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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm (Eastern) Location: University of Guelph, McLaughlin Library 246 Robert Whitelaw Room OR online 📲 More information, and the link to register, is available on the LMMI's website: lmmontgomery.ca/symposium-ex... - #lmmontgomery #thebluecastle

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Symposium & Exhibit Launch: 100 Years of The Blue Castle at the University of Guelph – L. M. Montgomery Institute

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🏰✨Join us online or in-person for a special, co-sponsored event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Montgomery's The Blue Castle at the University of Guelph!

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📖 Read on to see Montgomery’s thoughts about each one and to learn which titles did reach a kind of literary immortality. Virginian: kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... The Pit kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... _ #lmmontgomery #lucymaudmontgomery #canadianliterature #bookshelfwednesday #reading

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The Virginian | KindredSpaces

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📚In July of 1903, Montgomery read three current bestsellers but noted that modern books “are not under any obligation of immortality” like some of her other Victorian and classic favourites.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🚨Last chance to join us for L.M. Montgomery and Change! Registration for the in-person and virtual conference closes on 17 June! 📲 Explore your registration options and learn more about our many conference special events here: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We can't wait to see you there! ✨

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This time, in August 2023, she read the original English version during her first ever visit to Canada and trip to Prince Edward Island. This essay reflects on her childhood love of Ania and her new understanding of Anne and Maud.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

💐🌍 Take a look at the newest piece in our “International Notes on L. M. Montgomery” collection! Educator Dagmara Wojciechowska returned to Anne of Green Gables thirty-six years after she had first read Ania z Zielonego Wzgórza in Polish as a little girl.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

👉 To see Megan's talk you can: Register for the full in-person or virtual conference to enjoy every presentation and panel: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... OR Sign up specifically for Megan's talk as a standalone, free (virtual) event! www.eventbrite.com/e/keynote-ad...

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Virtual Keynote: Megan Follows @ the LM. Montgomery Institute, 27 June 2026

Free, virtual keynote address from Megan Follows, at the L.M.M. Institute’s 17th Biennial International Conference

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature ✨ The LMMI is thrilled to welcome a very special guest: Megan Follows! On Saturday, June 27, Megan will present her keynote: "Anne of Everywhere: How A Redheaded Girl from PEI Became Canada's Greatest Cultural Ambassador and Changed my Life Forever."

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📲 Registration information--for both in-person and virtual attendance--is all here on our conference page: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We can't wait to see you in June! 💐📚 - #lmmontgomery #montgomery #maud150 #lucymaudmontgomery #scholars #reading #canadianliterature #anneofgreengables

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🚨🕐 Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature!! The LMMI's current Visiting Scholar, Dr. Allison McBain Hudson will share her keynote address, "Maud, Pat, and Me: The Materiality of Change" at the conference on Thursday, June 25.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📲 Registration information--for both in-person and virtual attendance--is all here on our conference page: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We can’t wait to see you in June! 💐💐 - #lmmontgomery #montgomery #lucymaudmontgomery #conference #lmmandchange #maud150 #jlmms #lmmi #canadianliterature

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Over the next few weeks, we'll share some of the conference highlights and special events. First up is our keynote speaker, Dr. Katharine Slater, who will speak on Friday, June 26 on "Change the Subject: Queer Opacity and L.M. Montgomery."

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📢🚨 Registration for the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 17th Biennial International Conference, "L.M. Montgomery and Change" is open through Wednesday, June 17th!

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Let’s celebrate the creativity that connects us all as kindred spirits! 👫👫

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As we enter Canadian Mental Health Week (May 4–10), we invite you to explore “A Celebration of Montgomery’s Legacy: Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies Mental Health Collection Revisited” here: journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/mental-healt...

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A Celebration of Montgomery’s Legacy: Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies Mental Health Collection Revisited | Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

As we face an increasingly complex world, exploring mental health and its many dimensions is more vital than ever. The L.M. Montgomery Institute has curated a collection exploring how Montgomery’s life and works have supported mental well-being in times of turbulence and calm, crisis and peace.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

📚📚Bookshelf Wednesday! Explore two fascinating works of autobiographical nonfiction by women who witnessed the First World War in France. Frances Huard’s My Home on the Field of Honour (1916) and Mildred Aldrich’s A Hilltop on the Marne (1915) both share stories of and reflections on war and home.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

💙🏰 This year, we are celebrating the centennial of L. M. Montgomery’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦. It is the perfect time to discover (or rediscover) this charming novel! The Journal of L.M. Montgomery showcases a variety of articles and personal essays elaborating on this story’s vast impact.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This paper highlights some of the underlying idiosyncrasies and stresses within the Macdonald home that contribute to this characterization as well as the parental pressures that overshadowed those stresses.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

💐🏠 Take a look at the newest piece in our “L.M. Montgomery and the Politics of Home” collection! L.M. Montgomery’s homelife has been defined by her journal narratives, wherein her husband, Reverend Ewen Macdonald, identified as “Ewan,” is portrayed many times as an ill-matched partner.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Applications are open to university-affiliated and independent scholars, in any discipline, and from any country. Applicants will have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in their discipline by the time they assume this role.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Applications are now open for the 2027-2028 L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Visiting Scholar Program! The next Visiting Scholar will participate in Institute Management Committee meetings and help plan the next biennial conference in 2028, where they will also present a keynote address.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join us in Charlottetown or online for a hybrid gathering of scholars and readers celebrating the legacy of L. M. Montgomery. The conference will feature keynotes by Megan Follows, Dr. Katharine Slater, and Dr. Allison McBain Hudson. 📲 Learn more and register: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con...

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚨✍️ Registration is now OPEN for the 2026 L.M. Montgomery and Change Conference (June 24–28) !!! lmmontgomery.ca/registration...

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Registration Now Open: 17th Biennial L.M. Montgomery Institute International Conference – L. M. Montgomery Institute

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This project—in anticipation of Frever and Scarth’s forthcoming book, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘔𝘔 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘓.𝘔. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘴, based on their Montgomery “origin” story project (yourlmmstory.com) —honours Montgomery’s work through celebration, stories and storytelling, gifts and flowers.

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your L.M. Montgomery story

your lmm story, a project by Dr. Trinna S. Frever & Dr. Kate Scarth

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This co-authored reflection weaves Trinna Frever and Dr. Kate Scarth’s solo pieces together. The coda is a celebratory birthday toast to Montgomery and to story itself as they honour all sites of story, on the page and on the screen, in our lives and in our imaginations.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

✍️✨ What began with flowers and continued with story comes together in “Flowery Passages and Story-Gifting,” a collaborative celebration of L.M. Montgomery’s 150th anniversary.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This celebratory essay honours 150 years since the birth of L.M. Montgomery in 1874 by considering the intersection of celebration and story. In Montgomery’s work, celebration and story are rooted in place, are experienced by budding writers, and relate to birth, that very first of birthdays.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

✍️✨ The celebration continues! Here’s the next piece in our #Maud150: Back to the Future collection, offering a fresh perspective on Montgomery’s enduring influence.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

💐 Created in tribute to the 150th anniversary of Montgomery’s birth, this celebratory essay explores the role of flowers in Montgomery’s fiction, how they may influence characters’ and readers’ lives, and the many literal and figurative “flowery passages” experienced by her fans. 💐

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

✍️✨ We are pleased to present the newest pieces in our #Maud150: Back to the Future collection, a series that considers the past, present, and future in relation to L. M. Montgomery’s art, life, and legacies.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📲 Celebrate Braille Literacy month by exploring this unique version of Anne of Green Gables here: kspaces.vre3.upei.ca/islandora/ob... - #lmmontgomery #lucymaudmontgomery #anneofgreengables #braille #visuallyimpaired #literacy #readers #upei #kindredspirits

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Anne of Green Gables | KindredSpaces

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Did you know the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Ryrie-Campbell Collection at UPEI’s Robertson Library includes a special Braille edition of 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴? 📖 This treasured edition was generously donated by Donna Campbell, helping to make Anne’s story accessible to all kindred spirits.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

✨ January is Braille Literacy Month! ✨ This month celebrates the importance of Braille, a vital tool that gives people who are blind or visually impaired access to stories, knowledge, and learning.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Recorded during the 150th anniversary year of L.M. Montgomery’s birth, this crossover brings together favourite Maud stories and conversations with hosts Ragon Duffy, Kelly Gerner, and Brenton Dickieson. 📚✨ 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/1Tg0MLG... 📲 themaudcast.podbean.com - #maud150 #lmmi

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MaudCast S03E00: The MaudSwap with the Kindred Spirits Podcast

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

💐🎙️ Hello kindred spirits, and welcome to MaudCast, the podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. To launch Season Three of MaudCast, we are happy to share a MaudSwap, a special crossover episode with the Kindred Spirits Book Club.

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🔎 Keep an eye on our Conference page for updates on sessions, special events, and lodging: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We look forward to seeing you in 2026! 📚🎉 - #lmmontgomery #maud151 #lucymaudmontgomery #anneofgreengables #canadianliterature #lmmi #lmmandchange #princeedwardisland #authors

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2026 – L.M. Montgomery and Change – L. M. Montgomery Institute

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🎂💐 November 30th marks the 151st birthday of L. M. Montgomery! We’re pleased to announce the three keynote speakers for our 2026 Biennial Conference, “L. M. Montgomery and Change.” 📲 Learn more about who will be leading the conversations at our upcoming conference: lmmontgomery.ca/special-anno...

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This piece is akin to a last will and testament, a baton-passing of her written self to those of us who truly embrace and study Lucy Maud Montgomery. 📲 To read, “Maud’s Will” by Rosalee Peppard Lockyer, visit journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/maud-150/Pep... - #lmmontgomery #maud150 #poetry

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Maud’s Will | Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies

About Maud’s Will For Canada 150, the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario commissioned me to write one of my “song portraits” to honour L.M. Montgomery for their “Spirit of Canada" Conference. In ...

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lmmipei.bsky.social @lmmipei.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📚🔍 Take a look at the newest piece in our “Back to the Future” collection! The point of perspective of this poem is taken from the end of Maud Montgomery’s life. It is a first-person keening of her life’s story.

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