Wyatt Heritage Properties Marks Heritage Week with Open House Saturday, February 20, 2010 Wyatt Heritage Properties, the arts, heritage, and cultural complex for the City of Summerside is hosting a Heritage Open House on Saturday, February 20th as part of its Heritage Week celebrations
Summerside Historic Places Presentation February 25, 2010 This past year MacNaught History Centre and Archives profiled thirty-two historic places in the City of Summerside as part of the city’s ongoing participation in the Canadian Historic Places Initiative program. These historic places play an important role in ...[more]
Summerside Hospitality During World War II
The World War Two period in Summerside was an exciting but poignant era in this small town’s history.
Established in the 19th century as a commercial and transportation centre that later became home to the
international silver fox industry, Summerside in 1940 embarked upon a new adventure. The British Commonwealth
Air Training Plan (BCATP) established a school on farmland in North St. Eleanors on the outskirts of town,
and almost everyone rejoiced. Nothing would be the same again. The story of the interaction between Air
Force personnel and Summerside residents is unique and at the same time similar to other BCATP sites.
Travel back now, to read about and enjoy the images from Summerside Hospitality During World War Two.
The World War II Home Front in Summerside PEI
Are you interested in what life was like in a Canadian town during the years 1939-1945? While battles were being fought on various fronts in
Europe and Asia, Canadian civilians were engaged in another type of fighting. They were busy on the “home front” doing whatever was
required to ensure victory for the Allied countries. We invite you to experience what life was like in the patriotic town of Summerside presented
under the following themes: Government, Community, Outreach, War’s End, and Perspectives. Teachers and students of all ages are invited to
make use of the Educational section. Take this unique opportunity to explore national Canadian themes as they played out in the local setting of
Summerside P.E.I., and compare it to what happened in your hometown.
Summerside Walking Tours
Summerside is well known throughout Canada for its splendid nineteenth century and early twentieth century
residential architecture. Its heritage houses have many stories to tell, and represent the stylistic trends which
prevailed at different stages in the community's development. These walking tours through the Historic House
District and along the Water Street Commercial District will introduce you to many of Summerside's beautiful
heritage buildings