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IKTRODUCT [0" During Lord Tweedsrnuir's term as Governor-General of Canada, Lady Tweedsmuir, who was a Women's Institute member in England. took a great interest in the Women's Institutes of Canada. M: a meeting of Athens women's Institute. new of Leeds Ea‘st District. Lady Tweedsmuir stressed the need for preserving the interesting history of our Canadian people, the places, customs and activities of our developing land. This was in 1936. In 1940. the Provincial Board with Mrs. L. Reesor. Provincial Convener, proposed that Branches begin "Village History Books“. This was the official launching of the "Tweedsmuir Histories" for local communities and it has become one of the most outstanding and valuable projects of the Women‘s Institute and its contribution to the welfare and development of the community; general community history including the geography and topography of the locale, municipal government. farming in all its aspects. homes. education. trade and commerce, and recreation; complete histories of individual farms and families, the churches and their organizations. schools. libraries. industries past and present, war records of the community, as well as many other historical facts. Altogether the community history is a comprehensive, factual collection of historical data and treasured pictures of a local community. It is the reoognized responsibility of each homenfs Institute Branch to record this history, and to prevent our indiindual identity from being lost. This Manual is the 3rd Edition to be used by Curators and their committees to help in the recording of LOCAL COMMUNITY HISTDRTES throughout the Province of Ontario in a more uniform way. NOTE ' ' ‘ titled to Each WOMEN‘S INSTIIUTE compiling a TNEEDSMUIR HlSl'IORY is en ONE COPY of this MANUAL. The MANUAL is to be retained by theoEURAIOR during her term of office and will be passed on to her success A E l r, i. i;