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HISTORY OF THE PURPLE VALLEY INSTITUTE It was organized on the evening of December 6, 1934 by the District President, Mrs. A. B. Samells of Allenford and by Mrs. Ethel Gilbert of Wiarton, District Secretary, at the home of Mrs. Charles H. Gilbert. There were fifteen ladies present. The following officers were elected: President â€" hrs. Herb Gilbert lst Vice - hrs. mm. Talbot 2nd Vice â€" Mrs. George Hyatt Secretary Trees. - Mrs. Russel Holler Assistant Secty. â€" hrs. Samuel Pruder It was decided to held the meetings the second Thursday of every month. The first meeting was held at hrs. Tuloot's home on the Kilbourn farm at EacIvor settlement. At this meeting the hacIvor community joined with the Purple Valley Institute. The following spring (May 27) the first District heeting at Park Head was attended by: Mrs. Thoe. Coveney, hrs. hussell Holler, Mrs. George Hyatt, hrs. Herb Gilbert, hrs. to. Talbot, Mrs. Vesta Urbshott, Mrs. Chas. H. Gilbert, hrs. Ben hows, Mrs. Dalton Wright, Miss nva hacLean. hrs. Talbot and Miss MacLean, the "chauffeurs". 6 Membership has always been at least thirty till the outbreak of World War II when some families moved away and some members entered the services. The school sections of hacIvor and Purple Valley compose the Purple Valley Institute. Agriculture is the chief industry of the cemmunity. Sheep and cattle grazin; form a chief branch of agriculture. Lumber and fuel is obtained from the forest found on almost every farm as is the maple products ; sugar and syrup. Many excellent fish are prooured by the community from the Indians of the adjoining Cape Crouer deserve. The community can be divided into two settlements: (l) The Purple Valley (2) The Maclvor. THE PURPLE VALLEY SETTLEMENT: (as compiled by Mrs. T. UUVUfley) It has been pretty well established that the late Peter Cameron with his wife and family were the first persons to settle in what is now known as Purple Valley (1670); their first home was for many years on what is now knowan the a: JohnstOn place. A few years later they moved to the farm ' where the youngest son, Donald Cameron and his wife now reside. There Peter Cameron and his wife reared their family and cleared and cultivated the farm on which they lived until