An important early watercolour in the NOTL Museum is a “View of Fort Niagara” by Anglo-Canadian artist John Herbert Caddy (1801-1883). Born to a military family posted at Quebec City, Caddy enrolled as
This remarkable Old Town property – over four contiguous, heavily forested acres through which meanders One Mile Creek – has passed intact through many hands. The present home on “The Wilderness” was built
This remarkable Old Town property – over four contiguous, heavily forested acres through which meanders One Mile Creek – has passed intact through many hands. The present home on “The Wilderness” was built
This Christmas card of Queen Street shows former businesses Monika’s Coffees and the Greenbacks store. The former Customs House, c. 1825, is on the right. The Customs House was where the paperwork for
This photograph features David Seitz and Bill O’Brien peeling potatoes for the troops at Niagara Camp here in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Here I thought peeling potatoes for my Irish brood was exhausting. Imagine peeling potatoes
I have not seen a photograph like this one before and I was surprised when I realized it was actually a Queen Street building. Can you pick it out without driving by or
I have not seen a photograph like this one before and I was surprised when I realized it was actually a Queen Street building. Can you pick it out without driving by or
The American tradition of Black Friday has now been adapted into Canadian culture. However, this post-American Thanksgiving ritual may not be as intense here as it sounds like our southern friends make it
Here is beautiful pencil drawing, coloured with watercolour, that was created by a fomer local artist Francis H. Granger. It portrays the foot of King Street in 1856. The buildings in the drawing
This week’s photo is a portrait of Lt. William J. Wright, a former principal of the Niagara High School (now the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum building). Wright felt a strong duty to enlist and he
While training at Niagara Camp, soldiers practiced digging trenches. There were newspaper reports of intact trenches being maintained on the Mississauga Commons. The training site was equipped with sandbags, barbed wire, support trenches
While training at Niagara Camp, soldiers practised digging trenches. There were newspaper reports of intact trenches being maintained on the Mississauga Commons. The training site was equipped with sandbags, barbed wire, support trenches
In the lead up to Nov. 11, we are featuring photographs from our military collection. Today we have a photo of soldiers disembarking from the SS Corona, circa 1915, arriving for military training
Brock’s Monument has always been a popular spot to get the best view of the lower Niagara River and to learn about the Battle of Queenston Heights. Here’s a photo from circa 1910
Brock’s Monument has always been a popular spot to get the best view of the lower Niagara River and to learn about the Battle of Queenston Heights. Here’s a photo from circa 1910
Today, Oct. 13 is the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights. This engraving, circa 1880s, depicts the battle by showing American troops (in blue uniforms) crossing the Niagara River and landing
The welcome mat is being laid down again at many Niagara-on-the-Lake heritage sites and businesses for the return of the provincewide Doors Open program on Saturday, Oct. 22. Doors Open is led by
Here’s a great aerial shot of Virgil in 1947. The village of Virgil grew rapidly after the First and Second World Wars. During the 1950s and 1960s the community had five churches, four
This c.1820s Six Nations doll was donated in 1909 and is reputed to have belonged to a Chief’s daughter on the Grand River. It is made of painted carved wood and is dressed
Here is a circa 1950s aerial photograph of Shepherd Boats along the Niagara River. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club basin is located along the left side where the row of boathouses is located. Today
In honour of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, this week’s picture shows a snippet of the Coronation Parade that was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake on June 2, 1953. Members of the Reid family
If you ever wondered what the historical connection of hosting polo matches on the Commons in Niagara-on-the-Lake might be, all you have to do is look at the Dragoons who trained at the
As we drive by all the fruit trees, we sometimes think about the young women who came from out of town during the Second World War to work on the farms. These young
Yet again there is another historical tie to the Canada Summer Games on now in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The sailing competitions are happening this week out of the NOTL Sailing Club. Austrian-born boatbuilder George Hinterhoeller
With the Canada Summer Games tennis matches happening right here in our hometown, we have the privilege of witnessing some of Canada’s future Olympians compete. To see the best tennis 135 years ago,
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