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Today in Island History

1830 Rev. John McDonald, who has been working as a pastor in Glasgow, brings out 206 Irish settlers to his Ft. Augustus estate. The arrival of these "Monaghan Settlers" touches off a large immigration from northern Ireland.

Heritage Day celebrated with annual Heritage Awards

Keptin Jim Bernard of St. Anne's Church, Lennox Island is presented the Irene Rogers Award by Minister of Tourism and Culture Robert Henderson and Margaret Whitrow, daughter of Irene Rogers

Each year the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Heritage Awards are presented to individuals or groups to recognize architecture, writing, architectural preservation, genealogy and other heritage activities. The Irene Rogers Award recognizes outstanding contribution to the architectural heritage of PEI.

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