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    This cairn, located at Wellington Park just outside of Arnprior Ontario, was dedicated September 2, 1989 as their 75th anniversary project. The plaque reads: "1914-1989 To commemorate the Early Settlers. In the early 1800's this community was settled. The first white child of McNab Township was born in a sod ...

    This cairn and parkette were created by Kemble WI, the oldest active WI Branch in the world, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the WI movement. It was erected in a newly developed parkette/lookout and opened on September 11, 2007. The cairn was designed by Marnie Cheyne. The table is ...

    Original Site of McNab Township Hall – WISH Adventure #1 Where do we go on our first adventure? Which WI plaque, hall or project to choose? Do we want to pick one from our own branch or select one from our District that is not yet available online in the ...

    Original Site of McNab Township Hall – WISH Adventure #1 Where do we go on our first adventure? Which WI plaque, hall or project to choose? Do we want to pick one from our own branch or select one from our District that is not yet available online in the ...

    This cairn marks the site of the first school of Section 13 McNab. Built in 1868. The Glasgow Women's Institute erected the cairn in 1968. The cairn is located on the corner of Calabogie Road and Anderson Road in the township of McNab/Braeside.

    Hampstead Women’s Institute president passes the leather-bound copy of “History of the Pioneers” over to Lord Tweedsmuir May 28, 1936 STORY: In 1934, the residents of North Easthope township planned to build a cairn to honour the early settlers in their area who had emigrated from Scotland and Ireland. After ...

    Norval W.I. Bell The quaint village of Norval is situated on the Credit River in the town of Halton Hills. This village proudly boasts hiking trails, heritage walks, green spaces, the Willow Park Ecology Centre, and the Lucy Maud Montgomery Memorial Garden. The Norval Women’s Institute has been an integral ...

    Cairn and plaque to commemorate the birth place of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless 1858 - 1910 founder of the Women's Institute February 19th, 1897 The photo was taken on February 26, 2022 L-R Tricia Henderson, Cathy Gilliyatt, Karen Ilett and Sue Pynenburg A Cairn and plaque erected at the birth place ...

    This Women’s Institute plaque is on a stone cairn that is situated on the corner of Calabogie Road, Anderson Road and Stewartville Road in the Township of McNab/Braeside, originally known as Lundys Corner. The plaque reads “On this site stood the first school of Section 13 McNab built in 1868”. ...

    Honouring Our Heroic Dead World War II 1939-1945 Allan Anderson Lloyd Anderson Leslie E. Blight Earl Bray John W. Columbus Harry Leatherdale Lloyd Marr James E. Miller Berkley Mitchell Edwin McKeen Roy H. Nelson Charles Rawcliffe Roy M. Schaeffer J. Arthur Stewart Gordon Taylor Frank Veenstra

    Lord and Lady (with flowers) Tweedsmuir pose in front of the pioneer cairn – unveiled May 28, 1936. Behind them – Mary Louise McLennan and to the right of Lady Tweedsmuir (behind youngster) is Katherine McCallum – both women researched and recorded kitchen table-type history of the North Easthope pioneers. ...

    This cairn in Jarvis, Ontario was erected by the Jarvis Women's Institute. The group has since disbanded, but their excellent work over the years is represented by this project. Service people from WWI and WWII are named on the plaques mounted on this cairn.

    This cairn in Jarvis, Ontario was erected by the Jarvis Women's Institute. The group has since disbanded, but their excellent work over the years is represented by this project. Service people from WWI and WWII are named on the plaques mounted on this cairn.

    Jarvis and Walpole War Memorial For those who fell and served in the World War 1914-1918 Erected by Jarvis W.I.

    The Glorious Dead Ken. Church Jno. Stingle Andw. Doughty Chris. Walker Wm. Maxwell Ches. Rogers H.J. Wills Jas. Dunnett Jos. Powell

    When the Commonwealth Air Training Programme closed in early 1945 39 airmen from No. 1 B and C Jarvis had lost their lives by accidents. The first 10 names below are of those whose remains were elected to remain in the Air Force plot in the adjoining cemetery. George Best ...

    Gillies Hill - site of municipal government 1856-1963 in memory of the pioneers of Elderslie Township

    This plaque, mounted on a stone cairn, was placed at the roadside in front of the Erland Lee (Museum) Home in 1961, while it was still a private residence. It reads "In memory of Erland Lee and his wife, Janet, who pioneered the first Women's Institute - now world-wide - ...

Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 1897-1997     Calendar provides an overview of the start of the WI movement from the first branch to becoming Canada-wide and then world-wide with the formation of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW). It also provides FWIC's main areas of involvement and a list of presidents. Each month depicts a ...