Cardigan Area Heritage Centre
History of the Cardigan area especially shipbuilding, early families, artifacts.
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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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Glenaladale Estate
Discover the architecture, culture and history of this 1884 home overlooking Tracadie Bay; explore...
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Public Archives and Records Office
A range of documentary resources for genealogical and historical research.
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Garden of The Gulf Museum
Welcome to the first Museum on PEI. Enjoy a guided tour of all three floors of exhibits. Free...
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Site of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Cavendish Home (Macneill homestead)
Operated by the Macneill family, descendants of L.M. Montgomery. Read the plaques, enjoy the...
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Acadian Museum/Musée Acadien
Follow the odyssey of Island Acadians from 1720 to the present. Discover treasures related to the...
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Bishop Machine Shop Museum
The Bishop Machine Shop was once the place to hang out and hear the town news. Now, in its life as a...
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Greenwich Interpretation Centre - PEI National Park
The Greenwich Interpretation Centre is the gateway to Greenwich, the easternmost section of PEI...
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Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead
Andrew Macphail (1864-1938) was a teacher, medical doctor, editor, writer and soldier in WW1. One of...
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Farmers' Bank of Rustico Museum & 1772 Acadian Log House
The Farmers' Bank of Rustico, is a community museum and historic site, and was the first people’s...
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Orwell Corner Historic Village
Located just off the Trans Canada Hwy between Charlottetown and the ferry to Nova Scotia. Surround...
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Lefurgey Cultural Centre
The 1867 Gothic Revival House, known as the Lefurgey Cultural Centre, graces the corner of Granville...
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