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    Sepia-toned oval photograph of Jane Wallace and her husband, attached to cardboard frame. Picture is not dated.

St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), Spring 1949     John D. Larkin, a successful industrialist from Buffalo, started buying land in Niagara in 1900. He purchased Glencairn near Queenston and developed three farming communities in the township with ove

    A colour photo of a young girl holding a bunch of purple grapes.

    A colour photo of Mrs. I. J. Shirley and her daughter Jeanne in the peach orchard, published in Farmer's Magazine.

    Sepia-toned portrait of couple attached to beige card stock with photographer's name: "E. Stanton. Cobourg, Ontario". A young woman is wearing Victorian era dress made of taffeta with crinoline under

    This store (one of two in St. Davids in that time) was built by Richard Woodruff (known as "King Dick") around 1812, who operated it until his death in 1872. George Woodruff was the next owner. E.D.

    Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery] was born in Vanessa, Ontario on 29 Aug 1855 to David Jackson Lowrey and Elizabeth Catherine Teeter. He married Helen Emily Wallace and had 5 children (Robert, Harold,

Meyers, Jim, St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), 1984     Article about two of the oldest farms in Niagara area, marked as two of seven bicentennial farms celebrated during Ontario's Bicentennial in 1984; with newspaper photograph: "NEW BICENTENNIAL FLAG PR

    Newspaper clipping (including obituary) about Frank Digweed, former employee of Larkin Farms in Queenston and Niagara Parks Commission, published in the local newspaper.

    Queenston stone (dolomitic limestone) has been quarried at least since the beginning of the nineteenth century and Queenston quarries produced the best building stone in Ontario. In the nineteenth ce

    The Lowry's [Lowery] store has also been known as Woodruff's General Store

    "New Fisher Peach. Outstanding phenomenon in peach history, discovered near Queenston, Ontario." Newspaper clipping with photographs of Fisher family and their orchard. Photo 1: Walter Fisher, Jr. su

Huggins, Jean A. E. (1895-1989), St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), Sep 1956     Article "Goring family has played important role in Niagara Township for over 100 years" about one of the prominent families in Niagara region published in the local newspaper.

    A folder containing histories of a few prominent families from Queenston, Ontario, written by different authors (usually members of the clan). 12 pages; not dated but probably around 1945. Histories

    The author's grandfather Francis Goring (born in England in 1755) worked as a clerk in the fur trade in Niagara area where he settled permanently and raised a family. One of his children was Abraham

    David Jackson Lowery was born at Ancaster on June 10, 1824 to Matthew Lowrey and Hannah Kelly. He married Elizabeth Catherine Teeter and had 9 children. He passed away on 27 June 1901 in St. Davids,

    David Jackson Lowery [Lowrey] was born at Ancaster on June 10, 1824 to Matthew Lowrey and Hannah Kelly. He married Elizabeth Catherine Teeter and had 9 children. He passed away on 27 June 1901 in St.

    Sepia-toned portrait photograph of young Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery]. Undated, probably in the late 1870's

    Elizabeth Catherine was born in Virgil, Ontario on Jan 20, 1826 to Jacob Teeter and Sarah Caughell. She married George Longhurst (1820-1848) and had 2 children: James Walter Longhurst 1846-1903 Rober

    Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery] was born in Vanessa, Ontario on 29 Aug 1855 to David Jackson Lowrey and Elizabeth Catherine Teeter. He married Helen Emily Wallace and they had 5 children: Robert Jack