Stoney Creek Women's Institute Scrapbook (Rogers) 1967-1979

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Lorna M. Rogers, Creator

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Scrapbooks

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This is a scrapbook compiled between 1967 and 1979 by Lorna M. Rogers, President of the Stoney Creek branch of the Women's Institutes. It contains:

- Invitation to Stoney Creek Jubilee Banquet, 1947
- Photo of Charter Members (?) in 1947 (?)
- "Stoney Creek W.I. Annual Dinner" article, no date (1967?)
- "Institute Raises $1500 for Projects" article, 1967, Mrs. D. H. Rogers President of Stoney Creek WI
- Photo of and invitation to FWIC Birthday Dinner, 1967
- "South Wentworth District Women's Institutes 63rd Annual Meeting" article, May 1967
- Photo of garden party at Battlefield house, 1967
- Photo of ACWW President cutting 70th anniversary cake of the Women's Institute at the FWIC conference at University of Guelph, 1967 (?)
- Article about FWIC work in Northwest Territories (1967?)
- Photo of Jack W. Watson, Mayor of Stoney Creek meeting ACWW President, FWIC President, and Stoney Creek President, 1967
- "Mother Institute Entertains at Garden Party" article, June 1967
- "The Peripatetic WI President: Crises Don't Faze Her" article, no date
- More photos of Garden Party at Battlefield House, 1967
- "Architects' Plea: 'Preserve the Homestead'" article, no date (Erland Lee Homestead)
- Invitation to "Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony of an Historical Plaque at the Erland Lee Homestead," October 1967
- Photo of Provincial Historic Site Plaque in front of Lee home, 1967
- Mrs. D. H. Rogers, Stoney Creek WI President nametag
- "Lee Home: Want Historic Site Status" and "Minister Will Dedicate Erland Lee Homestead" articles, 1967
- "Plaque Marks WI's First Home," article, October 1967
- Unveiling and Dedication ceremony program for historic site plaque, 1967
- "Rev. Karl speaker at WI meeting" article, 1967
- Photo of Mrs. D.H. Rogers and Reverend Marty Karl
- "Stoney Creek WI 71st birthday meeting" article, Feb. 1968
- "Stoney Creek WI meets" article, Jan. 1968
- "Buy Homestead, Province Told" article, 1968
- Various clippings of Stoney Creek WI meetings throughout 1960s and 1970s all with dates
- Photo of Burwick WI in front of Lee home after tour
- "Women's bus trip" article, 1968
- "ACWW Delegates visit Stoney Creek" article, 1968
- "Homestead Purchase Fund" article, 1968
- Photo and article "Citizens Fight for Past History" December 1968
- Photos and article "ACWW Delegates visit Stoney Creek" September 1968
- Group photo (Ontario delegates) taken at ACWW Converence, Michigan State University, September 1968
- "Memories include first WI meeting" article about Mrs. H.P. Van Wagner who celebrated her 100th birthday in 1968 (charter member)
- Photo of Mrs. Van Wagner celebrating her 100th birthday
- "Stoney Creek's Charter Women's Institute Member Celebrates 100th Birthday" article, 1968
- "WI Members Aid Lions Project" article, 1968
- Photo of the three "Battleworn Sisters" performing a musical number and skit
- Photo of skit 'the seven stages of woman' performed by the Stoney Creek WI
- Photo of Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce presenting plaque commemorating first WI on town signs
- Photo of Stoney Creek WI float in Christmas Parade, 1969
- "Sour Springs WI visits Stoney Creek" article and photo, October 1969
- Photo of Stoney Creek WI float in Christmas Parade, 1970
- "WI Sponsored Luncheon and Fashion Show" article and photo, March 1971
- "Proud to be a Canadian Woman" article and photo, February 1971
- "Ontario Women's Institute Mark 75th Anniversary, Over 1600 Attend" article and photographs, 1972
- "Stoney Creek WI at Erland Lee Home," article Jan. 1978
- "Lighting 81 Candles for Stoney Creek WI" article
- "Stoney Creek WI helping others at Christmas" article, December 1978
- Photo of President Lorna Rogers accepting a plate from Mrs. Harold Rich of England, 1972
- "Wentworth South District WI Presented $1000 to Dr. J.C. Allison" article, May 1972
- Colour photos of Mrs. Rich's visit to Stoney Creek, including food donations to Harbour Rescue Mission at Christmas meeting of Stoney Creek WI
- "Mother Institute Celebrates 76th" article and photo
- "WI Birthplace Opens" article, 1972; photograph of Marjorie Lee and Alice (Lee) Freel
- "S.C. Women's Institute celebrate 77th birthday" article, 1974
- Photograph of Mrs Phyllis Rich of England accepting a trivet from Lorna Rogers in front of Squires Hall WI Plaque (now at Erland Lee Museum)
- "Stoney Creek WI Represented at World Conference" article and photo
- "Will someone be there to carry on the traditions of Mother Institute?" article, 1975
- "79th Anniversary for Stoney Creek WI" article
- "When WI Started, Jennie Was There" article, 1976 (Jennie McKinley Morden, Charter Member of SCWI), in celebration of her 100th birthday
- Ontario group photo at ACWW conference, October 1974
- "Unite with Saltfleet: Curry tells WI" article, 1976
- Photo of Lorna Rogers presenting a cheque to Stoney Creek YMCA, 1976
- "Revitalization campaigns urged for Women's Institute" article and photograph
- Photos of Verna Conant and WI members displaying Tweedsmuir History books at an event, 1973 (?)
- "Community Beach Institute Reunion" article, 1977
- "Queen sends note of thanks to Stoney Creek WI" article, 1979
- Photo of Mrs. Jessie Hartwell of England visiting the WI plaque with Lorna Rogers
- Various newspaper photographs of Erland Lee Museum
- "Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario: Background History of the Lee Family and Home" essay, 2 pages

Dates

[1967]-[1979]

Subject(s)

Anniversaries
Banquets
Centenarians
Fund raising
Galleries & museums
Gifts
Holidays
Meetings
Parades & processions
Parties
Plaques
Politicians
Tourism
Women's Institutes

Local identifier

x2006.003.001

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Stoney Creek

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2073132918326 Longitude: -79.722572442131

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