Our History
Located in peaceful Park Corner, The Anne of Green Gables Museum is the fulfillment of James Campbell’s dream of opening a museum dedicated to the author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Best known for her bestselling classic novel Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery spent much of her childhood at the Campbell farmhouse that would eventually become the Museum. James Campbell and his siblings affectionately referred to Montgomery as “Aunt Maud”, even though she was their cousin. Campbell’s dream was posthumously realized by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Campbell, who opened their home to the public as the Anne of Green Gables Museum in 1972. That dream is kept alive to this day by James and Ruth's son, George, and his family, who still own and operate the Museum.
The home was built in 1872, on a farm first settled by the Campbell family in 1776, by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Uncle John and Aunt Annie Campbell. She dearly loved the home and called it “the Wonder Castle of My Childhood”. She wrote in her journal "I have always liked its arrangement better than that of any other house I have ever known. I only wish I could have a house of my own like it and I would be satisfied."
Visitors enter the Museum through the old kitchen, still warmed by a wood-fire stove as when Montgomery would visit. Prominently featured in the kitchen is the actual Blue Chest from the Story Girl. This was Montgomery’s favourite book to write, as it was all based on true stories. Enter the parlour where L. M. Montgomery was married in front of the fireplace on July 5, 1911. The same organ and furnishings that were used in Montgomery’s wedding are still there and are still used when couples from around the world come to the Campbell family home to be married. See your hazy reflection in the Enchanted Bookcase, as Anne often did in Anne of Green Gables. And, like Anne, perhaps for a moment imagine it isn’t your reflection but an imaginary friend smiling back at you!
Throughout the Museum you’ll find many of Montgomery’s hand-developed photographs, allowing you to see the world through the author’s eyes. Upstairs, you can visit the author’s “own little bedroom” she stayed in when she came to visit, complete with a collection of her books she autographed for the Campbell family. You will also find the “Crazy Patchwork” Quilt she worked on for five years, from the ages of 12 to 16, sourcing pieces for it from old boxes and drawers, bits of trimming from any new dresses or hats of her friends, mother, and aunts. The inclusion of a package of pieces cut from bolt remnants of an American silk firm led to much imagining by the author and her friends of what dresses they might have made from those fine, expensive fabrics. The finished product was a quilt “compact of old memories”, even though it was out of fashion by the time she was finished. As a result, it was stored away rather than used and is thus wonderfully intact.
Once your Museum experience is complete, you can explore the scenic surrounding property and see Anne's famous "Lake of Shining Waters". You can also tour the property in Matthew's Carriage Ride and continue down a scenic farmer's road to a private beach. The property also features a playground for children, a path through the woods, and the Anne of Green Gables Store with fully licensed Anne products designed by the Campbells as well as other Island keepsakes.
Come to know the olden gladness, beauty, and welcome that filled L. M. Montgomery’s heart when she visited her Campbell family here throughout the years until she died in 1942.
The home was built in 1872, on a farm first settled by the Campbell family in 1776, by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Uncle John and Aunt Annie Campbell. She dearly loved the home and called it “the Wonder Castle of My Childhood”. She wrote in her journal "I have always liked its arrangement better than that of any other house I have ever known. I only wish I could have a house of my own like it and I would be satisfied."
Visitors enter the Museum through the old kitchen, still warmed by a wood-fire stove as when Montgomery would visit. Prominently featured in the kitchen is the actual Blue Chest from the Story Girl. This was Montgomery’s favourite book to write, as it was all based on true stories. Enter the parlour where L. M. Montgomery was married in front of the fireplace on July 5, 1911. The same organ and furnishings that were used in Montgomery’s wedding are still there and are still used when couples from around the world come to the Campbell family home to be married. See your hazy reflection in the Enchanted Bookcase, as Anne often did in Anne of Green Gables. And, like Anne, perhaps for a moment imagine it isn’t your reflection but an imaginary friend smiling back at you!
Throughout the Museum you’ll find many of Montgomery’s hand-developed photographs, allowing you to see the world through the author’s eyes. Upstairs, you can visit the author’s “own little bedroom” she stayed in when she came to visit, complete with a collection of her books she autographed for the Campbell family. You will also find the “Crazy Patchwork” Quilt she worked on for five years, from the ages of 12 to 16, sourcing pieces for it from old boxes and drawers, bits of trimming from any new dresses or hats of her friends, mother, and aunts. The inclusion of a package of pieces cut from bolt remnants of an American silk firm led to much imagining by the author and her friends of what dresses they might have made from those fine, expensive fabrics. The finished product was a quilt “compact of old memories”, even though it was out of fashion by the time she was finished. As a result, it was stored away rather than used and is thus wonderfully intact.
Once your Museum experience is complete, you can explore the scenic surrounding property and see Anne's famous "Lake of Shining Waters". You can also tour the property in Matthew's Carriage Ride and continue down a scenic farmer's road to a private beach. The property also features a playground for children, a path through the woods, and the Anne of Green Gables Store with fully licensed Anne products designed by the Campbells as well as other Island keepsakes.
Come to know the olden gladness, beauty, and welcome that filled L. M. Montgomery’s heart when she visited her Campbell family here throughout the years until she died in 1942.