The Society’s Records

Hilda Chynoweth

← People of the Society · on record 1979–2001

Everything the Society’s own records say of Hilda Chynoweth — the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won — gathered on one page. Where the records are silent, so is this one.

In memoriam · 1 March 2010 (b. 13 February 1910)

A member of the Norland Chynoweth family who reached her 100th birthday on 13 February 2010. The Fall 2011 newsletter (p6, "Update from the Norland Guild" by her granddaughter Tracey Howard) gives the exact date of death, 1 March 2010, and adds that she was instrumental in starting the Norland Guild in the late 1970s, demonstrated leathercraft at the Kinmount, Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls fairs, and was still doing leatherwork up to the end.

From Autumn 2011, page 6; and Spring 2010, page 9.

Also recorded as Hilda Cheynoweth, Hilda Chynoueth

Standing

Society Member 1988 · Honourary Life Member 1997

Branch

Norland · first recorded in the papers in 1978

Made a square for the CSCL Leather Quilt. She showed two pieces at Leather 2004, the Society's biennial juried exhibition at the Hamilton Public Library, 55 York Boulevard, 2-30 November 2004, with the Norland guild.

From Fall 1998, page 2; and Leather 2004 — Juried Biennial Exhibition, Hamilton Public Library, page 2.

Served the Society as

Norland Branch President 1979–1991
Executive Council Member 1980
Director 1981–1983
Chairman Membership Committee 1983–1987
Membership 1985
Council 1988
Norland Branch Program Coordinator 1992
Norland Branch Craft Convenor 1995
Norland Branch Instructor 1997

Honours

Ontario Volunteer Service Award 2001
Named on the Society's roll of Ontario Volunteer Service Award recipients. Presented at the 51st Annual (2001) — Kehoe and Chynoweth in attendance; Corbett, Riddell, Kemp named among "four others" honoured the same year.
Honourary Life Membership 1995
Presented by Madeleine Mitchell at the 1995 Annual.

Awards

Craftsman Ribbon 1980–2000
Michigan Leather Award for Best Soft Leather 1994
Salon Award 1992
Salon Ribbon 1994–1997

Demonstrations given

Carving 1981
31st Annual
From 31st Annual Meeting 1981 — programme, Beacon Motor Inn, Jordan Station (Vineland).
Bluebird Pins 1986
36th Annual
From 36th Annual Meeting 1986 — programme, Beacon Motor Inn, Jordan Station (Vineland).
Weed pots from Splits 1993
44th Annual
From 43rd Annual Meeting 1993 — programme, Royal Resort, Fenelon Falls.
Braided wristbands workshop 1998
48th Annual
From Summer 1998, page 9.
Mystery Braid Wrist Band Workshop (Hilda was 98 years old) 2008
58th Annual
From Spring 2008, page 2.

Where this comes from

This name in the index of people →