PEI Museum Heritage Awards

2025 Heritage Awards Ceremonies

March 23rd at Beaconsfield Carriage House – located directly behind Beaconsfield Historic House – 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.

Please Note: Seats are reserved for award recipients and their guests.

Open to the public with limited spaces due to building capacity. The venue is wheelchair-accessible and scent-free.

Heritage Recognition Awards – Group 1

Volunteer of the Year

Natural Heritage Activity Award

Academic Publication of the Year

Creative Publication of the Year

Wendell Boyle Performance Award

Heritage Recognition Awards – Group 2

Boyde Beck Memorial Award

Catherine Hennessey Heritage Activism Award

Mary Cornfoot Brehaut Genealogy Award

Architectural Conservation Project of the Year

Award of Honour

A complete list of award recipients and pictures from the ceremonies will be available on this website at a later date.

For general information contact us at mhpei@gov.pe.ca or (902) 368-6600

Heritage Recognition Awards: To individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the knowledge and understanding of any aspect of the heritage of Prince Edward Island. Heritage includes human and natural history. It encompasses architectural preservation, folklore, culture, archives, archaeology, genealogy, and history in all forms. These awards will recognize original and important contributions to the preservation and/or interpretation of significant aspects of the heritage of Prince Edward Island.

Award of Honour: To an individual or institution for outstanding contributions and demonstration of a high level of achievement in the areas of research, education, or preservation as they relate to the human or natural history of Prince Edward Island. The Award of Honour recognizes an individual's lifetime or career achievements, or an institution's consistently high level of contributions over long periods of time.

Architectural Conservation Project of the Year: To an individual or group responsible for an architectural conservation project on Prince Edward Island that demonstrates a strong awareness of heritage values.

Boyde Beck Memorial Award: Awarded to a group or individual for outstanding contributions through the sharing of oral history and storytelling of Prince Edward Island.

Catherine Hennessey Heritage Activism Awards (2): One awarded to a member of the public age 26 and older, and one to a young adult 25 and younger, who have demonstrated impactful community activism around heritage, in tangible projects including digital initiatives.

Irene Rogers Architectural Award: To an individual or group for outstanding, long-time contribution to the architectural heritage of Prince Edward Island.

Mary Cornfoot Brehaut Genealogy Award: To an individual or group for outstanding contribution to genealogy and family history on Prince Edward Island.

Natural Heritage Activity Award: To a volunteer who has made a significant contribution to the preservation or promotion of the natural heritage of Prince Edward Island.

Publications of the Year (2): Each award is given to an individual or group that has authored a publication in the past year. One award is for a research publication that has made a significant contribution to the understanding of any aspect of the heritage of Prince Edward Island. The second award is for a creative publication that contributes to the awareness and understanding of any aspect of heritage on Prince Edward Island.

Volunteer of the Year: To a volunteer who has made a significant contribution to the preservation or promotion of the heritage of Prince Edward Island.

Wendell Boyle Performance Award: To a group or individual for outstanding contribution in a performance medium such as music or theatre that highlights or interprets the history of Prince Edward Island.

For general information call us at (902) 368-6600