Miniature Enthusiasts of Montreal (M.E.M.), a non-profit organization, was the dream-child of Phyllis Fowler Cowan and her crafts shop partner Corrine Summers.
After visiting a hobby fair in Chicago and subsequently the Chicago Art Institute
where they saw the famous one-inch-scale Thorne Rooms Collection, they
decided to introduce the miniature hobby to Montrealers.
Membership was open to all who were interested in knowing more about miniatures. Monthly meetings began in April 1978 and over the years membership has fluctuated but our enthusiasm has not.
Our first Miniature and Dollhouse Exhibition and Sale was held in April 1981.
