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Are you, or do you know a Prince Edward Island high school student entering the English program at UPEI this year? The Avery Scholarship essay topics for the 2011 year have been announced and are available in word document form here. 

Essay topics are as follows: 

The L.M. Montgomery Institute would like to congratulate our friend Dr. Elizabeth Waterston, Montgomery scholar pioneer and University of Guelph professor emerita, on her recent appointment to the Order of Ontario. 

From the news release:

"The Order of Ontario honours people who have enriched the lives of others by attaining the highest standards of excellence and achievement in their field.

Happy Friday everyone,

Two new products have been added to the L.M.M.I. General Store this afternoon: Expressions and Lucy Maud Montgomery Remembered, both by Archibald Hynd Johnstone. 

Expressions is a collection of poems, while Lucy Maud Montgomery Remembered is a series of interviews and remembrances by L.M. Montgomery's friends and relatives.

Be sure to check out the General Store for all of your holiday shopping for that L.M.M. fan on your list!

Thanks,
Katharine & the LMMI team 

Greetings, all!

If you're familiar with the remarkable collection of LMM-related publications here at the University of Prince Edward Island's Robertson Library, but aren't so sure about access, location, or anything else, we hope that our LMM Research Collections Guide will offer you any information you may need regarding these collections.

From the guide:

Season's greetings everyone!

Now that we've just gotten our Halloween decorations put away, we all know what comes next: holiday preparations! For the L.M. Montgomery fan on your list, check out our Online General Store for gift ideas. All proceeds from the store will be used to support the work of the L.M. Montgomery Institute.

If you just can't wait until the 2012 L.M. Montgomery Conference in Charlottetown - we know we can't! - then you've got to check out the L.M. Montgomery Society of Ontario's October 2011 Conference. The Call for Papers for "Lucy Maud Montgomery at Home in Leaskdale: A Centennial Celebration" is available online. The conference will run from the 13th to the 15th of October, 2011. 

From the CFP:

The L.M. Montgomery Institute congratulates Visiting Scholar Dr. Benjamin Lefebvre, and his co-editor, Dr. Andrea McKenzie (NYU), on the recent publishing of the restored and annotated edition of Rilla of Ingleside.  Originally published in 1921 as the final sequel to Anne of Green Gables, the new edition includes an introduction by the editors, a detailed glossary, maps, and war poems by L.M. Montgomery and her contemporary Virna Sheard.

Check out Dr. Lefebvre's recent interview on ChaptersIndigo.ca regarding the new edition.

Greetings!

We are pleased to announce a new page has been posted to the Conference website that provides suggestions for visitors of places to go, things to see, food to eat, and experiences to cherish.

"Out and About" offers conference attendees plenty of ideas for how to make the most of their stay on beautiful Prince Edward Island - whether it's fine dining at the Lucy Maud Dining Room at the prestigious Culinary Institute of Canada, dancing and clapping along at any number of the live music events we've suggested, or simply enjoying some quiet time at one of our many local art galleries.

Each event offers links to key places or people, but as always, feel free to contact us if you have any questions - for instance, yes, we do know of a great little sushi place. 

The Institute of Island Studies, UPEI's Environmental Studies department, and NiCHe are joining together to host the 2010 Time and a Place: "Environmental Histories, Environmental Futures, & Prince Edward Island" Conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The conference will be held from June 13^th to June 18^th. 

From the conference website:

Hi everyone,

The L.M. Montgomery Institute is gettin' jiggy with social media (is that what the kids are saying these days?) - check out our freshly minted Twitter and Facebook pages.

Follow us on Twitter for updates on the 2010 Conference and feel free to post pictures, links, or whatever else to our Facebook page.

Take care!
Katharine