Lucy Maud Montgomery — The Maker’s Page
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L.M. Montgomery documented her life through diaries and journals, and she also kept scrapbooks. These scrapbooks give us tremendous insight into what captivated Maud–things she considered worthy of pasting into an album as a memento of an occasion or item of personal interest.
What treasures and bits of ephemera did Maud paste into her scrapbooks?
Pictures of cats (… lots of cats!), fashions, and flowers. Snippets of fabrics, dried flowers, and little tufts of fur neatly tied with a ribbon. Newspaper clippings, invitations, and ticket stubs. If it was meaningful to Maud, she kept the souvenir and put it in a scrapbook. The images presented on this page are actual pages from two of her scrapbooks.
Blue Scrapbook
Page 63 from her Blue Scrapbook.
Red Scrapbook
Page 16 from her Red Scrapbook.
Create Your Own Kindred Spirits Pamphlet
As a nod to Maud and her incredible scrapbooks, we have created a special pamphlet for you to print and make. It is your souvenir “album” of all the wonderful facets of Montgomery’s life. Plus, you get to learn an introductory level bookbinding skill, compliments of the Kindred Spirits book arts exhibition! From little seeds grow big ideas. It is from the humble pamphlet that many artists whose work appears in the Kindred Spirits exhibition began their journey into bookbinding and book artistry.
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Disclaimer: This pamphlet was created for the Kindred Spirits book arts exhibition (2024). While the quotes and facts within it are accurate, the scrapbook format and depicted ephemera are whimsical design choices and should not be considered authentic facsimiles.
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Useful Links and Resources on Lucy Maud Montgomery
♦ In this link, you will find some interesting facts about Lucy Maud Montgomery… facts that perhaps you didn’t already know! 75 facts about LM Montgomery from the CBC
♦ The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript: L.M. Montgomery and the Creation of Anne
♦ Why is Anne of Green Gables so famous?— A CBC Radio P.E.I. interview with Kate Scarth of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute.
Heritage Minutes: “Lucy Maud Montgomery”. Historica Canada, 2023
Lucy Maud Montgomery: Beyond Anne of Green Gables, January 10, 2024: Zoom Presentation to CBBAG by Kathy Wasylenky from the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario
A Storied Life: A Tale of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Archives at the University of Guelph, April 17, 2014: Zoom Presentation to CBBAG by Kathryn Harvey, Archivist Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Canadian Museum of History, “Lucy Maud Montgomery,”May 16, 2012
A Lucy Maud Montgomery tour of PEI This beautiful video shows places around Prince Edward Island that celebrate Lucy Maud Montgomery – many are former homes, places she stayed, or where she worked. It is no secret that Maud loved the Island – she wrote about it frequently. And is it much wonder? The scenery is stunning!
“Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Long Road to Fame,” CBC, 1997
References
♦ “Beauty for Commerce: Publishers’ Bindings, 1830-1910.” River Campus Libraries.
♦ “Biography – Montgomery, Lucy Maud (MacDonald) – Volume XVII (1941-1950) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography.” L.M. Biography.
♦ Canadian Bookbinders and Artists Guild, (2024, January 12). Lucy Maud Montgomery: Beyond Anne of Green Gables . Retrieved from YouTube
♦ Charles, Dana Gibson. (March 1, 2024). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from Wikipedia
♦ Epperly, E.R. (2008). Imagining Anne: The Island Scrapbooks of L.M. Montgomery. Penguin Canada.
♦ Godey’s Lady’s Book. (March 1, 2024). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from Godey’s Lady’s Book
♦ Heilbron, A. (2001). Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Dundurn Group.
♦ Lefebvre, Benjamin, (2021). “The Dark Side of L.M. Montgomery.” Retrieved from Benjamin Lefebvre
♦ “About L. M. Montgomery.” L. M. Montgomery Institute. Retrieved from L. M. Montgomery Institute
♦ McIntosh, A., & Devereux, C. (2022). Lucy Maud Montgomery. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from The Canadian Encyclopedia
♦ Montgomery, L.M. (1917). “The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career.” Retrieved from The Celebration of Women Writers
♦ Montgomery, L.M. (1915). “Anne of the Island.” Retrieved from Project Gutenberg
♦ Montgomery, L.M. (1921). “Rilla of Ingleside.” Retrieved from Rilla of Ingleside
♦ Rubio, M.H. (2010). Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Dundurn Group.
♦ Ruzich, Constance M. (2023). “‘I Smile for His Sake’: Unmasking Grief in L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Our Women.’” Retrieved from Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies
♦ (2012). “First Edition of Anne of Green Gables Headed to Auction.” Curiosities: Curious Book News, Retrieved from Curious Book Shop
♦ Urquhart, J. (2012), L.M. Montgomery. Penguin Canada.
♦ Woster, Christy. (2007). “The Artists of Anne of Green Gables: A Hundred Year Mystery.” L. M. Montgomery Literary Society. Retrieved from L.M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery Literary Society
