About
Holiday Island Productions
The first five pieces in the collection have been completed since the company began production in the spring of 1996. The first piece in the collection is Green Gables House "Wash Day" which is located in Cavendish. The second piece is Province House "The First Meeting", which is located in Charlottetown. The third piece is West Point Lighthouse "The Phantom Ship", located in West Point. The fourth piece in the collection is St. Simon & St. Jude Church "The Tignish Pipe Organ" which is located in Tignish. The fifth piece in the collection is The Town Clock "Special Edition", which is located in Halifax, NS. Please bookmark this page for updates on future pieces.
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$49.99 CAN
$31.99 US
Another site with information on Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery and her fictional character Anne Shirley:
The
"Anne of Green Gables" novel was published in
June 1908, when author Lucy Maud Montgomery was
thirty-three. Lucy Maud's life, to an extent, paralleled
that of her fictional character - Anne of Green Gables.
Lucy Maud was born in November 1874. Her mother died when
she was two, after which her father left her to be
raised with her maternal grandparents in the MacNeill
homestead.
As a child Lucy Maud often visited her elderly cousins - David and Margaret MacNeill who were brother and sister, and the owners of Green Gables which was built in the mid 1800's.
When writing her first book, she used both the exterior appearance of the Green Gables house and the interior of her grandparents MacNeill's house as the setting.
Today Green Gables House is a national park and a major tourist attraction. Visitors to the house can go inside to view the authentic replicas of the rooms and the furniture, which were used as the setting of the famous novels written by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
One is able to see the importance of Green Gables House as restorations to the house began immediately after it was a victim to a fire in the spring of 1997, and the house was reopened to visitors just a few months later on July 1, 1997 - Canada Day.
The above information
was taken from the books,
"The Sacred Sites" and "The Wheel Of
Things",
available at Holiday Island Productions gift shop.
$49.99 CAN
$31.99 US
Other sites containing information about Province House:
In 1839, due to the need of a building for the Supreme Court and the legislature, action began for the design of a structure. In January of 1847, the first session of the P.E.I. Legislature was held in the new building, which is now known as Province House, built by Island architect Isaac Smith. Province House was designed, built, and furnished by Islanders.
Charlottetown was chosen for the location of the 1864 Conference "The First Meeting" to discuss the possible union of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. This conference was held at Province House in September 1864. Twenty-six delegates from P.E.I., N.B., N. S., Canada East, and Canada West attended. A photograph of the delegates was taken in front of Government House, and eleven of the men in this photograph are depicted on the back of the miniature.
In 1974, Parks Canada restored Province House. Some of the interior parts were restored to their original state of 1864. In April 1995 there was a bombing at Province House, resulting in more restorations.
1997 marks the 150th anniversary of Province House. Visitors can tour the building, dress in historic costumes and have their photograph taken, watch slide shows or outdoor performances by the Confederation Players. Birthday parties are also held on the lawn of Province House, including cake and refreshments, games, races, ribbons and prizes for all who participate.
The above information
is taken from the book
"Cradle of Confederation, Province House",
available at Holiday Island Productions gift
shop.
$59.99 CAN
$37.99 US
Another site with information about the West Point Lighthouse:
The actual lighthouse is
over a century old. The Construction of it began in 1875
and was completed in 1876. The tower stands at 26 meters
tall; 8.8 meters square at the base and 3.7 meters square
at the platform. In 1915, the original red stripes on the
tower were repainted black to enable the lighthouse to
stand out from the sunset.
Today, after undergoing some reconstruction, the lighthouse has nine guest rooms, museum and a restaurant. Also inside the lighthouse, are displays of some of the original equipment once used to rotate the lantern.
As mentioned earlier, the back of the miniature envisions the legend of the Phantom Ship. Sightings of the Phantom Ship have occurred as early as 1786, mostly in the spring and the fall, but some people have reported seeing the ship in the summer and even when there is ice on the Strait. Some who have seen the Phantom Ship recall seeing flames and people on the ship's deck.
There is really no explanation of the Phantom Ship, just theories of how it got its existence. The most common theory is that the ship was occupied by pirates who had made a pact with the devil while engulfed with flames and about to sink. The pact involved the devil hiding the pirates treasure and ensuring that it was never found. For this favor from the devil, the pirates had to sail forever on the burning ship. This of course would be the Phantom Ship that is sometimes sighted off the shores of P.E.I.
The above information
was taken from the books
"A Light in the Field" and
"Ghost Stories & Legends of Prince Edward
Island",
available at Holiday Island Productions gift shop.
$49.99 CAN
$34.99 US
Another site with information about St. Simon & St. Jude Church:
The construction of St. Simon and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church began in 1859. However, the assembly of local materials, including a half a million bricks made at a brickyard just outside of town, had begun three years earlier. The church was constructed, almost entirely, of local materials and of local labor. An architect named P.C. Keely was hired to design and supervise the construction of the church. Keely designed and built several other churches in this High Gothic Style, however St. Simon & St. Jude may well have been his most austere and refined Gothic statement. The building of the church took fourteen months and the exhilaration of its completion prompted one of the young workers to perform a headstand on top of the steeple.
St. Simon and St. Jude Church is the focal point and civic heart of the historic Irish-Acadian town of Tignish. The 165-foot spire soars above the town, dominating the surrounding landscape, and for decades has served as a landmark for local fishermen. The Neo-Gothic church is still unsurpassed for its simplicity, strength and elegance.
Unique to St. Simon and St. Jude is the 1882 tracker pipe organ located in the gallery of the church. The Tignish Pipe Organ was built by Louis Mitchell of Montreal. Louis Mitchell was the first Canadian Pipe Organ Builder. The original cost of this historic instrument was $2,400.00, today it is valued at close to a million dollars. There only exists about four other organs still in extant by Louis Mitchell and the one at St. Simon and St. Jude remains in the best original condition.
The above information
is taken from the book
"The Historic Churches of Prince Edward Island" and
"The Tignish Pipe Organ",
available at Holiday Island Productions gift
shop.
$49.99 CAN
$34.99 US
Another site with information about the The Halifax Town Clock:
The actual clock mechanism was manufactured in London and
is driven by three weights of approximately 125 pounds each with a six-foot pendulum.
Each of the weights function seperately to work the time, the chime, and the striking of the clock. The three bells ring twice at the
quarter, four times at the half hour, six times at the quarter to and eight times on the
hour, followed by the striking of the hour. A tick-tock occurs only about once every
minute. The clock was wound once a week, however, to minimize stress on the mechanism, the clock is presently wound twice a week and
maintained by Parks Canada.
The above information
was taken from
"Halifax Citadel NHS-Halifax Defense Complex"
.
