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Tracing Women Using Land, Tax, Probate, Military, Society, and Newspaper Records - International Institute: Difference between revisions
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In Ontario, Canada, from around 1929, the [http://www.fwio.on.ca/ Federated Women’s] Institutes of Ontario began gathering information and local histories of their areas and producing them in book form known as the Tweedsmuir Histories. These histories often include information about the local Women’s Institute Branch, details about early settlers in the area, agricultural and industry information, social institutions including churches, schools, and community centers and more. Some of these wonderful books can be found online. | In Ontario, Canada, from around 1929, the [http://www.fwio.on.ca/ Federated Women’s] Institutes of Ontario began gathering information and local histories of their areas and producing them in book form known as the Tweedsmuir Histories. These histories often include information about the local Women’s Institute Branch, details about early settlers in the area, agricultural and industry information, social institutions including churches, schools, and community centers and more. Some of these wonderful books can be found online. | ||
County of [ | County of [https://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/introduction.html Elgin Women’s Institutes] - Tweedsmuir Histories<br> | ||
[http://www.greyroots.com/exhibitions/virtual-exhibits/tweedsmuirs/ Grey Roots] Museum and Archives - For Home and Country: The Women’s Institutes of Grey County <br> | [http://www.greyroots.com/exhibitions/virtual-exhibits/tweedsmuirs/ Grey Roots] Museum and Archives - For Home and Country: The Women’s Institutes of Grey County <br> | ||
There are Women’s Institutes in almost every province of Canada. In the U.K. there is the [http://www.thewi.org.uk/ National Federation of Women’s Institutes]. | There are Women’s Institutes in almost every province of Canada. In the U.K. there is the [http://www.thewi.org.uk/ National Federation of Women’s Institutes]. | ||
=== Newspapers === | === Newspapers === | ||