Annan WIF63
The Annan Women’s Institute was organized in 1903 and was very active in serving the villages of Annan and Leith (on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay in the Municipality of Meaford, formerly Sydenham Township) and Owen Sound, until disbanding in 2003. The first available records are from 1916 when the members of this branch were working with the local Red Cross on war relief efforts including knitting and sewing clothing and blankets for soldiers in the First World War. Other contributions to the community, made by this branch, include holding teas, bazaars and concerts for fund raising, sending Christmas boxes to soldiers, financial donations to the hospital, donations to the Owen Sound Children’s Shelter, as well as donations of drinking fountains, playground equipment and first-aid kits to local schools. Volume one includes member biographies, branch history and activities, by-laws, scholarships and awards, special events and a table of contents for all 4 volumes. Volume two includes local groups and entertainment, pioneer and doctor histories and historical accounts of local schools, churches and cemeteries. Volume three includes Annan and Leith village histories, war efforts and wedding anniversaries. Volume four includes more branch and member histories, W.I. anniversaries, local events, gatherings and stories, in addition to Annan and Leith property histories.
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