Exploring Photos with the NOTL Museum: Armistice celebration
Hostilities of the First World War ended on Nov. 11, 1918, at the 11th hour. A war that was thought to only take months to conclude lasted more than four years. When the word spread here
Hostilities of the First World War ended on Nov. 11, 1918, at the 11th hour. A war that was thought to only take months to conclude lasted more than four years. When the word spread here
This Second World War photograph shows soldiers training at Niagara Camp’s rifle range. The grounds were located along Lakeshore Road, just west of Shakespeare Avenue. Today the land is still fenced off with
This photograph is similar to the one you saw last week. However, this one is farther back and is possibly taken from the 75-foot chimney that once existed at the pumphouse farther up the
Recognize this spot? This photograph is looking from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club property toward Melville Street (the street running along the middle of the photo). If you were to look at this perspective today
October 13 is the 209th anniversary of the War of 1812’s Battle of Queenston Heights. This 1871 photograph shows war veterans, with young family members, posed in front of Brock’s Monument at their annual
This circa 1915 photograph shows the Niagara River, looking north toward Lake Ontario, with the village of Queenston just left of centre. The suspension bridge can be seen spanning the gorge and the Canada Steamship
The NOTL Museum is launching its 2021 fall virtual lecture series on Zoom on Oct. 6. “The enormous success of our previous Zoom lectures was surprising,” said museum marketing director Amy Klassen, “but the accessibility
This photo shows a building from the residential school in Moose Factory on the shore of James Bay in Northern Ontario. It was donated in the early 1900s by Alexander Niven, a local surveyor.
This circa 1900 photograph of the Oates House (or Captain's House) on Front Street (across from Queen's Royal Park) shows three children and a donkey in the foreground and a mother or maid in
This interesting photo illustrates how much our community has grown over the years. This Virgil photo is looking east down Field Road. The home at the end was known as the Field House
It's back to school for the kiddos this week — some virtually and some in person. Here’s an early photograph of the former St. Davids school building on York Road. David Jackson Lowrey donated the
This 1944 photograph shows the Niagara Township Council and fire department officials seated out front of the former fire hall in St. Davids. The township’s fire department was started in 1941 with several
This watercolour depicts the ship called the Chief Justice Robinson. It was built in 1842 as a wooden side-wheel steamboat by the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company and sailed the Toronto-Niagara River route. In August
Like it or not, it's election time again. It's hard to believe this image is real as it shows the Conservative and Liberal parties sharing a building for their headquarters during an election. There must
Here’s a photograph, c.1900, of the Evans Ice Cream and Candy Store. The people at the front are most likely, from left, Mrs. Clara Parker, Lillian (Parker) Greaves and Mrs. Mathews. The Mathews family ran
Recognize this building? It was previously the Niagara-on-the-Lake Post Office during the early 1900s. The man standing outside is likely the postmaster, Joseph Healey, who took on that role from 1904 to 1930.
Further to last week’s photo on the Niagara Assembly establishing a Chautauqua movement in Niagara-on-the-Lake, here is an image of the three-storey Chautauqua Hotel. The Chautauqua program offered religious and educational courses for guests of
The Niagara Assembly established a Chautauqua movement on a 92-acre lot along Lake Ontario in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the mid-1880s. The movement was a semi-religious social and cultural phenomenon that swept through North America.
This image of Parliament Oak school was taken from the corner of King and Centre streets on Sept. 12, 1948. It was the official opening of the school, which replaced the former one at
With the start of the fruit season, many of you might be getting to work on your homemade jams and canning all the fruits of the season. Here is the Harrison family working
June is national Indigenous History Month and in recognition of that here is an image of a collection of wampum beads at the NOTL Museum. Wampum beads were manufactured by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Here’s an image of a few Niagara Volunteers on active service in Fort Erie during the Fenian Raids of 1866. Former curator Janet Carnochan identified the local men in the photograph as Capt. E.
The first lighthouse on the Great Lakes was erected on Mississauga Point, in 1804, more than 200 years ago. The Assembly of Upper Canada, in its 1802-03 session, authorized the construction of three lighthouses
This First World War photograph is from an album owned by the family of Niagara Camp Commandant Lt.-Col. William A. Logie. Soldiers are resting for their two-hour lunch break on Queenston Heights after
This is a photograph of the former lawn bowling green that existed on the corner of Johnson and Regent streets in the heritage district of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Four gentlemen are playing a match while others
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