Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1964, page 44

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At Whitechurch Historical Exhi- bition, a cooperative proierl of the towaship Conservation Club and the Women's Institutes, the Misses Carol, Pat and Louise Walker have charge of a pioneer kitchen of the period around l837. The exhibition included other rooms of a settler's cabin and displays of antique dishes, clocks, lanterns and form tools. Historical Research Trout Mills: “Our curator writes articles for the local paper which are used afterwards in the Tweedsmuir history, thus arousing inter- est throughout the community." Walsingham had a paper on former local school teachers and postmasters. Gamehridge: “Our curator Wrote the his- tories of two local schools, now closed. These histories were published in the local paper and entered in the Tweedsmuir book. Drumbo had a historical research meeting at which a representative of each of four local families told the family's history. Coronation Institute is in charge of “Albion House.” the original log house in the Albion Hills Humber Conservation area. Visitors are welcomed and there are guided tours on Satur- days, Sundays and holidays during the summer. Kirkton: “Our curator, Mrs. Shier, is much interested in historical plaques. We have erected plaques to the memory of the Hon. James Gardner, Hon. Arthur Meighen and Timothy Eaton.” Forester’s Falls arranged a bus trip for memâ€" bers to the Champlain Trail Museum. Amprior set up a museum at their town's centennial cc 1 ebratio n and neighboring branches ctr-operated by having afternoon teas on the premises during centennial week. The Institute is represented on a committee trying to get the old post office as a building for a permanent museum. Stewartville is also work- ing for this project with members on the mu« seum committee. Unionville's Convener of historical research prepared and read a history of the toWnship. This branch is working on a second volume of their TWeedsmuir history. Clover Valley: "We enjoy our h and have given some help to a teacher- :imng on a historical paper she had to err" Elora says: “The pupils of both publi. i high schools use our history for reference.‘ At Richard’s Landing all member lllEiL‘tl the history of their homes and rect I it." Gilford’s historical research com]. a or- ganized a trip to Upper Canada Vii] 'ihcn built their program around this ex rice." Jubilee reports: “We had a spet night meeting held in a school house. \-\ ni In touch with former residents of the ct uniu who had attended the school and inti. hum, They told of school day recollection J M gave them a historical questionnaire it «met. In this way We got some material our Tweedsmuir history." West End had the original idea or with“: what they called “Book Review" in mm members’ homes. At these events. the cod:- muir History and the Book of Grant. than Quilt Blocks from the handicraft cor mum of 1957-59, were on display. In order .ll Ihc books could be seen to advantage the .mer in a group viewing them was limited tc timi- mum of ten. The pages were turn: '1.‘ 3 committee member who explained t. “0th and answered questions as she went at 1"“ the conclusion of the Review there was MEL" time with a cup of tea and light refre~ 'Ht‘nlfi- A fee of 25 cents Was charged. Aim ‘ “'0 persons came to these Reviews. Winona reports: “Our township has . MDU' ment to commemorate the loss of met. [1 the two world wars. It was the idea of a 1 111W ‘0 Write a history of each man whose 1- H16 1* there. In fact our research found out Ham“ that should be there but isn’t.”

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