This Saturday’s Lecture: The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on PEI
The Clyde River History Society looks forward to welcoming you to our 2nd lecture in our series this coming Saturday, February 11th, at 1:30 p.m. The location of this event is the Riverview Community Centre at 718 Clyde River Road. All are welcome. We also invite visitors to tour our museum of artefacts and historic photos. There will be refreshments and a time to socialize following the lecture. If you have any specific questions about the lecture series, please email vivian@eastlink.ca.
Dr. Ed MacDonald – “Enshrined: Island Tourism and the Confederation Story” – February 11, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Ed MacDonald
Dr. MacDonald will present how the Island’s claim as the “Birthplace of Confederation” has evolved over the years. He will reference research for the book he co-authored with Dr. Alan MacEachern, “The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island”. Books will be available for sale at this event.
Edward MacDonald is Professor of History at the University of Prince Edward Island, where since 2000, he has taught various courses in Canadian and Prince Edward Island history, public history, tourism history, and the history of rock and roll.
MacDonald was educated at UPEI (BA, History and English,1978) and Queen’s University (MA, 1980; Ph.D., 1984). Prior to joining UPEI, he was editor of The Island Magazine (1985—97) and Curator of History with the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation (1987—97), then Director of Research with UPEI’s Institute of Island Studies (1997—2000).
Available for sale at event
He has authored, edited or co-edited ten books dealing with the social, environmental, and tourism history of Prince Edward Island and its environs, including If You’re Stronghearted: Prince Edward Island in the Twentieth Century (2000); Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island (2016), The Greater Gulf: Essays on the Environmental History of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (2020), and, with Alan MacEachern, The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island, published in 2022. Over the course of his career he has published over fifty articles in various academic and popular history venues, is often called upon as a public speaker, and serves as a resource to local media.
Among his awards and distinctions are the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to the culture and heritage of Prince Edward Island (2012); Heritage Canada’s Lieutenant-Governor’s Award (2014); the Canadian Catholic Historical Association’s G. E. Clerk Award for outstanding service to the history of Catholicism in Canada (2016); the Award of Honour for lifetime achievement from the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation (2017); and the Boyde Beck Memorial Award (2018) for contributions to the preservation of Island heritage.