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 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 2 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 1, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Aldershot Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir Scrapbook Committee, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON)     This is Volume 1 of 2 volumes. To view Volume 2, use the link in the right sidebar. Most of the pages have been OCRd so are searchable.

 Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario)     Digitization of this volume was from the microfilm version held at the Archives of Ontario and was undertaken by Grand Valley Public Library, Ontario.

 Verna Rowena Conant, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 1956     This is a scrapbook created by Verna Rowena Conant, daughter of Christina Smith, who was President of the first branch of the Women's Institute in Stoney Creek. This volume features articles both published and unpublished, booklets, programs, and other memorabilia, all pertaining to the early history of the Women's Institutes. …

 Verna Rowena Conant, Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 1956     This is a scrapbook created by Verna Rowena Conant, daughter of Christina Smith, who was President of the first branch of the Women's Institute in Stoney Creek. This volume features articles both published and unpublished, booklets, programs, and other memorabilia, all pertaining to the early history of the Women's Institutes. …

      This is a scrapbook-style history of the Lee house, including a genealogy of the Lee family. The book includes a history of each generation to reside in the home and details the process of transitioning the home into a museum.

      Erland Lee Museum Events Scrapbook - 1975-1990 - Various newspaper/magazine clippings relating to: - volunteers - Albin Rogala's addiction to purchasing lottery tickets - Battlefield House - Women's Institutes Farm and Home Landscaping Courses - Women's Institutes promotion and publicity - Erland Lee Museum history, promotion, and publicity - Canada …

      In 2003, the Erland Lee (Museum) Home was designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and a plaque was placed by the sidewalk leading into the side porch of the Museum. The plaque reads “This 19th-century farmhouse is the birthplace of the Women’s Institutes (WI), an organization …

      This plaque, mounted on a stone cairn, was placed at the roadside in front of the Erland Lee (Museum) Home in 1961, while it was still a private residence. It reads "In memory of Erland Lee and his wife, Janet, who pioneered the first Women's Institute - now world-wide - …

      In 1967, the Lee family home (not yet a museum) was designated by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. Erland and Janet’s daughter and daughter-in-law, Marjorie Lee and Katherine Lee respectively, were present at the unveiling of the sign, which was placed in front of the home at the …

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      Found in envelope attached to back cover of 'Milton Mountain Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Volume 1 1924-1982'

      1 - Mountain Union W.I. Officers 1969. 2 - Account of Home Economics meeting August 1969. 3 - Dr. Ethel Chapman biography and testamonial, Campbellville, Oct. 28, 1969. 4 - Picture of W.I. members at Maurice Readheads. 5 - Pearl Isaacksz - Home Economics student from Ceylon - wedding at …

      Two additional booklets found in envelope attached to back cover: - Adelaide Hoodless: Woman with a Vision - 1901-1951 50th Anniversary Historical Review

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - Picture of Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless 2 - Brochures about the Hoodless Homestead, St. George, and the First Women's Institute. 3 - Early pictures of W.I. activities. 4 - Mountain Union W.I. officers 1924-1974. 5 - New members added 1964-1974. 6 - In Memoriam List 1965-1974. …

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      Colborne Women's Institute, Founded March 1, 1932, Tweedsmuir History Started 1947 in Honour of the Women's Institute 50th Anniversary; Ellen, Mrs. Gordon MacGregor, Curator 1947; Amy, Mrs. T.M. Gresham