Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives

Date

1906-1996

Format

textual records

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Arnprior District Museum Collection

Description Level

Series

Series

9

Scope and Content

Series consists of information pertaining to recreation.

Arnprior and District Museum collection

Series: Recreation;

In this series, the Museum collected records on the following: Arnprior and District Arts and Crafts Club, the Curling Clubs, the Arnprior Gulf Club, the Arnprior Horticultural Society, the Chats Lake Yacht Club, skating;

Arnprior and District Museum collection F4.4;

Series: Recreation;

Subseries: Arnprior and District Arts and Crafts Club -- 11 cm of textual records, 4 photos, and ink stamp and stamp pad.;

The Arts and Crafts Club held its first meeting July 6, 1971 at Bernie Laderoute’s house; attendees were Bernie Laderoute (Honorary President), Olive Sadler (President), Ellen Krysinski (Vice-President), Jean McTeer (Secretary), Mrs. D. Goulette (Treasurer). The Club’s aim is to foster and promote the development of cottage crafts (weaving, ceramics, leatherwork, needlework) and other home industries in the Arnprior area. Funds are raised through membership fees, exhibits, and sale of goods; some of the funds are used to buy supplies and equipment. Meetings are held regularly (one evening a month). Subseries contains such records as the following: scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, 4 b&w photos of artists, and notes about the meetings (oversized red scrapbook of photos) on I2; accounting book (1974-1989), minutes (1971-1977, 1980-1989), ink stamp and stamp pad, yellow notebooks containing bills, receipts, accounts of activities (1977, 1988).;

Arnprior and District Museum collection F4.5;

Subseries: Curling Clubs (Ladies Curling Club & Arnprior Curling Club). -- 1906-1993. -- 0.5 cm of textual records.;

The Ladies Curling Club held its first annual meeting on April 12, 1905, in the Town Hall. A motion was moved by A.G. Burwash and seconded by W.J. Johnston that Club members be formally recognized as the Ladies Curling Club; this Ladies Club would also be affiliated with the Arnprior Curling Club. In 1938, the Club was runner-up for the Lady Tweedsmuir Trophy, losing 31 to 22 to Outremont; however, in 1954, it won the trophy when it defeated St. George’s 20 to 17. Some of the Club’s early founding members were Ann Whyte, Ida McDougall, Elsie McLachlin, Della Cranston, G. Gillies, W.A. Symington, G.A. Mulvihill, and G.H. Whyte. Subseries contains the following items: Arnprior Curling Club 1938-39 Bonspiel Schedule, Arnprior Curling Club Constitution and Bylaws 1936, a 60th anniversary booklet of the Ladies Curling Club, the 125th Anniversary Booklet 1868-1993 and the Constitution and By-laws of the Arnprior Curling Club. In 2013, a handwritten diary/daybook of Mrs. Roy Wood was transferred to the Archives. It contains notes regarding the activities of the women curlers, various bonspiels, meetings etc. in 1957 - 1967;

Subseries: Arnprior Golf Club. -- 1930; 1936 . -- 0.2 cm of textual records.; [See also folder Janet Carmichael in Peter Hessel Fonds];

Arnprior Golf Club holds annual meetings. In 1935, the Club won the Gordon and O’Brien cups. In 1936, Thomas S. Church was President [see article in Chronicle, Oct. 23, 1930, p. 3, about him]; J.C. Yule was Vice-President; A.D.F. Campbell was Secretary-Treasurer; the Club was managed by a president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and directors; members also form committees to accomplish tasks. Some of those who participated in the Club’s events were Dr. A.H. Reid, R.A. Jeffrey, Dr. D.L. McKerracher, Dr. J.H. Box, C.A. Mulvihill, D.A. Gillies.; Subseries contains one newspaper clipping reporting on the annual banquet in 1936; an award issued to Mrs. T.S. Church for having won the “Hole-in-Two” Ladies Golf Contest in Hamilton, Ontario.;

Subseries: Arnprior Horticultural Society. -- 1937. -- 0.5 cm of textual records.; In 1930, the Arnprior Horticultural Society was set up with the goal to encourage and improve horticultural theories and activities. In pursuit of this goal, it held meetings (the 3rd Monday of January, April, May, and October) and lectures on a regular basis; as well, it held exhibits and distributed awards. It also co-ordinated the import, the procurement, and the distribution of new and valuable kinds of seeds. The Society was managed by a group of officers (president, vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer) and a board of directors; committees were also formed. In 1936, some of the prize winners for such contests as best garden or flowers were J.S. Gillies, R.A. Styles, J.L. Sanders, M. Stewart, M. deRenzy, M. Gaudette, Percy Runtz, Goldie Heise, Sidney Murdock, Garnet Gunn and Arnold Bronskill. Subseries contains the 1937 Annual Handbook. See also 95-0032, 1934 Annual Handbook;

Subseries: Chats Lake Yacht Club. -- 1977; 1996. -- 0.5 cm of textual records.; The Chats Lake Club in Arnprior is a boat club located on the Ottawa River.; Subseries contains an article written and researched by R. M. Thomson;

Subseries: Skating. -- 1935; 1966; 1978. -- 0.3 cm of textual records, 1 b&w photo, 1 col. photo; Subseries contains 1 b&w photo of 1966 North American Silver Stick, Class A, Pee Wee Hockey Champions and a clipping about this photo, 1 color photo of the Arnprior Legion, 1 b&w photo of a winner team, a 1978 ticket to the Arnprior Figure Skating Club and accompanying program.;

Accession No.

1993-0005

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