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      Chesley Women's Institutes Accomplishments Chesley Women's Institute was organized in 1910 with 60 ladies in attendance. One of their first petitions was to ask Council that sidewalks be snowplowed and that butcher shops and bakeries be inspected. During the First World War they disbanded to do their work through the …

      Williscroft Cairn Williscroft Women's Institute was organized in 1901, disbanded in 1920, and then reorganized in March 1949. It continues to be an active branch of Bruce County District Women's Institutes of the Grey-Bruce Area Women's Institutes. The Williscroft Cairn is located on Bruce County Road #40 (Lot 12, Concession …

      Canada 150 project, an art tree documenting Admaston Bromley township. It's small communities , clubs and organizations. To be used for Canada 150 celebrations, and to hang in the township offices. The art work was created with the help of the Douglas public library.

      story by Online paper The Kincardine Record

      On April 28th 1869 David Mack donated the land (Pt. Lot 19, Con. 5 Rawdon Twp.) for a Wesleyan Church, a branch of Methodism, where the present building now stands. The citizens decided to combine their resources and build a house of worship. Although their own homes were of logs …

      On Nov.7,2010 the Mayor of Mississippi Mills,Al Lunney and the President of Ramsay W.I., Cindy Zorgel unveiled a plaque at the Blakeney Park at the bridge over the Mississippi River, in Lanark County near Pakenham. It showed the locations of the over a dozen mills and shops in early times.

      Stone depicting building date of Coningsby School

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 2010     Brooksdale WI Tweedsmuir Community History, 2010 Women's Institute Activities, 2010 - FWIO Women's Day event, April 2010 - Invitation to a reception for Carol Innes, newly elected President of FWIO, April 2010 - Oxford District Annual, May 2010 - "Brooksdale WI Branch Member elected Provincial President of FWIO - Brooksdale …

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [2011]-[2012]     2011 Women's Institute Activities, 2011 - Tweedsmuir Bees - Community involvement - ROSE Programs - Branch advocacy for agricultural issues - International Women's Day - Fashion show - Lakeside WI celebrates 100 years - A Victorian Garden Party - Coffee Break for the Alzheimer Society - Scholarship presentations - Crisis …

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [2013]-[2014]     Brooksdale WI Tweedsmuir Community History, 2013-2014 2013 Women's Institute Activities, 2013 - Brooksdale WI 90th Anniversary - Brooksdale WI Tweedsmuir History open house - International Women's Day - Women Walk the World for ACWW - Women's Institute Scholarships 4-H Activities, 2013 - Volunteer Tribute Award at AGM for Oxford 4-H …

      In celebration of the 100th year of Renfrew South District Women's Institute in 2013, a defibrillator was purchased and placed in the Renfrew Armouries. This multi-use building is in the Renfrew Fair grounds. It is used for meetings, wedding receptions, event space, indoor tennis and of course exhibits at the …

      Photo of a roadside sign, alerting travellers to the presence of horse drawn vehicles on the road. The Balsam Hill - Horton W.I. was aware of a group of conservative Mennonite families coming to the area. The ladies arranged an information evening, for the neighbours and township council. The Women's …

      A cairn was erecting on the site of the Township Hall at Gillies Hill in 1967. It reads "Gillies Hill - site of municipal government 1856-1963 in memory of the pioneers of Elderslie Township."

      In 1947 Zion Line WI petitioned the Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to have a marker established to indicate Samuel de Champlain's travels through the Ottawa Valley and the discovery of his astrolabe. Local municipal participation enabled the erection of a cairn along Highway 17, just outside of …

      In 2000-2001 Service Club Signs were placed at three entrances to Prince Edward County; Carrying Place, Rossmore and Highway 49, Skyway Bridge. Prince Edward District W.I. member, Joyce Brown, (deceased) was instrumental in getting this accomplished.

      The Mountain View Cemetery was originally privately owned. Then from 1919 to 2002 members of the Mountain View W.I. Branch maintained the grounds, cutting grass and keeping it presentable. So a bench was donated to thank and remember the branch members who so diligently took care of this cemetery for …

      The Prince Edward District W.I. believe in the importance of sports in the development of young people, so they made a substantial contribution to develop soccer fields, for anyone in Prince Edward County to enjoy. Every summer evening, the fields are busy with children of all ages, playing soccer.

      The Prince Edward District WI is a sponsor of the Prince Edward District Memorial Hospital Foundation. This plaque hangs in the Prince Edward District Memorial Hospital in recognition of donations made by the Prince Edward County District WI.

      We believe in the importance of local radio so the Prince Edward District W.I. made a donation to the founding of the radio station and were recognized by being named on a plaque.

      Glasgow WI erected a Peace Pole today in Waba Gardens, White Lake. This pole was carved out by one of our own members. The pole is a 6x6 cedar post. On each side we wrote the word peace in a different language. The languages we chose are English, Algonquian, French …