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

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.

• PELHAM NEWS - [Welland Tribune, 9 June 1897] Joseph A. Nash who some years ago ran the village shoe shop Ridgeville, visited the scenes of his youth last Sunday astride a bike, being the guest of Town Clerk Crow. Joe is now foeman in a big... read more
• FOUNDERED IN LAKE HURON - [Welland Tribune, 10 October 1897] Port Huron, Oct.8-The steamer E.B. Hale foundered in Lake Huron yesterday afternoon. Her crew, who were all picked up by the steamer Nebraska, landed here this morning. The Hale was bound fr... read more
• BREAK IN WELLAND CANAL - STEAMER OUTHWAITE CARRIED AWAY THE GATES OF LOCK 7, AND THERE WAS A BIG OVERFLOW [Welland Tribune, 28 May 1897] St. Catharines, May 21-About six o’clock this morning the propeller Outhwaite of Cleveland, Capt. Burke up boun... read more
• WELLAND NEWS - [Welland Tribune, 22 January 1909] W.B. Chambers has the following contracts: Plumbing in two new houses for John Goodwillie on State street, plumbing in J.H. Burgar’s new house, Avenue Place; plumbing in A. Fritz’s resid... read more
• NEW STORE IN RIDGEVILLE - [Welland Tribune 1898] (from the Canadian Grocer, Oct 7) Frank C. Williams , Waterford, Ont. Has purchased the business of J.E. Klager. General merchant, Ridgeville, Ont. Mr. Williams is an experienced business man. He was em... read more
• 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

• BENNETT-PARKS - [Welland Tribune, 11 September 11 1885] BENNETT-PARKES-At Bradt’s Roller Rink, Welland, Sept. 8th by Rev. T.J. Brown, George Palmer Bennett of Thorold Township and Miss Mary Parks of Welland. [Welland Tribune, 28 August 188... read more
• PEACOCK-SCHOOLEY - [Welland Tribune, 15 October 1897] A very pleasant event took place at the residence of Joseph Peacock, Rockway, township of Louth, on the 6th, inst., when his eldest daughter Laura A., was united in matrimony to Morley E. Sc... read more
• JULIA MARGARET KLEE - [Welland Tribune, 18 June 1897] Julia Margaret Klee, youngest daughter of the late John F. Klee, died on Saturday of apoplexy, after an illness of a very few minutes. Miss Klee was living with her mother, and had not been fee... read more
• J.H. CROW’S STORE ROBBED - [Welland Tribune, 10 October 1897] During Tuesday night burglars entered J.H. Crow’s hardware store and carried off between $50 and $75 worth of goods. The silverware case was emptied, a couple of dozen razors taken, a few ... read more
• HUMBERSTONE - [Welland Tribune, 12 April 1897] Two umbrella menders-Lee Dixon and Ed. Burns-had been about town for several days, and on Tuesday week they went into Deterling’s hotel and offered to sell a dog-which, later was found to be... read more
• E.S. LEAVENWORTH - [Welland Tribune, 2 April 1897] E.S. LEAVENWORTH, formerly of St. Catharines, died at the residence of his son at Solon, Ohio, last week, aged 73 years. Deceased was one of the old-time printers who are fast a passing away, h... read more
• The Old Fishing Hole - The bait and tackle shop sat by the lake Where folks came to see how many fish they’d take Some of the fish were Pickerel Bass and Trout So may everyone only take their limit out Before the shop is open some people came Eve... read more
• ROBERT HAYMES - [Welland Tribune, 18 August 1905] Mr. Robert Haymes, who died at this place last week, was the last of the old guard of Englishmen who came out here over fifty years ago and took up county land. Among them were: Braun, Steven... read more

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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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.