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Lad we ed , there were 1,300 TNveedsmuir I smUIr s Mil acy l serum... Mrs. Johnston said each time a Lad "IW d . ' 0 . s. Th liiTGi a; ciirut"i'G; in new Institute is chartered, a . . ee smutr S roy St- e “tones so um co -' . . is be un Whetherlit ii st/v".)?,:,',"',', from I tion toypreserve local hisgory was plete histories of individual 1etttitf1,rd'fdiisd'tgn', mick Eh“ ll?,?", “h e “$1.0“ series forwarded to the provincial farms and families, churchs and and hard work, the community Roms.’ or t, 9;“? rmg nature l board of the Federated Women's their organizations, schools and is recorded as far back as possi- 9fanaion "P": tnis oy,,erth"i1gr,kiis i' Institutes of Ontario. It took libraries, industries astand pre- ble "31:3 anniversary’ tmet mg LS I some time, but the idea caught sent, war records 'l,?'??,'), c'ommu- She also noted that, thanks to CGllntlfetest in thin s historical ' on. nity and otherhistorital facts. "r the interest and expertise of for- d 'trt enealo “if articula ." i In 1945, the provincial conven- "Altogether, the community mer Perth County archivist tlil 1, g t IQ IT, h T, IS er, Mrs. L. Reesor, proposed in history is a com mhensive, fac- James Anderson Institutes are runncIngla fan I",," me 'ld P her report that wr branches tool collection 'oTl'ld'llltsvi' data _ now usin special glues and . El cr Y m“ y item irs' Peo- begin“village" history books. _ and treasured pictures ofa local a acid-free pgaper for their history ple working at are ives,m new? i In that same year the FWIO community, provided by the i books to ensure a good state of paper "morgues", or at public li- magazine, Home and Country, people, of the people and for the Preservation, _ braries are aware of the interest. ipublished a list of suggestions people," MrsJohnston said. “Jim Anderson also advised They get consulted on a regu- 'for compiling "Tweedsmuir Most of the histories, she us not to use ordinary ballpoint lar basis by everyone from per- Village Histories". The list in- added, have been researched pens,” Mrs. Johnston said. ' SOUS researching f.amily trees, to eluded subject matter and items backto thedays ofCrown lands, Because of the size of the historians domg Feces on cheese to be covered and an order of At the 1957 annual meeting pt Britten WI 'IWeaistm1ir History, . factories, sawmills, or what have contents. the provincial board uf the the Institute authorized Mrs. you. to youngsters doing school [ Lady Tweedsmuir was delight- FWIO, Mrs. R. c. Walker use; Johnston to plasma new-histo- essays. l ed and responded with a George was appointed the first ry books - complete with acid- But there's another excellent "Forward" for the histories provincial curator. V _ freepages, of course. source of family and community which is still placed in each She conducted courses in the. The keeping of the history is history that is sometimes over- Thveedsmuir history. compilation of the histories, and an exacting tasks looked. it bylaw passed in 1962 made of- V “Information up to the present' Since the 1930s Women's FORWARD ficial the office of WINDY in WI is a never-ending search for de- Institutes in Canada have been Her "Forward", reads as fol- branches, districts and areas tail," Mrs. Johnston said. keeping histories as their tocali- lows: throughout Ontario. Howevengiven the value of ties. In most cases, these records “I am so glad to hear that the In a count taken back in 1972, the books, she says the result is are complete and many date _ Women's Institutes of Ontario‘. worth‘the effort: back to the 1880s. are going to compile village his- The histories, she said, are of Marcie Iohnston, president of tory books. Events move very interest to people researching the Britten WI, is typical of wt I tbstrunvadayoi; homers pulled family trees, to Heritage 4-H members who are responsible for ' down, new roads are_made, and. clubs, and to anyone mmmd their histories. l the aspect of the countryside Arr l C LE pRI/VT ED C) if TH E. in gainirWa thoro1qrtlz1owi- The Britton group recently l changes completely sometimes _ - - edge of their community held a work meeting on its inashort time. . s TD lg] lui, B/t NM}: I? - The sPouttstoffunadia.n gov- "Tweedsmuir" history book. , "It is a most useful and satis- - emor generals, taken as a whole, Families in the community are [ fying task for Women's Institute . LI 5 TOD.) t: L I t) N T H R it? might becottsidered as forgotten being telephoned for an update . members to see that nothing . l I TH l qq a people. However, that cannotbe on their farm, on house and barn ' valuable is lost or forgotten, and m f) R said of lady Tweedsmuir. . . improvements, or other changes, women should been the plert al- Her legacy of the importance _ also changes in landscaping', ways tiiuard the traditions of of preserving community history where applicable their, hurries, and to see that is alive m the land - thanks to The Britton W1 is also hoping water cjilor sketches and prints, the dedlmtion of generations of to get an updated photo of fami- poems and prose legends should WImembers. ' lies in its area far the history. tind their Wayinto these books. _ Her ladyshlp had reason to be Each member has been assigned “The oldest people in the vil- proud. p lots and concessions on which to lage “If!“ till '1ie,','t1,i,eg, I',',',",-. - ' _ C etu ated information. tiles 0 w at t e remem er,r. . SE- 7 - - rm ': -: , ikt'iFGeik'i'i"g'Ei' 'tift :"‘*-,‘:’a’é§.».u»" 'ti)] g Pd _-------- when the 'y'2nrl'iu,'i,'ll,'i','l an ' - . 7 . q ' I 1 ' It ”fetaemw«“viecacctwefwhi‘ii Ar, BEGINNINGS bridge between them and events . . - - ‘ , 'llllillllilllltr8ilitlllltllIlllmiliMlllglglllElallliBiillaiiai5 The WI history books at which happened before they 7â€"“M?”'r“’"i‘”’“M§"W%ié§%”i‘$wér‘lfifgiEgifigfiééi‘f‘figgfigf [mum wife of Canada governc humanity which is continually l 'IlMlti , ’” Wh 'llM8NlillMlllllgN 'tNlliNliiIliliimlliiil8ll-lltllim lgeneral from 1935-40 Lor, interesting to us and your vil, sm 1375; itMI , 2-5551}, It 'llllgt8ggEgMilllitgllillMgBglllllilMItg 'Tweedsmuir, who was at least a lage iisiikiiViiii be the basis of Et MIIB, B, 1BtgBlE "ilglillBMllllllBl, B, 1tigltlBg8gNlMlllt "iigltllMltliNtv' well-known as the rxopular writ accurate acts much valued by ..-\ 'llliMiimlltlM ' * IlllllilillllillMglilllilBltgmitllillMlllrlllMlllllliitllllNlllE "rJohn Bu chan. _ historians of the future. . I ' ilk.“ u g ' 'lBlelilltlll4llliitiiialil1lillliiilEiliiilNiitllNlllllgliltllrilNllMll8iE Lady Tivcedsmuir herself wa “I am proud to think that you . I' 'dS 'atrelIriiMril ' M ' u ' - . ' . MEMRI-li-gall-tt f Prolific author, writing we have called them ‘The 'nveeds- , _ Ill '$iIi2llilll8lllllll %' . . I - I . E . heir“ ‘. into her Ms, Her better-know: muir 1lillageHistories"', - It-IB' . , t ' . . II , tgrill-g-IIE" 'l' itBili. works are “A Study of Welling According to Marcie Johnston, - 2‘4 " T - V , ' ' . , TWEEDSEUIR BEIGE-Y '"RNMgatatMNaBN - _iMtNllt ton After Waterloo", and a biog this “official launching" in 1945 - Mt" Ifmllllilglltllll Bl I " . I . ’ I . - . . l . 2311?;th novelist Louisa Ma: of the TWeedsmuir histories of - 1lliBlilMlll . . I , , - - . 7 " H some} In”. any,” . . . ' local communities "has become ' ' t q I _ " if" " ‘ " ‘ . mans” , - fl?" T tivetc,tr,dgsni1fsro11 $5.2; one of the are emanate an? . , I , _ , ' t " . I ' - 'Ill-Mil" l / ' u " _. . Institute member and took t valuable Emlecm of the Women's ' . q ' :1: , I , ' ' ' t KigiMilt ~ 3 _ , h ' 'ici",. _ great interest in the Women': "ge"tti',"i, "village" was later i _ . _ - I Ill I , _ f It -___ . ." . . ,t/ _ i . T _ BN' u ' . t . ' . 5 _ r ' l .- "11tfrteffay/e,i,r, of th, dropped from the title so all ' ‘ FR ' ‘ , ' . ' , 3 Jg',amxiam.,, 1 _ -C=ii,r-.rr, Athen’s Women's Institute non branches were free to compile ' . ' , Ilk' r'.". " tt - " V ‘ , J1'i'iiii'i'iiC?i'td'lri, “A tr"- F . F their communit histories Mrs. ’ - . . " f rr ll _ [ . . s . Js't',i2,' 'ri'ii.ttkitgiiat(,L-c-=- _ c" of Leeds East District, that Lad) ed r r - _ . _ li . . can!” . 1iitifii':ii') l:- P-. ' _ _ _ Weedsmuir stressed the neec Johnston add . _ _ v . l - “'01:!“ ”5,1175” "cji)r'iiii-f,f.ttFi' “.3 (:31. 15'5- a??? f -_', for preserving the history of on; . . . ' t . - . 'Mi1tl1 _iii,'iifttiiii,'ir,'r,(. ll 3 'riiii),.jj','rri-' “313;“: .'; 1, Canadian people, customs {ma sumac-rs . , I IlgltilllltNllll - 7 jiiiy;'iit.-i:1:?i. 1 ' (j:':'-')?,'))":":,")'-,:':"']:)-? E , C activities of our developing The main subjects contained in ' . - . _ , I . . , Bl boll; A, ', 'il'it'i,iiiiittt i E155: iryiiyiri,'i,-l,': i!, . G, l land," reports Mrs, Johnston. Madam mstoriesinclude: - lilMllllMllllllilllllllll.llllllllliiiiltNiiiilliiiiiillh “Mt _ 'is/C/ri/yi.:)";?):), ii"'s.CE 3'] RI , "This was in 1936." The branch Institute and its. ' . I - I i > I ' - r , 'lglliliiiMMgllllillllt i , I Cr-r"! .". , I Lady Tweedsmuir's interest contribution to the welfare and . __ . , . . 'll . . . - " 'liiillimiiiBNil1lllltit "; _ _ --rcrict"iF- B, _ u I _ ' l dev 1 f h m . ‘ - - ' Mtv . - . . -mgts2aM, 'ggiiitzWa? H . ri 'egegt' 'e,tf,1as,tt,r', ““5; s',';')";)')",';,',',',:',',,?),'))','),',;',','; it? ' ' - " e " I ' lili8llllllMlgMklgBiE& r'?,i1tfi, as, , ' (sa' _v'e pr' '., 4 l': l q un court ' ' - " $MllMltmtrltl5iRtENim18llEi2iEiiiiBt% 155%» IlagmtIIt tt " . Brt5 " u . and pioneering gas rglativeli midi“? he, goggle? 'edit, ' 1lliiiBiiigit8Ei%tSiiiiiiiEitliaiiiigi"i'fifrtglilliMllllMill TigM IR r, ' " " $1 " 'gBEI& WW ttt at? “13.;ng 512333,; Ir,,',",','; , , 'Ill,',:',',',,',',',',', Dan 'teel 5; RESERVING HISTORY-Mamie Iohnston displays the large Twccdsmuir History of the Britten ' earlier days “If; still bein “:01: farmhig, homes, Liiiiiiiiri, trade Women’s Institute. The page on the right contains Lady Tweedsmuir's "Forward". In the fore- I to younger generations." g and meme and recreation. found are the acid-free pages for a new history. (Banner Photo)