The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum's final lecture of the year will provide an intimate look at a time in history when Niagara's farmers were planting the seeds for the ever-growing agricultural landscape that exists today.
For cavalry units, polo was more than a spectator sport. It was a useful training tool that allowed riders to hone their skills on horseback while carrying a mallet in one hand, rather than a sword.
The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank is celebrating 20 years since its foundation in 2006, with plans to invite the public onto its 13-acre property to tour the 19th-century Willowbank Estate.
Public historian Sara Nixon will present “Secrets of the Short Hills" on May 21, an evening lecture examining the history and lesser-known stories connected to Short Hills Provincial Park.
Built in 1814 by the Coloured Corps and Royal Engineers, Fort Mississauga stands on the shores of the Niagara River, highlighting the early military history of Niagara.
In 1901, when the future King George V and Queen Mary (then the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York) visited Niagara-on-the-Lake for the royal visit, they entered a floral wonderland with installations everywhere.
With the help of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum, you can witness this town's history come alive, through every house, street corner and sign post in some of its oldest and most distinctive settlements.
Located at the corner of Mississagua and Mary streets, Pepe’s was once a favourite stop in town, where locals could satisfy a sweet tooth with penny candy or ice cream.
"Fort Mississauga stands as a tower of strength on Lake Ontario. Built just after the War of 1812, this unique site reflects 150 years of British and Canadian military activity," writes Tony Chisholm.
This section of Queen Street is known to this day as the Sherlock block — back in the day, the Sherlock family operated a dairy, a livery stable, and several storefronts along Queen Street, including this one.
The Apollo 11 mission stood as a defining benchmark in human spaceflight for more than half a century. That is, until the Artemis II mission returned safely to Earth on April 10.
The talk, set for April 16 at 7:30 p.m., will explore the naval clashes that unfolded on Lake Ontario, including a fierce shipbuilding race between British and American fleets.
In the summer of 1930, to demonstrate the viability of transatlantic commercial airship service, the British R-100 left Britain on a three-day journey across the Atlantic.
Constructed entirely of wood, with heavy timber framing and no iron gearing, the mill reflects the ingenuity and resourcefulness of early Loyalist settlers.
Around 1900, John Larkin of the Larkin Company began purchasing land in Niagara and eventually acquired several properties in Niagara-on-the-Lake, including Glencairn.
The “Pumphouse,” built along the Niagara River in 1891, used steam-powered pumps to provide filtered drinking water to residents for more than 90 years.
The electric railway service known as the Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto (NS&T) travelled from the terminal on Geneva Street in St. Catharines to King Street and the docks in NOTL.
Within the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake once existed a community of people who escaped a life in captivity and worked to forge a new future for themselves and people like them.
This Heritage Week, the McDougal-Harrison House is just one of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s hundreds of heritage buildings that highlight the importance of preserving local history.
Beef-barley soup and “soldie-style bread” opened a three-course meal at Navy Hall as the Friends of Fort George staged the third annual Mayor’s Dinner.
The Cayuga regularly docked in NOTL as it did the day this image was captured. Known as “the ship of romance,” it once brought millions of passengers to NOTL between 1906 and 1957.
Niagara Parks will host public historian Rochelle Bush at McFarland House on Feb. 28 for a talk titled "The Freedom Trail: Slave Catchers, Runaways and Abolitionists."
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is celebrating Black History Month this year with a bevy of educational events that highlight Black history in Canada, the United States and the world.
Participants will learn more about the history of women's roles in espionage in the world wars, the concept of time in the 18th century, how an all-Black militia was formed during the War of 1812 and more.
Niagara-on-the-Lake once played host to a most splendid military ball in the 1890s, at the elegant home of the Woodruff family in St. Davids or at the distinguished Queen’s Royal Hotel.
Rochelle Bush says new evidence she's uncovered sheds light on a key figure in the world of slavery abolition — a community leader from what's known today as NOTL.
