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\\ oritctt oi rill ethnic luckut t‘lllltl) haw PLlK‘d it sitting Iolc lll the dcu‘lâ€" opiirt-nt nl lllh prmittcc. .tntl Indeed. t‘lll Clllllt.‘ tt‘Llllll} l ntrl rctcntlt. lumen-L some of the most interesting pctmntti \tottcs \‘l lilt Lk‘liilibllllL‘ll‘ t‘l “0113C” [U c .mtnLt's cllttllc mosaic had not been tcwttlctl ilittl \lltltllltlll \\.1\ remedied lust \llllllllt‘l when prm Incntl \\[ cone \t-nut s rose to the challenge or' com- piling ethnic albums that tntohed tlltlc‘l‘lli silk]ch ol the role played by women in L ttnudtt's multI-cthnic much The Cllblll'lix i depicting the tnnttlx tradition», celebrations. l’ese FHL‘ thlllLk". languages. foods. arts .ttnl crafts brought to Canada b_women oI other nations i were disA plated at the Federated Women’s Institutes or Cnnadn Contention held in london. Ontario last June. lnlortuntttcl), there was little timc tor \.\.Vll.\ filillOll~gL\Cl'\ to really look at the albums. much less to Feud [Items as a result. ll was decided to place all or the thullh lwhtch are now the pittpcrl) of F\\ It! in the Adelaide Hunter Hoodlesx Homestead in St. tit-urge. near liranllord. \ rsnnrs to the homestead are in tried to browse through the albums. which ll'lL’lUElC uellAwritten stories describing personal c\pcrienccs olthe author â€"~ or in some cases. of the authors mother or grandmother. \lttch can he learned lrom thc ale hurm about the ethnic communities in the tariotis pronnccx. ln incl. Ontario was originally planning to compile only one album 7 but due to the tremendous rc- xponsc from our members. we pro- duced two albums of 100 pages each! Almost everything that was contri- huted (there were 81 separate entries) was used in the Ontario albums. ex- cept where there was duplication We are grateful to all thoae w ho shared their \[Qil'lC\ with us! You‘ll find Ontario's albums Ill the Homestead rtlenttlred as WHO'S Ethnic Mosaic. Books I and ll. The articles cmer a wide range. lherc are nostalgic reports of former linmcldnds. such as a beautiful report on [:stontn, complete with photos. writtcn by a member of the Spanish Riter Vt l. There‘s an article entitled " ~\ True Canadian“ which suggests Ihal our grand children or great: IEi Nancy Murray grandchildren will be the true Cana» diuns because they will have so many different ethnic roots. That essay was submitted by a member of the West Fort William WI. There‘s also a collection of ethnic recipes contributed by Winterbourne \\'I; a complete booklet entitled "Ojibway Indian Tribes of Cape ('roker“ compiled by Adamsville WI: plays courtesy of Williamsburg WI; humorous skits from Hillsburgh Auxiliary WI; and a family history of the Wirtas, a Finnish family who scttled in East Pearson in North- western Ontario in the 19005, based on an account in the East Pearson» Pardee Tweedsmuir History Book. The personal stories of three Dutch members of Grand Valley and Here- ward W1 are documented in an entry entitled “Three Women. Unlimited Potential" â€" a clever play on the theme of the FWIC Convention, which was “Women â€" Unlimited Potential“. Ethnic albums on display at homestead ‘ Other entries in the FWIO albums include the story and pictures or unusual hats and costumes worn by folk called Sylvester Klauses. who travel around the neighborhood in Appenzell. Switzerland on December 31 and January 13. Those are some of the highlights _ I wish i could mention all of the entries. but since space won't permit me to do so, you'll have to see the albums for yourselves at the Home. stead. Nancy Murray is the Provincial Convcnor of Education and Cultural Activities for the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Editor '5 Note: Nancy Dodsworm, curator of the Adelaide Hunter Hood. less Homestead. says the albums will be returned to the provinces in tin Spring, and she urges W1 members In visit soon to avoid missing the fa» cinan'ng display. "I have two albums here fI’Dll' Ontario, one from Nova Scolia, cm. from Quebec, one from PEI, on,- from Manitoba, one from Labrador Newfoundland â€" even one on lit" Acadians. They’re all beautifulr r done and very interesting to read. “ says Mrs. Dodswarih. Tweedsmuir workshops are worth attending By LULU HEALES The previncial workshop provided an impetus which we should not allow to rccede. 1 strongly suggest a gathering be held once a year for the district curators with their branch curators to get acquainted and talk over prob- lems. All district and branch curators should take part every second year in an area workshop. 1 would urge every group to have its books copied in some way. by havâ€" ing them xeroxed or microfilmed (how this is done is entirely up to the individual group) and to have a copy tor sale keeping stored separately from the original book. Our efforts to produce the history books have never included the intention to mat : a profit for the branches and, in mo l cases, any financial reward is c» tremely unlikely. Several branches have publishtt‘ their Tweedsmuir histories which certainly insures access to their in. formation. The FWIO Tweedsmuir History. Committee would be pleased to I'v- ceive any revisions you wish to sub» mit for the proposed new manual. The proposals should be forwardtJ to me by the‘end of‘February 1980. in closing, I wish you all another eventful year in your Tweedsmttir History work, and please feel free to get in touch with meat any time. Lulu‘ Healesji "tho/FWIO Tweedsâ€" muir Histtjry Curator.