Place
Walk in the footsteps of one of Canada's most celebrated authors and immerse yourself in the...
Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House
Travel back in time to the 1860's at Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and Historic Yeo House! Visit...
Lennox Island Mi'kmaq Culture Centre
Interactive tours, artifacts, history, culture, language, spirituality of Island's Mi'kmaq.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace
Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, was born in 1874 in this modest white and...
Lucy Maud Montgomery Lower Bedeque School
The fact that Lucy Maud Montgomery taught in this country school in 1897-98 spurred its restoration...
MacNaught History Centre & Archives
Have fun and interact with the past through Wyatt Heritage Properties' five historic sites. Choose...
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