Since I am doing Throwback Thursday, I thought I would add labels to help anyone who may want to visit Toronto and/or Ontario!
We visited Erland Lee Museum Stoney Creek ON in May 2018.
On February 12, 1897, Erland Lee (great-grandson of James & Hannah Lee) and his wife, Janet (Chisholm) Lee, invited Adelaide Hunter Hoodless to speak at a Lady’s Night meeting of the South Wentworth Farmer’s Institute at Squires Hall in Stoney Creek. Encouraged by her speech and determined to bring her message to more women, they invited her back one week later on February 19, 1897. Erland & Janet travelled around town in their cutter sleigh, hand delivering invitations to Hoodless' second speaking engagement to every woman they knew.
Based on Hoodless' suggestion, a group of women, and a few politically involved husbands, came together after the meeting to put their inspiration into action. Janet Lee penned the constitution for their new organization - the Women's Institute. The first official meeting of the Women's Institute was held in Squires Hall on February 25, 1897. Christina (Armstrong) Smith, wife of E.D. Smith, served as the first president of the WI.
In Varadero/Cuba I met the nicest Mother-Daughter-duo from Ontario - sadly we lost contact (this was 2010) but we sure had fun times!
ReplyDeleteWe were FB-friends for a while after and all. All.that.... snow!!!! Oh, my goodness, noooo..... For so long, too!
But reckon Canada is like (bad example right now, I know)... Russia. Can get stinky (wonderfully) hot as well?
P.S.: Great new banner.
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