Beginning in September 1917, camps were organized on the Niagara Commons to provide two months of training for Polish volunteers recruited in the United States. The objective was to prepare them for a

The adoption of the poppy was due, in no small part, to Lt.-Gov. John McCrae’s famous 1915 poem “In Flanders Fields.” After reading the poem in a magazine in 1918, American teacher Moina

This photograph is captioned with “Solid Comfort: Lieutenant Cochrane after a busy day.” It shows the interior of a canvas tent that the officers and soldiers would have lived under during their training

This postcard features the former Queen’s Royal Hotel, which was located along Front Street in Old Town. Today in this area, there are homes and a wonderful park, appropriately named Queen’s Royal Park.

This engraving by T. Sutherland, circa 1880, shows American troops (blue uniforms) crossing the Niagara River at Queenston to fight the British (red uniforms) in October 1812. The Battle of Queenston Heights was

As we celebrate the harvest and give thanks for all that we have, here is a photo of Richard Livingstone ploughing with his horses in Homer, circa 1912 to 1920. In Niagara-on-the-Lake, we

Commercial fruit growing started in Niagara between 1825 and 1830 when John Durham set out a large peach orchard on the River Road near Queenston, also known as the Fisher Farm. The first

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”