The Gazette is itself a piece of Prince Edward County’s history. In this collection we draw attention to stories the pertain to the history of the County and its heritage. Pieces from the Gazette’s own history can be found in Living History and From the Archives.
The final Cultural Heritage Master Plan is taking suggestions
From the very early days of the village of Wellington, Wharf Street was the centre of the town’s economic engine.
In 1884 frenzied by their own amateurish murder investigation, residents called for the execution of Joseph Thomset and George Lowder
Councillor John Hirsch, Vice-Chair the Built and Cultural Heritage Committee, describes the Historical Designation process.
In a special new series, Sarah Hall writes on each of Glenwood Chapel's secret society windows. This week we feature the Masonic window.
The Belleville house of Susanna Moodie, the British-born chronicler of settler life in Canada, is preparing to open its doors as an institution for arts and culture
For 27 years the Naval Marine Archive has preserved and promoted the County’s — and the country’s — maritime heritage
Join us on Friday 27 February at 7pm at Base31’s Lecture Hall for an evening of performance readings from the pages of the wartime Picton Gazette.
If the Master Plan’s recommendations are accepted, municipal planning, economic development, tourism promotion — all will have to keep PEC’s rich cultural heritage front and centre.
The Master Plan says the County’s rich historical resources must be top of mind in municipal planning, tourism, and economic development.
The County is boasts an enviable set of utterly neglected heritage treasures. From its breathtaking land- and lake-scapes, to its hundreds of historic homes, churches, museums, and civic buildings, to its stunningly preserved towns, villages, and hamlets. A new Cultural Heritage Master Plan might put heritage conservation, not to mention celebration, front and centre in County planning.
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Landmark Volume
“What if heritage came first?” asks Peter Lockyer. “Not as an afterthought, not after the roads. But if it was the first thing we did, because it's the most important thing we have.”
Two recent books are entries in a special genre. Neither quite history nor entirely fiction, they imagine the past in intriguing ways.
More than 100 years after it sank, “the holy grail of Ontario shipwrecks” will be opened to divers
The past couple of weeks have seen a conjunction of events one step away from connecting. It’s as though the planets are aligning.
David and Barbara Sweet of Books & Company celebrate 30th anniversary on Main Street
This March 16 and 17, Friendship United Church in Demorestville celebrates the 150th anniversary of its rebuilt church
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