Adamsville WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1

Publication: Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [1968]-[2005]

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Adamsville Women's Institute, Creator

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Adamsville WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1

- Introduction, history of Adamsville village
- Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir
- Map of Bruce County with community of Adamsville outlined
- Adamsville Church
- Rev. James McFadden
- Half-Way House
- History of the area (Hope Bay) handwritten by Doris Caldwell Weir, March 1988
- Letter of Appointment to Postmastership, dated 1888
- Adamsville Blacksmith Shop
- Adamsville Post Office
- Farm Radio Forum, 1940s
- Adamsville School
- Article, "Country Club Grand Opening," 1978
- The Country Club
- Adamsville Women's Institute History, 1937-1996
- Landscaping Community Centre, May 1984
- Presidents and Secretaries of Adamsville WI, 1934-2005
- Adamsville 4H Clubs
- Quilt-Making in Adamsville WI
- District Presidents, 1921-95
- District Celebrities from Adamsville
- Last District Annual for Bruce North, 1998
- 25th Anniversary of Adamsville WI, 1960
- Adamsville WI Millinery course, 1957
- Adamsville WI Mystery Tours

Farm Histories
- Concession 5, Albemarle, Lots 6 and 7
- Concession 5, Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
- Concession 6, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Concession 7, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
- Concession 8, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 21, 22
- Concession 9, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Concession 10, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
- Concession 11, Lots 7, 8, 9, 10
- Article on Eleanor Austin Hunter and death announcement, 1983
- Photo of The Crow family, 1893

Special Anniversaries
- Jim Drury and Marian Johnston 60th wedding anniversary, 1991
- Carl and Edith Dickie, 50th wedding anniversary, 1991
- Stewart and Katie Balls, 50th wedding anniversary, 1991
- Stewart and Katie Balls, 80th birthdays, 1998
- Howard and Jean Crow, 35th wedding anniversary, 1978
- Walter and Mary Balls, 50th wedding anniversary, 1977
- Lawrence and Betty Ward, 50th wedding anniversary, 1994
- Tom and Hester Cunningham, 50th wedding anniversary, 2001
- Joerg and Franziska Leiss, 50th wedding anniversary, 2002

- Article, "Memories of a Faithful Rural Mail Carrier, Herb Bull," 1979
- Article, "Solitary woodsman battles on" (Gordon Adams), 1992
- Article, "The grace and courage of Olive Hepburn," 1993
- Adair Stone Quarry articles
- Article, "Bicentennial stone comes home," 1984
- Article, "Bruce County marble goes to Washington," 1988
- Article about Adamsville WI prize winning float at the Wiarton Fall Fair, 1984
- Adamsville WI celebrates 25th anniversary, 1960
- Adamsville WI celebrates 50th anniversary, 1984
- Articles about Lillian Thompson, retired teacher
- Article, "Crow's 'Crick' gets new bridge," 1991 and related photos and articles
- Mrs. Henry (Josephine) White 90th birthday announcement, 1970
- Article, "Lion's Head W.I. disbands after 68 years," 1972
- Invitation to attend a National Celebration to mark the Centennial of the Founding of the Women's Institute, 1997
- Branch program for the 100th anniversary of the WI, 1997
- Ontario Historical Society Scadding Award of Excellence presented to the Curators of the Women's Institutes Tweedsmuir History in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of history, Willowdale, Ontario, 2004

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First Curators were Mrs. James Drury and Mrs. Howard Crow

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Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO)

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[1968]-[2005]

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English

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Adamsville

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 44.86678 Longitude: -81.16644

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