In the year 1955, FWIC won the Herbert Marshall Tory 
     
     Award in Adult Education because of their “unique contribution to 
     
     the lives of thousands of Canadians”. The Award was an original 
     
     painting by the Canadian artist, Tom Roberts. Dr. Nancy Adams, 
     
     as National President, accepted the Award from Mr. Ransom, rep— 
     
     resenting the Canadian Association of Adult Education who made 
     
     the Award. 
     
    

    
     In 1958, Mrs. James Haggerty (then president of FWIO) 
     
     accepted on behalf of FWIC, a Beaver pelt, one of five Awards 
     
     presented by the Canadian Citizenship Council for contributions to 
     
     Citizenship. The inside of the Beaver pelt was inscribed with these 
     
     words: 
     
    
   
   
    
     “National Citizenship Award” 
     
     in recognition of distinguished 
     
     services in the field of Citizenship 
     
     presented to 
     
     Federated Women’s Institute of Canada 
     
     by 
     
     1958 Gordon F. Henderson, President 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1963, FWIC was awarded A Certificate of Merit by the 
     
     Canadian Historical Association for their outstanding contribution 
     
     to local history in Canada. Mrs. James Haggerty, FWIC President, 
     
     received the Award on behalf of the organization from Lt. Col. 
     
     T. M. Hunter, President of the Association. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The work of the Women’s Institutes in preserving local 
     
     history through the Tweedsmuir Village Histories merited a similar 
     
     Award in 1949 from the American Association of Local and State 
     
     history. 
     
    

    
     Over 2000 such histories have been compiled by the Institutes 
     
     since they were inaugurated by Lady Tweedsmuir in the 1945-1947 
     
     term. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE OF ACWW STAMP 
     
    
   
   
    
     On May 13th, 1959, the Canadian Government honored the 
     
     Associated Country Women of the World with the issue of a new 
     
     5c commemorative Stamp. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “At the request of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Can- 
     
     ada, this Commemorative Stamp has been issued by the Canadian 
     
     Government to honour the Associated Country Women of the World. 
     
     In order to publicize the stamp, the Federated Women’s Institute of 
     
     Canada have arranged this First Day Cover. It has been cancelled 
     
     at Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, the birthplace of Women’s 111- 
     
    
   
   
    
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