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Orwell Corner Inc. Board of Directors fonds
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CA PCA Acc4015
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1978-1983 (Creation)
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- Orwell Corner Inc. Board of Directors
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1 volume of textual records
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Orwell Corner Inc. Board of Directors
Biographical history
Orwell Corner Historic Village is on the property which contained D. E. Clarke's store, house and barns, and also a 1861 church and 1895 one room school. In 1970 the Provincial Centennial Commission, various departments of the Provincial and Federal governments, and community volunteers began restoring the site to the late nineteenth century. The 1973 Centennial Commission allotted $94,000 for the continued development and restoration of the eleven acre site. As well as the buildings there are fences, gardens, an orchard, farm animals, and activities and operations of the time such as a shingle-mill and a blacksmith shop. It was opened to the public on 16 July 1973. A community corporation made up of seven officers was in charge of the operations of the property in the early 1970s. This group became the Board of Directors of Orwell Corner Incorporated which worked in partnership with the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation. The first president of Orwell Corner Inc. was Ernest Taylor. Currently the site is owned by the Province of Prince Edward Island. It is administered by the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation and the Orwell Corner Pioneer Village Corporation with support from various departments of government as well as generated revenues. Orwell Corner is located approximately twenty miles east of Charlottetown and half a mile off the Trans Canada Highway.
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This fonds consists of an 82 page minute book containing minutes for regular, special, and annual meetings held by the Orwell Corner Inc. Board of Directors between 18 September 1978 and 7 November 1983. Most minutes contain the names of all present at each meeting including the directors, representatives from the P.E.I. Heritage Foundation (Catherine Hennessey and others), and those giving reports or presentations (including Pat Binns, Betty Howatt, Angus MacLean). Various topics relating to the management of the village are included such as hiring of staff, farm stock husbandry, reports of visitors, and reports of special events. A financial report, 31 March 1981 - 30 September 1981, is at the back of the book.
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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See also RG34: Independent Boards and Commissions, Series15: Prince Edward Island 1973 Centennial Commission fonds, 1968-1973, Subseries1: Photographs and Administrative files, 1971-1973, which contains photographs of the opening of Orwell Corner Historic Village
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