Résultats

      In many ways, the members of the Women’s Institutes were the unofficial archivists of their communities. They acquired records, oral histories, photographs and much more for inclusion in their volumes, leaving us today with an outstanding resource on the history of rural Ontario.

      This is a hard covered scrapbook that is Volume 3 of a 4 volume set covering the history, events and changes that took place within the Iron Bridge United Church between 1963 and 1992.

      This scrapbook contains various newspaper clippings from 1992. Many of the clippings are from the "Powassan Highlights" section of the Almaguin News newspaper. The clippings include stories about events, weddings, engagements, condolence messages, graduations, anniversaries, milestone birthdays along with other community interest activities, gatherings and meetings for Powassan, Ontario and …

      This scrapbook contains various newspaper clippings from 1982. Many of the clippings are from the "Powassan Highlights" section of the Almaguin News newspaper. The clippings include stories about events, weddings, engagements, condolence messages, graduations, anniversaries, milestone birthdays along with other community interest activities, gatherings and meetings for Powassan, Ontario and …

      This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from 1983. Many of them are the Powassan Highlights column in the Almaguin News newspaper. Articles focus on local community activities / happenings including: Powassan Royal Canadian Legion Branch 453, Powassan Cubs, Brownies, and Boy Scouts, Eastholme Hawaiian Day, obituaries, Powassan Carnival, Ontario Historical Society, …

 Clay Bank Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1960]-[ca. 1972]     Clay Bank Tweedsmuir Curator: Mrs. Gerald Moorhead Tweedsmuir Committee: Mrs. Harvey Young, Mr. Athol Moorhead, Mrs. Clifford Saunders, Mrs. Ken Campbell, and Miss Viola Graham Typist: Mrs. Ken Campbell

 Delaware Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1947]-[ca. 1964]     Volume 1 of 2, contains primarily branch history, churches, cemeteries, and family histories. There is a Table of Contents. Volume 1: Section A: History of Delaware branch and its events Section B: Churches with very detailed histories and photos Section C: Cemeteries of Delaware and vicinity with names listed in …

 Delaware Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1947]-[ca. 1971]     Volume 2 of 2, contains primarily townships, schools, villages, farms, businesses, and misc. There is a Table of Contents. Volume 2: Section A: Extensive history of Delaware as contributed by several different persons. Many families of this area are mentioned in these accounts. Section B: Information on schools of the …

 Braeside Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1946]-[ca. 1954]     This Volume was prepared by: Miss M.B. Armstrong, Convener of Historical Research, 1946-47 Miss M.C. Russell, Convenor, 1947-48 Assisted by Mrs J.S. Gillies Photographs of present day by Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs Eric Burton

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1967]-[ca. 1997]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned are …

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1983]-[ca. 1995]     Burnstown Tweedsmuir Curator: Mrs. Goldie Moore

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 3 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned …

 Burnstown Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1991]-[ca. 2003]     Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 4 of 4 Burnstown is a hamlet situated in McNab Township, near the border of Bagot Township in Renfrew County. Settled primarily by Scots, it is on the shore of the Madawaska River and was part of the timber era. Some families mentioned …

 White Lake Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [ca. 1965]-[ca. 1981]     White Lake Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1 of 1 White Lake village is located in eastern Ontario on the north easterly end of White Lake, one of the largest lakes in Ontario. The White Lake WI was formed in 1915. This volume is composed of 8 file folders of notes, …

 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 2 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 1, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 1 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 2, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Nelson Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 3 of 3 volumes that have been digitized and are available on OurOntario.ca. Volumes 4-7 are available on microfilm at Central Branch, Burlington Public Library. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable. To view Volumes 2 & 3, use the link to the Tweedsmuir …

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [1961]-[1982]     The cover of this book was painted by Ralph Redner in 1972 for the Rednersville Women's Institute when the contents of this book were taken from the original Tweedsmuir History Book. It is an oil painting of Eatonville. This entire book was microfilmed by Preston Microfilming Services, 2215 Queen St. …

 Nelson Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 1 of 3 volumes that have been digitized and are available on OurOntario.ca. Volumes 4-7 are available on microfilm at Central Branch, Burlington Public Library. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable. To view Volumes 2 & 3, use the link to the Tweedsmuir …

      This scrapbook contains various newspaper clippings that discuss the War of 1812-1814. It focuses mainly on the centennial events and memorials of the War, particularly those relating to Sir Isaac Brock. There are also a few articles that discuss the Native Canadian (First Nations) participation in these ceremonies and their …