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s : 4 \ : ‘ f f f f é > \ y t uces e e * / 1 t on tes> wee" e + . $ & t# P $ , ; 1 . \U_r~ > \ ie CE 1 ~ ‘ \ e { : ‘ Lord & hkady Toecedsmuir. \ \ ‘ ; \ f \ ; » \ S \ \ \ | ‘ e 1 2 | ‘ "FOREWORD ‘ I am so glad to hear that the Women‘s Institutes of ; Ontario are going to compile village history books. Events ( move very fast nowadays; houses are pullcd down, new l roads are made, and the aspect of the countryside \ 1 changes c()mp]etc])‘ sometimes in a short time. i It is a most useful and satisfying task for Women‘s } Institute members to see that nothing valuable is lost ‘ or forgotten, and women should be on the alert always ; : to gu:u‘d the traditions of their homes, and to see that ! 4 water colour sketches and prints, poems and prose ‘ 5 legends should find their way into these books. The ’ f oldest people in the village will tell us fascinating stories \ of what they remember, which the younger members can write down, thus making a bridge between them and & events which happened before they were born. â€" After _ all, it is the history of humanity which is continually > interesting to us, and your village histories will be the basis of accurate facts much valued by historians of the | ' future. I am proud to think that you have called them ‘ "The Tweedsmuir Village Histories". 4 7 l â€"Written by Lady Tweedsmuir. § [ ‘ 7