[2]The Greenwood Centre for Living History is a charitable, volunteer-based organization that has been a focal point of Hudson for more than 275 years. In 1994, Greenwood was bequeathed to the Canadian Heritage of Quebec, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of lands and buildings of beauty or historic interest, by Phoebe Nobbs Hyde, the last of five generations to live there.
Recognizing the valued place of Greenwood in the historical and cultural life of Hudson, and the region in which it resides, we see our mission as being:
[3]To preserve, maintain and develop the Greenwood Centre for Living History, for future generations of Canadians;
To develop and communicate the many stories that Greenwood has to tell;
To acknowledge and nurture the vital partnership relationships between the Greenwood Centre for Living History and individuals, community-based organizations and private-sector institutions.
The Greenwood residence, with its collection of artefacts and furnishings, calls forth a delightful reflection of Canadians at home over three centuries and provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of its unique inhabitants. Only two families, the Sabourins and the Delesderniers, have lived at Greenwood since it was first built in 1732.
With time, the house and gardens have expanded and transformed under the influence of its various owners. Today, visitors are able to travel through time, beginning in the older sections of Greenwood with its original hearth and pine beams, and culminating in the Percy Nobbs room decorated in the Arts and Crafts style at the opposite end of the residence.
The gardens of Greenwood are its crowning glory. Alive with colour from spring until well into September, the extensive lakeside lawns and flowerbeds offer a rare example of a family garden that has been developed and nurtured for over 100 years.