Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead Lunch & Lecture Series: “The Spirit of ’76—PEI’s Back-to-the-Land & Environmental Movements of 50 Years Ago”

The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead’s Lunch & Lecture Series returns this summer, with events taking place on Sundays at 1 pm throughout July and August. Each event begins with a meal followed by a guest speaker. Built in 1856 as a farmhouse, the Homestead was purchased by the Macphail family in 1864, the same year Sir Andrew Macphail was born.

Today, it operates as a community museum celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned doctor, scholar, writer, and editor. In addition to his medical career, Macphail wrote for newspapers, magazines, and journals, published ten books, and was knighted after the First World War for his contributions to military field medicine and literature. The Lunch & Lecture Series is a fundraiser for the Macphail Foundation.

On July 12, Alan MacEachern will present “The Spirit of ’76: PEI’s Back-to-the-Land & Environmental Movements of 50 Years Ago.” In 1976, PEI embarked on an ambitious project: to become a showcase to the world for the research and use of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies. The plan did not pan out, but the people that it attracted to the Island stayed and transformed the province.

To register, email macphailhomestead@gmail.com or call 902-651-2789. The venue is wheelchair accessible.