“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.
In celebration of the end of the school year, our photograph features the Niagara High School Cadet Corps showing off their pyramid-building skills.
Although our nation celebrates its 157th birthday this week, Canada is undoubtedly much older. Similar to our country’s history, Niagara-on-the-Lake has seen many different people settling here over the course of our history,
The original Oban House was built by Capt. Duncan Milloy, a sailor and owner of the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company. He enlarged a small house built in 1822 by Mary Secord and
In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. The plaque in the museum’s collection is oval in shape
Every year on June 4, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum celebrates Janet Carnochan Day. Who is Janet Carnochan, you ask? She was a local powerhouse of a woman who worked as a teacher for 45
This grand, two-storey estate overlooking the Niagara River is an important and rare example of a Classic (Greek) Revival house in a picturesque setting in Ontario. The original 2,500-square-foot home was designed by
This photograph shows the Queen’s Royal Hotel from a location near the end of King Street. Opening in 1869, the Royal Niagara, as it was first called, was built with money received from
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