Bluewater WIF71
During the Second World War, members of the South Sarawak and Keppel W.I.s came together to form a branch of the Red Cross to help with war relief efforts. With Red Cross activities dwindling in 1946, Mrs. Gordon McPhatter called the women of Keppel and Sarawak Townships together to form the South Sarawak and Keppel Institute, which was renamed the Bluewater Women’s Institute in 1964. This branch served the area from Owen Sound to Big Bay and all of Keppel and Sarawak Townships (now the Township of Georgian Bluffs) until disbanding in 2006, before which time it helped establish the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, put up street signs in Sarawak and Keppel Townships, donated to local hospitals and schools and showed support for many local and international charities. Volume one, compilation begun in 1964, contains photos and member accounts of branch history and anniversaries, member biographies, awards, scholarships, and special projects. Volume two contains property, church and school histories, as well as biographies of important people and families.
Volumes
