
Exploring History: Happy Easter, circa 1888
In celebration of Easter, many residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake would send homemade greeting cards to their friends and family.

In celebration of Easter, many residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake would send homemade greeting cards to their friends and family.

In the 1930s, there were a series of photographs taken of Queen Street for insurance purposes. The buildings in this photo still exist today, save for the original firehall, which burned down in November 2009.

During elections for the first parliament of the province of Canada, Edward C. Campbell won by one vote against Henry J. Boulton — Boulton appealed the election results, and the seat was turned over to him after a year.

It was around this time that the Niagara Parks Commission pushed tourists to visit Queenston Heights for the picturesque views rather than the site’s history. This “attraction” likely came about to encourage people to take home a souvenir as a reminder of their visit.