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.HistOIEpiaEle unveiled CANADIAN GAZETTE Blakeney residents; pres- ent and past, their friends » and neighbours turned out in good numbers on the afternoon of Nov, 7 for the unveiling of a plaque in the park and the premiere of “Blakeney Then & Now” at the Mill of Kintail gate- house. These projects have been on the agenda of the Ramsay Women’s Institute for over three years so it was quite a feeling of accomplishment for the committee of Mari. lyn Snedden, Jill Moxley, and Jean‘ Macpherson to see so many local people en» joy meeting each other and learning about the history Submitted photo Cindy Zorgel, left, and Mississippi Mills Mayor Al Lunne‘y unveil the historic plaque. of the area. Cindy Zorgel,Ramsay WI. . president welcomed all, ,giv- ing a brief history of how ‘ Lady Tweedsmuir spon- sored a contest ‘for the best WI. community history in the late 19405 and the project grew until almost every WI. Branch across Canada has a Tweedsmuir History. The Ramsay books provided the background information for the Blakeney project. A] Lunney in one of his last official duties as mayor of Mississippi Mills, gave praise to the Ramsay WI. for recording the amazing history of our area and to the Almonte Fish and Game Association for all the vol- unteer work they do in the upkeep of the park [which is under the control of the Ministry of Natural Re- sources] Then Cindy and Mayor Lunney unveiled the plaque which has a map with a directory showing the loâ€" cations of over two dozen mills,de and houses and a brief history of the 11am- let. Marilyn Snedden gave a short tour over a new for Blakeney ' producer » of ting is a goal for the future. bridge in the park to the site l " of Abial Marshall’s sawmill ‘ and then it was off to the gatehouSe. - ' Michael Dunn,technical J the DVD, showed it twice to accom- modate the crowd who also enjoyed brOWSing through 50 years of scrapbooks and five volumes of Tweedsmuir Histories as well as snacks ‘ baked by W.I. members. Many signed up to order the DVD when it is pro- duced. The Ramsey WI. has ‘ also launched a website- Wwwrafnsaywica which contains some info on our local history as well as that of the WI. and when the DVD is produced ,notifica- tion will appear there as‘ well as notifying those who left phone numbers. . Since we in Ramsay Ward have few places to hold a public. event,every one was most impressed with the meeting room at the gatehouse. Those at the event seemed to have lots of fimjudging by the laughter, so more chances to get to- ‘ gether in an informal set- (a deem-am A x003 MoislH Jll’lLUSpeeMi einmsul S‘UeUJOM Aeswea