Amherst Island Tweedsmuir History, Volume 3 F1 1994-2003
- Publication
- Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), 2003
Description
- Creator
- Amherst Island Women's Institute, Creator
- Media Type
- Text
- Object
- Item Type
- Scrapbooks
- Description
- Amherst Island Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3, part 1 of 3
Amherst Island near Kingston Ontario is a community of over four hundred comprised mostly of farmers and retirees from “away”, often Toronto or Ottawa. The Island is a component of Loyalist Township for municipal organization purposes, and is located in Lennox and Addington County. It has hourly car ferry service with the mainland at Millhaven, allowing some island residents to commute to work on the mainland. As of this writing, June 2016, there are five completed Tweedsmuir volumes in the collection. Volume III was completed in 2004; it covers the period 1997-2004 (approx.). There is a Table of Contents. Among the topics covered:
Amherst Island Men's Society Inaugural Meeting
Neilson Store restoration
Stella Public Library 1973
Frontenac II Ferry
Branch Events
AI Branch 100th Anniversary
A large group of Obituaries
J.C. Clark Diary Family names featured: Denee, McMullen, Speers, Morrow.
Index
- Women's Institute, 1994-2003
- 100th Anniversary
- First Christmas Dinner for Seniors
- Wellesley Island
- Annual Meeting on Amherst Island, May 15, 2002
- Summer clean up, 2003
- Book Fare, Summer, 2003
- Transportation
- Hydro fro Amherst Island
- Frontenac II
- First Bon Fire, Nov. 18, 2000
- Amherst Islander rescues Howe Island
- Waste Guidelines
- Amherst Islander to Peelee Island and Quinte Loyalist
- Women's Institute Canada Day, 1999
- Community Sunday School
- First Library
- 4-H in 1999
- Canada Day, 1999
- Guides and Brownies
- Emergency Services and Fire Fighters
- Waterside Festival, 1999
- Robbie Burns Supper, 2000
- Waterside Festival, 2000
- Canada Day 2000
- Community Parties, 2000-2002
- Canada Day, Women's Institute and others
- Notable People
- AIMS
- New Organ for St. Albans' 143. AIMS House Tour, 2002
- Farmers' Market, 2002
- Antiques Road Show
- Amherst Island Cultural Centre
- Orange Lodge Tea Room
- Amherst Islander, some Historical notes
- Island History
- Quakers on Amherst Island
- Garth Orchard writings
- Bruce Caughy-notes on Moutray Estate and others
- Amherst Island Militia
- Amherst Islander commissioned
- Ralph Morrow
- McMullen origins
- The Battery
- Denee, Speers, McMullens
- Crossing the Ice
- Garden Party, 1963
- A Harvard Landed!
- General History
- Zander Dunn Interview-Helen Miller
- Amherst Island Public School
- People in the News
- Zander Dunn Interviews of original resident
- Agriculture
- Commercials - Business on the Island
- Legion
- Special locations
- Obituaries
- Amalgamation - Dates
- 2003
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.132222 Longitude: -76.727777
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- Copyright Holder
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO)
- Location of Original
- Lennox & Addington Cty Museum & Archives
- Terms of Use
- For commercial use, please contact copyright holder for permission and details
- Reproduction Notes
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- Contact
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontariofwio@fwio.on.ca
552 Ridge Road
Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6
905-662-2691
