Redmond College

Redmond College
School information
Type	College
Location	Kingsport, Nova Scotia
Staff	Professor Milne (professor) Mathematics professor (professor) several other male professors

Redmond College is a college in Kingsport, Nova Scotia, where students can obtain a university degree. Notable people who went there include Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, Charlie Sloane, Priscilla Grant, Philippa Gordon and Stella Maynard.

Students

• Anne Shirley, from Avonlea, Prince Edward Island – 1883-1887 (Bachelor of Arts)
• Gilbert Blythe, from Avonlea, Prince Edward Island – 1883-1887
• Charlie Sloane, from Avonlea Prince Edward Island – 1883-1887
• Moody Spurgeon MacPherson, from Avonlea Prince Edward Island – 1884-1888
• Priscilla Grant, from Prince Edward Island – 1883-1887
• Philippa Gordon, from Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia – 1883-1887
• Stella Maynard, from Prince Edward Island – 1884-1887
• Katherine Brooke, from Prince Edward Island – 1889-1890 (secretarial course)
• Jem Blythe, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1909-1913 (Bachelor of Arts), 1913-1914 (medicine), 1918-?? (medicine)
• Jerry Meredith, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1913-1914, 1918-??
• Faith Meredith, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1913-1917
• Walter Blythe, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1914-1915
• Nan Blythe, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1914-1918 (Bachelor of Arts)
• Di Blythe, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1914-1918 (Bachelor of Arts)
• Carl Meredith, from Glen St. Mary, Prince Edward Island – 1918-??

Royal Gardner and Christine Stuart also attended. Jen Pringle obtained a Bachelor of Arts, but it is unknown whether she attended Redmond or not. Olivia Sloane from Avonlea also obtained a Bachelor of Arts at one point, probably from Redmond.

Behind the scenes

• Anne Shirley was the first Avonlea girl to go to college.
• In Green Gables Fables it is named "Redmond University".
• Redmond is based on Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Lucy Maud Montgomery studied literature.

Appearances

Book appearances

• Anne of Green Gables (mentioned only)
• Anne of Avonlea (mentioned only)
• Anne of the Island
• Rilla of Ingleside (mentioned only)

Short story appearances

• The Road to Yesterday
  • "An Afternoon with Mr. Jenkins" (mentioned only)
  • "The Twins Pretend" (mentioned only)
• The Blythes Are Quoted
  • "An Afternoon with Mr. Jenkins" (mentioned only)
  • "The Twins Pretend" (mentioned only)
  • "The Woman" (mentioned only)
  • "Remembered" (mentioned only)