Prince WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1: 1993
- Publication
- Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), 1993
Description
- Creator
- Prince Women's Institute, Creator
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Scrapbooks
- Description
- Prince WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1: 1993
- Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir, photos and biographies
- "Foreword" by Lady Tweedsmuir
- Portrait and biography of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
- Photos of the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead
- Mary Stewart Collect
- "We're Proud of W.I.!!" list of W.I. Accomplishments over the years
- Postcard of Guelph FWIO Head Office
- History of Prince
- Map of Prince
- Article, "Nothing Came Easy for Prince Pioneers," 1983
- Article and historic photograph, "1907 Berrypicking Was Social Event"
- Articles, "Prince man Dies in Road Collision," 1970 and "2 Brothers Drowned Near Sault," 1969
- Articles about local residents and educational achievements
- Council News
- Photo of wedding of daughter of Myrtle Pinder, no date
- Death notice of former Prince Reeve Clarence Edward Hill, 1981
- Clippings showing that Prince Township is an active community
- Article, "Jack Casey put together his own 'high performance' Kitfox airplane"
- Prince United Church
- North Prince School
- S.S. No. 1
- Articles, "Salute to a School," and "Prince Township school to be sold," Prince Township School officially closes due to declining enrolment
- List of Prince Township Reeves, 1897-1997
- WWI Honour Roll
- WWII Honour Roll
- Farming: includes families who settled the area: Walls, Wilson, Hill, Hotchkiss, Pearce, Deans, Liddle, Cooper, Bethune, Ironside, Anderson, Odber, Childs, Sharpe, Westcott, Marcoux, MacIntyre, Wierzbicki, Soboss, Bellumat, McNair, Reed, and Devon
- Communication: including telephone
- Photo of a Prince pioneer home
- History of Gros Cap and Prince Township, including Indigenous Peoples and European settlers
- Native History
- Historic photos of people, Gros Cap School, and Fishing Dock at Gros Cap
- Article, "Natives plan to lay claim to half of Sault"
- The Military History of Prince Township, primarily WWII
- Article, "Strictly for the Birds: Gros Cap craftsman reaching for the stars with latest challenge," 1992 (article about a large birdhouse built to house purple martin)
- Article, 'Ironsides Give Up Farm Title after 61 Years in Prince Area," 1967
- Article about the Ironside family (Alex Ironside)
- Obituary of Alex Ironside
- Article about sewage treatment plant construction project, 1983
- Institute members attend Frontier Days
- Article about first area cemetery being restored, 1989
- Photo of gateposts erected in Hillside and Gros Cap cemeteries by the WI
- Article about community get-together, 1990
- Articles about new firehall, including photographs 1993
- Article about the demolition of the Airways Hotel
- Article about new arboretum in Prince
- Article about Charlie Parr, brother of life member Ruby Hendriks, he depicts pioneer life in wood carving, 1992
- Article, 'Pilot survives crash of homemade plane' (Jack Casey), 1993
- Article, 'Parent/Child Resource Centre celebrates five years of service,' 1993
- Article about Jan-Elizabeth James, freelance education consultant and resident of Prince Township, 1994
- Article, 'Spry matriarch is hit of Bridge family reunion,' 1994
- Article about author Janet James, 1994
- Article about 125th anniversary of Canada
- Article about house fire that leaves three homeless on Gagnon Rd., no date
- Article about Lucinda Lister, the first female cadet to get wings in Prince Township
- Article about fatal car accident, 1969
- 1996 and 1997 graduation programs for R.M. Moore
- Articles about local a local crafter, the library and a septic pump explosion
- Article about changeover from the OPP to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service
Prince WI:
- Charter member list, 1909
- History of the founding of Prince WI
- Prince WI Executive, 1911-1997
- Ruby Hendriks receives the Ontario Bicentennial Medal for volunteers, 1984
- Articles about Ruby Hendriks
- Photos of Mrs. Nettie Anderson, Kate Saunders, Ellen Hill, Bessie Marshall, M. Reed, Evelyn Hill, Annette Grenier, Ruby Hendriks, Ethel Deans, Myrtle PInder, Ethel Walls
- Photos of Theresa Newman, Annette Grenier, death announcement of Florence Zeppa, WI member
- Life membership card for Mrs. Bessie Marshall
- Photos of a WI meeting, 1986
- Photos of Annual June Picnic, Valentines Day meeting
- Members receive life memberships, 1978, 1973
- Photos of Life Members
- Life Member Evelyn Hill is presented with a print for 30 years of volunteer leadership with the local 4-H clubs, 1986
- Life memberships presented, 1991, 1997
- Letter written by Mrs. L. Reed to Anna P. Lewis about the founding of Prince WI
- Photos of Prince WI, 1910, 1914
- Summaries of meetings, 1936-1968
- Prince WI makes donations to the F.J. Davey Home for the Aged
- Prince WI donates funds to firefighters
- Article, 'Prince pioneer day a success'
- Various articles about local WI events
- Photos of WI tours: Copper Harbour, Eagle Harbour, Waterloo Region and Ontario Agricultural Museum
- Articles about local Girl Guides and Boy Scouts groups
- Articles about 4-H clubs
- Articles about the history of quilting
- Photos of WI quilting bees and finished quilts
- Summaries of meetings about Prince Community Hall, 1953-66
- Earlier articles about Prince WI and Algoma Centre WI activities, 1950s-1960s
- Report from the North Central Area Convention, 1984
- Article about quilted wall hanging presented to the Ontario legislature by the FWIO
- Article about North Shore Central Area Convention and officers selected to serve the 1992-93 term of office
- Lottery license for a raffle, 1984
- Certificate of Merit presented to the Prince WI from the Recreation Committee, Township of Prince, 1986
- Certificate commemorating the 100th anniversary of FWIO from Bud Wildman, MP
- Certificate commemorating the 100th anniversary of FWIO from Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario
- Thank you letter to Prince WI from Centennial Committee Chair Leslie Cassidy-Amadio (Prince Township Centennial) - Date of Original
- 1993
- Subject(s)
- 4-H clubs
Accidents
Aged persons
Airplanes
Anniversaries
Authors
Awards
Churches
Clubs
Community service
Death
Demolition
Education
Families
Farming
Festivals
Fire fighters
Fire stations
Galleries & museums
Gifts
Graduation ceremonies
Handicraft
Hotels
Indigenous peoples
Libraries
Meetings
Picnics
Pioneers
Quilts
Schools
Telephone companies
War
Women's Institutes - Language of Item
- English
- Creative Commons licence
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