Sketch, newspaper clipping of the Blanche schooner, Colborne Women's Institute Scrapbook

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Cramahe Archives have four Women's Institute [WI] Scrapbooks in its collections. The WI scrapbooks contain diverse subject material about Colborne and Cramahe. All four WI scrapbooks have been scanned page by page. The scrapbooks can be accessed by going to the "Browse by Subject" option on the Cramahe Archives home page and scrolling to the bottom of the subject terms to locate "Women's Institute Scrapbooks" and then click on this link.

This image appears on page 189 in the Women's Institute scrapbook - the local identifier number for this particular scrapbook is 2sb. Original photographs included in this Women's Institute scrapbook have had individual records created for them, greatly increasing their accessibility for searching under general keyword terms.

To access the WI scrapbook by using its local identifier number go to - "Advanced Search" (on the Cramahe Archives home page), enter "2sb" in the keyword search box and then click the radial button on the bottom of the "Fields to Search: Local Identifier," scroll down and click "Go"

This WI scrapbook was created by Mrs. Gordon MacGregor and Mrs. T.M. Gresham.

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The Blanche went down in 1888 and the five people abroad perished. The crew members were from Lakeport which was also known as Cat Hollow. See this link for photograph of the Blanche memorial monument in Lakeport -
http://vitacollections.ca/cramahelibrary/344/exhibitx/2

Also a link of a reprinted newspaper clipping about the Blanche by C.H.J. Snider in Cramahe Archives
http://vitacollections.ca/cramahelibrary/2809219/data?dis=dm

See these links for additional information - http://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/56557/data?n=3
http://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/15098/data?n=5

See this link to the Naval Marine Archives: The Canadian Collection - C.H.J. Snider fonds - Charles Henry Jeremiah ("Jerry") Snider holdings
http://navalmarinearchive.com/collections/chj_snider.html

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The Archives Ontario - C.H.J. Snider fonds
http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+1194?SESSIONSEARCH

Colborne Women's Institute, Founded March 1, 1932, Tweedsmuir History Started 1947 in Honour of the Women's Institute 50th Anniversary; Ellen, Mrs. Gordon MacGregor, Curator 1947; Amy, Mrs. T.M. Gresham

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The newspaper clipping is from The Evening Telegram, Toronto - 6 June 1936. The title of the article is Cat Hollow's Captain Coming Home by C.H.J. Snider.

Newspaper caption reads: "The BLANCHE"

Sketch caption reads: "CHJ Snider"

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