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Foreword by Admin – Kathryn Mikoski has written this excerpt from Betty Deavy’s book in response to me posting about my adventures in the wine world. It’s a lovely piece about their adventures in bartending in the 80’s. I was contemplating a career change and was exploring the possibility of Hotel Management sometime before we …
What follows is an excerpt from a larger work covering my family history. I thought it might be interesting for current Navan residents to read about some of the areas that were once “wild” but now covered with houses. I recently read a book called The Big Year subtitled A tale of man, nature and …
Just over a year ago our member Mary passed away. She was an amazing woman and an integral part of not only our Navan WI, but our entire community. Mary joined the WI in 1965 and over her many years of membership, was always willing to volunteer for anything that needed to be done. She …
Ronnie Deavy on his way to the rink in front of Elsie’s new store, probably 1945 Although we had lived in many places of various sizes, moving to the village of Navan, 15 miles east of Ottawa (now it is a part of the city) in June 1946 was a new experience for my parents, …
2nd row: Stan Edwards, Normie Rivington, Adelaide Newton, Elda Bradley, Lorne Bradley, Syd Cotton, Percy Smith1st row: Marion Deavy, Margaret Joyce, Maysie Edwards Rivington, Inez Smith, Verna Des Forges Recently Pam Lafrance, working on papers for the Tweedsmuir History for the Women’s Institute, found a play entitled A Quiet Afternoon Tea Party. She asked if …
When I was married and came to live in Navan in June 1948, the Navan Women’s Institute was only seventeen years old and some of the original members still belonged.
Our friend and WI member Catherine Hyde was an amazing woman. She was full of life, very loyal, and active all the time. She loved her family, her friends and being outdoors. Gardening was one of her passions and she was the “go to” person for all of us if we needed advice on a …