June 21 was National Indigenous Peoples Day and this week we are featuring an artifact from our collection. This powder horn is beautifully decorated with birds, leaves, plants and animals. The leaves and
This week’s image is not one from our collection. Unfortunately, there are no images of the former Baptist Church nor the cemetery during its existence. The church was established through community support by
This photograph shows the memorial clock tower in the 1920s with a perspective looking toward King Street. Note the rail crossing sign on the left for the railway that went along King Street. The memorial clock
This watercolour depicts the War of 1812’s Battle of Fort George on May 27, 1813. It is a view toward the mouth of the Niagara River from Lake Ontario, with Fort Niagara to the
This circa 1903 photograph of Queenston looks south down Queenston Street. The South Landing Inn, on Front Street, is just left of centre in the far distance (not the buildings in the immediate
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s popular Historic District walking tours are returning. The guided walks will take place every Saturday and Sunday from June to September, starting the weekend of June 4. The tours begin
Barbara Worthy NOTL Museum For thousands of years Niagara’s waterfront has been a witness to a changing world. Traditional hunting and gatherings, warring nations, settlers and refugees, traders, tourists, and pleasure seekers have
This print is from the American magazine “Port Folio,” published in Philadelphia 1809-1827. The magazine included engravings and aquaprints that are among some of the earliest images of North American that were available to the
This 1935 photograph was taken from the balcony of the King George III Inn (later the American Hotel) at 61 Melville St. It shows how busy the Niagara Wharf at the marina was with
Many of you are itching to get out on the golf course now if you haven’t already. Here is a 1902 plan of the former Fort George golf course on the Niagara Commons.
Besides this being their family home, the Ing family operated a laundry service out of the basement and also sold tickets for the Niagara streetcar here. Today, you can head into this building and
As spring is slowly making its way here there are more and more cyclists on the roads. Today we feature the prize winners, c.1900, of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s own Bicycle Gymkhana. Cyclists from all parts of
Girl Guide cookies will be on sale in April, so make sure to pick up a box and support our local unit. Here’s a photo of our 1939 Brownies unit marching down King Street
DECK — Virtual presentation features conversation with Leonard Conolly and Barbara Worthy The next virtual lecture hosted by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum brings together the “academic and the actress.” The Shaw’s resident scholar and literary
The 1891 Pumphouse on Ricardo Street, shown on the right of this c.1904 photograph, is a fine example of industrial architecture in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Built during the late 19th- and early 20th-century boom period,
This watercolour was painted by landscape artist George R. Bruenech. It features a red brick home with a figure of a woman seated on the porch. The house was formerly located in the
Many local history enthusiasts are familiar with the Moseby affair of 1837. However, few may know the story of Sally Carter. She helped to organize 200 to 300 supporters from Niagara’s Black community
Here is a 1921 photograph of the Laura Secord school in Queenston. The Niagara Township had 11 school sections and Queenston’s school was known as SS#4 since 1842. This red brick building replaced
Are you ready for some football? Well, the Buffalo Bills aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this weekend, so no. However, if you’re referring to what we like to call soccer and the Canadian
Seeing the community come together to build and maintain the skating rink in Virgil had us thinking of when rinks were created in Simcoe Park or along Lake Ontario and, in some locations, on
This is an interesting landscape watercolour of the “Fog Bell,” below Mississauga Point, showing the wooden “groyne” (breakwater) on the right that was constructed to prevent erosion. The painting features a nice contrast of rocky cliffs
The NOTL Museum has a wonderful art collection depicting the community of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Here is a watercolour of the Queenston Heights landscape and a view down the Niagara River by Philip John Bainbrigge
Being stuck at home during the pandemic has motivated many of us to renovate our living spaces. Several decades ago, many would have visited the Harrison & Sons Hardware Store and Lumberyard for
Many of us enjoy the Christmas shows that the Shaw Festival is back presenting this year. The Courthouse Players, the forerunner to our beloved Shaw Festival, started in 1962 and featured a Christmas show
This engraving of Queenston Heights was completed by J.C. Armitage from an 1838 W. H. Bartlett sketch. It is a beautiful view of Queenston Heights, looking south from the Hamilton estate, which we
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