November 11 2010 Canadian Gazette
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Blakeney residents, present and past, their friends and neighbours turned out in good numbers on the afternoon of Nov. 7 for the unveiling of a plaque in the park and the premiere of “Blakeney Then & Now” at the Mill of Kintail gate-
house. These projects have been on the agenda of the Ramsay Women’s Institute for over three years so it was quite a feeling of accomplishment for the committee of Marilyn Snedden, Jill Moxley, and Jean Macpherson to see so many local people enjoy meeting each other and learning about the history
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Cindy Zorgel, left, and Mississippi Mills Mayor Al Lunney unveil the historic plaque.
of the area. Cindy Zorgel,Ramsay W.I. president welcomed all, ,giving a brief history of how Lady Tweedsmuir sponsored a contest for the best W.I. community history in the late 1940s and the project grew until almost every W.I. Branch across Canada has a Tweedsmuir History. The Ramsay books provided the background information for the Blakeney project. Al Lunney in one of his last official duties as mayor of Mississippi Mills, gave praise to the Ramsay W.I. for recording the amazing history of our area and to the Almonte Fish and Game Association for all the volunteer work they do in the upkeep of the park [which is under the control of the Ministry of Natural Resources.] Then Cindy and Mayor Lunney unveiled the plaque which has a map with a directory showing the locations of over two dozen mills,dams and houses and a brief history of the hamlet. Marilyn Snedden gave a short tour over a new
bridge in the park to the site of Abial Marshall’s sawmill and then it was off to the gatehouse. Michael Dunn,technical producer of the DVD, showed it twice to accommodate the crowd who also enjoyed browsing through 50 years of scrapbooks and five volumes of Tweedsmuir Histories as well as snacks baked by W.I. members. Many signed up to order the DVD when it is produced. The Ramsay W.I. has also launched a websitewww.ramsaywi.ca which contains some info on our local history as well as that of the W.I. and when the DVD is produced ,notification will appear there as well as notifying those who left phone numbers. Since we in Ramsay Ward have few places to hold a public event,every one was most impressed with the meeting room at the gatehouse. Those at the event seemed to have lots of fun,judging by the laughter, so more chances to get together in an informal setting is a goal for the future.
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