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W \ * â€" . . : 1 i . | whar is a nouse Loor i HOUSE _ LOGS Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario People in Ontario would be wise to make a HOUSE LOG. Still it is found | that many of our Women‘s Institute members, and therefore many outside the | . organization, have still never heard of the project. | Being a custom in many parts of Europe, it is one which would have | | helped many of us in the sccumulation of data regarding homes, families, | i and even farms, throughout Ontario. ‘ E All that is needed is a simple substantial notebook. Or you might | [ wish to have something much more sophisticated such as & book with wooden l covers. However, the contents would be the same: | Location of the house â€" Lot, concession, township, county | f Pictures of the various houses on the property through the years, or i "before and after" pictures of same (porches, added or removed, pictureâ€" | ! windows installed, etc.) | 1 Name of designer and builder. 3 When built. | ! Size of the building or buildings. | Materials used. | i Early floor plan with later plans showing changes. | k The various families who have owned and lived in the house, with | } dates of births, marriages and deaths. I i Subsequent changes in water systems, lighting, heating, communication, etc. | ; The HOUSE LOG is chained to something in the house, where it would always | ‘ remain throughout future times, with any subsequent families filling in the | details during their sojourn. (Chain it to a stair bannister) ‘ { We find some farm folk who prefer to call these records, HOUSE AND FARM LOGS | } and in these they inject pertinent bits re the farmâ€"acreages, weather, special l crops, purebred herds, equipment, and any other relevant data. 5 Way not have a contest in the various Districts throughout Ontario to see } * which Branch could get the most LOGS begun during the year? Do let folk $ outside the Women‘s Institute start them also. 7 i \ \ + \ | \ |