Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1966, page 37

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Mrs. J. A. Fuirmun, a Member of the F.W.I.O, Board, presents Provincial Honor Certificate: to three members of Thornloe 4-H Homemaking Club. left to rig h I: Mrs. Fairman, Elaine Hewett, E I a i n e Bowman, Ellen Hewett. Leader of the club is Mrs. R. T. Bowman, Elaine's mother. iheffield had a speaker on “Problems and dress in Quebec." \delaide Hoodless branch, for their Inter- iional program, had a speaker on Internaâ€" nal Co-operation Year and “Peace through 'lp and Understanding." Soulhcote had a to] discussion on International C0-0peration L11" Stouffvillo combined their program on itizenship and Education with their Inter- itional Program and a new Canadian memâ€" :r spoke on Citizenship and Immigrationâ€" me of their best meetings of the year.“ Kleinhurg and Nashville reports: “Our Jeaker from Poland compared Polish cus- ims with ours and said we take our freedom to much for granted.” Historical Research Granton made arrangements with the Onâ€" ‘Jrio Historical Sims Board to erect a plaque rn Fryfogel's Inn near Shakespeare. North Lobo says: “We have been asked to ielp write the history of the public schools in .he township as they are to be closed due to consolidation.” Several North Norfolk Institutes are helping to restore the “Backus Mill Site." They 56” Queenston - St. David's Institute is now sponsoring this little Hong Kong girl, Kit Ching, for the fourth year. In addition to their do- notion of $60, the Institute sends spe- cial holiday gills and parcels. Kit's letters are a ioy to her sponsors and they say her English has improved great- ly since the corre- spondence started. SUMMER 1966 souvenirs or relrcshments on certain days at this location and use the proceeds for their county scholarship fund. In Teeten'ille the Institute “has sold a bit of land to the township and a log house will he moved to this land as a township centennial project. The Institute will be in charge of the furnishings and cure of the house." Seymour West has been working on the his‘ tory of the loCnI rural schools and the churches and on the life of their first president, now deceased. who was largely responsible for the organization of their institute. Coldsprings appointed a Twccdsmuir history curator and a committee of three to help her. Grafton reports: “A review of local history stimulated one of the best discussions at any of our meetings. It is amazing what people can remember about the history of an urea when a low lacls are placed bclnru lhcm." Drumlio says: “Our most enjoyed meeting of the year was on historical research. The roll call was ‘Name on industry operating in the township within [he lost 100 years.’ Mem- bers recalled many industries long since dis- appeared. On displuy were copies of a local paper dated 1904 which is no longer bcing published. Current events of 1904 were read from these pupcrs. The motto was ‘Stndy the past it you would define the future.” In Plattsivillc Institute “the hisloricul re- search committee planned a motorcade, visit- ing many historical spots#o|d churchEs, cairns, cemeteries along the way.“ Crumlin “had some records from their Tweedsmuir History photographed for the county and university libraries." Dorchester reports: “Our weekly local paper is publishing instalments of early local history supplied by Us." South Christie: “At our meeting on historical research we had the members tell the history 37

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