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"FOREWORD" l LORD and LADY TWEEDSMUIR I am so glad to hear _t.hat .the VVrnnens Institutes of _ _ Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchanan), the son of Reverend John Buchanan, Ontario are gomg to compile village history books. Events H'figxfwe was born in Scotland on August 25m, 1875. He was called to the Bar in l90l . . ' _ T »- r, . T move very fast nowadays; houses are pulled down, new roads l ri" 'iiillEti)jisfiii'ioililliNMlll and from 1927 to l935, he was a member of British House of Commons for Fp/brit-ce' m are made and the as ect of the eounh side chan cs com- v' _ t l ' T i “:3 Scottish Universities. [n I935 he was titled "Baron Tweedsmuir" and from » "s?eesZt pletely sometimes ‘in a short time. 'itiAaN .1.“ " , 1935 to l940 was Govemor General ofCanada. He was author ofa number 5' 5.“ f gBhtf%BiWiT: - , _ - _ ' ",.,, . . > .- f It is a most useful and satisfying task for Women's Insti- " 'ltr/M. _ ' - ofbiographies and historical works: w - gi; _ ails: I tute members to see that nothin valuable is lost or for otter], t .g’." tmr, " E . . _ _ . T ', V c'- " . d Nomen should be on tth alert always to gualgd tht ‘5 *2 , Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Scott, Julius Caesar, Oliver , , M I an w ’ r a ’1‘; Ili. ' Cromwell The Massacre ofGleneoe The Kina' ac e c i? _ a l traditions of their homes, and to see that water colour sketches we”? “:3: I It I ' , ID S Gr e, t . c, "tl', T . and prints, poems and prose legends toul? find tl way Illl" , _ s),i,'ri,ti,t:, - ' "Memory Hold The Door" was his autobiography and one ofhis latest works. 'ies, . f into these books. The oldest people ttt the village will tell Ith' . V . . "ttta" t , John Buchanan, the first Lord Tweedsmuir, died in Montreal on February n"', . ' 7 . ilEj7" , V fascinating stories of what they remember, which the younger . . - . , I . JilEllilgl ill' 1940. His library was bequeathed to Queen's University, Kingston, ON, " ' ' P'" V , » » members can write down, thus making a bridge between them 7 - f - _ » illll Iiiim . . _ - ' 7 . ‘ and events which happened before they were lun-n. After all, l » " F ' . til " Lady Tweedsmuir, Susan, wife ofour beloved Governor General, has written ‘ . , I , ‘ : it is the history of humanity which is continually interesting - - ‘ . - _ . I - " . Iliiany plays, children‘s books and reminiscences. She was anardentWomen s , i . ", _ ‘ . s to us and your village histories will be the basis of accurate nstitute member in England. Shen‘as made an Honorary Life Member-OFF‘WJO. f T ll F l d l k l 'storians of the future 1 am oroud to She advocated that our Organization, across Canada, compile the histories ofour acts mue1 va ue )y 11 qq ' C " r. Local communities and villages. Lady Tweedsmuir returned to England following the think that you have called them The Tweedsmuir Village deathofher husband. i Histories". _-Written by Lady Tweedsmuirx F