â€"â€"â€"<>E§r%<> On Ma 28, 1961 a memorial plaque on a rugged granite boulder in front of the {e2 Home was unveiled. Through the efforts of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario an historic plaque was unveiled and dedicated at the Erlan d Lee Home by the Historic Sites Board of Ontario on October 1, 1967. For many years it had been the hope of the Ontario Women’s Institutes that the Lee Home could be purchased, and in 1964 a recommendation was presented to the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario Board meeting from the Districts of Wentworth South and Wentworth North. An option was taken by the Provicial Board of F.W_1.0. in October 1969 on the property on Lot 17, Concession 4, of the Township of Saltfleet, south side of Ridge Road, in Wentworth Countyt On June 15, 1972 the Erland Lee Home was officially purchased. Thus for the Seventyâ€"fifth Anniversary of the Women’s Institutes the pur- chase of the Lee Home preserved one of the most beautiful vintage homes in Ontario for a useful and permanent purpose as a memorial of Women’s Institute beginnings. Directions to the Home. Lake Ontario BURLINGYGN SKVWAV Elfrlanh iflee (ï¬lluaeum) gamma azw Stoney Creek CENYENNIAL VARKWAV Home of the co-founder of the first Women’s Institute in the m xmasrnzsr SnUlRESHALL n world, Mr. Erland LCGV ll is owned and maintained by the ( , 'ammfsmm â€â€œâ€œÂ°â€œ"“‘"“°~ E - Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. no I ERLAND Non: univ: mu Hours: 10:00 am. - 4:00 pm. Tuesday through Saturday Closed Month 01 February Buses book in advance “"EEN "WNWN m srnp “a,“ MUD smzsr .52 m uvou mam A31d'l R.R. #1, 552 Ridge Road, 53 - mm: 'Er‘m. Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada N L8G 3X4 «so Telephone: (416) 662-2691 W E i MUSEUM SIGNS Number 1A May 1989 S Rcvrsed