| ADELAIDE HOODLESS BIRTHPLACE PURCHASED BY FEDERATED WOMEN‘S INSTITUTES OF CANADA â€" 1959 O This year records another pleasant The F.W.I.C. plans to furnish the incident in the history of the Women‘s home as nearly as possible in the style of Institutes â€" the acquisition of the 100 years ago. Last June, the Ontario Historic childhood home of Adelaide HUNTERâ€"Hoodless, Sites and Monuments Board unveiled a plaque founder of the movement, by the Federated marking the Hoodless birthplace as a Historic f Women‘s Institutes of Canada. Site. Many W.I. members from Canada and other The 115 year old house, near St. George, parts of the world have travelled to the cairn Oï¬tario, is constructed of clapboard, and erected by the Brant County Women‘s Institute is an unpretentious farm home. From the to commemorate the birthplace. Once the front hall a lovely old oak staircase Museum is established, it will undoubtedly attract leads to the upper part of the house. many more visitors to see the humble farm home The house was heated with stoves, as where 100 years ago so many great things had evidenced by the various pipe holes. their small beginning. The big stone fireplace was in the cellar. With the exception of some changes in po doorways, the house is almost exactly as . | it was when the Hunter family lived there; i even the old pine floors are intact. § |