Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1984, page 20

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Network Quilt show at ROM Thirty I9th-century quilts are on display at the Royal Ontario Museum’s Sigmund Samuel Canaâ€" diana Building until April 8, I985. The exhibition called Early Canadian Quilts, displays the innovative achievements and skilled craflmanâ€" ship of quilt~makers of the past of Ontario. Quebec and Maritimes. The Sigmund Samuel Canadiana Building is located at 14 Queen's Park Crescent West. Toronto and is open Monday to Saturday. IO a.m. to 5 pm. and Sunday 1 to 5 pm. Free tours of the exhibition are held every Thursday at noon. Admission to the Canadiana Building is free. Free films L.M. Media Marketing Services Ltd., has a collection of films it will loan free of charge to clubs and com- munity groups. The films cover topics such as travel, health and safe- ty, business. careers and finance as well as science and technology. To get a catalogue of the free films. write to 143 Sparks Avenue, Willowdale, MZH 255. Users are responsible for paying the return postage. Speakers Bureau The University of Waterloo recentâ€" ly published its 11th edition of the Speakers Bureau. a list of faculty and staff members who are willing to speak to community groups. To get a copy of the list. write to Mrs. Marlene Miles, University Relations Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., NZL 301 or call (519) 888â€"4444. FWIC Convention Plan to attend the upcoming Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) convention. June 16 to 20, 1985 at the University of Western Ontario. London. The theme of the convention is Women Unlimited Potential and will feature 20 guest speakers, workshops, an Operetta, bus tours on Ontario Day. a banquet. ACWW presentation and much, much more. Write for registration forms to Mrs. Vclam Ritchie. R.R. #3. Parkhill. NOM 2K0 and send the forms with a cheque before Feb. 28. 1985 to Mrs, Ritchie. Remember registration is on a first come. first served basis. Registered members have a priority at all sessions. Day visitors are welcome. Please register with Mrs. Ritchie as above. Gifts for FWIC Each district has been asked to donate gifts preferably priced from $3 to $l0 to a total value of $20 for the saIEs table at the FWIC 1985 conv vention. Please send the gifts to Mrs. Norma Alexander. 144 Rexway Drive. Georgetown, L7G 1R7, bet- ween April ] and May 1. WI Story update Documents have been provided which show Maple Branch of the Women's Institute organizing in April 1898. You will note on page 17 of the Ontario Women's institute Story. Wltitby Branch was organized in June 1900. Please clip this from Horne & Country and insert in your copy of the book as an update. Film marks 200 years of farming in Ontario Proud Beginnings. a 29â€"minute color film or videotape which salutes the achievements of Ontario farmers. past and present. is available on loan from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food film library. Write To: Film Library Communications Branch University of Guelph Guelph, Ont. NIG 2W] The film was specially produced for Ontario‘s bicentennial and 'lslu six Ontario farm families who um. tinue to farm the land first settiwt by their ancestors over 200 years igof Travelling to England Nina Lamb. winner of it vs} Churchill Fellowship which e: sled her to travel to Canada to stttt \\*|. is offering assistance to Canad \\1 members wishing to holiti in England. For more informatic .iitc to her at Dramont Wells its Plumpton Green, Lewes. an Sussex. England, BN7 3DA. new Women’s fili 5 available The Ontario Women's Dire. rztk’ loans films free of charge ft 2 HS library at 5th Floor. Mowal tel. 900 Bay Street. Toronto. M7. C34 The films cover a variety of PICS from affirmative action to d: :th and non-traditional career fat women. Write to the above -. tires or call (416) 965-1537.

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