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THE ERLAND LEE MUSEUM ON
FACEBOOK?
Yes, the Erland Lee Museum now has a
page, come check it out
We've joined the millions of people already using
FACEBOOK as a way to stay connected and make friends. Please check out the
Erland Lee Museum's FACEBOOK group
page.
If you want to create a profile and stay in touch with
what's happening at the Lee, simply visit
www.facebook.com!
Now on-line: Early minute
books from the Stoney Creek Charter WI, including the 1897 Constitution.
See below.
Thank you to Om and
Swadesh Sachdeva, and Vinemount W.I. for their recent financial donations to this heritage site.
History of
"Edgemont", the Erland Lee Home
The main building was first constructed in 1808 by John Lee, son
of a British ex-serviceman. James Lee and his family emigrated to
Saltfleet Township (later Stoney Creek) as Loyalists in the 1790s
in the aftermath of the American Revolution. His son, John, built the
first log cabin home on a plot of land from his wife, Mary Moore.
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The
Erland Lee Home Today
In 1972, the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario purchased
the Lee home, preserving this vintage home as an important historic
memorial to the Institutes beginnings, and to a vanished middle-class
rural Victorian lifestyle. It opened as the Erland Lee (Museum) Home the
same year, with the exterior and the 1873 additions lovingly restored to
their 1897 beauty.
[read more]
A National
Historic Site of Canada
The museum was designated in 2003 as a National Historic Site of
Canada.
[read more]
Click here for the Stoney Creek Women's
Institute minute books, now digitized for on-line research, thanks to
a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage Museum Assistance
Program.
Education Programs
Looking for something different for your school class or youth
group? The
Erland Lee Museum offers hands-on 1.5 hour and
3 hour education programs on geared towards the Ontario curriculum:
Pioneer
Life in Stoney Creek
Grades 2 and 3
Victorian Culture in Canada
Grades 2 and 3
Women's Empowerment and the
WI Grades 6 and 7
Education Programs
can be tailored to your group's specific needs. Pre-booking is required.
Scout, Brownie, and
Girl Guide groups are all welcome.
We also offer facility rentals.
Volunteering
Volunteers are the life blood
of the Erland Lee Museum. The museum is always looking
for help in the following areas:
· Cataloguing donated artifacts
· Assisting with school and youth programs
· Helping in the gift shop during bus tours
· Hosting in the museum, talking with visitors
· Researching the history of Stoney Creek, the Lee family, and the Women's Institutes
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