Year of

Meeting

Date of

Meeting

Location

Programs/Topics

Files

1953

April 9

United Church parlour

Annual meeting

ACWW 1953 discussion

1953, April 9-page 1.jpg

1953, April 9-page 2.jpg

1953, April 9-page 3.jpg

1953

April 30

Alex Skene home

Executive meeting

1953, April 30.jpg

1953

May 13

United Church parlour

Early minute books sent to Royal Bank vault

Mrs Anderson “Unitarian Relief Committee”

Mary Skene “ACWW 1953 preview”

1953, May 13-page 1.jpg

1953, May 13-page 2.jpg

1953, May 13-page 3.jpg

1953

June 11

United Church parlour

Betty Ann Rogers “Industries in Stoney Creek”

Fashion show “Out-dated Millinery”

1953, June 11-page 1.jpg

1953, June 11-page 2.jpg

1953

Sept 10

United Church parlour

Mrs K Emberley “Report of ACWW conference”

Mrs Alderson “The Coronation of our Queen”

1953, September 10-page 1.jpg

1953, September 10-page 2.jpg

1953

October 8

United Church Sunday School room

Pot luck luncheon

Mrs A Jackson “Trip to the coast with ACWW delegates”

1953, October 8-page 1.jpg

1953, October 8-page 2.jpg

1953, October 8-page 3.jpg

1953

Nov 12

United Church parlour

Discussion about Children’s Aid Society

Dr Frank J Batley “Treatment of Cancer with radiation and X-rays”

Donald Campbell, school public speaking contest winner, “Why do we read”

1953, November 12-page 1.jpg

1953, November 12-page 2.jpg

1953

Dec 10

United Church parlour

Mrs V Kinsman “Christmas story: a gift for Mark”

Miss Genevieve House “Christmas cards displaying”

Children’s Aid Society Christmas gift collection

1953, December 10-page 1.jpg

1953, December 10-page 2.jpg

1953, December 10-page 3.jpg

1954

Jan 14

United Church parlour

Mr WG Anderson, assistant school inspector

Production of scenic postcards discussion

1954, January 14-page 1.jpg

1954, January 14-page 2.jpg

1954

Feb 11

United Church parlour

Petition against Hamilton’s annexation of West Saltfleet

Introduction of three surviving Charter WI members

1954, February 11-page 1.jpg

1954, February 11-page 2.jpg

1954

Feb 23

Alex Skene home

Executive meeting

1954, February 23.jpg

1954

April 8

 

Annual report

1954, April 8-page 1.jpg

1954, April 8-page 2.jpg

1954, April 8-page 3.jpg

1954, April 8-page 4.jpg

1954

April 8

United Church parlour

Annual meeting

Presentation of gift of fine china to Mrs Hopkins, outgoing secretary

1954, April 8(B)-page 1.jpg

1954, April 8(B)-page 2.jpg

1954, April 8(B)-page 3.jpg

1954

April 28

Alex Skene home

Executive meeting

Discussion of missed meetings

1954, April 28.jpg

1954

October 14

Battlefield House

June tea and bake sale report

Mrs Bell “History of Binbrook”

1954, October 14-page 1.jpg

1954, October 14-page 2.jpg

1954

Nov 11

United Church, Ladies Parlour

Purchase of dolls for Christmas toy collection

Bridge party planning

Mr Tom Roderick, School Board Area #3 chair – topic not recorded

1954, November 11-page 1.jpg

1954, November 11-page 2.jpg

1954

Dec 9

United Church, Christian Education building

Mrs Bartman “Christmas story”

Toy collection

1954, December 9.jpg

1955

Jan 13

United church, Christian education building

UNESCO project

Card party planning

Mrs Chester Nash “Current events”

1955, January 13.jpg

1955

Feb 10

United church, Christian education building

Mr Norm Curry “the workings of television”

Mrs B Switzer “Have faith in the youth of today”

1955, February 10-page 1.jpg

1955, February 10-page 2.jpg

1955

Feb 15

Dorothy Hopkins home

Executive meeting

Fundraising discussion

1955, February 15.jpg

1955

March 10

United church, Christian education building

Mrs Green “Necessity of Institute work”

Mr Beecroft, Ontario Hydro “Frequency standardization and the coming changeover from 25 to 60 cycles”

Mrs Hopkins “English Home and Country magazine story- Crowning glories”

Mrs Green “Home economics”

Presentation of two books to Lynn Valliere and Linda Kemp.

1955, March 10-page 1.jpg

1955, March 10-page 2.jpg

1955

April 14

 

Annual report

1955, April 14-page 1.jpg

1955, April 14-page 2.jpg

1955, April 14-page 3.jpg

1955

April 14

United church

Annual meeting

Commemorative plaque discussion

1955, April 14(B)-page 1.jpg

1955, April 14(B)-page 2.jpg

1955, April 14(B)-page 3.jpg

1955

May 12

United church, Christian education building

Wentworth Children’s Aid Society discussion

Attracting new members discussion

Mrs A Jackson “Ten ways of killing an Institute”

“Motto for Old Age”

Mrs Paul Eydt “The Mennonites”

1955, May 12-page 1.jpg

1955, May 12-page 2.jpg

1955, May 12-page 3.jpg

1955, May 12-page 4.jpg

1955

Sept 8

Battlefield House

Sewing project (Children’s Aid) discussion

June tea report

Miss Betty Ann Rogers “Canadian Women’s Press Club”

1955, September 8-page 1.jpg

1955, September 8-page 2.jpg

1955, September 8-page 3.jpg

1955

Sept 26

AB Jackson home

Executive Meeting

1955, September 26-page 1.jpg

1955, September 26-page 2.jpg

1955, September 26-page 3.jpg

1955

Oct 15

United church, Christian education building

Mrs Jean Green “What goes into the publication of the Stoney Creek News”

Dorothy Hopkins “Ideals in Keeping with Thanksgiving”

1955, October-page 1.jpg

1955, October-page 2.jpg

1955

Nov 9

United church, Fireside room

“Slide show- ACWW: Getting to know us”

1955, November 9-page 1.jpg

1955, November 9-page 2.jpg

1955

Dec 8

United church, Fireside room

Children’s Aid report and toy collection

Mrs Hawtin “WI in England”

1955, December 8-page 1.jpg

1955, December 8-page 2.jpg

1955, December 8-page 3.jpg

1956

Jan 12

United church, Fireside room

Card party report

 

Mr Lloyd East “Stoney creek Chamber of Commerce”

1956, January-page 1.jpg

1956, January-page 2.jpg

1956

Feb 29

United church, Fireside room

Call for volunteer drivers for cancer patients

Miss Edith Collins – no topic recorded

1956, February 29-page 1.jpg

1956, February 29-page 2.jpg

1956

March 8

United church, Fireside room

Mrs FT Green “The importance of eating the right foods and daily requirements”

Miss Genevieve House “Bus Trip report”

Mrs A Jackson “Demonstration of fish filleting”

1956, March-page 1.jpg

1956, March-page 2.jpg

1956, March-page 3.jpg

1956

April

 

Annual report

1956, Annual Report-page 1.jpg

1956, Annual Report-page 2.jpg

1956, Annual Report-page 3.jpg

1956

April 12

United church, Fireside room

Annual meeting

Discussions of costs to maintain Battlefield House

Red Cross report

1956, April 12-page 1.jpg

1956, April 12-page 2.jpg

1956, April 12-page 3.jpg

1956

May

United church, Fireside room

Commemorative marker (“Tablet”) discussion

Presentation of book prize to student Roberta Johnson (Lake Ave School)

Mrs A Jackson “Readings from the 1897 WI Constitution”

1956, May-page 1.jpg

1956, May-page 2.jpg

1956, May-page 3.jpg

1956

Sept 13

Battlefield House

Bequest from Muriel Peck

Tea and bake sale report

Resolution to support naming of new school “Billy Green School”

Miss Gladys Hutty “Education of the Retarded Child”

1956, September-page 1.jpg

1956, September-page 2.jpg

1956, September-page 3.jpg

1956, September-page 4.jpg

1956

Sept 20

AB Jackson home

Executive meeting

New school to be named “Green Acres”, not “Billy Green”

Purchase of sleepers/pajamas for Children’s Aid

1956, September 20-page 1.jpg

1956, September 20-page 2.jpg

1956

Oct

United church, Fireside room

Presentation to Grace Davey, Saltfleet WI

Letter from Mr Hilbert Cline re seeing WI booth at PNE

Vegetable Bouquet contest

Mrs Percy House “Household gadgets and kitchen tools”

1956, October-page 1.jpg

1956, October-page 2.jpg

1956, October-page 3.jpg

1956

Nov 8

United Church, Lower Room

Historic Sites and Monuments Board discussion

Cancer Society gift collection

Mrs DR MCCahill “Health in relationto Mental, Physical, and Spiritual habits”

1956, November 8-page 1.jpg

1956, November 8-page 2.jpg

1956

Nov 27

Jackson home

Executive meeting

1956, November 27.jpg

1956

Dec 13

United Church, lower room

New office building in Stoney creek called “Billy Green building”

(Re) presentation of a gavel from Mrs Green, previously given to Mrs JW Beaumont c.1920

Shortbread contest

1956, December 13-page 1.jpg

1956, December 13-page 2.jpg

1956, December 13-page 3.jpg

1957

Jan

United church, lower room

Country calendar (CBC TV) program on WI

Establishment of bursary in Home Economics

Memorial for Mrs Hamilton Lee

Miss Ewart “The Life and habits of the Esquimaux”

1957, January-page 1.jpg

1957, January-page 2.jpg

1957, January-page 3.jpg

1957

Feb 19

Pines Hotel

60th anniversary dinner

Presentation of original constitution draft and photo of Mrs JH McNeilly by Mrs Conant

Mrs JE Houck “Canada’s International Role in the Cause of Peace”

1957, February 19-page 1.jpg

1957, February 19-page 2.jpg

1957, February 19-page 3.jpg

1957

March 14

United church, lower room

Mrs Chester Nash “Home movies of trip to California”

1957, March 14-page 1.jpg

1957, March 14-page 2.jpg

1957

 

 

Annual report

1957, Annual Report-page 1.jpg

1957, Annual Report-page 2.jpg

1957, Annual Report-page 3.jpg

1957

April 11

United church, lower room

Annual meeting

Miss CB Gwick “Public Health and services”

Red cross report

1957, April 11-page 1.jpg

1957, April 11-page 2.jpg

1957, April 11-page 3.jpg

1957

April 16

Dorothy Hopkins home

Executive meeting

1957, April 16.jpg

1957

June 13

Hamilton Botanical Gardens

Tour of gardens

Card party report

1957, June 13-page 1.jpg

1957, June 13-page 2.jpg

1957

Sept 12

United Church parlour

District conference preview

Mrs Sybil Francis “Jamaica, the land and its people”

Presentation of book prize to Miss Ann Pearson

Planning a fashion show at Morgan’s

1957, September-page 1.jpg

1957, September-page 2.jpg

1957, September-page 3.jpg

1957

Oct 10

United church, lower room

Mr Don Garvie “Citizenship”

Discussion of branch investments

1957, October 10-page 1.jpg

1957, October 10-page 2.jpg

1957, October 10-page 3.jpg

1957

Nov 7

United church, lower room

Mrs Jackson “FWIC convention report”

Mrs Grace Davey “Trip to Ceylon for ACWW 1957”

1957, November 7-page 1.jpg

1957, November 7-page 2.jpg

1957, November 7-page 3.jpg

1957

Nov 14

Jackson home

Executive meeting

Investments discussion

1957, November 14.jpg

1957

Dec 12

Christian Education Building

Toy and clothing collection for Children’s Aid

Mrs CG Hopkins “Yellowstone National park trip”

1957, December 12-page 1.jpg

1957, December 12-page 2.jpg

1958

January 9

United church, lower room

Mr George Rohn, Canadian Mental Health Association “Mental Illness”

1958, January 9-page 1.jpg

1958, January 9-page 2.jpg

1958

January 30

Jackson house

Executive meeting

1958, January 30.jpg

1958

Feb 13

Christian Education Building

Marionettes performance by Mrs Kenneth Roderick

1958, February 13-page 1.jpg

1958, February 13-page 2.jpg

1958

March

United church, lower room

Flood victim collection for Ceylon

Stoney Creek Over Sixty Club discussion

 

1958, March-page 1.jpg

1958, March-page 2.jpg

1958, March-page 3.jpg

1958

April 10

 

Annual report

1958, April 10-Annual Report-page 1.jpg

1958, April 10-Annual Report-page 2.jpg

1958

April 10

United Church, Fireside room

Annual meeting

Miss Jessie Beattie “John Christie Holland”

Miss Beattie “Black Moses”

1958, April-page 1.jpg

1958, April-page 2.jpg

1958, April-page 3.jpg

1958

May 8

United church, lower room

Central Community Council of Stoney Creek discussion

Car trip to Jordan Museum report

1958, May 8-page 1.jpg

1958, May 8-page 2.jpg

1958, May 8-page 3.jpg

1958

Sept 11

Battlefield House

Mrs Smith “Greetings from England”

Miss Fanny Postans “History of Wentworth County”

1958, September 11-page 1.jpg

1958, September 11-page 2.jpg

1958

Oct 9

United church, lower room

OAC Bursary in Home Economics

Dr Louise Elder “Canadian Canners”

1958, October 9-page 1.jpg

1958, October 9-page 2.jpg

1958

Nov 13

United church, lower room

United Appeal

Bursary presentation to Stephanie Fry of Dundas

Handiwork display

Mrs K Roderick “Oil painting”

1958, November 13-page 1.jpg

1958, November 13-page 2.jpg

1958

Dec 11

United church, lower room

Food Auction report- donate to Welfare Dept of Saltfleet

Red Cross appeal- SCWI rejected running of the canvassing

Mrs Pat Thompson “Good Deportment”

Toy and doll collection

1958, December 11-page 1.jpg

1958, December 11-page 2.jpg

1959

Jan 8

United church, lower room

Mr Ley “Maturity”

1959, January 8.jpg

1959

Jan 22

Jackson house

Executive meeting

Squires’ hall plaque wording discussion

1959, January 22.jpg

1959

Feb 12

Christian Education building

Mrs A Jackson “Announcement of the Squires’ hall plaque”

Mrs MD Smith “Poems”

1959, February 12.jpg

1959

March 12

United Church, ladies parlour

Plaque Committee formed

Bake sale at Eastgate Motors planning

Mrs C Nash “History of Stoney Creek back to 1791”

1959, March 12-page 1.jpg

1959, March 12-page 2.jpg

1959

April 9

 

Annual report

1959, April 9-page 1.jpg

1959, April 9-page 2.jpg

1953 – 1955

 

 

Record of Meetings

1953+54+55, List of Meetings Held.jpg

1956

 

 

Record of Meetings

1956, List of Meetings Held.jpg

1957

 

 

 

1957, List of Meetings Held.jpg

1959 – 1960

 

 

Agricultural Meetings report

1959+60, Report of Meetings(Agriculture)-page 1.jpg

1959+60, Report of Meetings(Agriculture)-page 2.jpg

1959+60, Report of Meetings(Agriculture)-page 3.jpg

1959+60, Report of Meetings(Agriculture)-Page 4.jpg

1953 – 1954

 

 

Officers

1953+54, Officers and Directors.jpg

1954 – 1955

 

 

Officers

1954+55, Officers and Directors.jpg

1955 – 1956

 

 

Officers

1955+56, Officers and Directors.jpg

 1954

 

 

Financial Statement

1954, April 30-Financial Statment.jpg

1955

 

 

Financial Statement

1955, April 30-Financial Statement.jpg

1956

 

 

Financial Statement

1956, March 31-Financial Statement.jpg

1957

 

 

Financial Statement

1957, March 31-Financial Statement.jpg

1958

 

 

Financial Statement

1958, March 31-Financial Statement.jpg

1959

 

 

Financial Statement

1959, March 31-Financial Statement.jpg

1953 – 1954

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 1.jpg

Cash-page 2.jpg

Cash-page 3.jpg

1954

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 4.jpg

1954 – 1955

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 5.jpg

Cash-page 6.jpg

1955 – 1956

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 7.jpg

Cash-page 8.jpg

1956 – 1957

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 9.jpg

Cash-page 10.jpg

1957 – 1958

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 11.jpg

Cash-page 12.jpg

1958 – 1959

 

 

Cash files

Cash-page 13.jpg

Cash-page 14.jpg

1958 – 1959

 

 

Members

1958+59, Members-page 1.jpg

1958+59, Members-page 2.jpg

1958+59, Members-page 3.jpg

1958+59, Members-page 4.jpg

1958+59, Members-page 5.jpg

1960

 

 

Charter members (still living and recently deceased) list

List of Charter Members.jpg

1960

 

 

Life members list

List of Life Members.jpg

1959

 

 

Bursary Fund

List of Donations to Bursary Fund-page 1.jpg

List of Donations to Bursary Fund-page 2.jpg

1953 – 1954

 

 

Record of Attendance

Record of Attendance-page 1.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 2.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 3.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 4.jpg

1954 – 1955

 

 

Record of Attendance

Record of Attendance-page 5.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 6.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 7.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 8.jpg

1955 – 1956

 

 

Record of Attendance

Record of Attendance-page 9.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 10.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 11.jpg

1956 – 1957

 

 

Record of Attendance

Record of Attendance-page 11.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 12.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 13.jpg

Record of Attendance-page 14.jpg

1960

 

 

Home Economics Service mailing list forms

1960, Home Economics Service-page 1.jpg

1960, Home Economics Service-page 2.jpg

1960

Jan 4

 

FWIO bulletin

1960, January 4-Letter to Secretaries.jpg

1960, January 4-President's Letter.jpg

1960

Feb 25

 

FWIO bulletin

1960, February 25-Letter to Secretaries-page 1.jpg

1960, February 25-Letter to Secretaries-page 2.jpg

1960

April 4

 

FWIO bulletin

1960, April 4-Letter to Secretaries.jpg

 

 

 

Misc

Front Cover.jpg

Inside Cover.jpg

Minute Book Explanations.jpg

Suggested Order of Business.jpg