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HISTORICAL RESEARCH THE TWEEDSMUIR HISTORIES- HOW TO COMPILE Once again it is my privilege and great pleasure to greet the Members of the Women's Institutes throughout the Province, and to repeat and enlarge on what I have said previously regarding the compilation of the Tweedsmuir Histories. A year ago I spoke to you through the medium of our Institute paper - Home and Country - and much has transpired since that time of historical interest. As you know, the compilation of these Histories was commenced in 1940 under the gracious endorsation of Lady Tweedsmuir and a great number of our Institutes have already undertaken this work. For the benefit and guidance of those Institutes which have not yet commenced the assemblying of these books, I would like to enlarge on my previously given suggestions as to the most efficient manner of carrying out this duty. First, I would recommend that a stiff-backed, loose-leaf book be obtained, which should be approximately 15" by 18" in size, with leaves of good quality paper. I am stressing the quality of the paper due to the constant handling it will receive. On the first page of the book the name of the Institute and the date of its inception should be recorded, along with the date of the commencement of compilation of the History. On the next page should be inserted pictures of Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir. Those pictures may be obtained from the Provincial Secretary, Mrs. J. H. McCulloch, R.R. 2, Brampton, Ontario. Accompanying these pictures should be the "Foreword", written and authorized by Lady Tweedsmuir. The next page should carry a picture of Mrs. Hoodless, the founder of our Women's Institutes. This picture and the Foreword may be secured by writing Mrs. McCulloch.