In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. This plaque is oval and depicts two hands shaking above

We are all patiently waiting for the tasty fruit season to begin in Niagara. We know our unique geography makes this area one of the most important in Canada for the production of

Here’s a photo of the Niagara River ice jam that occurred in April 1909. This photo was taken in Queenston looking south from the shoreline. On the right you see the destroyed Queenston

This is a late 1800s photograph of a group of unidentified men, possibly in Queenston, working on the road systems in our community. Early road development was completed through “statutory labour” and was overseen

Here is a postcard, dated circa the First World War, printed by a local publisher named Frank H. Leslie. It is a bird’s-eye view, taken from the Court House on Queen Street, showing

Here is Gordon Walker, playing with his bow and arrow on Platoff Street in the Heritage District, circa 1950. The garage to the left can still be seen today. The barn on the

This photograph, circa 1950s, shows the front door and gas pumps of George Gibson’s General Store, which was formerly located at the corner of Four Mile Creek Road and Highway 55 (where Silks

This photograph from 1957 shows the former municipal public works sheds that were located in the Market Square area of Niagara-on-the-Lake.This was directly behind the Queen Street courthouse, which was formerly the town

Religion plays an important part in putting down roots in a community and many of our early Black residents belonged to the local churches, including the former Methodist Church that previously stood where the

A Niagara Public School Class photo from around the turn of the 20th century shows Winnifred Wesley, who was a descendent of an escaped slave. Winnifred and the other women in her family

Daniel Servos Waters was one of the first successful Black businessmen in Niagara during the mid- to late-1800s. He first ran his carriage service out of his home at 243 Gate St. but after