Scrapbook- c. 1860-1920s
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creator
- Carnochan, Janet
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Description
- This scrapbook contains various newspaper articles relating to Niagara and other distant points of interest. It is unsure exactly what newspapers are included. However, it seems that most articles originate approximately from the years of 1860 to 1920s. There are many articles with a variety of topics. In relation to the War of 1812, the scrapbook has many articles that include a soldier’s memories of their experiences, the war’s centennial events, and memorials and monuments erected for those who were heroic or died during the war. Other topics include: the Mackenzie Rebellion, Fenian raids, Joseph Brant, the telephone, the Welland Canal and local Niagara places of interest. This scrapbook has a black and red cover with the gold printed “Scrap book” on the front.
Articles of interest included are:
“Queenston Heights”
“Lundy’s Lane Historical Society at Brock’s Monument
and Queenston Heights”
“To the Scott Battery”
“A Reunion of the Queenston Old Boys”
“Valuable Historical Document Found in Old Building on
Wellington Street”- (Isaac Brock Funeral)
“The Battle of Lundy’s Lane”
“Reminiscences of the Early Days”
“Stoney Creek Fight Eighty-Seven Years Ago”
“The War of 1812-14”
“The Narrative of Lewis Palmer of Fort Erie”
“Reminiscences of an Old Pioneer”
“Reminiscences of an Old Pioneer”
“Reminiscences of Capt. DeCew”
“Battle of Beaverdams”
“Battle of Lundy’s Lane”
“The Battle of Queenston Heights”
“Paid for Loss After 102 Years”
- Subject(s)
- War claims
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Stoney Creek
Fenian Raid
Battle of Lundy's Lane
Mackenzie Rebellion
Decew, John
Beaverdams
War of 1812 Recollections
War of 1812 Commemorations
War of 1812 Centennial
War of 1812 Veterans
Battle of Queenston Heights
War of 1812- Niagara Frontier Campaign
Crooks, James - Local identifier
- 982.42
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Copyright Statement
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
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