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us â€" s I "FOREWORD" a y n o I am so glad to hear~that the Women‘s Institutes of t rany Sogts A: (e ns Taatn ns { Ontario are going to compile village history books. Events Mn t mole n‘ogl * ol h4 j move very fast nowadays; houses are pulled down, new roads \ e 9 P ban merath 4) ¢ TD Wed i1 | are made, and the aspect of the countryside changes comâ€" * K j j pletely sometimes in a short time. - ‘ $ ‘ It is a most useful and satisfying task for Women‘s Instiâ€" , BCE onl w tute members to see that nothing valuable is lost or forgotten, 4 wgy o dhy on e ‘ and women should be on the alert always to guard the W traditions of their homes, and to see that water colour sketches 8\ M u} and prints, poems and prose legends should find their way e i6 4 i into these books. The oldest people in the village will tell us | fascinating stories of what they remember, which the younger wl s j | members can write down, thus making a bridge between them i9 ‘ and events which happened before they were born. After all, | it is the history of humanity which is continually interesting | to us, and your village histories will be the basis of accurate | facts much valued by historians of the future. I am proud to : think that you have called them "The Tweedsmuir Village | Histories". â€"Written by Lady Tweedsmuir. | | 4 | | I [ ) } w e ra m ts ofe d io n on w f 3 ty i IMNovain‘, 4 im // O oioene aei ie o MM";'&{\'“-'H 3 0 s ut indA 9. dihg s Hubl) ic