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    Articles about closing a branch of Niagara Public Library in Queenston due to declining membership, re-opening it again for a one-year experimental period in January 1976 and closing permanently afte

    The ice jam in 1909 blocked the mouth of the lower Niagara River, stopping the flow and rising the water 6 metres above the normal level.

    This elegant mansion in the Classical (Greek) Revival style was designed by John Latshaw and built in 1832 for John Hamilton (the youngest son of Robert Hamilton). In 1866 it was bought by William A.

Huggins, Jean A. E. (1895-1989), Niagara Falls Review     Black and white photograph of captain Harry Webster in his uniform. Not dated but taken in late 1940s (he died in 1950).

Petrie, Francis, Niagara Falls Review, 8 Aug 1970     Article about famous steamship Cayuga sailing for the last time to Toronto Marine Museum with newspaper photographs of Chippewa, Cayuga and Corona.

    Negatives from Pat Arrington

    This frame building on Kent Street was built before 1827 by Thomas Dickson, one of the cousins of Robert Hamilton. Thomas Dickson was himself a prominent merchant, politician, and soldier. He fought

Roels, Ron, Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), September, 1972     Article about renovation of the Queenston Baptist Church in order to convert an old church into a public library. Black and white photograph of an old limestone church building during restoration.

Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), November, 1972     Article about last minute preparations for opening of the Queenston Library and Community Centre in the old Baptist Church. Black and white photograph of "Ross Johnson, Jack Niven and Phil Crostwaith

Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), December, 1972     Article about an official opening of the Queenston Public Library and Community Centre. Black and white photograph of the church before renovation with caption: "The century old Baptist Church which

    Newspaper article with details on wedding of Isabella Maude Armstrong, Queenton, Ontario and William Herbert Walsh of Auburn, N. Y. Newspaper clipping, part of a scrapbook, measuring 24.5 x 6 cm. Und

Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), December, 1972     Article about an official opening of the Queenston Public Library and Community Centre with black and white photographs of: *the church after renovation with description: "A large crowd trying to get

Fedor, John, Niagara Falls Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canada), December, 1972     Article about an official opening of the Queenston Public Library and Community Centre in an old church building.

    Full title: Growing up in a small town in the thirties and forties. Memories of Thomas Alan Clifford. 16 pages of typed (unpublished) memoirs by Alan Clifford, recollecting his childhood and teen yea

    Farmerettes- young women who came from all across Canada to Niagara area to help local farmers with harvest during World War II. Charles R. Kilkenny was a teacher and principal of Laura Secord Memori

    Obituary for captain Harry William Webster, who sailed the Great Lakes for almost 40 years.

Huggins, Jean A. E. (1895-1989), Family Herald and Weekly Star, September 1, 1948     Articles about a history of Larkin Farms in Queenston written by J. M. Huggins and published by local newspapers. Full titles: "New Farm Replaces Old. Changes in control have changed Larkin Farms to

The Globe, 1909     Newspaper article, in series "Men, Women and Events", about an unique summer house standing on the lawn of a Niagara River fruit farm in Queenston and made of historic wheels. With a photograph of th

    This document was prepared, in June 2012, for Grace United Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Booklet with a soft paper cover. Size: 14 x 22 cm. 9 pages with black and white photographs.

    The historic plaque "Indians at Queenston Heights, October 13, 1812" (located at the base of the Queenston Heights on Queenston Street, west of Brock’s Cenotaph) was erected by the Niagara Parks Comm