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Singleton, Jamie Inducted January 2015 -
Through the Air : A Narrative of Forty Years' Experience as an Aeronaut This print from the above book is on page 505 and titled "What a Wonderful Cloud Manufactory This Niagara Is." Mr. Wise, John LaMountain, O.A. Gager and William Hyde were in the balloon "Atlantic" which took off from St. Louis, Missouri, July 1, 1859. It flew across the Niagara River just before noon July 2, 1859 and thus these men were the first to fly across the Niagara, and the first to record in print their observations of the Great Falls. Two others had seen the Falls earlier (1847 and 1858) from the air each from a distance of about twenty miles. Mr. Wise, on page 504, states they were 10,000 feet high and 'a bottle of Heidsieck" was uncorked to honour the occasion. From this height they also saw from Fort Erie and Buffalo to Fort Niagara and Youngstown. 'Indeed, there was so much of interest to be seen at one time that it was difficult to dwell upon any single sight without losing a great portion of the whole scene..." The balloon later landed on the shore at the eastern end of Lake Ontario and was the longest balloon flight, in the 19th century. -
19th Century Toys in Canada Exhibit at the Victoria Avenue Library Paintings by Laurel Campbell Stark -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Signing Sherman Zavitz signing copies of "Images of a Century" at the Niagara Falls Public Library -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Signing Sherman Zavitz signing copies of "Images of a Century" at the Niagara Falls Public Library -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch Guests at the reception for the "Images of a Century" unveiling at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch Guest at the reception for the "Images of a Century" unveiling at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch Guests at the reception for the "Images of a Century" unveiling at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch "Images of a Century" unveiling at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. Sherman Zavitz, Andrew Porteus, Mary-Louise Montgomery, ?. -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch Invitation Flip side of invitation -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch "Images of a Century" unveiling at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. Andrew Porteus and Mary-Louise Chrysler dressed as hippies. -
Images of a Century, The City of Niagara Falls 1904-2004 Book Launch Invitation Invitation to the unveiling of "Images of a Century" at the Queen Victoria Park Restaurant. -
Kimberly Clark Staff Quarter Century Club -
St. Mark's Church (over a century old), Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada Erected 1804-1810. used as storehouse during occupation by U.S. army, 1813. Burned December 10, 1813. Restored 1820; consecrated 1828; enlarged 1843. The church and churchyard contain many historical tablets, tombs and gravestones. -
Stamford Green White Oak Tree, Niagara Falls Historic white oak tree located at 3366 Portage Road in the Stamford Green area of Niagara Falls. It has been designated a heritage tree from the 17th century. -
Winter on Queen Street, Niagara on-the-Lake On Back: The old town of Niagara-on-the Lake attracts strollers any time of year, even in winter. The town's ornate old courthouse, the scene of many trials, municipal meetings and the first home of Shaw festival, sets the tone for the downtown area, where old buildings have been spruced up. Even the new buildings have been designed to blend in with buildings more than a century old. Niagara-on-the lake, a place of restored buildings, stately, old homes and quiet contemplation for most of the year, gets an influx of tourists in the summer months as people arrive to soak up some history. They all want to get a look at Upper Canada's first capital and one of the oldest settlements west of Montreal. Niagara on-the-lake is also at one end of the extensive Niagara parks system with its historic sites, recreation areas and parkland designed to preserve the scenic qualities of the Niagara River. -
Niagara Falls Public Library on Victoria Avenue - The Reading Lounge and Sir Harry Oakes Room Local History Collection - Oversize Drawer -
Niagara Falls Public Library Christmas Card -Sir Harry Oakes Room Inside card: The Sir Harry Oakes Room in the Victoria Avenue Library at Christmas. The decorations, many handmade by staff, evoke the feeling of the mid-nineteenth century, and complement the historical Niagara collections available in the Room. -
Niagara Falls History Museum Grand Opening - Don Jackson Pictured on the left is Don Jackson in a 19th century Generals uniform. He is fundraising chair for the Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Legacy Project. -
Conestoga Wagon Trek Monument with the Upper Niagara River in the background The border between Canada and the United States of America has witnessed many migrations of people. At two times, however, the migration was primarily from south to north. That was in the troubled days just prior to the American Revolutionary War and during the uneasy decades when the new republic was being formed. During the last two decades of the 18th century, many people, motivated by loyalty to the British Crown and fearing some aspects of the course being set by the new United States, sold prosperous farms in Pennsylvania and moved their possessions by conestoga wagon to Ontario. They entered the Niagara River at Black Rock, N.Y. and probably landed at or near this point. Many were German speaking people known as Pennsylvania Dutch. They came from Lancaster and neighbouring counties in Pennsylvania and settled in the Fort Erie area, Jordan, Vineland, the Markham area and Kitchener-Waterloo. Their unconquerable courage and inflexible faith, together with hard work and much sacrifice, helped to establish many of the churches and the farming and business enterprises in this and other areas of the province of Ontario. This marker was erected by persons who, in 1997, celebrated the 200th anniversary of their foreparents journey from Pennsylvannia to Ontario by re-enecting their trek. -
Conestoga Wagon Trek Monument The border between Canada and the United States of America has witnessed many migrations of people. At two times, however, the migration was primarily from south to north. That was in the troubled days just prior to the American Revolutionary War and during the uneasy decades when the new republic was being formed. During the last two decades of the 18th century, many people, motivated by loyalty to the British Crown and fearing some aspects of the course being set by the new United States, sold prosperous farms in Pennsylvania and moved their possessions by conestoga wagon to Ontario. They entered the Niagara River at Black Rock, N.Y. and probably landed at or near this point. Many were German speaking people known as Pennsylvania Dutch. They came from Lancaster and neighbouring counties in Pennsylvania and settled in the Fort Erie area, Jordan, Vineland, the Markham area and Kitchener-Waterloo. Their unconquerable courage and inflexible faith, together with hard work and much sacrifice, helped to establish many of the churches and the farming and business enterprises in this and other areas of the province of Ontario. This marker was erected by persons who, in 1997, celebrated the 200th anniversary of their foreparents journey from Pennsylvannia to Ontario by re-enecting their trek. -
Stamford Green Old Oak Tree Oak tree found in the Stamford Green area of Niagara Falls that has been designated a Heritage Tree from the 17th Century -
Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame - Frank Long Athlete Hockey 1900-1970 era Frank Long has made many contributions in the field of athletics as a player, coach and historian, which have allowed him to make a significant contribution to the development and enjoyment of sports in Niagara Falls. Frank started off his athletic achievements in 1938 with track and field, where he won a silver and a bronze medal at the COSSA district meet in St. Catharines. Frank moved on to the Ontario Track and Field Championship (OFSAA) in 1939, where he won a bronze medal in pole vault. Frank enjoyed playing many sports such as baseball and football, but his love of hockey led the way to some of his greatest accomplishments. Frank started off his hockey career with Niagara Falls, but was then offered a position on the first junior A team in St. Catharines, the Falcons. Frank scored the first St. Catharines junior A goal in the Garden City Arena, and the Falcons finished the season first place in their division. Frank played professional hockey in the American, East Coast, and Pacific Hockey Leagues from 1944- 1947. He came back to Ontario and was a key player on various Senior A and Senior B teams up until 1953. Frank Long used his many years of hockey experience and expertise to coach the Niagara Falls juvenile AAA team from 1972- 79. During the 1980’s Frank was an active member of the Niagara Falls Curling Club, and in 2006 Frank authored “A Century of Sports in Niagara Falls”. This book is a collection of many photos of local sports teams and players, covering twenty-one different sports and spanning a hundred years. Nearly 300 photos are included, and almost all of the players are identified. Frank Long is a dedicated man who has shown his commitment to sports throughout his entire life, including playing, coaching, and assembling a book about sports. Frank’s contributions to the community are vast ... -
Main Street Effingham A W Moore general store ; single story frame building ; advertising sign above door offers "dealer, drugs, groceries, boots, shoes & dry goods and Effingham PO [Post Office] ; a horse and buggy with people in with a large umbrella in foreground of image ; a man is standing near the store entrance ; a house in background is largely obscured by the advertising sign ; -
St David's Ontario The card is divided into 4 sections with 4 individual images ; Top Row L-R: Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Manse ; Bottom Row L-R: Methodist Church, Methodist Parsonage ; text in red ; -
Greetings from Canada - St Catharines, Ont. [Ontario] Inset images L-R: Post Office, Old Welland Canal, St Nicholas and ? Central Schools, The Armouries, De Cew Falls ; -
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Niagara Falls 1848 - 1948 The Arch of Friendship Reverse reads On August 2nd 1948, the United States and Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the public opening of North America's first international suspension bridge. Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, Niagara Falls, the quick all-weather route to everywhere is the fourth bridge on the same site to join the two countries during the past century. ; -
Artist's sketch of the proposed bridge and water wheel intended to cross the Niagara River The proposed bridge and water wheel were the idea of Alonzo Mather "One of his more spectacular ideas concerned the Niagara River. Late in the 19th century, Mather had an idea about building a bridge with great water wheels underneath to supply power to surrounding areas. This was before Niagara Falls was harnessed to provide electric power. Because of opposition in the U.S. Congress, Mather wasn't able to build the bridge he wanted. But in 1927, the Peace Bridge was dedicated to him at almost the exact spot Mather had in mind." from the website Matherlifeways.com ; Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization originally established in 1941 as The Mather Foundation by Alonzo Mather, a humanitarian, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who created a home for "ladies of refinement" who lost their incomes when their husbands passed away ; -
Images of a Century: The City of Niagara Falls, Canada, 1904-2004 Editorial Team Front row, l to r: April Petrie; Kathleen Powell; Inge Saczkowski; Rebecca Pascoe; Cathy Simpson; Jim Brown. Back row, l to r: Kevin Windsor; Jim Mitchinson; Sherman Zavitz; Andrew Porteus. -
McLeod Road, 7000 - McLeod Plaza From L-R - Video Store, Rose Nails Salon, New Century Chineses Food Restaurant, Dollar Store, the New Food Box Frozen Foods, Curves Gym and Mr Sub Restaurant. -
Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame - Lucille Hilston Builder Senior Co-Ed Slo Pitch 1971 - 1990 Era Lucille Hilston was involved in the sport of Baseball in Niagara for many years as a founding member, player and coach of Senior Co-ed Slo-Pitch leagues. Lucille was a member of the founding committee for the Niagara Falls Girls Minor Softball Association, in 1971. She coached a team the first year and was also an active supporter and spectator for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren throughout the years. In 1985, at the age of 66, Lucille organized the Co-ed 50 Years and Beyond “Half-Century Grandtimers” Slo-Pitch League. The league was strictly for fun and recreation, inviting Seniors in all levels of skill. As the league grew, it became more competitive. At the age of 71, Lucille started up the Co-ed 60 Years & Over “Grandtimers Slo-Pitch League. These leagues are believed to be the first in Canada. Lucille emphasized safety for the players by having an orange safebase on first, shorter base paths, softer baseballs, courteous runners and did not allow tagging. These “Grandtimers” won 8 trophies ; -
Niagara Falls Armoury Original is in very poor condition ; images has been digitally restored for this database ; -
Drilling C. E. [Canadian Expeditionary] Forces at Niagara Camp. Partial Camp View C. E. Forces Niagara Two images contained on one postcard -
School children at Niagara Falls Canada side published by the Whiting View Company, Twentieth Century Series, view no. 802 -
Queen Street, 4310 - Mayor Ted Salci in front of Niagara Falls City Hall Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Joseph Samardzich of Frozen Images Photography Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Falls Avenue, 5685, Hard Rock Cafe - Guitar Shaped Sign Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Falls Avenue, 5705, Casino Niagara Tower Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004, casino tower -
Falls Avenue, 5685, Hershey Store Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Horse and Carriage Ride Along the Niagara Parkway Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Hotel Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004, hotel, hotels -
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort Billboard Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Valley Way, 4801, Niagara Falls Review Building Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004, Morrison Street, streets -
Morrison Street, 6777, Community Garage Sale in Zellers Parking Lot Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Portage Road, 5546 Greater Niagara General Hospital GNGH Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
River Road, 4303, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple of Peace (Cham Shan Temple) Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004, Cham Shan Temple -
River Road, 4303, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple of Peace Archway (Cham Shan Temple) Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Falls Incline Railway - Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in the Background Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Maid of the Mist Boat - Taken from the edge of the Horseshoe Falls Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Brink of the Horseshoe Falls Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Two Maid of the Mist Boats near the Base of the American Falls Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Niagara Parkway, Double Decker Tour Buses Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Falls Avenue, 5685, Hard Rock Cafe Patio - Performance by B.B. Wolf Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Oakes Garden Theatre Bridge Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Rambler's Rest - American Falls in the Background Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004, gazebo, gazebos -
Rhea Pearlman at the Niagara Falls Arena During the Filming of Canadian Bacon movie, movies, Movie Stars -
Centre Street, 5020, Rock Legends Wax Museum Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Niagara Falls Area Band, Wave, and an actor from Degrassi Jr. High Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Member of the Group, Assorted Nuts, taken at the Queen Victoria Park Stage Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Liam Samardzich sitting on a bench in Niagara Falls Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Wax Figure of Marilyn Manson at the Rock Legends Wax Museum Snapshots of Niagara Falls 2004 -
Stamford Ontario Churches 3 small images on the photograph ; top left: United Presbyterian Church ; top right: St John's Episcopal Church ; bottom centre: Methodist Church -
Various Businesses inside Maple Leaf Village - Niagara Falls, Ontario - 1995 amusement rides, games, shopping, Sports Crazed Gifts, Joe's Juice Bar, Images of Canada Souvenir -
New Falls View Upper Suspension Bridge - Elevator Tower view from American side george bender biggar philip clifton house hill -
Chinese ambassador crossing the cable accompanied by Samuel Keefer Clifton Hotel in background ; "At the request of Delos deWolf, vice president of the Suspension Bridge Company, Samuel Keefer carried the Chinese Ambassador who was visiting Niagara Falls, over and back along the carrier rope. Samuel Keefer reported "His celestial highness was delighted with sublimity of the view and the novelty of the adventure. This working platform was one of teh buggies used to carry workmen as they gave the cable wires a second coat of paint before they were clamped in cable form" ; excerpted from Bridges over the Niagara Gorge by George Seibel ; -
Niagara's Great Gorge Trip - Falls, Whirlpool Rapids Route - Poster great gorge route trip -
William Henry's Spring Brewery and Distillery on Ravine Hill St David's Distillery on Ravine Hill above St. Davids as it appeared at the turn of the century -
Niagara Parks Commission Greenhouse - interior - last day of the 20th century POINSETTIA PONSETTIAS -
5917 Main St morse austin drummondville undertaker undertaking funeral home chapel morgan -
Flower Garden in the Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls Ontario Negatives have deteriorated over the years and now produce images with a bluish cast - this has been digitally removed ; -
Welland Ship Canal - Canal Park, Welland A look at Welland the way it was in the early 20th century. The old bandstand is at right. -
Niagara Falls Public Library Chief Librarian Joe Longo at Canada Day celebrations 2003 colour digital image ; Joe Longo with the library display "Name that Visitor" a collection of images from the Historic Niagara Digital Collections ;
