VMC Home Site Map About VMC Feedback VMC Friends Send a Postcard Français
Find A Museum
.

Bideford Parsonage Museum
Bideford , Prince Edward Island
Tourism Region: North Cape Coastal Drive


Historic residence of L.M. Montgomery during 1894-95 while she taught in Bideford No. 6 school.

About the Collections
Historical Artefacts from 1890's
Approximate number of objects in the collections: 1000


Archives
Prints and Drawings • Films and Videos • Photographs

Decorative Arts
Costumes • Furniture or Furnishings • Glass • Textiles or Tapestries

Fine Arts
Culture: Canadian : Aboriginal or First Nations
Period: Historical
Media: Painting • Photography • Sketchbooks or Albums
Miscellaneous: Folk Art • Religious Art

Human History
Display of pictures of couples who were married in this house.
Clocks or Time-Keeping Devices • Communications Devices • Costumes and Accessories • Electricity • Furniture or Furnishings • Household Objects or Domestic Technology • Manuscripts • Maps, Charts, Plans or Blueprints • Medical History and Technology • Memorabilia • Oral History • Religious or Liturgical Objects • Sports Equipment • Local History • Weapons


Services & Activities
Guided tours of museum, historical information of area, cultural exhibits in exhibition room.

Research Services
Local School tours and providing information to students for heritage projects.
Archival Records • Information Centre • Conservation or Restoration

Educational Programs
Wednesday Evening with L.M. Montgomery offers participants the opportunity to hear some of LMM's earlier writings (before Anne of Green Gables).
School Programs : Age 5-11 (k-6) • Demonstrations • Lectures

Visitor Services
Guided tours of Bideford Parsonage Museum.
Bilingual story line throughout the Museum.
Interactive in that visitors may go into each room.
Guided Tours : English • Accessible by Public Transportation • Parking Facilities

Volunteer Services

Number of volunteers: 10
Activities: Administration, maintenance of museum and fundraising.

Member Privileges
Yearly Membership of $10.00 provides Free admission to the Bideford Parsonage Museum, the privilege to vote at annual meetings and to be nominated as a Director of the Society.

Local Tourism Links
Hotels  • 


Publications & Products

Museum Guide • Postcards • Videos • Brochures • Books • Annual Reports

Hours & Admission


Operation: Seasonal 
Museum Tours - June to September;
Wednesday Evening with L.M. Montgomery - July and August
Annual Strawberry Social - July
Open: Open 9am to 5pm daily - June to September
Wednesdays during July and August - 9 am - 9 pm


Closed: October to May each year
Admission: Charged
$5 adults, $2.50 students, $15 family.

Discounts: Students • Groups


Address
Bideford Parsonage Museum
784 Bideford Road,  Bideford,  Prince Edward Island 
C0B 1J0
Telephone:   (902)831-3133
Fax:   (902)831-2817

E-mail: bpm.bideford@pei.sympatico.ca

Mailing Address:
Bideford Parsonage Museum
PO Box 3011 , Ellerslie , Prince Edward Island
C0B 1J0

Detailed map
Get the map viewer plug-in

Last updated: 2010 05 27