UXBRIDGE ONTARIO - Hidden Gems
The small hamlet of Leaskdale was home to a famous Canadian Author “Lucy Maud Montgomery”, who had her first book “Anne of Green Gables”, published 100 years ago. She resided in Leaskdale from 1911 to 1926 and here, as the wife of Rev. Ewan Macdonald a Presbyterian minister, is where she would write 11 of her 22 best selling novels.
Designated as a Provincial Historical site in 1965 and a National Historic site in 1997 the home along with St. Paul's Presbyterian Church are quickly becoming a significant part of the venues that attract tourists to Uxbridge.
In honouring the 100 anniversary of “Anne of Green Gables” Uxbridge council has officially declared 2008 as “100 Years of Anne”. The LMM Society and the Township have planned several events to help celebrate this anniversary.
The Historical plaque erected on the front lawn of the Manse property reads as follows:
"LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY"
In this house the author of "Anne of Green Gables" lived for fifteen years, and here wrote eleven of her twenty-two novels, including "Anne of the Island" (1915) and "Anne's House of Dreams" (1916). Born in 1874 at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, she was educated at Charlottetown and Halifax. From 1898 to 1911, she lived at Cavendish, P.E.I., and there began her career as a novelist. In 1911 she married the Rev. Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister, and came with him to Leaskdale. They moved in 1926 to Norval, and nine years later to Toronto, where she died in 1942. Mrs. Macdonald was awarded the O.B.E. by King George V in 1935
Events Calendar 2008
April 17th - "100 Years of Anne" Celebration, with the Penguin book launch sponsored by Blue Heron Books and featuring Budge Wilson author of "Before Green Gables" in Leaskdale
May 10th - 2nd Annual Antiques Festival at the church and manse in Leaskdale
June 20th, 21st, and 22nd - "100 Years of Anne" Festival in Uxbridge along with a Garden tour and Strawberry Social in Leaskdale
July and August - Wednesday Workshops and Teas at the Historic St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Leaskdale
November 28th - Floral Christmas Afternoon Workshop and an Old-Fashioned Christmas Concert/Carol Sing in the evening at the Historic St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Leaskdale
Other interesting sites
The Royal Canadian Mint is offering a commemorative 2008 25 Cent Coin, with a coloured picture of "Anne" for $19.95 CAN.
Feb 12, 2007 - In the format of a letter to Dear Lucy Maud: Carola Vyhnak , a Toronto Star staff reporter tells us, “Lucy”, about some of the current happenings with the old manse and around Uxbridge.
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Kathy,
WoW, it looks like I'll be making a trip to Leaskdale in June! I wish I could attend all of those events....Lucy Maud Montgomery is one of my favourite authors and I've read most of her books and watched every episode of the television series when it ran.
Thank you for writing about this...100 years already! Where did the time go?
Beautiful post...
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Jo