Demorestville WI Tweedsmuir Community History - History Of The Township Of Sophiasburg
- Publication
- Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [1888] - [1997]
Description
- Media Type
- Text
- Image
- Item Type
- Scrapbooks
- Description
- - Photo entitled "Tagging for Hospital, 1920 Wellington WI)
- Newspaper clipping identifying Princess Sophia, daughter of George III as the namesake of Sophiasburg
- Clippings about 50th anniversary of WI
- Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II
- New Year's Greeting to Her Majesty from the FWIO, 1941
- Prince Edward County Poem
- Map of Prince Edward County
- "Origin of Quinte" clipping
- "Lord Dorchester Invented the Name 'U.E. Loyalist'" clipping
- "Prince Edward County - Its History and Romance" newspaper article, by Macaulay Pope
- "Wishing Tree Subject of Paper" newspaper article
- "Prince Edward County Rich in Historical Lore" newspaper article
- How the Village of Demorestville got its name article, various short articles on Demorestville history
- Newspaper articles from 1888 reprinted in 1947 newspaper
- "Demorestville Park, W.I. Accomplishment Opens With Ceremony" article
- Demorestville Hop Yards article
- "Tale of an Idylist" by Wallace Havelock Robb, about Demorestville
- Methodist Church anniversary service in 1947
- "Athol Township Named in Honor of Duke" article
- "Northport was Founded in 1819" article
- "Indians Liked Maple Sugar" article
- "Our County Town" - Picton, various clippings about Picton's history
- "Hay Bay Tragedy" which occurred in 1819
- "P.E. Settlers Swam their Cattle Across the St. Lawrence River" article
- "Seven Allison Brothers Enemies in the Revolution" article
- Article on Mrs. F.E. Howell, phone operator, honoured at Demorestville in 1946
- "Pioneer Marriage Costs One Shilling" article
- "Devil was Put to Flight on Devils Hill" article
- "Bay of Quinte's Wild Rice Harvest" article
- "Record Recalls Big Island Poll Vote 78 Years Ago" article
- "Cruising on Bay of Quinte" photo in newspaper
- Historic photograph (reprinted in newspaper) of "Mr. Wellington Boulter, owner of canning factory in Prince Edward County and Demorestville"
- Photograph of Harry Boulter on bicycle, youngest son of Mr. Wellington Boulter
- "Industrial Opportunities Await you in Prince Edward County" article about "lush farm lands and Many Modern Canning Factories"
- Photos of the fruit-growing industry in PEC
- Quinte Tourism information
- "Further Facts of Past and Present: Curtis Doxsee" by D.K. Redner
- "Pr. Ed. Women's Institutes Have Interesting History" article about founding of the WI
- W.I. Clippings: death of Mrs. Munro, Mrs. W.R. Browne
- "In Memory of Emily Guest" article
- "Welcome to FWIO President" article about Mrs. C. Holmes
- "Demorestville WI has a Good Banquet" and "Splendid Record of Demorestville Women's Institute is Reviewed at 10th Anniversary Gathering" articles
- Invitations to 10th and 25th anniversary celebrations at Demorestville W.I.
- "Demorestville Celebrates 25th W.I. Anniversary; Raises $4206.63" article
- "P.E. County Women's Institutes Hold Successful Convention" 1941 article
- "32nd Annual Convention County Women's Institutes: Mrs. E. Gorsline, Demorestville, Elected President for Coming Year" article
- "35th Annual Convention County Women's Institutes" article
- "Demorestville Institute Alters Library Rules" article
- "Mrs. Morton Weese, Rednersville, Addresses Demorestville WI" 1940 article
- "50th Anniversary of WI is Being Celebrated" article
- various Demorestville WI meeting articles printed in newspaper
- "The Secretary's Farewell" poem and article about retirement of Mrs. Howard from Secretary-Treasurer position within Demorestville WI
- Sheet music for Auld Lang Syne
- Demorestville WI Program: 1960-61
There is no table of contents or index present. - Publisher
- Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario
- Dates
- [1888] - [1997]
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- A2005.033.001 118j
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.10012 Longitude: -77.19945 -
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.08342 Longitude: -77.21616
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- Creative Commons licence
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- 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
- County of Prince Edward Archives, Wellington, Ontario.
- 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
