Alton WI Tweedsmuir Community History
- Publication
- Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), 1992
Description
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Scrapbooks
- Description
- The 192 pages contain information on pioneers, the stores, industries, schools, churches, and organizations in the village of Alton. There is also information and photos of sport teams, bands, school children, veterans, anniversaries, and other items.
Included are histories of homes and farms, including Centennial Farms.
The history of the Village of Cataract is also provided.
Some special maps and photos:
- 1859 map with owner names (p.10)
- 1903 photo of Alton village (p.68)
- 1889 photo of flood in Alton (Pp 71, 72)
- 1859 map of village (p.75)
- 1959? photo of Ontario District Director's Conference in Guelph
- 1977 invitation to 80th anniversary of WI in Ontario with the theme "WI Shows How An Idea Grows"
- Caledon round barn (p.166) - Notes
- Only one known Tweedsmuir for Alton.
Many photos are quite dark. - Publisher
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario
- Date of Publication
- 1992
- Subject(s)
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8668 Longitude: -80.06636
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- 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
- Peel Region Museum and Archives
- Terms of Use
- For commercial use, please contact copyright holder for permission and details.
- Reproduction Notes
- Contact the holder of the original.
- Contact
- Federated Women's Institutes of Ontariofwio@fwio.on.ca
552 Ridge Road
Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6
905-662-2691
