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The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek Ontario, by Mrs. Hoodless. It was originally formed as a way of educating rural women in domestic sciences, which would benefit women and their families, and would play a charitable role in the community and the world. Their aim was the betterment of life for both home and country, leading to their motto "For Home and Country". The Women's Institute (also known as W. I.) grew dramatically over Ontario and in 1909 Alberta women organized their first Women's Institute in Lea Park, Alberta. In the early years, the institutes held demonstrations and lectures, which focused on cooking, sewing, home nutrition, childcare and handicrafts, but soon grew. Traveling libraries were established sent out to the institutes, lectures and demonstrations were organized, Women's Institute handbooks were printed, as well as other forms of bulletins, pamphlets and books on various aspects of home, farm and community life. In 1915 the first provincial Women's Institute convention was held in Olds, with just over 100 women in attendance. At this time Miss. Isabel Noble was elected as Alberta's Women's Institute President, which represented local branches from communities throughout Alberta. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of coordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. In 1916 the various branches of the Women's Institutes in Alberta were incorporated under the Alberta Women's Institutes Act under the Department of Agriculture, based on the belief by the Alberta government that by improving the domestic lives of settlers, their comfort, health and efficiency, further settlement would follow. The years between 1916 and 1921 were difficult, the war, influenza epidemic and drought in Southern Alberta taxed the resources of the Women's Institute movement. Thousands of dollars were raised for the Red Cross. Socks, sweaters, scarves, hats and mitts were knitted for the soldiers, hospital supplies were bought and made, and soldiers and their dependants were cared for. At the war's end, Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, revived the idea of a national group and in February 1919 the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (F. W. I. C.) came into being. The Women's Institutes turned to peace-time activities, Girl's Clubs were organized, local hospitals, maternity homes, libraries and community halls were founded and supported. In 1924 the first annual Women's Institute Short course was held. The course was a month long and branch members throughout Canada were asked to send a representative. These representatives returned to their communities to teach what they had learned. This turned out to be an effective format which remains in use. Subjects first taught were mainly agricultural topics, such as dairying, beekeeping and poultry raising, but later expanded to include courses on finances, banking and business skills. In 1928, on suggestion of the Women's Institute, the Department of Education held a vote of school children to choose a provincial emblem and by 1930 the choice of the wild rose was endorsed by Legislature. Also in 1928, the Women's Home Bureau Act came into effect, declaring that the Alberta Women's Institute should become self-supporting, therefore, in 1929 the Alberta Women's Institutes became independent of the government. Throughout the difficult years of the Depression, annual conventions were held less frequently to cut costs, and "Mother's Bundles" were sent out to needy families. The Depression years brought a new interest in civic responsibility. Women's Institutes began studying laws relating to women and children, such as the Old Age Pension Act, The Mother's Allowance Act, The Minimum Wage Act for Women and Girls, and became active in recommending legislative change to the Federal Government. During World War II, conventions and official visits were again terminated while activities once again turned towards war efforts. Contributions were made to War funds, and seeds, knitted clothing, quilts and food were sent overseas. At war's end the Women's institute members grew again and efforts for "Home and Country" continued growing. Alberta Women's Institute branches provided many services in their communities, such as providing many schools with First Aid kits, providing hot lunches, Christmas treats and picnics to students. Honour Roll and scholarship programs and Health clinics for pre-school children were set up. Fundraising and involvement in community programs such as Meals-on-Wheels, food banks, clothing banks, and recreational children's clubs, canvassing for cancer research and for UNICEFF took place, and there was continued care for war-torn countries. As of 1996 Alberta Women's Institutes have once again have been under Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and continue to receive an annual government grant from the province of Alberta. Although Women's Institute organizations are still active today, many branches have disbanded due to lack of members. Yet, more than 100 years after the first Women's Institute was formed in Canada, these women's mark remains imprinted on Canadian history and was instrumental in the foundation modern day opinions and practices. The Alberta Women's Institute is associated with the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, which is in a member of the Associated Country Women of the World (A. C. W. W.), which is an international organization that represents rural women and homemakers. Alberta Women's Institutes are divided into five districts: District 1 is the Peace River District and covers much of Northern Alberta, District 2 covers Northern Alberta in and around the City of Edmonton, District 3 and 5 are Central Alberta, and District 4 is Southern Alberta, including Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. District 3 covers the area from Red Deer up to Leduc and is made up of 10 Constituencies. The North Red Deer Women's Institute was part of Red Deer Centre Constituency and was organized began on 30 November 1937 at the home of Mrs. P. Marwick, with the help of Mrs. W. McFarlane, the Constituency Convener. Elected was Mrs. F Kirsch as President and Mrs. P. Markwick as Secretary-Treasurer. It is believed to have disbanded in 1971.

The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek Ontario, by Mrs. Hoodless. It was originally formed as a way of educating rural women in domestic sciences, which would benefit women and their families, and would play a charitable role in the community and the world. Their aim was the betterment of life for both home and country, leading to their motto "For Home and Country". The Women's Institute (also known as W. I.) grew dramatically over Ontario and in 1909 Alberta women organized their first Women's Institute in Lea Park, Alberta. In the early years, the institutes held demonstrations and lectures, which focused on cooking, sewing, home nutrition, childcare and handicrafts, but soon grew. Traveling libraries were established sent out to the institutes, lectures and demonstrations were organized, Women's Institute handbooks were printed, as well as other forms of bulletins, pamphlets and books on various aspects of home, farm and community life. In 1915 the first provincial Women's Institute convention was held in Olds, with just over 100 women in attendance. At this time Miss. Isabel Noble was elected as Alberta's Women's Institute President, which represented local branches from communities throughout Alberta. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of coordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. In 1916 the various branches of the Women's Institutes in Alberta were incorporated under the Alberta Women's Institutes Act under the Department of Agriculture, based on the belief by the Alberta government that by improving the domestic lives of settlers, their comfort, health and efficiency, further settlement would follow. The years between 1916 and 1921 were difficult, the war, influenza epidemic and drought in Southern Alberta taxed the resources of the Women's Institute movement. Thousands of dollars were raised for the Red Cross. Socks, sweaters, scarves, hats and mitts were knitted for the soldiers, hospital supplies were bought and made, and soldiers and their dependants were cared for. At the war's end, Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, revived the idea of a national group and in February 1919 the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (F. W. I. C.) came into being. The Women's Institutes turned to peace-time activities, Girl's Clubs were organized, local hospitals, maternity homes, libraries and community halls were founded and supported. In 1924 the first annual Women's Institute Short course was held. The course was a month long and branch members throughout Canada were asked to send a representative. These representatives returned to their communities to teach what they had learned. This turned out to be an effective format which remains in use. Subjects first taught were mainly agricultural topics, such as dairying, beekeeping and poultry raising, but later expanded to include courses on finances, banking and business skills. In 1928, on suggestion of the Women's Institute, the Department of Education held a vote of school children to choose a provincial emblem and by 1930 the choice of the wild rose was endorsed by Legislature. Also in 1928, the Women's Home Bureau Act came into effect, declaring that the Alberta Women's Institute should become self-supporting, therefore, in 1929 the Alberta Women's Institutes became independent of the government. Throughout the difficult years of the Depression, annual conventions were held less frequently to cut costs, and "Mother's Bundles" were sent out to needy families. The Depression years brought a new interest in civic responsibility. Women's Institutes began studying laws relating to women and children, such as the Old Age Pension Act, The Mother's Allowance Act, The Minimum Wage Act for Women and Girls, and became active in recommending legislative change to the Federal Government. During World War II, conventions and official visits were again terminated while activities once again turned towards war efforts. Contributions were made to War funds, and seeds, knitted clothing, quilts and food were sent overseas. At war's end the Women's institute members grew again and efforts for "Home and Country" continued growing. Alberta Women's Institute branches provided many services in their communities, such as providing many schools with First Aid kits, providing hot lunches, Christmas treats and picnics to students. Honour Roll and scholarship programs and Health clinics for pre-school children were set up. Fundraising and involvement in community programs such as Meals-on-Wheels, food banks, clothing banks, and recreational children's clubs, canvassing for cancer research and for UNICEF took place, and there was continued care for war-torn countries. As of 1996 Alberta Women's Institutes have once again have been under Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and continue to receive an annual government grant from the province of Alberta. Although Women's Institute organizations are still active today, many branches have disbanded due to lack of members. Yet, more than 100 years after the first Women's Institute was formed in Canada, these women's mark remains imprinted on Canadian history and was instrumental in the foundation modern day opinions and practices. The Alberta Women's Institute is associated with the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, which is in a member of the Associated Country Women of the World (A. C. W. W.), which is an international organization that represents rural women and homemakers. Alberta Women's Institutes are divided into five districts: District 1 is the Peace River District and covers much of Northern Alberta, District 2 covers Northern Alberta in and around the City of Edmonton, District 3 and 5 are Central Alberta, and District 4 is Southern Alberta, including Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. District 3 covers the area from Red Deer up to Leduc and is made up of 10 Constituencies. The Sylvan Lake Women's Institute was organized in 2 November 1925, by Mrs. H. R. MacDougal of Penhold, Director of District 3 of Alberta, with twelve present, electing Mrs. H. S. Mann as the first president. The Club disbanded some time ago.

Margaret Dixon, 1905-1972, was born in the Horn Hill district near Red Deer, Alberta to Robert Dixon and Emily Harding Dixon, recent immigrants from Durham, England. She was educated in Penhold and at the University of Alberta; she was a teacher at the Raven and Markerville schools in central Alberta. In 1933, Margaret Dixon was left a quadriplegic after an accident. She learned to write, paint and knit by mouth. She died in Red Deer and is buried in the Horn Hill Cemetery.

The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek Ontario, by Mrs. Hoodless. It was originally formed as a way of educating rural women in domestic sciences, which would benefit women and their families, and would play a charitable role in the community and the world. Their aim was the betterment of life for both home and country, leading to their motto "For Home and Country". The Women's Institute (also known as W. I.) grew dramatically over Ontario and in 1909 Alberta women organized their first Women's Institute in Lea Park, Alberta. In the early years, the institutes held demonstrations and lectures, which focused on cooking, sewing, home nutrition, childcare and handicrafts, but soon grew. Traveling libraries were established sent out to the institutes, lectures and demonstrations were organized, Women's Institute handbooks were printed, as well as other forms of bulletins, pamphlets and books on various aspects of home, farm and community life. In 1915 the first provincial Women's Institute convention was held in Olds, with just over 100 women in attendance. At this time Miss. Isabel Noble was elected as Alberta's Women's Institute President, which represented local branches from communities throughout Alberta. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of coordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. In 1916 the various branches of the Women's Institutes in Alberta were incorporated under the Alberta Women's Institutes Act under the Department of Agriculture, based on the belief by the Alberta government that by improving the domestic lives of settlers, their comfort, health and efficiency, further settlement would follow. The years between 1916 and 1921 were difficult, the war, influenza epidemic and drought in Southern Alberta taxed the resources of the Women's Institute movement. Thousands of dollars were raised for the Red Cross. Socks, sweaters, scarves, hats and mitts were knitted for the soldiers, hospital supplies were bought and made, and soldiers and their dependants were cared for. At the war's end, Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, revived the idea of a national group and in February 1919 the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (F. W. I. C.) came into being. The Women's Institutes turned to peace-time activities, Girl's Clubs were organized, local hospitals, maternity homes, libraries and community halls were founded and supported. In 1924 the first annual Women's Institute Short course was held. The course was a month long and branch members throughout Canada were asked to send a representative. These representatives returned to their communities to teach what they had learned. This turned out to be an effective format which remains in use. Subjects first taught were mainly agricultural topics, such as dairying, beekeeping and poultry raising, but later expanded to include courses on finances, banking and business skills. In 1928, on suggestion of the Women's Institute, the Department of Education held a vote of school children to choose a provincial emblem and by 1930 the choice of the wild rose was endorsed by Legislature. Also in 1928, the Women's Home Bureau Act came into effect, declaring that the Alberta Women's Institute should become self-supporting, therefore, in 1929 the Alberta Women's Institutes became independent of the government. Throughout the difficult years of the Depression, annual conventions were held less frequently to cut costs, and "Mother's Bundles" were sent out to needy families. The Depression years brought a new interest in civic responsibility. Women's Institutes began studying laws relating to women and children, such as the Old Age Pension Act, The Mother's Allowance Act, The Minimum Wage Act for Women and Girls, and became active in recommending legislative change to the Federal Government. During World War II, conventions and official visits were again terminated while activities once again turned towards war efforts. Contributions were made to War funds, and seeds, knitted clothing, quilts and food were sent overseas. At war's end the Women's institute members grew again and efforts for "Home and Country" continued growing. Alberta Women's Institute branches provided many services in their communities, such as providing many schools with First Aid kits, providing hot lunches, Christmas treats and picnics to students. Honour Roll and scholarship programs and Health clinics for pre-school children were set up. Fundraising and involvement in community programs such as Meals-on-Wheels, food banks, clothing banks, and recreational children's clubs, canvassing for cancer research and for UNICEF took place, and there was continued care for war-torn countries. As of 1996 Alberta Women's Institutes have once again have been under Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and continue to receive an annual government grant from the province of Alberta. Although Women's Institute organizations are still active today, many branches have disbanded due to lack of members. Yet, more than 100 years after the first Women's Institute was formed in Canada, these women's mark remains imprinted on Canadian history and was instrumental in the foundation modern day opinions and practices. The Alberta Women's Institute is associated with the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, which is in a member of the Associated Country Women of the World (A. C. W. W.), which is an international organization that represents rural women and homemakers. Alberta Women's Institutes are divided into five districts: District 1 is the Peace River District and covers much of Northern Alberta, District 2 covers Northern Alberta in and around the City of Edmonton, District 3 and 5 are Central Alberta, and District 4 is Southern Alberta, including Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. District 3 covers the area from Red Deer up to Leduc and is made up of 10 Constituencies. Wooddale Women's Institute was part of the Wetaskiwin Constituency and was organized in 1929 at the Wooddale School, near Rimbey, Alberta. Wooddale Women's Institute expanded its geographical scope to include the entire Rimbey district.

The Normandeau Cultural and Natural History Society was formed in 1989 to manage, operate and maintain the Red Deer and District Museum and other facilities for the benefit of the citizens of the City of Red Deer. Their society founding documents note that the facilities they maintain are to be "chiefly carried out on lands which are owned by the City of Red Deer."

This organization took over the functions previously conducted by the Museums Management Board, which existed from 1982 until 1989. Other functions included distributing funds and financial support to the Central Alberta Historical Society, Red Deer Museum Society, Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Fort Normandeau, and Sunnybrook Farm Museum.

School teachers in the Red Deer region became members of the Alberta Teachers' Association with the proclamation of the Teaching Profession Act (1935) and soon set up a local association which encompassed public and separate school teachers in the Red Deer region. There may have been an earlier local in Red Deer of the Alberta Teachers' Alliance, ca. 1917-1934. The Red Deer Local appears to have been divided initially into 2 sub-locals to represent the diverse interests of teachers of the public and separate school systems. In Sept. 1954, a new sub-local was established to represent the elementary and junior high school teachers in Red Deer Public School District No. 104. In 1958, the sub-local was converted into Red Deer City Local No. 60. It represents the interests of teachers within the City of Red Deer. The Red Deer District Local No. 24 represented the teachers in the surrounding rural districts. The teachers of Red Deer Separate School District No. 17 became a sub-local of Local No. 60 in 1968 (they received their own local, Red Deer Separate School Local No. 80 at a later date). Red Deer City Local No. 60 of the Alberta Teachers' Association continues to operate

By 1935 the Associated Temperance Forces of Alberta had been founded in Edmonton, Alberta. A coalition of Protestant denominations and the provincial Women's Christian Temperance Union, the organization was dedicated to the elimination of the consumption of alcohol within the province of Alberta. In the 1940s the organization had gained the support of the Social Credit government of the day. The organization had provincial representation on the Canadian Temperance Federation and later the Canadian Federation on Alcohol Problems. In order to reflect changing attitudes, the organization changed its name in 1968 to the Alcohol Education Association of Alberta. In 1970 the name of the organization was again changed to the Alcohol-Drug Education Association of Alberta. The organization grew moribund by the mid-1970s and its head office was moved to Red Deer, Alberta. It finally dissolved in 1995. It published various temperance pamphlets and newsletters: The Review and the Trumpet. Known presidents of the organization were: Rev. H. E. Norlund (1944), J. Archer (1945), Rev. N. R. T. Braa (1946-1947), Major James Martin (1948-1949), Rev. G. H. Villett (1950), Rev. J. L. Pottruff (1951-1953), Rev. J. B. Cunningham (1954-1958), Rev. Douglas Russell (1958-1968, 1974-1987), R. Fred Fleck (1968-1971), Rev. William Laing (1971-1972), Harry Van Pelt (1973). Rev. Douglas Russell remained as director of the organization's office until 1995

The Antler Hill School District No. 566 was established near Innisfail, Alberta in 1900. Administrative responsibilities for the school were transferred to Red Deer School Division No. 35, but the local board continued to act in an advisory capacity. The Board disbanded when school was closed in 1953. See also Sod shacks and wagon tracks / Big Pine Ridge Historical Society. -- Red Deer, Alta. : Big Pine Ridge Historical Society, 1987

The Aspelund Mutual Telephone Company was incorporated on 14 December, 1934. The first executive consisted of O.W. Heuppelheuser, president; W.H. Schmidt, vice-president; E.A. Wigmore, secretary; with E.R. Ironside, H.F. Brewer, and A.L. Long elected as directors. The company served residents in the Blackfalds-Lacombe area in central Alberta until the late 1960s, when it was taken over by Alberta Government Telephones.

The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek Ontario, by Mrs. Hoodless. It was originally formed as a way of educating rural women in domestic sciences, which would benefit women and their families, and would play a charitable role in the community and the world. Their aim was the betterment of life for both home and country, leading to their motto "For Home and Country". The Women's Institute (also known as W. I.) grew dramatically over Ontario and in 1909 Alberta women organized their first Women's Institute in Lea Park, Alberta. In the early years, the institutes held demonstrations and lectures, which focused on cooking, sewing, home nutrition, childcare and handicrafts, but soon grew. Traveling libraries were established sent out to the institutes, lectures and demonstrations were organized, Women's Institute handbooks were printed, as well as other forms of bulletins, pamphlets and books on various aspects of home, farm and community life. In 1915 the first provincial Women's Institute convention was held in Olds, with just over 100 women in attendance. At this time Miss. Isabel Noble was elected as Alberta's Women's Institute President, which represented local branches from communities throughout Alberta. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of coordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. In 1916 the various branches of the Women's Institutes in Alberta were incorporated under the Alberta Women's Institutes Act under the Department of Agriculture, based on the belief by the Alberta government that by improving the domestic lives of settlers, their comfort, health and efficiency, further settlement would follow. The years between 1916 and 1921 were difficult, the war, influenza epidemic and drought in Southern Alberta taxed the resources of the Women's Institute movement. Thousands of dollars were raised for the Red Cross. Socks, sweaters, scarves, hats and mitts were knitted for the soldiers, hospital supplies were bought and made, and soldiers and their dependants were cared for. At the war's end, Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, revived the idea of a national group and in February 1919 the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (F. W. I. C.) came into being. The Women's Institutes turned to peace-time activities, Girl's Clubs were organized, local hospitals, maternity homes, libraries and community halls were founded and supported. In 1924 the first annual Women's Institute Short course was held. The course was a month long and branch members throughout Canada were asked to send a representative. These representatives returned to their communities to teach what they had learned. This turned out to be an effective format which remains in use. Subjects first taught were mainly agricultural topics, such as dairying, beekeeping and poultry raising, but later expanded to include courses on finances, banking and business skills. In 1928, on suggestion of the Women's Institute, the Department of Education held a vote of school children to choose a provincial emblem and by 1930 the choice of the wild rose was endorsed by Legislature. Also in 1928, the Women's Home Bureau Act came into effect, declaring that the Alberta Women's Institute should become self-supporting, therefore, in 1929 the Alberta Women's Institutes became independent of the government. Throughout the difficult years of the Depression, annual conventions were held less frequently to cut costs, and "Mother's Bundles" were sent out to needy families. The Depression years brought a new interest in civic responsibility. Women's Institutes began studying laws relating to women and children, such as the Old Age Pension Act, The Mother's Allowance Act, The Minimum Wage Act for Women and Girls, and became active in recommending legislative change to the Federal Government. During World War II, conventions and official visits were again terminated while activities once again turned towards war efforts. Contributions were made to War funds, and seeds, knitted clothing, quilts and food were sent overseas. At war's end the Women's institute members grew again and efforts for "Home and Country" continued growing. Alberta Women's Institute branches provided many services in their communities, such as providing many schools with First Aid kits, providing hot lunches, Christmas treats and picnics to students. Honour Roll and scholarship programs and Health clinics for pre-school children were set up. Fundraising and involvement in community programs such as Meals-on-Wheels, food banks, clothing banks, and recreational children's clubs, canvassing for cancer research and for UNICEFF took place, and there was continued care for war-torn countries. As of 1996 Alberta Women's Institutes have once again have been under Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and continue to receive an annual government grant from the province of Alberta. Although Women's Institute organizations are still active today, many branches have disbanded due to lack of members. Yet, more than 100 years after the first Women's Institute was formed in Canada, these women's mark remains imprinted on Canadian history and was instrumental in the foundation modern day opinions and practices. The Women's Institute has close international links through the Associated Country Women of the World (A. C. W. W.), which is an international organization that represents rural women and homemakers of various countries and societies. The Associated Country Women of the World evolved from the desire of countrywomen all over the world to come closer together in friendship and to pool their knowledge and work towards a better world. The first official step was taken in 1927 when a resolution was passed by the International Council of Women that a Committee was to be formed to look at the conditions that woman's rural organizations. The first International Conference of Rural Women was in London in 1929 and was attended by 46 women in 24 countries. In 1930 a committee was formed, "Liaison Committee of Rural Women's and Homemakers' Organizations. In 1933 the committee became the Associated Country Women of the World. The Associated Country Women of the World's goal is to work together to raise the standard of living of rural women through education, training, and community development programs; to provide practical support to members; to promote international friendship; and to give rural women a voice at an international level through links with United Nation agencies. The Associated Country Women of the World supports a whole range of development programs in rural communities through its Projects and Trust Funds: leadership and skill-training, nutrition/education projects, literacy and basic education programs, small business initiatives and small-scale agricultural, income-generating schemes. The Associated Country Women of the World holds a World Conference every three years, annual Council Meetings, and Regional Conferences; they also publish a magazine called "The Countrywoman".