This month, the Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island was awarded the Acadian History and Heritage Award of Recognition. The award is presented annually by the Réseau acadien — histoire et patrimoine, a network composed of Acadian history societies and museums from Eastern Canada.
The Acadian Museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, was commended for its impressive contribution to the preservation of the Island’s Acadian heritage and for the many activities it has organized over the years to promote and disseminate Acadian history and culture.
You can read more about the presentation of the award in the article, Special award goes to P.E.I.’s Acadian Museum.
The Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island was founded in 1964. You can visit the museum’s bilingual website here that was created to mark the 50th anniversary. From this website, you can visit the Acadian Research Centre of Prince Edward Island that holds genealogical resources.
