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Glen Morris WI Honours Tweedsmuir Curator By Gladys McCreu The Patchwork Quilt We are given a handful of patches And told a quill to make It all depends on the workmanship And the kind of stitches Io take You can make a lovely pattern If we only work arighl Smoothing the rugged edger Balancing dark onrl light How can this poem have anything to do with TwecdsmuirHistory Books? How can it have anything to do with Hester Walker. Tweedsmuir Curator for the Glen Mon-is Women's Institute Branch? Well. to answer these questions. let‘s go over the verse outlining the analogy. We are given a handful ofpalches This refers to the variety of newspaper clippings. old and new pictures, family hisâ€" tories. programs. maps. local reports. and the many other records ofhistorical significance that Hester Walker collected to create the four volumes ofTweedsmuir History, which include the history of the WI. village. com- munity and local personalities. And tnlrl (l quilt to make Hester was inspired. encouraged and chal- lenged to write our Twecdsmuir History. In l951. Hester placed second in the Canada- wide Tweedsmuir Competition for her work on the history of the community of Glen Monis. In 1953. she won the national com- petition and the Tweedsmuir Trophy was presented to her by FWIO President Edith Purcell at the Hamilton Area Convention. Since. Hester has won twice at the provincial level, ‘ It all depends on the workmanship A local newspaper reported that "hours of patient research work and the attractive pres- entation ofhistoric records have resulted in Tl." 20 Home soountry. Fall '94 Pictured above. from Ielt to right, are Gladys McCrea, President. Glen Morris WI. Beatrice Robson, Branch mem- ber, Hester Walker, recipient of the award and Twesdsmuir Curalor, and Alice Ailkin, Branch member: an outstanding history book ofthe Glen Vil- lage and community. It was described by one ol'the judges as “breath taking. beautiful and deserving ofa place in the an gallery." Anal the kind ofrtilches to lake Hester's choice of paper. type size. print style and the layout of material on the page resulted in an outstanding Tweedsmuir col- lection. Much time also must have been spent in researching and cross-checking the authenticity of the information. You can make a lovely pattern If we only work orig/it Smuolltirtg the rugged edges Balancing dark and light Our WI members. geneologists, students, newcomers to the community and the curi- ous enjoy the "lovely pattern" of the completed Tweedsmuir volumes. Hester crafted attractive covers forthe books depict- ing the river and local community buildings. Members of the Glen Morris Women's Institute acknowledged Hester‘s dedication and work on the Tweedsmuir Volumes re- cording the history of their village and community by presenting her with a plaque and bouquet of roses. Gladys lWCCI’L'u Lt President of the Glen Morris Women '.r Institute Branch in the Bron! North District. It i on llorki with Voluntccnri Treatthem as an equal and vital part of your stall. Have written job descriptions for them that are clear and specific. Help them understand where they “fit” in the overall picture. Train them to do their work. Treat them fairly. Be open with them about problems and challenges; don't try to “spare” them details they'll hear anyway! Catch them being good and praise them. Don't ol'ler praise when it's not de- served Utilize their gifls - don't "use" them. Don't make unrealistic demands on their time and resources. Be clear about time demands and than honour them; don't assume that it they said they could give you four hours on a Saturday that they can really give you eight. Listen for lama excuses ol why work isn‘t done; it may be a cry to “get me out of this job.” It a volunteer is not periorming the job they signed up for, even with otters oi help. remove them lrom that job and either assign them lesser responsibility or allow them to “retire” with honour. Get to know them on a personal basis and show an interest in them as a unique individual. Evaluate, with their input. the work they are doing; never "evaluate" them par- sonally. Try to place them in a job where they can use their natural talents or experi- ances so that they will be successful. Celebrate their success. Call them by name. Find out their birthday and mail them a card. Never talk “down” to them. (T hey are probably smarter than youl) Respect their other demands. (Volun- teers are not put on this earth lor your use alonel) Encourage humour and fun while work- ing. Accept their different motivations as OK, Enable them to be the best they can Del 77"; information was taken from l0] Wuyt to Rain: Resources by Sue Vinzyard and Steve McCurlty. availablelmm Volunteer Onlurio. 2 Dunblonr Rd. Suite 203. Elobicnkz. Ontario. M911 2E4. (4/6)236-058&