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TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY DAY DURHAM WI. GREY SOUTH DISTRICT held a meeting acknowledging “The Year of the WI“ with a program dealing with the ‘roots‘ and in-betwecn-years‘. The Branch organized in 1902 has experienced many changes although all felt the motto For Home and Country ta nltll appropriatc tit-day. Our heritage stems from the past but our interest is in the present and our hope and responsibility will carry us into the future. It is up to each member to live the inibctwcen-years In the fullest I Durham Branch has compiled two Tweedsmuir and Community Histories. and House Logs, Although there are two volumes of Histories which have been recorded. the updating III- history is an ongoing pro- tect ol' the Branch Under the program convenership of (It-('urutors. Mrs. Blanche Snell and Mrs. Ann“: Meads the members rclived history while browsing through the History Books. DURHAM WI. GREY SOUTH DISTRICT Hlt’lllht’rd‘ ii‘m‘i' (iin/tri [INN]: 'uri [It’ll] n! i'ittt'rmt tit fir I'L’t Ul'tl'l't/ [It I/lt’ TH‘t't‘t/AJPHHF’ Hismrt' i'llciii/it'rs itrr .tt'rri [ti-(twining their t'triitri'hiittmit ditrr'iii: r/it' roll (till it! Ctr-Citrutut‘x Mrs. Blitrithi' .Ytit'll iitrrl Mn. .~liiiii't‘ Mt'in/x. Lir Mlit'. [ft/rm Mutti't'ti', th'A. .‘lHlHl’ [In/(filth. fi'h't, Elm l‘y'ilrmt. IWI'A‘. Hftlfft'ht' .S‘tit'll. pittitu Diir/tttiit Chi-mii't'l't' SIXTY-FIVE Iciri'utcdtheir65rhamti'i'et'smjvwith over 150 guests. ranging i” “111’!” ’ '1 ""11." “'Ol‘kc'urri'ed on (mm-listening to 'Ovei-rhe Years with the Bri-ii‘i'il ll / THE BERWICK WI, STORMONT DISTRICT cc to 92. Tht'gtu’s‘ts‘ H'l'I‘L'H10.”INIIII'UJA'I’tl/{V(It'll’lé’ ('tJHlm SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT HERIT 1 15 It all started from an idea! This idea was presented at the Lanark North [; im Curators meeting. and became known as a ‘Heritagc i. ;' Each of the eleven branches were asked to chin «m important historical feature in their community. thcn .ii.. que or embroider it on a block. Blue and gold was cli. d) the color combination and quilters were organized ii in. plate the project. The Curators were responsible for an article telllllt m the history of their particular block The write-up re placed in a book which accompanied the quilt on llx it through schools. museums and libraries. During Heritage Week. (February 1981) a speci_ Lil was arranged to all public and separate schools in i it North. Several hundred school children relived the i i through the quilt blocks as told by various members tic Women‘s Institute. Mrs. Marilyn Snedden. District Curator worked with the Branch Curators. Marilyn SIIEIILIEH. Distrt't'r Curator. LANARK N0 1 DISTRICT describes the Heritage quill uiiii' significant-e Igft’ut‘h black to local school children. Bt'riri'ck tiatl HI‘U Ii/l- mwnbcn in attendance. ENE/l Anderson and Lila Foster l8