Dr. Epperly was interviewed by Megan Follows in the University of Prince Edward Island Robertson Library Archives and Special Collections as part of Follows’ forthcoming documentary. Follows and Epperly both attended the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s biennial conference where Follows was a keynote speaker. Follows’ presentation was titled, “Anne of Everywhere: How A Redheaded Girl from PEI Became Canada’s Greatest Cultural Ambassador and Changed my Life Forever.”
Betsy will be featured again as a keynote speaker at the13th biennial L.M. Montgomery Institute’s International Conference, L.M. Montgomery and Reading (June 21-24, 2018).
https://www.lmmontgomery.ca/conference/2018/keynote-speakers
I was a keynote speaker in Leaskdale, Ontario, at the conference Celebrating a Canadian Patriot: Lucy Maud Montgomery (October 20-22, 2017), and my paper was “Capturing Canada: L.M. Montgomery’s Career of Creating Place.” Jowi Taylor, with his Six Street Nation guitar that tells the story of Canada, was there and Rosalee Peppard, creator of a wonderful musical tribute to Montgomery, performed. Barbara Pratt, one of the conference organizers, snapped this picture of me holding Jowi Taylor’s special guitar.
– Betsy
Elizabeth Rollins Epperly 