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WHY are we doing this project? ..To Preserve History.

[Image: A PIECE OF FONTHILL’S SMALL TOWN PAST FADES AWAY, Keith’s Restaurant closes its doors after more than 60 years, By Steve Henschel, Photo: Staff Photo, [Niagara this Week, 25 May 2017] ]

An article from the The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 11 July 1922, describes what we are trying to present with this website.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We thank the The Welland Tribune and Telegraph for their contribution.

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WHAT’S NEW..

[Feb 21, 2023] Introducing “ARCHIVES Search“: Located at the top right portion of the side menu. Select the desired month+year from the dropdown options and the system will list all the posts that were made to the website at that time. NOTE: Tales and Events each have their own independent Archives Search function.

[Jun 8, 2022] NEW USER LOGINS have been suspended as we investigate a recent hack to the database. The site is currently READ-ONLY mode to UNREGISTERED USERS. Only REGISTERED users may still log in to comment.

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Search Tips..

Use the main Search box at the TOP RIGHT of this page for your general research. When you need a narrower search, you may like to use the Search feature in this post to limit a search within a Family group.

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What’s HOT Off The Press..

EVENTS:

CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH PORT COLBORNE - [Welland Tribune, 22 January 1909] The burning of the note covering the last debt on Central Methodist church and also the note constituting the last debt on the new organ were matters of great jubilation at the church last F... read more
ASHORE ON REEF - [People’s Press, 22 August 1905] An exciting yachting accident happened off this harbor a week ago Saturday night. A gasoline yacht bound from New York City to Erie was running for Port Colborne harbor on account of coming ... read more
BANK STAFF CHANGES - [People’s Press, 22 August 1905] Mr. D.F. Osler of the Port Colborne branch of the Imperial Bank has been appointed accountant of the North Toronto branch. He will be succeeded here by C.F.W. Patterson of the Market branch,... read more
AN ICE CREAM SPECIAL - [Welland Tribune, 13 July 1907] Mrs. Collins and Miss Laura Hooker, two representatives of the Japanese booth for the Trip Around the Earth in three days, on Thursday morning, afternoon and night will serve ice cream and soda... read more
CRUISER VIGILANT SANK POACHING TUG - TWO MEN DROWNED [Welland Tribune, 9 June 1905] Port Stanley, Ont. June 7-This morning about 9.15 the Government cruiser Vigilant, Capt. Dunn, sighted a fishing tug about six miles east of Middle Island in Lake Erie and five ... read more
STR. SAVONS WRECKED - [People’s Press, 5 September 1905] The Str. Savona, loaded with iron ore, went ashore on York Island in Lake Superior in a gale on Friday night, and broke in two. One boat containing eleven people reached shore in safety, b... read more
HAMILTON RAIL WORKER KILLED - [Welland Tribune February 27, 1940] Switch Engine Conductor Trapped Under Train Hamilton, Feb. 27- Storm conditions were blamed today for the second railway fatality within eight days when A,N, Clavel, 36, Hamilton conducto... read more
KILLED IN THE G.T.R. YARDS - [Welland Telegraph October 29, 1903] Tuesday morning a light road engine , while backing out from the Grand Trunk roundhouse ran down and instantly killed a workman named James MacDonald. The unfortunate man was dragg... read more

TALES:

JUDGE WILLIAM WEIR FITZGERALD - [Welland Tribune, 23 June 1905] Judge W.W. Fitzgerald after a long illness, passed away peacefully to rest on Wednesday at his home at London, Ont. Deceased filled the office of county judge of Welland county for several year... read more
ADAM DAVIS - [Welland Tribune, 1 Sept. 1905] Treasurer of Haldimand County for 20 years-A Prominent Liberal Cayuga, Aug. 28-By the death of Mr. Adam Davis the county of Haldimand has lost one of its earliest settlers and most respected ci... read more
DALRYMPLE-ROBINS - [Welland Tribune, 7 April 1905] A very pretty wedding was solemnized at high noon, on Wednesday, the 5th inst, at the home of A. Angle, about three miles west of the village, when their adopted daughter, Miss Etta Robins, was... read more
HARRIET SNYDER - [Welland Ttribune, 7 April 1905] Mrs. Geo. Snyder, relict of the late Geo. Snyder, Gainsboro, died quite suddenly at the home of her son, Adam Snyder, on Wednesday morning. The funeral will be held from her late residence on ... read more
JAMES BARRY - [People’s Press, 25 April 1905] Niagara Falls lost one of its well-known and wealthy citizens by death on Friday morning at 6 o’clock when James Barry passed away at his residence at the corner of Welland avenue and Morri... read more
MARGARET BRANDON - [Welland Tribune, 22 January 1909] General sympathy and regret are felt and expressed in this community respecting the recent demise of Miss Margaret Brandon of Wingham, sister of Rev. W.J. Brandon. Deceased was most favorabl... read more
MARTHA H. ROBBINS - [People’s Press, 22 August 1905] Mrs. Daniel Robbins died at Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Sunday morning, aged 52 years, two months and two days. Deceased was a former resident of Port Colborne and the body was brought here yest... read more
MARGARET ROGERS - [Welland Tribune, 25 July 1905] There occurred at Allanburg on Friday, July 21, the death of Mrs. Margaret Rogers, aged 89 years, 4 months and 19 days. Mrs. Rogers was born in Ireland, county Caven, and died at the residence ... read more

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FROM THE QUILL OF SISTER MARY JUDGENOT

THEATRE CRITIC AND LOVELORN COLUMNIST

The Sisters and myself at the Convent of Less Said are most excited about the new adventure of our very own Sister Mary JudgeNot, Theatre Critic and newly appointed Lovelorn Columnist. She has been selected from numerous applicants at the convent to rewrite the newspaper commentary of the late Dorothy Dix, a forerunner of the modern advice columnist, for this most distinguished Welland County history website. In her own unique style, Sister will attempt a few fashionable words after each article to illuminate the advice of Miss Dix.

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Introducing The MURALS

[May 4, 2015] We just added some pictures of Murals. Enjoy!

Welland Murals

Written and photographed by S.

In the 1990s I took a stroll downtown Welland, with my camera. I photographed the lovely murals. Colourful scenes depicting historical moments.

The project was started in 1986, by the city of Welland, to beautify the city of Welland. They commissioned artists from across Canada to paint murals on the side of buildings.

The murals at one time were a great tourist attraction.

Welland’s murals hold many memories for the people of Welland.

Unfortunately, many of these murals are in disrepair and some have disappeared. There was no plan in place to maintain these murals resulting in their demise.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

It has been a wonderful year working on the special old articles we so enjoy gifting to our historically minded friends. We sincerely hope that this work will be available to the children of the future that will share our interest in the stories of the past. As Santa proclaims in this 1931 photo, “These Are My Jewels!”

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