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:‘Preservation of I § Lee Home um the EM tbplace o/ the :lY/omen's Institute 3 By JO URBANOVITCH §' HQ‘. ataH i : ttc to [Il'UlllL‘I‘JS wtth Ittlltllttg. tht’ tnaln g. goal at l-‘rlantl l.t'c Ilomt' must-uni IN : prcvt'ntatn't- mainlt' ‘ “1- of .lrlilach E ntthcr than r\'\lt)r;llttlll I: on though out u. might luv] this Vt'llttlt' point of :l lllllsl'lllll i~ .lt)prt'\cr\'t'.’tl1tl rtwtol‘t: :t \(lt’lt‘ly ~ \'.tlll;llll( lltl'llittlt'.ttt‘.l\ our pt‘l‘t‘t'l'll oi tht total lind- tgt't at l-‘rlzlrul l.t-t- Museum |,~ xlwnt on tt‘x’tnratttul This H but now Allk‘!‘ Mil-ll I'.“> .‘tntl iltairr tutt.tttct-.tllt-rt is \cri' littlt' moncy lclt.’ Nillll \h- lltlL‘l (uln‘uut'll. tht' nutwllttl'l» t‘ltrlltol‘ \ lloll-ptotil ottzzli'u/aliotl. ti ' lll'vllllllt. l‘t'lltts allnmt totztlh on st'll'pt'llt‘httt'tl rcv- t'U'K’. intl llti‘.ti|l]§.' {torn tltt’ lttlcral \htltlcu-i ltixlnutt's tvl Ontario \\(‘ do t't't‘t'll't- t‘lttlstuitlt urinating (un'crnntvm oi .ltltlt'tl Mt' UAHHIM‘”. I‘lnlorttltult-lt‘ what they (lo FCLCIV'.’ l‘~ not cttoltytll to t‘ :llIlL’ tllc Illll‘k‘llm to do 1: lot ot nlllt’ll liL‘\’LJt'(l rotoratlon Wot'lt ’I'lti; curator has had to I‘L'fitil'l to llIL‘XPK’l‘ISlYL‘ and lttnol-atlvc mcam to rcstort: tltt' musc- ttln ttxt‘ll' ‘.|\ well as its \‘alualllr L'UlllCI'll‘l Whilc this x a lot about Mr. (iatnmcli and his lo\‘c ttl’ Itcrltagc. it is not cxactly ideal to bat - to make tough (‘IIUIt’C5 about what to prescrvc and “hat not to prc serve. “Most of the museum's collection has been donatctl.What tends to happen is only the itcms directly related to the Leo family are selected for restoration and. in fact. many of these and other itcms of cqual importance arc ncglcclcd," said Mr. int Ztltlltlt: Iltltllithtatlx lttlltlulu lrotn 'lllol tltt: (,.tlt.ltl.t' ~~ui1lc llll\‘ t )ntario :tntl (.amnlcll. It may be \wclthown that two oi thc tnain culprits of prescrvation \V()l'l( arc light atld humid 3': how 'cr,thc worst rul- prit is touch. “TI is why tllcrc arc signs throughout the museum askil ' that Visitors not handlc lllL‘ plecc \lr (. rrlmcll explautcd As tt-ntpting a~ it may ht” to run your hands ot't:r lllL‘ marvclous old thotlcn t'ur- lllltll't'. or to much tltt~ lowly lincm tn lhc tlpslillrs \\artlrobc~. skill oils arc vcry dain- .tttmu to :lt’lllacts, .-\lltl. since thc cost to lt'\ltit't our atlglr PICCL‘ usually I'Llll\ tn lllL' litlntlrctb ol dollars rally; it i» |1t:~l not to tzt'tt‘ lit to tt-mptallon. zit-illitl 'Ill oi l)lt'\L’t'\'llllUll/FCMUI'JlltllI :tl1l.l is tllc l.ltt that it is .llwzl 'x. lint not to tilatlcc '.l pit-t : lll any way , L‘\-'t.'ll ll tllt' ;.l.lnnt_-tl chair night by an ltltprmt'tnt'ul l‘t‘l : to lLJVL' it 11 twt'tl than to commit .l .wloultton Iltux par. Tllt' \‘t'iutlcln li'lNllllilC w.“ Iotlntlt'ti III ”U“ in Mt" .\tl(‘l"|‘.lk' llU'KllC‘VJllll l.ll.ltt«l l 1‘ l'hc Ul‘lflllllll :ttll! ot lltt: lmtllutt' is to \t' litrnl vtotncn .t l):l>lt.' ctlut‘ation i‘l"" t!“l1‘lll\:ll‘tli\' tunt lilllltll inlol'tnauon l't‘l . l:t'|.tntl lCt‘ lua‘ wricjatlt't who wax ont- oi thc ill'Nl ll\t' :‘ttrttlt-z'ultrtcn tcacltcrs tit Hamilton-\Vcnt- worth. took llo-zdlcsw itlt-a ol i-rcatull: llll 1"lllt‘.ltlon;ll smut-ll. tlitl tllc lct: work ltrtlllplll lllt‘ “unit-n togt'tllcr and organ tit/,t-tl tllt' Institute 'l‘otlay. thct'c arc 10,001) ntctnbcrs :lntl approxunatcly It)” hl'illu‘ht'N in Ontario. t’otnprisctl til it lllilll‘tl‘i' ('ltlt'IlV ntcntbcrship lle lse lllL‘ original goals. oi tlit' Instr ttltc have now bccll mct. tnt‘nlbcrs today arc able to focus on community concerns such as req‘cling,tcaclling seniors to cnjoy and understand computers. as well Its par- ticipating ill morc global issues lilt setting up educational systcms for third world woman. (The world wide association is known as the ACWW Associated Country tn Illt‘ tlttnlt'sttt menu». and Forever STONEY CREEK An :ljfirmull'nrt of Citizenship Womens’ Institutes started in Stoney Creek ll‘i' STEPHEN BEECROFI' \‘ru‘s .lmj] \\’nlnt'n ot' the World 'l l‘lvc lll'l\‘t‘ llt)ll\(‘. tm’t ol'tllt: Lt‘c llolllt- \lllst'um It”; This is tllL‘ building \\l1|t,ll llouxtl thc Lu tantil ' l.ll"ll.l_t.l,n and kit iuhx (lilttotlt. tllt‘rc ls .l tttr slt-ittn, :t tlntutinrt to tht‘ musc- nm \llnllt'IHit'tl Ironi .t ptlllt‘t' k) tctn \\'ltlLlI \x'an usctl to 'liousc" l.llt.' vchiclcs in Illt' upprr part of llll.’ lloltsc \vltcn lllL\ tit. tn t in tlk’c l‘xt‘cpt tor thtr maul lit-ants, tht‘ insidc of ”IL llrlYL' lloltw was tot; li' rctttorcd in IU'Io lllt‘l’t’ are many lntcrt tiny. cxhibits tn lltl‘i building, liltluditty :t grape press >Illltl7l1' to ”It not: [\bt'ltnt Lt'c would have “mil to make wittc tor houscllold con- sumption; it L‘l’C'IIIl separator: a tanning mill. which was out] to scparate the shaft from tilt: SL’Ctl ill grain: and several rare books of quilt blocks. 'loday the Drive House is also used as a venue for special events. For information regarding donations. membership, tours, upcoming events or contributions. please call 905662169]. v .I\ littllt in s tuna. lJt‘lt't' en a prosperous Saltflect farmer called Erland Lee and his wife. Janet attended a lecture in 1866. the result was an organimtion that nobody dreamt of In those days. Traditionally. the woman stayed at home and looked after things. but the lec- ture at Guelph Agricultural College was by Adelaide Headless. She was talking about educating girls and in the course of her lecture. she suggested women should have an organization of their own similar to the Farmers' Institutes. The Lees started canvassing the area and a meetâ€" ing held at Squire‘s Hall the following February had 100 women in attendance â€" and one man. Mr. Lee. Squire‘s Hall, now 6 King St. E., was for many years the head office for the Stoney Creek News. Maybe that's one reason why the Stoney Creek News has always supported the WI. now a world- wide organization. "We knew it all started ltcrt‘. but people were vague about its origins." said Jean Craig. who owned and edited the paper in the 19505 "Everybody who didn't live itl Stoney Creek thought the founder had ht‘cn Adelaide Hoodles ‘ ' So the Stoncy Creek News kept putting out special 1 millions for tho \Votnens Institutes said Kit MrDertllott, who was a partner ol'Ms. Craig. “The WI was always hiding their light under a hushnl." s‘lu‘ >llid "\t lilt‘ News WP kept getting peo- ple frolu Australia. New Zealantl. Britain...every- tx'hcrc. 'I'llt-y'd come and say they wanted to learn more about Stoney Crock. which was the birthplace ol the Institute " More surmrr mat a. Now Mrs. ED. Smith (nee Christina A. Armstrong) was the first president of the Women's Instltutc founded In Storley Creek February "497. B\ that 19505. there were only the original members left, said Ms. Craig. One of them was Maud Glitlden. a freelancer for the Stoney Creek News. She had inlncd the WI. when she was H-ycars-old. Ms. Craig dccided the News would take up the cause. She would go to the \Votnens’ Institute archives in Ottawa and "get some of the real information". "Kit and I picked tlp the reins." said Ms. Craig. "That's why I copied down the original minutes in longlland. That proved how ther. had started. And we cort~ tinucd to go otlt to bat for them." Nowadays. of course. the story of the beginnings of the Womens' Institute is lxcll- kntmn and well publicized. But nobody renllt knows what would have happened if the Stoney Creek \"ctxs hadn't gone to bat tor them in the 19505. Of course. it was a mn- “in situation. Ms. Craigs trip to the archives paid off commercially, too. “I forget how many issues we printed for the Women" Institute." said Ms. McDernlott. “The first one was sold out in no time, because all the people kept writing for them from all over the world." priceless artifacts a concern at Erland Lee Home Museumt: I Above, the Erland Lee Home Muse- um. Below. artifacts from the sewing :k. tram .