Résultats

    Agnes Macphail's comment on a page of her 1952 scrapbook with two postcards of Scotland, titled: "Castle and Princes Street Edinburgh" with the MacGregor crest and family tartan background; and, "Edi

    Agnes Macphail's commentary about the last time spent before departing for Canada. Two postcards show the Houses of Parliamant, London, England and the Tower Bridge, London, England. Part of her 1952

    Photographs from Agnes Macphail's visit to Windsor Castle. Top photograph mounted improperly. Part of her 1952 Scrapbook.

    The Hermitage was the farm of William Nelles (1769-1850) and was built near the lake on Lot 6, Concession 1, in c.1800. Nelles was the brother of Robert Nelles and was also a Captain in the 4th Regim

    A black and white photograph of the lock up located in the basement of the Nelles house (125 Main Street West) that existed during the War of 1812. The photograph shows the wooden cell located in the

    Photo of Van Buskirk blacksmith shop on Main Street West in Grimsby. During the War of 1812, Allan Nixon was known to have owned the blacksmith shop located here. It is believed that the shop was for

    A black and white photograph of the original barn at Lake Lodge, built in 1801, as it was being demolished. Written in ink on the photograph is : "The original barn at Lake Lodge built in 1801. It wa

    A black and white photograph of six First Nations people playing instruments at the Ceremony unveiling a plaque commemorating the engagement at Forty Mile Creek which occured on June 8, 1813.

    A drawing that shows a wooden house beside a large tree, with a pathway out front that leads to a wooden fence with a gate. The fence is built on the edge of a small drop in the land, and where the g

    A photographic print of the Commemorative Monument for the Engagement at Forty Mile Creek, War of 1812. It reads (English): "Here at the Forty Mile Creek, on the 8th of June 1813, American Forces, re

    A print of the Robert Nelles Manor in 1798. Nelles was a Lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia by the end of the War. He was also known to have been a Justice of the Peace and

    A postcard with a picture of Robert Nelles' Manor that was built in 1798. On the front it says: "The Manor (over 100 years old) Grimsby, Ont." Nelles was a Lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Regiment of t

    Donated by Lt. Col. Roy C. Phelps. This painting was previously hung in the First United Church in St. Catharines after being donated by Mrs. John S Campbell, great-grandaughter of Abagail St. John P

    A copy of a map from the National Archives.

    A portrait of Jediah Prendergast who was the first non-military doctor in the Thorold/St. Catharines area. He was also the father-in-law of William Hamilton Merritt, builder of the First Welland Cana

    This portrait is of Penelope Chase Prendergast, a woman of a prominant family in the St.Catharines and Thorold area. Her husband was Dr. Jediah Prendergast, the first non-military doctor in the St. C

    A print of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of the US Navy. Below the image it reads: "Waldo pinx" and "Edwin sc."

    Below the images it reads: "W. Strickland del." and "W. Kneass Sc."

    This image shows the Battle of Lake Erie. Below it reads: "M. Corne P." and "W.B. Annin Sc.". Above it reads: "Engraved for the Naval Monument"

    A view of Sackett's Harbour. Landmarks in the image are numbered and below the image are the descriptions. 1. Navy Point 2. Fort Tompkins 3. Smith Cantonment 4. Pike Cantonment 5. Block House 6. Bloc