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"V Eooo s 1 F3 4 .'.. w ’63 . _ n s 'f ¢ ' Lady Tweedsmuir n 1950, Lady Tweedsmuir, the wife of the Governor _ local and family history contributed to the first volumes of General of Canada at the time, became concerned that _ Tweedsmuir History for Springford Women‘s Institute. She ICanadians, due to the fact that they were such a young was assisted by Margaret Anstice Smith another avid local country, were not appreciative of the happenings in their _ historian, who compiled a comprehensive history of the area, communities and were not preserving them. She encouraged _ from which many others have been written. Both these the Women‘s Institutes to assume this responsibility. On _ women, however, had the few but invaluable sources written learning that they had taken on the challenge, she responded _ by such people as, early settler Milton Cameron, William thus: Bell, and others. It is said that Mrs. Fox had the first volume full in the first year and was on to the next. Her collected "It is a most useful and satisfying task for Women‘s _ information was the foundation from which the next Institute members to see that nothing valuable is lost or forâ€" _ Tweedsmuir Curator, Mrs. Lillian White, was able to gotten, and women should be on the alert always to guard the _ research and write most of the Springford Village History traditions of their homes, and to see that water color sketchâ€" _ and many of the farm histories. es and prints, poems and prose legends should find their way With the intent to publish Lillian‘s work, it became obviâ€" into these books. The oldest people in the village will tell us ous that an attempt should be made to include the rest of the b fascinating stories of what they can remember, which the _ farms of the community. The determination of the younger members can write down, thus making a bridge _ "Community" was difficult. From the beginning people between them and events that happened before they were _ socialized in neighbourhoods and through church affiliation, born. After all, it is the history of humanity which is continuâ€" and interâ€"married within these groups. We have chosen an ally interesting to us, and your village histories will be the _ area from the Spitler River west to the Dereham Townline, ba;‘i.v of accurate facts much valued by historians of the southerly including the south half of concession 7. concesâ€" future. I am proud to think that you have called them the sion 8, and the north half of concession 9. We have also Tweedsmuir Village Histories." included two farms in the south half of concession 9. west of Springford, and the three neighbouring lots in Dereham Since Women‘s Institutes were rural associations, the _ Township because St. Charles Anglican Church was the project was extended to include House Logs and, in particuâ€" nucleus of the Springford Anglican community. lar, Farm Histories. In1950, Mrs. Lena Fox became convenor Our historical account is not without flaws. In some cases of Historical research and Current Events. Her interest in memories differ and even records an statistics can be misâ€" 1