Elmview WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2, [1964]-[1972], p. 11

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the L O N D 0 â€" More than 500: men are celebrating the golden jubilee in Britain at the Women‘s institute. a satiety for rural friendship and education that ariglnated in Canada. The National Federation of Women's Institutes here began its birthday party when the Duchess of Gloucester. the Queen's aunt. opened an exhibition in London on "the country- woman today." ' Queen Mother Elizabeth. like the other female mem» . hers of the royal family a “'1 member attended the flrsi day of the British Fellâ€" eration's annual meeting at Royal Albert Hall here. Celebrauuns reach a all. max next Monday when repraentatives at each of the 8.717 British Institutes will attend a garden party given by the Queen at Buck» ingha e. Th Insti- A in r 3}» wives. dun ‘fir fin « 4 The chairman oi the Britâ€" ' ‘ lunloflmmy u“ meat. is: liNl Federation is Ga» SHARPEN REPORTS Zing“ we and “light: e a Pike. a magistrate One reform jug adopted ‘ I "man I ZlholllVES in the Berkshire was the appointment ot a mfidmbullrlills mlialgh the met at Cothill, where her lull time publicity officer. in Lil 6 id lg. ' km- liusband. George, is head- we of whose tasks will he fl. master oia boys' school. campaign to get WI Mrs. Pike. 5 greai‘great- spondents to sharp granddaughter of the Quak- We r' 7 er prison reformer. Eliza- ._._â€"â€"â€"____ r H pent “Wild. 3 Burials are (oi-ii! _ reek. Out. by Ade- laide "Hdodless, who con caived the idea of a snclety tor mutual help and instruc- tion among niolated farm minimal ing meals for The Sfl'perit Mound. 200 {eel in length and shaped like a ser- pent. was built as a burial place by an prehisaric Point Perv insult Indians. Ardhaeologicnl investigation liar revealed that over a long period. centred abom 100-200 AD. smite 1200 years before Columhu5 reached America. these early people were attracted to this ceramic-m ill site it was abandoned he- fare 1000 AD, but occasional. small groups vislu‘d here and same bun‘cd their (lead in Pits near file Mounds. Camping and picnic);ng therefore. without such present day refinement; as uâ€"indohed tents. airlliiled mattresses and barbecues, was a way of life in this are: many years beiora Columbus diiovert‘ll Ameriral 0n summer evenings. uhen the many families exit-amped here gathered round their camp- lines, their voices mnjeineri in the singing at old LHYVH‘E songs, perhaps the lining voices Jmm those days gone by mm:- a current emavaticn by Ontario Museum archaeo- beth Fry. in intent on some reforms herself. particular- ly in coordinating and steamllning some W1 work. such as wnrking with men» tally-ill patients and provid- ONTO DAILY ST. I féj' den jubilee for Women’s I nsfit in scores 0! rural Weeklies. llshed during World spastic chil- ' logista has revealed him peole oi‘ the ME‘MfiC Paint Penin- sula culture lived here leavuvi: traces at uheir occupation in the ‘ (arm of distinctive artifact: â€" such as stone and bone tools. urnamenls and pottery. The Point Peninsula culture is found m‘de‘iy aver Southern Ontario and New York. Altho- ugh the nature d the initial lnrmativn o! the Point Penln' sula culture l< not yet fully understood. it is thought in hrve been derived about 1000' BC. from earlier Archaic trade irims and Woodland cultures in New York State um had been influenced by gimps in the Ohio Valley. During the 2000 year span of the Point Peninsula way of life until about 1000 AI) itl underwent gradual thanges and in its later dcveln'pmcnt seems la inreshadow. and theralore he ancmu’al lo. Subiequent cullun‘fi in this area -â€" th‘ lafi of lihic‘i \m the lroqums. Paint Peninsula Indian! act-i u'pied this site. building the mnunds and heaping up the shell midden. tor a pm'lcd cen~ tering around approximately 100 AD The nearly 200 foot long Ser- pent \lound was built by the pr»: serif: Point Peninsula lnr films as a burial place. Since 1556 Royal ports that appear regularly One such report. pub- is still remembered. It lie- Ontario Museum - British War II, ed with the paragraph: muund itself and in all dug in the original ground (are heinre the invalid built. llosi burials are in I flexed position rather filial ex. tended as in our own mlture. Some interman are bu-nllla burials. that is. burial in a par- cel of only some M the hone: of an individual alter the fledh was gone. Cremation are 501116 Lima! found also. it was found by the radiocar- bon dating method that line Sen- um liouhd mi hum an:me mately In the year 123 A.Dl~ more than 1800 year! age. This dale “as determined by me wring Hie minute radio- art oi the rhnrcoai remains of a log imian will! a cremated burial in the nmund. All plants and animal; maintain a very slight but constant quantity a! radioactive carbon Ln their tls~ sues during life Beginning at death. this unstable radioactive element brcalu rlomi and dib sipates at a knnwn file on that the amounL u! radio-active car- bon remaining in any dead or rule material l‘ a measure of the elapsed lim!‘ aim in death. Wood ciiamnal associated with a crematiun in the Serpent Mound was found to be man than 1500 Years old. The impnmnt shell miflden excavation. near the share 0! the lake belnw the mounds. ia prnductive of pottery. stone and bone teal: and animal and fish bones, The axurnulaLion of rnus‘ sei sheila themselves. like the other finds, mstifies m the fact “hat the prehistarlc Ind- of the mound and err-d m-Wre than fifty hur- 1 addition. menth are found in fine i la naenln 55 have emailed ‘ . i rm: lived rulâ€" periods near the humid the mussels ‘e SilallDWS for {mat ., mrl hhlng. and pm- uulture. new «the: same; of rm. g _ Vr‘e gan by naming who presid- ed and whn read the min- uter. ran on with who gave the “interesting talk" and who poured lea. It conclud- ituteet

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