This is an 1870 sketch of the Navy Hall Inn and Tavern and the Ferry House, which was formerly located near where Navy Hall is today, Ricardo Street, along the river. Note the

The white building pictured here is the early St. Davids school house, which was located on York Road where the United Church and cemetery are today. It was built after the War of

This is a lithograph by D.L. Glover from an original painting by Ferdinand Richards. The suspension bridge opened in 1855 and was the world’s first working railway suspension bridge connecting Niagara Falls, Ont.,

It’s back to school time again for Niagara-on-the-Lake students. Here’s a photograph of students in front of the former kindergarten room at 267 Davey St. Kindergarten started in Canada in 1882 and was

Many parts of Canada have been ravaged by wildfires and the tragic news coming from Hawaii is devastating. In honour of the firefighters battling the impossible both near and far, most notably our

This photograph shows a team of horses pulling a wagon loaded with baskets of peaches. It was taken on King Street in front of the Plumb house, which was located where the old

This week’s image is of the former livery stables of the Greene family. The stables were established on King Street by Michael J. Greene sometime in the late 1800s. During the 1901 visit

This photograph from 1898 is taken from the roof of the Court House on Queen Street facing northwest toward Regent Street. On the lower left is the Olde Angel Inn, which was also

School’s out and Niagara-on-the-Lake kids no doubt are excited for some summertime fun. This 1902 photograph features the Niagara Golf Club caddies goofing around near the clubhouse while on their summer break. Local

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is gearing up for the Strawberry Festival this weekend and our Tiny Museum will be there with one of our travelling exhibitions. This week’s image is brought to you

This photograph, circa 1910, was taken just south of Queenston on the Canadian side of the Niagara River. The men are standing on one of the fishing weirs, which were created to direct

In June 1907, our organization, the Niagara Historical Society opened Memorial Hall, Ontario’s first purpose-built museum. According to our founder, the preliminary drawings of the building were completed by a “celebrated young sculptor”

This circa 1950s photograph shows one of the three ships that would be used to dredge the sandbar at the mouth of the Niagara River. The sandbar was a source of clean sand,

In honour of the King’s coronation on May 6, we present an image from our Royal Family collection. Unfortunately we do not have any photographs of the current King here in NOTL. However,

The Blue Jays just had their home opener and baseball season has begun for all the fans out there. Did you know that the local Shepherd Boats company sponsored a women’s baseball team?

This illustration shows a blanket tossing at the Niagara Camp military training grounds in 1872. This activity was originally practise by the Inupiat and Inuit from the northern communities. They used a seal skin. It

This is a wonderful print by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) of the lower Niagara River. The perspective is likely from south of Lewiston, N.Y., and shows people exploring the banks of the river