The Dionne Quintuplets, were the five baby girls born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne on May 28, 1934 in Corbeil, Ontario.
They became an international sensation and made headlines for years after their birth.
The story, thought a miracle at the time, was celebrated and maniplulated to the detriment of the family, and eventually, the five little girls.
Dionne quintiplets, Cecile and Annette are the last surviving sisters of the five baby girls.. (Alison Northcott/CBC)
The government of Ontario stepped in when the babies were four months old, and took the “Quints” as they were known, from their parents, and created a tourist attraction.
The province made over $500 million (Cdn) from the display of the little girls, three times a day. A trust fund was badly mishandled.
Eventually the three remaining sisters reached a $2.8 million settlement with the Ontario government as compensation for their exploitation.
Only two sisters are still alive, Annette and Cecile, and they will attend the opening of the museum, housed now in the log house in which they were born.
The house was moved to a new location on the shore of Lake Nippissing, in nearby North Bay, Ontario.
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