This week’s Exploring History is a photograph of the interior of the post office that was located in the Rowley Block at 27 Queen St. in the Old Town area of Niagara-on-the-Lake, featuring Joseph Healey, the postmaster from 1904 to 1930.
This week’s image of Queenston originally had very little information attached to it. From our local sleuth, this photo was determined to be taken from the corner of Kent and Queenston streets, looking towards Queenston Heights.
“Today, Canadians spend the Christmas season elaborately decorating their homes to the delight of many of us. However, historically decorations have not been as grand as they are today.”
On July 26, 1953, the local fire hose tower burned down. It is not clear what started the fire.
This watercolour, by John Freeling Hunt, shows the back of the Queen Street Court House. The tower in front was used by the fire department to dry its hoses and stood 65 feet tall.
Many celebrated across the country on Nov. 11, 1918 as the First World War came to an end. However, many soldiers on the front lines were almost stunned with the anti-climatic silence that ensued.
This week’s photo shows some of the summer cottages on River Beach Drive from the Niagara River perspective.
“It is amazing to think that for some 13,000 years, my ancestors have been living within the beautiful environs of the Niagara Peninsula,” says co-editor Rick Hill, who will be at the Oct. 26 book launch.
Maria Rye, a social reformer from London, England arrived in Niagara in October 1869, purchased the abandoned second courthouse and converted it into an institution called Our Western Home.
Once again, on Saturday, Oct. 19, Doors Open Niagara-on-the-Lake is inviting locals and visitors to celebrate the many heritage treasures that this historical town has to offer.
After the Battle of Queenston Heights, Sir Isaac Brock, and his aide-de-camp, John Macdonell, laid in state at the Government House until their burial service on Oct. 16, 1812.
This Queenston Road home was identified as the place where Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock’s body was concealed after he fell at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
The Indian Council House, seen in this 1864 painting, served as an embassy and a meeting space for the British Indian Department and the local Indigenous Peoples.
Signalling through flags helped with communication when soldiers could not speak due to distance, safety or security reasons.
Although the polo games at Niagara Camp were for the spectator’s enjoyment, polo was a training tool for the cavalry to hone their riding skills on the field.
The Niagara Belt Line car in this image was part of a series of 18 similar cars, all built at the same time for the Niagara Falls Park and River Railway.
This week’s edition of “Exploring History” includes a postcard image of one of the cars of the Niagara Belt Line, which went through the Niagara Gorge, Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Queenston.
This week’s image is an artist’s rendition of the Queenston to north Niagara Falls section of the Niagara Belt Line/Great Gorge Route.
Held annually in the early 1900s in August, the Gymkhana welcomed cyclists from all parts of America for some fun competition.
There used to be a number of canning companies in Niagara-on-the-Lake and this image shows the Niagara Canning Company in September 1945.
Our August holiday’s namesake, Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe, came to North America in 1771 after he joined the British Army. His short five years here set the foundation of our provincial government and law system of today.
Following last week’s image of Queen Street, here is a close-up of the building at the corner of Queen and King streets that is now the Hatley Store.
Here is a unique image of the intersection of Queen and King streets that shows the dirt roads of Niagara-on-the-Lake, with horse-drawn carriages in the distance.
Here is a unique image of the intersection of Queen and King streets that shows the dirt roads of Niagara-on-the-Lake, with horse-drawn carriages in the distance.
In our long history as a tourist destination, many visitors were able to rent a rowboat along the shoreline whether it be at the end of King Street as shown here (now Queen’s Royal Park), near the marina or along the beach in the Chautauqua area.
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