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Alberta Women’s Institutes S heila Needham has been a member of the South Bolton WI branch in Brome County, Quebec for over 30 years. She has enjoyed many challenges working her way up to be County President. She sat on the National Board many times since 1991 and has attended National Conventions in Victoria, Truro, Hamilton, Brandon, Lennoxville and Red Deer. She has also attended ACWW Conferences in Holland, New Zealand, South Africa, Hamilton and Tasmania. Attending these world wide conferences opened her eyes to the scope of the WI and its value at every level, how it benefits members, neighbours and the global community. When she was approached to be National President she could not say ‘ no’ even though she was scared by the idea. She has the support of her family and friends in WI without which she could not have thought of being the President! As she chairs national meetings, visits and speaks at Provincial Conventions she feels that she now represents not only Quebec but all members across the country. It is quite a responsibility and she does not take it lightly. She encourages anyone to contact her. Sheila welcomes more members and will contact each new member with a note if their name and address are provided. Sheila’s address is on page 2 of this issue of Home and Country. wi Introducing FWIC President Sheila Needham T he data base that Dr. Evelyn Ellerman ( left) and Mae Deans are creating from the over 400 biographies contained in the AWI Books of Remembrance 1 and 2 will contain a wealth of information for genealogy and history buffs and graduate students alike. When they are finished the Remembrance Book 3 and the Life Memberships Book more that 700 AWI members information will be captured. Some of the things that they already know from Book 1 are that: a the oldest member was Mrs. Suder of Winterburn WI who lived to be 104 and had 15 children a Winterburn WI remembered the most members a the youngest member to be remembered died aged 34 a the women were highly educated, some had graduate degrees and more than 40 were professionals such teachers, nurses, stenographers, and private secretaries a only 18 were born in Alberta after 1905 a more than 80 came from outside of Canada a all the women were well connected to other community organizations such as churches a 115 women married farmers The Assistant Curator of the Alberta Provincial Archives and the Director of Library Studies from Athabasca University are putting together a committee so that a collection of items will be available for researchers. These items include the Books of Remembrance, and hand written or typed documents. These documents can be read out loud for the visually impaired. The mobile scanning unit will go to small communities and take photographs and scans of documents. The unit is also interested in recording verbal history. The Provincial Archives likes to store original documents. Cold rooms are available for storage. Workrooms are available where groups can work. Archive staff will show you how to prepare things for depositing and how to catalog for AWI or personal data. For the 2009 AWI Centenary the Archives wants to have a Centenary presentation and display on the history of the AWI. The test web site which will contain the AWI information is currently under development. Colchester WI will be the liaison between the AWI and the Archives. This project is very valuable and essential to the preservation of our legacy. Do you have pictures, papers or memorabilia to deposit? Please call Claude Roberto or Wayne Murdoch at 780- 427- 1767. wi Preserving Our AWI History Isabelle Nash, Colchester WI member
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Source | AWI Collection |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
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Transcript | Alberta Women’s Institutes S heila Needham has been a member of the South Bolton WI branch in Brome County, Quebec for over 30 years. She has enjoyed many challenges working her way up to be County President. She sat on the National Board many times since 1991 and has attended National Conventions in Victoria, Truro, Hamilton, Brandon, Lennoxville and Red Deer. She has also attended ACWW Conferences in Holland, New Zealand, South Africa, Hamilton and Tasmania. Attending these world wide conferences opened her eyes to the scope of the WI and its value at every level, how it benefits members, neighbours and the global community. When she was approached to be National President she could not say ‘ no’ even though she was scared by the idea. She has the support of her family and friends in WI without which she could not have thought of being the President! As she chairs national meetings, visits and speaks at Provincial Conventions she feels that she now represents not only Quebec but all members across the country. It is quite a responsibility and she does not take it lightly. She encourages anyone to contact her. Sheila welcomes more members and will contact each new member with a note if their name and address are provided. Sheila’s address is on page 2 of this issue of Home and Country. wi Introducing FWIC President Sheila Needham T he data base that Dr. Evelyn Ellerman ( left) and Mae Deans are creating from the over 400 biographies contained in the AWI Books of Remembrance 1 and 2 will contain a wealth of information for genealogy and history buffs and graduate students alike. When they are finished the Remembrance Book 3 and the Life Memberships Book more that 700 AWI members information will be captured. Some of the things that they already know from Book 1 are that: a the oldest member was Mrs. Suder of Winterburn WI who lived to be 104 and had 15 children a Winterburn WI remembered the most members a the youngest member to be remembered died aged 34 a the women were highly educated, some had graduate degrees and more than 40 were professionals such teachers, nurses, stenographers, and private secretaries a only 18 were born in Alberta after 1905 a more than 80 came from outside of Canada a all the women were well connected to other community organizations such as churches a 115 women married farmers The Assistant Curator of the Alberta Provincial Archives and the Director of Library Studies from Athabasca University are putting together a committee so that a collection of items will be available for researchers. These items include the Books of Remembrance, and hand written or typed documents. These documents can be read out loud for the visually impaired. The mobile scanning unit will go to small communities and take photographs and scans of documents. The unit is also interested in recording verbal history. The Provincial Archives likes to store original documents. Cold rooms are available for storage. Workrooms are available where groups can work. Archive staff will show you how to prepare things for depositing and how to catalog for AWI or personal data. For the 2009 AWI Centenary the Archives wants to have a Centenary presentation and display on the history of the AWI. The test web site which will contain the AWI information is currently under development. Colchester WI will be the liaison between the AWI and the Archives. This project is very valuable and essential to the preservation of our legacy. Do you have pictures, papers or memorabilia to deposit? Please call Claude Roberto or Wayne Murdoch at 780- 427- 1767. wi Preserving Our AWI History Isabelle Nash, Colchester WI member |
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