Hosted by Lanark County Genealogical Society
Date/Time
Date(s) November 4, 2017
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location
Brunton Community Hall —ADMISSION is FREE
1702 9th Line, corner of Hwy 15 and 9th Line, Blacks Corners, Carleton Place ON.
Guest Speaker – Irene Robillard
Will speak to us on the wealth of genealogical and historical information contained in the “Tweedmuirs of the Women’s Institute in Ontario”, her presentation will also explain how to find and access these collections, both in paper and in digitized format. Irene is a member of the Women’s Institute and currently the Digitizing Coordinator for Ontario. She is the author of 3 books on local history in the Ottawa Valley.
Thew Women’s Institute was founded by Adeliade Hunter Hoodless in 1897 after her infant son died from drinking tainted milk. She vowed that no other families would suffer the same fate and dedicated her life toward the education and development of rural women.
As the Federation Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) approach its 50th anniversary in 1947, the executive decided part of their celebration should include community histories. In association with Lady Tweedsmuir, the widow of Lord Tweedsmuir (Governor-General 1935 – 1940) the Tweedsmuir History Book project was launched
Date/Time
Date(s) November 4, 2017
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location
Brunton Community Hall —ADMISSION is FREE
1702 9th Line, corner of Hwy 15 and 9th Line, Blacks Corners, Carleton Place ON.
LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS POT LUCK PARTY
Date/Time
Date(s) – December 9, 2017
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location
Brunton Community Hall —ADMISSION is FREE
1702 9th Line, corner of Hwy 15 and 9th Line, Blacks Corners, Carleton Place ON.
Sharing categories of your contribution to the buffet tables including appetizers, main dishes, salads, desserts, non-alcoholic beverages and party goods Please bring your own cutlery, dinner plate and beverage cup.
Annual General Meeting will follow Pot Luck. Election for Board of Director Volunteers will take place.
Back by popular demand, guest speaker Randy Boswell.
If you missed Randy Bosswell’s presentation earlier this year you really must try to make it to this event. Randy is an entertaining speaker. He will be speaking on his historical finds in the old newspaper. Randy has a wide-ranging career with the Ottawa Citizen and Postmedia News, where he covered city hall, had a business column, wrote a variety of feature stories, served as city editor and developed a national history beat, he became a full-time professor at Carleton University in 2012.
Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.
Lanark County Genealogical Society website–click here
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