4-H Homecraft Clubs - Interclub Competitions
- A-2023
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- [after 1952]
Females gathered around tables in the Memorial Union Building, University of Saskatchewan, sewing during an Inter-club event.
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4-H Homecraft Clubs - Interclub Competitions
Females gathered around tables in the Memorial Union Building, University of Saskatchewan, sewing during an Inter-club event.
4-H Homecraft Clubs - Interclub Competitions
Eight females standing behind two tables doing costume selection. Location unknown.
4-H Homecraft Clubs - [Leaders]
E.M. Murray of Laird, [?] Atkinson of Pense and M. Marsh of Choiceland, holding Leadership Award diplomas.
Four women in a kitchen preparing food. L to r: Woman working on a counter, another holding a carton, a third using an egg beater, a fourth at a stove.
Two females from Rocanville, Saskatchewan, wearing white blouses with the 4-H emblem on their pockets and dark skirts standing at each end of a display each holding a large button. Sign on wall in background reads "Button Button Who's Got The Button".
Head and shoulders image of two unidentified female 4-H members wearing 4-H uniforms and berets. Location unknown.
Five females belonging to the Milden, Saskatchewan club wearing and displaying their skirts they made.
Two women in the process of flower arranging.
One image of club leaders sitting and standing around Emma Ducie, who is seated at centre. Also three images of several club leaders posing informally.
Bio/Historical Note: Emma Jane Roberts was born 28 April 1883 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. and emigrated to Canada with her family in 1907. She married Harry Ducie, a farmer and school trustee, in 1909; they had three children, Harold, Rose, and Emmie. Emma Ducie organized the Coates Homemakers' Club [Dundurn District] and continued to be an active member of the Clubs and Women's Institutes at the local, provincial, and national level. Ducie also served with the Saskatoon Council of Women, the Saskatoon Friendship Club and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs. Ducie was also a long-serving member of the advisory council for the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. Emma Ducie died 3 December 1990 at age 107.
Females learning the art of square dancing; chairs stacked up in background.
Posed group photo of one of the earliest Homecraft Clubs in Saskatchewan, the Star City club. Edith C. Rowles, instructor, standing at left.
Bio/Historical Note: As early as 1913 Agriculture societies were sponsoring the "Farm Boys' Club and the Farm Girls' Club,” organizations for youth. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Extension Department promoted the idea of separate classes for youth to exhibit and judge their produce or livestock at local fairs. The Farm Boys’ Clubs and Farm Girls’ Clubs were combined and the name changed to "4-H Clubs" in 1952 and the motto became "Learn To Do By Doing.”
Homecraft members sitting and standing on a lawn underneath some trees.
Bio/Historical Note: As early as 1913 Agriculture societies were sponsoring the "Farm Boys Club and the Farm Girls Club,” organizations for youth. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Extension Department promoted the idea of separate classes for youth to exhibit and judge their produce or livestock at local fairs. The "Farm Boys and Farm Girls Clubs" were combined and the name changed to "4-H Clubs" in 1952 and the motto became "Learn To Do By Doing.”
Females sitting around a table sewing; brick wall in background with sign: "Clearing Point".
4-H Homecraft Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
Image of unidentified woman demonstrating a model of healthy eating, holding a model milk bottle.
4-H Homecraft Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
Four unidentified women examine food products on a table. Foods displayed include a Windsor Salt tin, a carton of eggs, a loaf of bread, and several potatoes. Location unknown.