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    Handwritten below the photograph of the hall is the following: "Reids Corners Community Hall For many years all regular monthly meetings, 4H meetings, short courses, annual variety and Christmas concerts, Halloween parties, Wedding dinners, Banquets, and Anniversary celebrations were held there. The first regular meeting there was in February 1948. ...

    This volume contains yearly programmes for the Russell Village Women's Institute branch, from 1943 to 2016. Each programme outlines the upcoming topics for each meeting as well as other activities for the branch.

    The picture shows the members of our team and all of us sponsored children in the Christmas Hamper program. The picture was taken in February at the home of the team captain. The Christmas Gift Bags are to illustrate the gifts given to each child from a member of our ...

    The Chicken That Built a Hospital The Prince Edward District Women’s Institute has earned a reputation for creative fundraising, including its support for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. Long-time WI member Betty Cronk shared some great stories of those early days when local women worked together to support the ...

    Detail of a plaque at Renfrew Victoria Hospital, celebrating the donation by Burnstown W.I. to a fund raising campaign.

    BBFG photo –caption Members of Reid’s Corners Women’s Institute gather round the Learning Chair they have donated to the Bruce Botanical Food Garden in Ripley: back L Brenda Ramsdale, Ruby Walden, Alberta Munro, Judy Snobelen, Lucille Fischer, Linda Campbell, Nancy Copeland, Ellen Waye; front L Barb Messenger, Evelyn Elliott, president ...

Amherst Island Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 1955     Amherst Island WI Calendar - 1955 - Birthday calendar for friends of Amherst Island Women's Institute - The cover features a photo of the Amherst Island Consolidated School - Birthdays of individuals are indicated with names listed in individual dates on the calendar - Ads for various businesses are featured ...

    This is an article that outlines the history of the Elgin County Museum from 1946 to 2006.

    Usbourne Central School Bell November 8, 1976 Wincheslea School Bell was erected at Usbourne Central School. Cost of Bell shared by Student Council of Usbourne Elmville, Hurondale, and Kirkton Womens Institutes. Erected by Fred Bischoff and sons of Exeter. The metal work was done by Carl Gower. The cost was ...

    The new executive at our CBWI from left to right are Lacey Thompson treasurer, Shirley Couch director, Tara Stanton secretary, Marywinn Daykin vice president, and Karin van der Hayden Thomas president. The photo was taken in April, 2017 in front of the CBWI and Community Hall on County Rd. 9 ...

    This is a brick commemorating fund raising for the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Donation by Castleford W.I.

    This is a brick commemorating fund raising for Renfrew Victoria Hospital, Donation from Goshen W.I.

    This is a brick commemorating fund raising for Renfrew Victoria Hospital. Donation from Lochwinnoch W.I.

    This is a brick commemorating fund raising for Renfrew Victoria Hospital. Donation by Horton North Women's Institute

    Between the photographs of the churches reads the following hand-written description: "Pine River Presbyterian Church was erected in 1869 after (the) first church, built in 1864, was destroyed by a bush fire. It was veneered with brick in 1901, was redecorated in 1948, new maple floor, new seats, a furnace ...

    Gillies Hill and Williscroft WI of Bruce East District held a family barbecue in 1998, with proceeds used to erect signs to mark and preserve the pioneer communities in Elderslie Township. "Big Bruce" is in the background.

    story by Online paper The Kincardine Record

    This Cenotaph to honour World War 1 soldiers "who paid the supreme sacrifice" was erected in 1920. It is located on the south side of County Road 25 at the southeast corner of Spring and Norway Streets east of the main Castleton ”downtown” intersection of County Roads 21 and 25. ...

    Prince Edward District member and former president, Joan Williams welcoming Mr. & Mrs. Allison coming off the Quinte Access Bus to attend our Art & Craft Sale.

Amherst Island Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 2003     Amherst Island Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3, part 3 of 3 Amherst Island near Kingston Ontario is a community of over four hundred comprised mostly of farmers and retirees from “away”, often Toronto or Ottawa. The Island is a component of Loyalist Township for municipal organization purposes, and is located ...