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      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 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 …

      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 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 is a scrapbook that compiles all of the Centennial Celebrations that took place for the Centennial Anniversary of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario that took place in 1997. Each branch was invited to report on the celebratory events and programs and submit photographs of the proceedings. The book …

      Compiled by Mary Kneebone, Curator, Erland Lee (Museum) Home

      This volume is a scrapbook to commemorate the Centenary of the Women's Institutes Movement and was sent to FWIO by the Glamorgan Federation of Women's Institutes (Wales, United Kingdom). The book consists of a scrapbook of photographs and descriptions portraying the Centenary celebrations held by the branches within the Glamorgan …

      This is a collection of greeting cards sent to Stoney Creek on the occasion of the Centennial Celebrations of the Women's Institutes in Canada in 1997. Several of the cards feature hand-made elements such as paper quilling or quilting, and most include letters from different branches in the United Kingdom.

      This is a volume which contains items sent from UK WI branches in commemoration of the Centennial anniversary of the Women's Institutes in Canada, in 1997. It consists of photographs of UK branches celebrating the Centennial in 1997, correspondence from members, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets that were sent …

      This is a travel scrapbook created by Mrs. Florence Nash (President of the Stoney Creek WI) to chronicle her 1965 trip to England and Scotland which included attending the UK WI AGM. Included in this scrapbook: - A photo of Mrs. Nash holding the Stoney Creek WI commemorative plate - …

      This document consists of the 1897 Women's Institute Consitution and Bylaws and the first Meeting Minutes for meetings between 1897 and 1900. The Women's Institute Constitution was hand-penned by Janet Lee, wife of Erland, in the dining room of their Saltfleet (now Stoney Creek) home, which is now the Erland …

 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. …

      Submission part of the Wish challenge for WI's 125th anniversary