| Harry Baglole |
Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and raised on the
family farm in Wilmot, Harry Baglole is a dyed-in-the-wool
Islander. He has contributed to the Island community and culture
through his work as an educator, historian, publisher, editor,
university administrator and political activist in local, government,
university and private sectors.
Harry attended Summerside High School and the universities of
Acadia, Memorial, and Alberta, specializing in English Literature,
Prince Edward Island History, and Education. He began his work
career as a teacher, first at Kensington (Prince Edward Island),
then in Uganda (East Africa) and St. John's (Newfoundland).
Harry returned home to the Island in 1972.
In 1973, Harry and David Weale founded The Brothers and Sisters of
Cornelius Howatt, a patriotic society dedicated to the independent
spirit of an anti-Confederate Island farmer and politician. They
family farm in Wilmot, Harry Baglole is a dyed-in-the-wool
Islander. He has contributed to the Island community and culture
through his work as an educator, historian, publisher, editor,
university administrator and political activist in local, government,
university and private sectors.
Harry attended Summerside High School and the universities of
Acadia, Memorial, and Alberta, specializing in English Literature,
Prince Edward Island History, and Education. He began his work
career as a teacher, first at Kensington (Prince Edward Island),
then in Uganda (East Africa) and St. John's (Newfoundland).
Harry returned home to the Island in 1972.
In 1973, Harry and David Weale founded The Brothers and Sisters of
Cornelius Howatt, a patriotic society dedicated to the independent
spirit of an anti-Confederate Island farmer and politician. They
Harry Baglole. (Photo by Dorothy Bryant Adams.)
also collaborated on two books: The Island and Confederation: The End of an Era (1973) and
Cornelius Howatt: Superstar! (1974). Harry co-authored The Chappell Diary with Ron Irving in 1977.
When Harry saw a need for an Island-based publishing company to print and distribute titles reflecting
Island life and culture, he launched Ragweed Press. Established in 1977, Ragweed was the Island's
foremost publishing company from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
Harry initiated and developed a high school course in Island History for the Prince Edward Island
Department of Education, and edited and published the resulting text, Exploring Island History (1977).
From 1976 through 1980, he served as founding Editor of The Island Magazine while working for the
Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation. He worked as a Community Studies
specialist for the provincial Department of Community and Cultural Affairs from 1982 to 1986, during
which time he laid the groundwork for the creation of the Community Museums Association of Prince
Edward Island.
In 1986, Harry became the founding Director of the Institute of Island Studies at the University of
Prince Edward Island. In the course of 15 years, he developed the Institute into an internationally
renowned research and academic centre in the study of small islands. The publishing arm of the
Institute, Island Studies Press, was the main publisher of Island scholarly books for over a decade,
producing such titles as A Stream Out of Lebanon (1988), Black Islanders (1991), Them Times (1992),
The Master's Wife (reprinted 1994), Drive Dull Care Away (1999), and Working Together (2004).
As one of the leading opponents of building the "Fixed Link" to the mainland, Harry co-ordinated the
NO campaign leading up to the 1988 Plebiscite.
Harry has been instrumental in the creation of many local organizations, including the Island
Community Theatre (now Theatre PEI), the Prince Edward Island branch of the International Island
Games Association, and, in 2004, the Quality of Island Life Co-op. He served as the first President of
both the Belfast Historical Society and Prince Edward Island Association of Community Schools and
has served on numerous local and national Boards including Farmers Helping Farmers, Partnership
Africa Canada, The Island Nature Trust, and the Rural Development Council.
He has contributed to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography ("Walter Patterson", Volume IV,
1770-1800; "William Cooper", d. 1867, Volume IX, 1861-1870) and Horizon Canada ("Drawing Lots",
a summary of the Island Land Question, Volume 5, No. 55, pp. 1297-1303).
Harry was the recipient of a Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Historical Association, and a
Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History.
Cornelius Howatt: Superstar! (1974). Harry co-authored The Chappell Diary with Ron Irving in 1977.
When Harry saw a need for an Island-based publishing company to print and distribute titles reflecting
Island life and culture, he launched Ragweed Press. Established in 1977, Ragweed was the Island's
foremost publishing company from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
Harry initiated and developed a high school course in Island History for the Prince Edward Island
Department of Education, and edited and published the resulting text, Exploring Island History (1977).
From 1976 through 1980, he served as founding Editor of The Island Magazine while working for the
Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation. He worked as a Community Studies
specialist for the provincial Department of Community and Cultural Affairs from 1982 to 1986, during
which time he laid the groundwork for the creation of the Community Museums Association of Prince
Edward Island.
In 1986, Harry became the founding Director of the Institute of Island Studies at the University of
Prince Edward Island. In the course of 15 years, he developed the Institute into an internationally
renowned research and academic centre in the study of small islands. The publishing arm of the
Institute, Island Studies Press, was the main publisher of Island scholarly books for over a decade,
producing such titles as A Stream Out of Lebanon (1988), Black Islanders (1991), Them Times (1992),
The Master's Wife (reprinted 1994), Drive Dull Care Away (1999), and Working Together (2004).
As one of the leading opponents of building the "Fixed Link" to the mainland, Harry co-ordinated the
NO campaign leading up to the 1988 Plebiscite.
Harry has been instrumental in the creation of many local organizations, including the Island
Community Theatre (now Theatre PEI), the Prince Edward Island branch of the International Island
Games Association, and, in 2004, the Quality of Island Life Co-op. He served as the first President of
both the Belfast Historical Society and Prince Edward Island Association of Community Schools and
has served on numerous local and national Boards including Farmers Helping Farmers, Partnership
Africa Canada, The Island Nature Trust, and the Rural Development Council.
He has contributed to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography ("Walter Patterson", Volume IV,
1770-1800; "William Cooper", d. 1867, Volume IX, 1861-1870) and Horizon Canada ("Drawing Lots",
a summary of the Island Land Question, Volume 5, No. 55, pp. 1297-1303).
Harry was the recipient of a Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Historical Association, and a
Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History.
In 1988, he was awarded the P.E.I. Arts
Council Award for Distinguished
Contribution to the Literary Arts in Prince
Edward Island.
At present, Harry is a partner in the
consulting enterprise The IRIS Group.
Formed in 2005, the group is "a private
company with a public purpose" specializing
in active research on public policy.
Harry's life objective is "to intensify among
Islanders a sense of particular identity, a
special place in the global society".
Harry Baglole (centre) with his colleagues Diane Griffin (left) and Rob MacLean
(right), the three partners of the consulting enterprise, The IRIS Group. (Photo
by Diane Griffin.)
(right), the three partners of the consulting enterprise, The IRIS Group. (Photo
by Diane Griffin.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR PUBLISHED IN The Island Magazine |
The Icy Passage, Lieutenant-Colonel B.W.A. Sleigh, with an Introduction by Harry Baglole The Island Magazine, No. 1 William Cooper of Sailor's Hope, Harry Baglole The Island Magazine, No. 7 |
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