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    This was one of the submissions from WI members. Deadline was January 30, 2022 with winners announced on February 19, 2022.

    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 - ...

    1927 Loan Gilbert, Whicher, and Caudle are a few of the names on this plaque in Colpoy's Bay Community Hall. Many of their ancestors continue to live in the Bruce Peninsula area. There are one hundred and twenty names on this plaque to commemorate these individuals who donated their time ...

    EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT COMES FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE “Almost at the inception of the movement to build a memorial hall in Blyth, the Women’s Institute purchased the grounds on which the hall is erected, showing rare judgment in their selection of a suitable site…” (The Blyth Standard, June 17,1973 - reprinted from ...

    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 ...

    FIRST ASSIGNMENT FOR ‘ADDIE’S ANGELS’ LEADS TO INVESTIGATION OF POSSESSION OF TWEEDSMUIR BOOKS AT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Our WISH Team, named Addie’s Angels (Remember Charlie’s Angels?), includes (l-r) Karen Murray-Hopf, Ronna Hoogstraten, Margaret M. McPherson (MMM), and Lyanne Lynch and we all live in the community of Glen Morris, Ontario. Our ...

    This is a picture of the Beamsville Cenotaph that was erected in Beamsville following World War I to honour the young men who had fought in that war and did not return home to their loved ones. Beamsville Women's Institute donated the 2 white cement urns in 1921 and has ...

    In February 2022 our WISH team went on a sightseeing tour through Hastings Country and north along the Trent River to find the River Valley Women’s Institute Hall. The structure that is now River Valley Centre has had a diverse history. We were told that a small rural Methodist Church ...

    In 1927, the Women’s Institute of Colpoy’s Bay erected the hall that still stands to this day. Not only does it stand, but in recent years it has enjoyed a renaissance that has seen renovations to make it more accessible and a renewed and vibrant membership that keeps it busy ...

    Our team went on a short trip to the site of our former WI Hall, which started its life in 1855 as the Orange Hall and was one of the earliest buildings in the Bervie area. The Women’s Institute purchased the Hall in 1960. In 1961, it was moved across ...

    The Zoomers team of Bianca Brown, Rosemary Enright, Susan McConnell and Sandra Johnston are proud to highlight a project spearheaded by their branch. The photo shows our team at one of the project sites. More information below. Submission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversary.

    On Nov.7,2010 the Mayor of Mississippi Mills,Al Lunney and the President of Ramsay W.I., Cindy Zorgel unveiled a plaque at the Blakeney Park at the bridge over the Mississippi River, in Lanark County near Pakenham. It showed the locations of the over a dozen mills and shops in early times.

    SPRINGFORD COMMUNITY HALL In January 1986, the Springford Women’s Institute decided their old Institute hall was not in satisfactory condition and asked council for help to renovate the hall. They refused on the grounds that spending money on an old building was not feasible and they were refused. The community ...

    in 1930, a project for the Hickson Women's Institute Branch in Oxford County was to erect park gates at the entrance of Hickson Community Park. This W.I. group initiated the project but are not sure who financed it. In the mid nineties, the gates were deteriorating and the debate began......

    The gates to the Tavistock, Ontario Fair Grounds were erected in 1925 by the local Women's Institute. They have been a local landmark ever since. The gates were falling into disrepair so about 10 years ago, but were carefully restored to their original condition and look wonderful. See further information ...

    GRACE PATTERSON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE PICNIC SHELTER In 1919 a group of Sunday school girls from the Thamesford area of Oxford County formed a club which they named the Grace Country Club in honour of Miss Grace Patterson. She was a local girl and school teacher who became an educational missionary ...

    In a quest to find a WI Plaque or Hall in our area, one of our team members travelled out one day to the Kenmore Community Hall where the Kenmore WI held their meetings and maintained the hall for a number of years. After tramping through the snow around the ...

    The Beehive School was the first in a series of one room schools constructed in Minto Township. Erected in 1872 and was situated on a parcel of land at the corner of Hwy 109 and the 6th line. 1965 closed the era of one-room schools and the building was removed ...

    Clue #1 requests that the team document and photograph a WI plaque, hall or project. Our team members each had knowledge of such but luck led us down an unknown path. One team member was perusing South Brant District Tweedsmuir History and came upon an exciting entry. Brant WI was ...