ISLAND LECTURE SERIES: PAST THEMES

Something Old, Something New: 20 Years of the Island Lecture Series. March 4-April 22, 2002. Eight lectures in Charlottetown; four in Summerside; three in Montague; and one in West Prince.

Taking Care of Business: Entrepreneurs in Island History. February 26-May 27, 2001. Eight lectures in Charlottetown; three in Summerside; three in Montague; one in West Prince; one in Miscouche.

Telling Lives: Biography as History. February 14-April 26, 2000. Ten lectures in Charlottetown; three in Summerside; four in Montague; one in Alberton, one in Lennox Island.

Modern Times: Prince Edward Island in the 20th Century. February 15-April 19, 1999. Ten lectures in Charlottetown; four in Summerside; four in Montague; one in Alberton; one in O'Leary.

Proper Places: Women in Island History. February 16-April 13, 1998. Nine lectures in Charlottetown; four in Summerside; one in Miscouche; two in Orwell.

Minding the House: Politics in Prince Edward Island. February 17-April 21, 1997. Ten lectures in Charlottetown; four in Summerside; four in Montague; one in Miscouche; two in O'Leary.

Getting Around: Tranportation on Prince Edward Island. February 19-April 17, 1996. Nine lectures in Charlottetown; seven in Summerside; four in Montague; two in O'Leary.

Surrounded by Water: The Marine Environs of Prince Edward Island. February 20-April 10, 1995. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; five in Montague; four in Summerside; and one in O'Leary.

Worth a Thousand Words: Landscapes and Visions of Prince Edward Island. February 21-April 25, 1994. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; three each in Summerside and Montague.

Quite a Character: Studies in Local Biography. February 15-March 31, 1993. Six lectures held in Charlottetown; three each in Montague and Summerside; one each in six other Island communities (Miscouche, Mill River, Belfast, Pownal, Cavendish and Tignish). One of the lectures was given in French.

Cream of the Crop: Ten Years of the Island Lecture Series. February 17-May 3, 1992. Six lectures held in Charlottetown; three each in Montague and Summerside; one each in seven other Island communities (Souris, Belfast, West Prince, Miscouche, Victoria, Lennox Island and Charlottetown). Two of the community lectures held in French.

The Island Fiddle. February 18-May 5, 1991. Seven lectures and a ceilidh held in Charlottetown; three in Summerside.

A Place Apart: Islands in Nature and Culture. February 19-May 24, 1990. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; four in Summerside; four in Montague.

Literary Landscapes: Two Hundred Years of Island Writing. February 20-May 1989. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; abbreviated version of the series held in Montague and Summerside.

Beneath the Green: The Origins of Prince Edward Island. February 29-May 26, 1988. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; five in Summerside; four in Montague.

Artists, Architects and Artisans of Prince Edward Island. February 16-June 4, 1987. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown; five each in Summerside and Montague.

Island Ways: Folklore & Folkways of Prince Edward Island. February 17-April 7, 1986. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown shorter version of series held in Summerside.

Plants and Animals of Prince Edward Island. March 4-April 22, 1985. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown.

Leaving Home: Migration from P.E.I. February 27-April 16, 1984. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown.

Migrants to Prince Edward Island. February 24-April 14, 1983. Eight lectures held in Charlottetown.