Women´s Institute Branches
This index of Women´s Institute (WI) Branches in Ontario is provided by the Federated
Women´s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO). It lists the WI branches, their location, what years
they were active, whether they produced a Tweedsmuir Community History Collection, and if
the Tweedsmuir Collection is offered through the OGS e-Library.
Although the list of WI branches is almost complete, the remainder is a work in progress.
For example, the Primary Township and Secondary Township information is currently being
added when the Tweedsmuir Community History Collection is being added to the e-library.
The FWIO is divided into Regions, Areas, Districts, and Branches. For people not familiar
with WI nomenclature or with Ontario geography, the Primary and Secondary Township
information will be more useful since they will provide one or two townships covered by the
WI branch.
To see which Tweedsmuir Collections are in the e-Library, use the button on the "Online?"
column. The "TH" column indicates whether a Tweedsmuir Community History Collection
exists for that Branch, the "Online" column indicates whether it is in the e-Library, and the
"Location" column shows where the original is kept.
This is a work in progress so it is worthwhile checking back occasionally.
Show All Records
| Region |
Area |
Current District |
Branch |
Year Organized |
Primary
Township |
Secondary
Township |
TH |
Online |
Location |
| Northern |
Northwestern |
Rainy River |
La Vallee |
1915 |
|
|
No |
|
|
| Northern |
Northwestern |
Oxdrift |
Laclu |
1955 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Northern |
North Central |
Algoma North Shore |
Laird |
1934 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Eastern |
Eastern |
Renfrew North |
Lake Dore |
1934 |
|
|
Yes |
|
Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group Library (UOVGG)-Pembroke (copy); digitized by J. Austin |
| Northern |
Northwestern |
Rainy River |
Lake of the Woods |
1952 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Western |
Simcoe |
Simcoe East |
Lake St. George |
1923 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Eastern |
Trent Valley |
Peterborough |
Lakefield |
1927 |
|
|
Yes |
|
Peterborough Centennial Museum |
| Western |
Guelph |
Huron Perth |
Lakelet |
1918 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Southern |
Hamilton |
Norfolk |
Lakeshore |
1933 |
|
|
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|
|
| Western |
Central |
York North (disb) |
Lakeside |
1938 |
|
|
No |
|
|
| Southern |
London |
Oxford |
Lakeside |
1911 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Eastern |
Trent Valley |
Northumberland East |
Lakeview |
1937 |
|
|
No |
|
|
| Western |
Central |
York East (disb) |
Lakeview |
1914 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Southern |
London |
Elgin |
Lakeview |
1919 |
|
|
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|
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| Northern |
Northern |
Parry Sound |
Lakeview |
1935 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Western |
Central |
Victoria East |
Lakeview of Fenelon Falls |
1938 |
|
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|
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| Southern |
Hamilton |
Haldimond |
Lamb's Corners |
1954 |
|
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|
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| Western |
Central |
York Centre |
Lambton Mills |
1907 |
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| Western |
Grey-Bruce |
Grey South |
Lamlash |
1913 |
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|
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| Eastern |
Eastern |
Lanark South |
Lanark |
1908 |
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