Date Range

1916-1972

Physical Description

-11 volumes of minutes and ledgers of the Willing Workers Society of Woolford-Owendale area - Minute books of Jefferson School District #2456, Jefferson baseball team, the Ladies’ Aid Society, the Community Club, Owendale Auxiliary Branch of the Red Cross, the Get-to-gether Club - Materials and correspondence related to Mrs. Rickmyer’s involvement with the Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, Inc., NYC - Assortment of bank account books, cheque books and greeting cards that belonged to Mrs. Rickmyer - 2 In Memoriam books for Walter R. Rickmyer and Rachel L. Rickmyer

History Biographical

Walter Ray Rickmyer and Rachel Lee (Wilson) Rickmyer married on November 29, 2000. In the fall of 1909 Walter and Rachel, and their two children Alice Mabel and Blanche Wilson, left South Dakota for Canada. They arrived in Lethbridge on March 17, 1910. The woman and children stayed in the Higgonbotham house on Third Avenue for three days until living quarters could be erected on the farm. Mr. Rickmyer travelled to Cardston by train, and then proceeded to Woolford by horse and carriage. The Rickmyers stayed with the Drakes while building their own house. In 1916, a group of ladies met and formed a society called the Willing Workers. Their main purpose was to assist the local Church Board, the center being in Cardston, and to look after the welfare of the people in the district. During the First and Second World Wars, the ladies made articles for the boys overseas, knitting and making bandages for the Red Cross. Mrs. Rickmyer was president of the group for some 14 years, and secretary-treasurer for 21 years. Money was raised from bazaars, ice cream socials, and the annual chicken supper, which was held in the home. By July 11, 1911, first steps were taken towards getting a school in the district; Mrs. Rickmyer was appointed secretary-treasurer. She held the position until 1914, and was re-elected in 1921, and held that office until the consolidation of seven schools in 1941, with the exception of a few years when Will Dawson kept the books. Mrs. Rickmyer was also the secretary-treasurer for the Baseball Club for the Baseball Club, her church, and the Get-Together-Club. Walter Rickmyer passed away June 14, 1964 at age 92 years. Rachel Rickmyer passed away December 1, 1972, at age 93 years. Page 71, 72, 456, and 457 of Chief Mountain Country: A History of Cardston and District Volume 1, Cardston and District Historical Society, Keith Shaw

Scope and Content

20161050001: The Get-to-gether Club – 1935 to 1950 – Minutes Book. 20161050002: Owendale Auxiliary of the Cardston Red Cross Society – 1940 to 1944 – Minutes and Memberships. 20161050003: Ladies’ Aid Society – 1916 to 1917 – Minutes – A Converted Suffragist. 20161050004: Jefferson Base Ball Team – 1929 to 1933 – Minutes. 20161050005: Jefferson School District No. 2456 – Board of Trustees – Minutes. 20161050006: Community Club – 1931 to 1941 – Minutes. 20161050007: Get-to-Gether Club – 1931 to 1934 – Minutes and Accounts. 20161050008: Willing Workers Society – 1917 to 1939 – Accounts. 20161050009: Willing Workers Society – 1917 to 1920 – Minutes. 20161050010: Willing Workers Society – 1920 to 1924 – Minutes. 20161050011: Willing Workers Society – 1925 to 1933 – Minutes. 20161050012: Willing Workers Society – 1934 to 1939 – Minutes. 20161050013: Willing Workers Society – 1940 to 1944 – Minutes. 20161050014: Willing Workers Society – 1945 to 1949 – Minutes. 20161050015: Willing Workers Society – 1950 to 1953 – Minutes. 20161050016: Willing Workers Society – 1954 to 1956 – Minutes. 20161050017: Willing Workers Society – 1957 to 1960 – Minutes. 20161050018: Willing Workers Society – 1961 to 1964 – Minutes. 20161050019: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – 1917 to 1920 – Envelopes. 20161050020: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Sewing Patterns. 20161050021: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Instruction Papers Part 1 – 1A Essential Stitches and Seams Part 1 – 1B Essential Stiches and Seams Part 2 – 2 Pattern Drafting – 3A Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 1 – 3B Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 2 – 3C Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 3 – 1917 to 1918. 20161050022: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Instruction Papers Part 2 – 3D Drafting and Plain Dressmaking Part 4 – 4 Corsets and Close-Fitting Patterns – 5 Tight Linings and Boning – 6 Laces, Silks, and Linens – 7A Embroidery Stitches Part 1 – 7B Embroidery Stitches Part 2. 20161050023: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Instruction Papers Part 3 – 8 House Aprons and Caps – 9-2 Fancy Aprons and Sunbonnets – 10A Underwear and Lingerie Part 1 – 10B Underwear and Lingerie Part 2 – 10C Underwear and Lingerie Part 3. 20161050024: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Instruction Papers Part 4 – 11-2 Harmony of Dress – 12 Woolen Materials and Tailored Plackets – 13 Tailored Skirts – 32A Tissue-Paper Patterns Part 1 – 32B Tissue-Paper Patterns Part 2. 20161050025: Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences – Welcome Letter – 1917. 20161050026: Greeting Cards. 20161050027: Bank Account Books – Cheque Books. 20161050028: In Memoriam – Walter Ray Rickmyer – 1964. 20161050029: In Memoriam – Rachel Lee Rickmyer -1972.

Accession No.

20161050000

Collection

Archive

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