Oct
18
The Lucy Maud Montgomery Society invites you to…
LMM DAYS, October 25th and 26th, 2025
The Historic Leaskdale Church
Vision and Commemoration: The Continuing Legacies of L. M. Montgomery
Saturday, October 25th
8:45 am Registration and Coffee/Refreshments
9:30 – 10:00 am WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Melanie Whitfield, President of the LMMSO
Kate Macdonald Butler, Heirs of L.M.M. Inc.
10:00 am Vision and Determination:
The Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site. From our Past to the Present: 1965 – 2025 – Melanie Whitfield
Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum and Literary Centre Norval – Kathy Gastle
Bala’s Museum with Memories of L. M. Montgomery – Jack and Linda Hutton
11:15 am BREAK
11:30 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Chair: Melanie Whitfield
A Monument of Her Own: L. M. Montgomery’s Self-Commemoration
Laura Robinson (Acadia University)
12:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm Maud of Leaskdale: An interview with Jennifer Carroll/L. M. Montgomery with Ted Barris
2:00 pm Letters and a Newsletter. Revisiting the Pensie Macneill Letters
Juanita Rossiter and Keltie MacPhail
The L. M. Montgomery Literary Society and The Shining Scroll
Carolyn Strom Collins and Mary Beth Cavert
2:45 pm BREAK
3:00 pm Special Donation of two books to the LMMSO by Earle Lockerby
Report on 2023 Fundraising Campaign and Acknowledgements
Earle Lockerby (Fundraising Chair)
4:00 pm Dismissal
5:30 pm A Visionary Dinner (Udora Community Hall)
Pre-reception
6:00 pm Dinner
Sunday, October 26th
9:00 am Registration and Coffee/Refreshments
9:30 am Opening Remarks
Recognition of the donation of the Etsy Organ from 1911
10:15 am Montgomery’s Lifestyles Showcased
From Dream to Commemoration: L. M. Montgomery’s Original and Replica Wedding Attire – Deborah Quaile
A Taste of L. M. Montgomery: Aunt Maud’s Recipe Book and the Crawfords of Norval – Andrea McKenzie
11:05 am BREAK
11:20 am International Legacies
The Legacy of the Imaginary Power of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables in Poland – Ewa Henry-Dawson
Commemorating L. M. Montgomery’s Feminist Legacy through Translation
Irina Levchenko (University of Austria)
Reader Response on Instagram: Finnish Retranslations of L. M. Montgomery’s Works Celebrated in Bookstagram Reviews
Laura Leden (University of Helsinki)
12:35 pm LUNCH
1:35 pm A Vision for the Future: Upgrading our Spaces. Displays and Exhibits/Interpretive Center – Annie Dalton (Creative Consultant)
2:00 pm Parking Lot expansion – Kathy Wasylenky
2:20 pm A Tribute to Dr. Elizabeth Waterston and Dr. Mary Rubio – Barb Pratt
2:30 pm Literary Legacies: A Book Panel (moderated by Barb Pratt)
Melanie Fishbane, Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L. M. Montgomery
Catherine Little, Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill
Janet Wilson, Maud of Green Gables: How L. M. Montgomery’s Anne Enchanted the World
Kathy Wasylenky, Mistress of the LeaskdaleManse, 1911 to 1926 – The Life of L. M. Montgomery as Mrs. Ewan Macdonald
3:30 pm Closing Remarks and Dismissal
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