Mar WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1
- Publication
- Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [1950]-[2004]
Description
- Creator
- Mar Women's Institute, Creator
- Media Type
- Text
- Image
- Item Type
- Scrapbooks
- Description
- Map of the Mar area
- North Bruce District Annual programs, 1948, 1950,
- Mar WI Branch Programs, 1959-60, 1947-48, 1972-73
- FWIO Informational Pamphlet, 1962
- "Celebrate WI Month: Attend a WI Workshop," 1989
- WI Publication: "Ontario Department of Agriculture Women's Institutes List of Meetings and Speakers Summer Series, 1929"
Section 1: Branch History
- Life Members, 1983
- Officers (1905-2003, with several years missing)
- Early History of the Mar branch
- Accounts of early Mar WI Meetings, 1900s
- Various historical photos of Mar WI, 1912 onwards
- Mar Community History: 1971-72; 1906-68 (handwritten)
- Mar WI Tweedsmuir History Report, 1945-1976
- Activities, Programmes: 1990s, including quilting, parties for the community, Fish Dinner, flea market
- Tours (1980s/1990s)
- Celebrations
- Projects: Digitizer Campaign, Children's Safety Day Camp, Wall of Honour at Wiarton Hospital
- Achievements: 1st Prize fair display
Section 2: Farming/Lot Histories/Family Histories
- The Cranes
- Nathaniel George Given Family
- David Hill/Mary Evans
- Andrew D. and Mary (Adams) Weir Jr.
- William A. Weir and Violet (Balls) Weir
- Archie and Alice (White) Weir
- John and Euphemia (McMillan) Weir
- Howard Weir Sr. and his wife Doris Caldwell
- Andrew Weir Sr.
- Samuel Weir
- Charles Woods and his wife Mary Ann Huck
- The Cluff family
- Isaac Lake Farm
- Daniel Krumholtz
- Kerr Family
- Twin Maples Farm
- George Hardman
- Herbert and Augustus Hardman
- The Tuffnell Family
- William (Mack) McGregor
- James Boyd Sr.
- Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" (Cutting) White
- The Lawrence Family
- The Hooey Family
- The Ashcroft Brothers
- The Hilditch Family
- The Mills Family
- Wilf and Eileen Ashcroft
- Havesting
- Improvements, Enterprises
- Bees (i.e. barn raisings)
Section 3: Community Residents
- Indigenous Peoples in the area
- European Pioneers
- 1871 Census Information
- Honour Roll
- Historic photographs of local residents (early 1900s)
- Obituaries of local residents, 1950s-1990s
- Local newspaper clippings, 1950s-80s
- Birthday announcements (90th, 100th birthdays)
- Social events- Publisher
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO)
- Dates
- [1950]-[2004]
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.82228 Longitude: -81.20864
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO)
- Location of Original
- Southampton Museum/WI Hall.
- Terms of Use
- For commercial use, please contact copyright holder for permission and details
- Reproduction Notes
- Contact the holder of the original. If the book is in a member’s home, please contact the copyright holder.
- Contact
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontariofwio@fwio.on.ca
552 Ridge Road
Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6
905-662-2691
