Inaugural Meeting and Warm Baths...
On July 17, 1946, a small group of women convened around a dining room table at the Con Mine townsite for the inaugural meeting of the Yellowknife Branch of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild.  Their last names were synonymous with the street names and buildings of Yellowknife today... Stanton, Ingram, McNiven, McElroy and more.  At the end of each meeting, Mrs. Ruth Stanton would offer the use of her bath to the Yellowknife town members as radiators and hot water were luxuries available only at the Con mine site.  Art, community and sharing right from the start!

First Class... Weaving!

The first class taught by the Guild was weaving.  It has endured the entire 80 years and is currently enjoying a surge in popularity.