Clay Bank Women's Institute, part of Renfrew South District, was formed in 1917 with a membership of 25. It disbanded in 1989.
Language
English
Acquisition Source
Donated by the Women's Institute, Clay Bank, 1993.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of minutes, correspondence and a Tweedsmuir history book.
The Tweedsmuir History book profiles such events as war work, district annuals, branch history, farms, schools and churches; and other records deal with the activities and causes that the Institute supported. Some families mentioned are Barrie, Bryne, Campbell, Church, Cunningham, Duff, Eady, Glenn, Levi, McEwen, Moorhead, Morphy, Robbins, Robertson, Shaw, Stewart, Taylor, Van Dusen, Wallace, Watson, and Young.
Some specific information includes:
- 1863 Walling’s Map of McNab Township and upper Pakenham Township of Lanark County
- July 1854 passenger ticket on the ship Inkerman for John Stewart and his family, as well as Margaret Robertson
- History of early settlement and McNab Twp.
- Photos of Madawaska River, the bridges across it, and the 1902 spring timber drive
- Wedding anniversaries, with photos
- Farm histories, with photos
- History of Clay Bank School and St. Georges Anglican Church at Waba
The photos in the Tweedsmuir book are listed below. Most have been scanned and recorded on the database at the item level.
Photo Description Year
1 b&w Members of W.I. no date
1 b&w Members of W.I. 1963
1 b&w Madawaska River 1892
1 b&w Madawaska River, log drive 1902
1 b&w Birthday party for Mr. John Byrne no date
5 b&w Clay Bank Bridge 1880, 1906(2),
1955, 1975
4 b&w, 1 col. Golden Wedding Anniversaries no dates
3 b&w Taylor Farm no dates
1 b&w Sgt. Glenwood Taylor, Airgunner
Killed in action, RCAF, 1943 1942
2 b&w Wallace Farm, grain cutting no date
1 b&w Centennial Farm -Young Farm,
feeding hens no date
1 b&w Elizabeth and William Young no date
1 b&w Aerial photo no date
2 b&w Mr. & Mrs. Cunningham no date
3 b&w Shaw Farm no date
2 b&w Duff Farm no date
1 b&w Packing boxes for overseas WWI 1914-1918
Access Restriction
Tweedsmuir Book - please use digitized version rather than original. Searchable online through the FWIO Virtual Archives.
Related Material
See also: Golden Jubilee, A History of Renfrew South Women’s Institute, 1913-1963 in Dewar Women’s Institute Collection.