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In 1990 the Federal Government passed a Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act (HRSPA). Karen Hunter has written to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, on behalf of the EHS, inquiring about the possibility of designating Georgetown station under the HRSPA. The Executive Secretary has advised that the station will be brought to the Board's attention, and that they will be in touch with us again. The Tweedsmuir Histories Lord Tweedsmuir was the first commoner to become Governor-General of Canada. As John Buchan, he took office in 1935, and filled it most capably until his death in 1940. Born in Scotland and educated at Glasgow and Eton, Lord Tweedsmuir served on the British Headquarters staff during World War I, and in 1917 was Director of Information for the British Cabinet. As authors of some note, both Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir took a great interest in the cultural life of our country, and at Lady Tweedsmuir's suggestion the Women's Institute histories were begun. She wrote under the name of O. Douglas and had several novels to her credit--among them Penny Plain and The Seatons. Lord Tweedsmuir's books included the well-known Forty-Nine Steps (made into an early film by Alfred Hitchcock) and other mystery stories. Lady Tweedsmuir wrote concerning the histories: 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 pulled down, new roads are made, and the aspect of the countryside changes completely sometimes in a short time. 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 guard the traditions of their homes, and to see that water colour sketches and prints, poems and prose legends should find their way into these books. The 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. 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