Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2000.140 |
Title |
Elora Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Histories, scrapbooks, 1952-2000 |
Date |
1952-2000 |
Description |
Elora Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Histories and scrapbooks, 1952-2000. Elora W.I. was founded 7 March 1931, as a branch of Centre Wellington District. A Committee for the Tweedsmuir History was appointed in April 1952, and the scrapbooks were maintained until 2000. Some of the original photographs and documents date from the 1800s. The Tweedsmuir Histories, Books 1, 2, and 3, have been microfilmed and are available on A1982.13; Note: the books were microfilmed in 1971, but Volume 3 contains additional material to 1978. [Stored in MU 404 and MU 405 and MU 406] MU 404 File 1: Tweedsmuir History, Elora Women's Institute, 1952-1970 [Book 1, with List of Contents and Index. Contains headings for Elora Women's Institute; Elora Map Showing first Settlers; Rivers and Bridges; Churches; Schools; Publicity; Fairs; Museum; Post Office; Library; Cemetery; Newspaper; Roads and Railways; Banks; Factories. 220 pages]. From page 137 (renumbered for Virtual History Book Project): NA 4589 Elora Public School Class, (old arena in background) ca. 1925. From page 201: NA 4520 Credit Valley Station, Elora. Built by J. Waddell, 1879. NA 4521 Three men sitting at train station. Identified left to right: James Brown, agent; Ed. Williams, engineer; David Foote, freight. File 2: Tweedsmuir History, Elora Women's Institute, 1952-1970 NA 4864 [Book 2, with List of Contents and Index. Contains headings for Lodges; Scouting; Horticultural Society; Sport; Bands; Entertainment; Hydro; Telephone; Elora Gorge Park; Wellington Centennial; Old Farms and Old Homes; Old Buildings; Individuals - Personalities; Salem; Aboyne; Miscellaneous. 225 pages]. ph 14937 NA 4072 Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge ca. 1890. [NA 4864 = Wissler's Store and Post Office, Salem, page 220]. MU 405 File 3: Tweedsmuir History, Elora Women's Institute, 1971-1978 [Book 3. Contains headings for Women's Institute; Schools; Essay on the Old Stone [Allan] House by Sandra Allan; Personalities; Landmarks; Poetry; Mill Street; Wellington Terrace; Museum; Haig Farm; Newspaper; Elora Gorge; Sports; Railway; Entertainment; Art; Salem; Bon Accord; Cromar Family; Diary Robert Cromar. Approx. 220 pages]. File 4: Tweedsmuir History, Elora W.I. ca.1970-1994 [Contains headings Allan Family; Duncan Family; Foote Family; Kerr Family; MacDonald Family; Pritchard Family; Stafford Family; Wissler Family; The Story of Florence Pepperell Rogers; Doctors in Elora; Dentists, Architecture in Elora. 35 pages]. File 5: Scrapbook, 1956 [Contains newspaper clippings of appointments, marriages and deaths, some general interest items, mainly Fergus, Elora. 20 pages]. File 6: Scrap Book of Elora, 1968-1973 [labelled #2 / Tweedsmuir History Curator / Scrap / Book of Elora] [with List of Contents; newspaper clippings of Elora interest mainly from the Guelph Mercury. 234 pages]. File 7: Scrapbook, from [mainly] 1977-1981 [labelled #6, Property of [Tweedsmuir] Curator] [With list of Contents. 50 pages]. MU 406 File 8: Binder, 1979-1981 [labelled Parks, Sports, Elora Legion]. File 9: Binder, 1981-1991 [labelled Elora Women's Institute, Sesquicentennial, Schools]. File 10: Binder, 1984-1991 [labelled Entertainment; tabs for ECT [Elora Community Theatre; includes history, written by Pat Chataway] [and films], Art, Music/3 Cent [Three Centuries Music Festival]. File 11: Binder, 1979-1991 [labelled Clubs; tabs for Arts Council, Environmental Group, 4-H, Girl Guides, Elora Heritage Days, Historical Society, Lions/Lioness, Meals-On-Wheels, New Horizons Club, Optimist/Opti-Mrs, Ploughshares, Skating Club, Misc.] File 12: Binder, ca.1980-2000 [labelled Buildings - Houses, Shops, Factories etc; Personalities. Stored in three files: 12A - with tabs for Shops and Factories, Barns, Churches, Homes. 12B - with tabs for Inns etc., Parks, Hospitals etc. 12C - with tabs for People. |
Creator \ Maker |
Elora Women's Institute [compiler] |
Item Name |
Tweedsmuir History Scrapbook |
Person \ Organization |
Elora Women's Institute Elora Gorge Conservation Authority Elora Legion Elora Community Theatre Elora Sesquicentennial Elora Arts Council Elora Heritage Day Elora Heritage Festival Elora Lions Club New Horizons Meals On Wheels Elora Optimists Elora Opti-Mrs. Ploughshares Elora Figure Skating Club Allan, (Mrs.) Haig Cromar, Robert Duncan Foote Kerr MacDonald Pritchard Stafford Wissler Pepperell, Florence Rogers, Florence |
Place |
Elora Salem Aboyne Nichol Twp. |
Subject |
History Transportation Sports Women's Institute Agriculture Religion Education Gardening Music Arts Theatre Environment Architecture Poetry Commercial Communications Medical Social Fraternal Organizations Railroad Bridge |
Photo, Map # |
NA 4072 NA 4520 NA 4521 NA 4589 NA 4864 ph 14937 |
Year Range from |
1952 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Accession # |
A2000.140 |
Containers |
MU 404 - STACKS OVERSIZED MU 405 - STACKS OVERSIZED MU 406 |