Prince Edward Island Museum & Heritage Foundation

10/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Le Musée acadien de l'Î.-P.-É./Acadian Museum of P.E.I. for Night at the Museum with our incredible special guests!

Et voilà, la Nuit au Musée acadien s'est terminée en beauté !

Hier soir se déroulait la toute dernière soirée de cet événement de deux jours, et quelle belle réussite !

Un immense MERCI à toutes les personnes qui sont venues célébrer avec nous. On a déjà bien hâte de vous revoir l'année prochaine !

Un grand merci bien spécial à nos fabuleux acteurs et actrices qui ont mis tellement d'ambiance et de vie au musée :
Albert Arsenault 🐺
Mélina pi Gélina 🧙‍♀️🧙
Noella Richard 🦵

Bonne nouvelle : Si la Nuit au musée est terminée, le Festival de la citrouille continue ! Venez profiter des activités et poursuivre les festivités avec nous ! 🎃 🎉

À l'année prochaine pour la Nuit au musée, et à très vite pour le reste du festival !

10/26/2026

And now, a word from our sponsors!

Thank you to Munn Architecture Inc. for sponsoring "the hidden island" podcast season six and helping bring more Island stories to our listeners!

With more than 30 years of experience in preservation, restoration, renovation, adaptive reuse, and new construction, Munn Architecture's work connects Maritime heritage with modern living.

From historic buildings to brand-new homes, every project is rooted in research, local tradition and sustainable design. Whether you're planning a home, residential development, commercial project, or institutional space, Munn Architecture can help bring your vision to life.

At Munn Architecture, preservation is sustainability, and understanding a place's past is key to building its future.

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Get in touch with Greg Munn today, https://aapei.com/AAPEI%20Member/munn-architecture-inc-2/

10/26/2026

It's time for a little more of "the hidden island" podcast! We have one more ghostly tale for you before our next full episode drops on Halloween.

Grab a flashlight and hide under the blankets - what you're about to hear is a second spine-tingling tale of terror submitted by one of our listeners, and narrated by our old buddy the Grave Digger!

🎧 Listen now at https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2bdvv-1b945a0

Stay tuned for the full episode on Halloween Saturday, October 31!

The full episode will include four listener-submitted stories and an interview with Cameron MacDonald, AKA the Grave Digger, where we explore the question: "What makes a good ghost story?"

Season six of the hidden island podcast is kindly brought to you by our sponsors: Munn Architecture Inc., Confederation Centre of the Arts, Provincial Credit Union, PEI Mutual Insurance Company, Liam Gauthier with RBC Dominion Securities Wealth Management, and The Gray Group.

Mirror Link: https://www.peimuseum.ca/thehiddenisland (also available wherever you get your podcasts!)

10/25/2026

Today's the day! Join us today from 1:00 - 3:00 PM for the Kids' Halloween Hauntacular at Orwell Corner Historic Village for a whole bunch of family friendly fun.

There's still time to get your tickets at https://locarius.io/events/4753/kids-halloween-hauntacular-2026

Check out the game area near the schoolhouse today for lawn games:
1:30 PM - Scarecrow Freeze Tag
1:45 PM - Potato Sack Race*
2:00 PM - Acorn Relay*
2:15 PM - Three-Legged Race*
* = Prize Game!
We'll run three age groups for these games, 5-7, 8-10, and 11+. We have fabulous prizes for 1st and 2nd place for each age group, donated by the wonderful folks at Owls Hollow in Charlottetown, PEI.

Thank you very much to our sponsors, (http://www.owlshollow.com) and Mission Thrift Store for their kind donations of prize items and materials for our decorations!

10/24/2026

📣Wheelie is learning to work as a tour guide, and he has an important reminder for you! Grab your tickets for this Sunday, October 25 and join us for the Kids' Halloween Hauntacular at Orwell Corner Historic Village!

Get your tickets online at: https://locarius.io/events/4753/kids-halloween-hauntacular-2026

DATE: Sunday, October 25, 2026
TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Put on your costume and join us for:
-Trick ‘r treating through the decorated village
-Magic potions class and cauldron brewing with our very own witch
-“Witch bottle” craft station
-Ghost Stories
-Wagon rides
-BBQ hotdogs for sale (starting at 1:30 PM, available for sale while supplies last)
-Blacksmithing demonstrations
-Family-friendly lawn games
-Village-wide scavenger hunt
-and more fun awaits!

TICKETS:
- Family Pass (2 Adults, 2 Children Under 18: $28.00
- General Admission (Adult): $8.00
- Child Under 18: $7.00

*Wheelie will not physically be present at Orwell Corner for the Hauntacular. He's far too busy learning to be a tour guide at Beaconsfield Historic House. Come check out Beaconsfield by Candlelight to say hi to Wheelie!

10/23/2026

There's a vast forest region in Eastern PEI known to locals as The Glen. But legend tells of a beast lurking deep within these woods - one that, for decades, has captured the imaginations of both young and old in a folktale that's just as alive as IT is.

The Wookalark returns on October 30th.

While you wait, check out more Hidden Island at: https://www.hiddenisland.ca/Watch

10/23/2026

It's , and you should read edition #91 of "The Island Magazine" from 2022. Co-edited with the help of L'Nuey, this special issue celebrates 12,000 years of Mi'kmaq history on Epekwitk!

We've shared a full article in the photos here, but there's plenty more content in the magazine awaiting you.

Buy yours now at: https://peimuseumshop.ca/products/the-island-magazine-issue-91 or borrow a copy from your local library!

Within its pages you will find:
-The story of Wisqoq (the Black Ash tree) on the Island, and its importance to Mi'kmaq art and culture
-Elder's stories of Pituamkek - the Island's last largely-wild coastal natural area which the Mi'kmaw have lived around for thousands of years
-The story of Rocky Point Day School
-Women making a difference in the community
-Mi'kmaw recipies
-Beautiful artifacts from the collection
-And more!

10/22/2026

Have you read the 90th edition of "The Island Magazine" from 2022?

You haven't? Well, it's , and you should fix that. This issue explores the themes of memory and commemoration on topics never before featured in The Island Magazine. We've shared a full article in the photos here, but there's plenty more content in the magazine awaiting you.

Buy your copy now at: https://peimuseumshop.ca/products/the-island-magazine-issue-90 or borrow it from your local library!

Dave Stewart shares the importance of documenting a history that, until recently, was largely invisible. Kate MacQuarrie offers insight into the buffet beyond our front doors. Amanda Creamer outlines how our desires to need forget can inadvertently be an act of exclusion. Wayne MacKinnon reminds us of the progressive and often-forgotten contributions of the Island’s first Premier, George Coles.

Full list of articles and features:
-Building Monuments, Constructing Memory: The Charlottetown War Memorial
-The Edible Isle
-From the Collection
-Snapshot in Time
-George Coles and the Achievement of Responsible Government
-Ending Erasure: Recording PEI’s Gay & Le***an History (published in English and French)

And stay tuned to The Hidden Island podcast in November/December for a special two-part episode on Erica Rutherford!

10/22/2026

Thank you very much to our friends at Confederation Centre of the Arts for being a sponsor of season six of "the hidden island" podcast. Thank you for helping bring Island stories to life!

If you're looking for something fun to do in Charlottetown this Fall season, head to the Confederation Centre of the Arts for "Inside Island History," a cabaret-style show packed with rare photos, quirky facts and stories you won't find in any textbook. Catch it Thursdays at 10:30am, now through October 29th at Studio 1.

There's only one show left, so get your tickets at confederationcentre.com today!

Stay tuned for a new episode of the hidden island podcast coming Monday! https://www.peimuseum.ca/thehiddenisland

10/22/2026

LAST CALL FOR 2026!

Brr, it's getting cold out there! October is the final month for the Bog Tour in 2026. The Bog Tour will be offered this month at:
-Thursdays at 1:30 PM
-Fridays & Saturdays at 11 AM & 2 PM

The Bog Tour is a FREE (first come, first served) 45-minute-long walking tour where you explore the hidden history of a lost Charlottetown neighbourhood!

Check in at Beaconsfield Historic House before arriving for a Bog Tour to ensure it's still going. The weather can cancel things at a moment's notice.

Visit www.peimuseum.ca/bogtour for more info.

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