1 12 1047 http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/ed77d16e320716056221bca3e249044d.pdf bd621161ad5be1286a02f244288e0cfa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Funeral home merger: Baechler Funeral Home & Davidson Funeral Home Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the merging of Baechler Funeral Home Ltd. (a long time local funeral home) and Davidson Funeral Home. The merge occurred in February of 1972. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 February 1972 1970s Fort Erie stores and businesses http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/7598cbce63b64fd25a49f0ab46744da0.pdf 3a30281d7fbec19606b40a03abd2d942 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fort Erie Description An account of the resource Images, documents, and other items of historical significance to the town of Fort Erie. Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Knights of Columbus, Gilmore Rd, Fort Erie Description An account of the resource Listed here is a photograph from 1971 featuring Fort Erie's old Knights of Columbus center on Gilmore Road. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1960s 1970s Knights of Columbus http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/2fa4247279ad5e2f7aeb77b520fb5b85.pdf 31fecf7a1fb67449dabcd1770b21d50a PDF Text Text ���� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Markel Electric Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Markel Electric, Fort Erie. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection stores and businesses http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/ac6603b20232c33c1e9306c7eb6e94d8.pdf 247635f0981ecd97f3db2d2961d6815c PDF Text Text ...J N 1' ,: A vet(\ran of the First War with , the Second Battalion overseas died St:, ps Phip 30 n, Wilso n Byro Dou g las Memorial Hospital · in December 29. retired Mr. Wilson was a nt Customs officer. His retireme of s year 40 after came in 1952 . nt de service. � was im area resi r for'l..;_v,er 50 years ·and a membe of the '·'9riginals Club" of the ch Royal Can·a�ian Legion Bran . 1923. He 71, which he joineq in of was an Honorary Member re Troup I, American L.egion whe the Internacior.al he received Wilson ·Amity Award in 1966. Mr. nt of the side pre t firs the was I Vet e r ans I nter n a t i o n a l treet in i Association of Frank! h U�e wit r, wa Buffalo. During the awarded. s wa he , al, por cor rank of gallant aq a cit ati on for irl the field. n distinguished actio Winston by dne s ig s Il wa ed in veh in as w Chur chill. He the sec .nd in n ctio a g fightin ba tie Ypres, a decisive ' attle of . b� Y il m Wilsom's nf of the war Mr. ed time spent in career also includ Gen er al's Gover nor the . Footguard. wife, Je ssi e Surviving are his three sons, Dr. (Drakel Wilson; Visal i a, Wil soH, Dougl as Wilson, B. bert to >. ; California hard . Ric and rio Willowd ale .Jn:a ntario: Als o ""·O ·..' son. . o. Wil \r,, daugMtr, Mrs. ; surv1v111g ar� a L �1;Jdge l , of Fort h: Woe d Lloy • c h Mren and Brie; seven grand il d � n. -· three great gr andch of . fi t.:at e d by ices sei;v Funeral pla ce tool Kirk C. Erie Port the t a 30 er emb Dec ie.on Fun�ral Chapel of \he Dav ·· was � i n lnterme:lt es. Rev. Hom �- i6 Phipps """'f · !"Tl ...:> .L. UIE FORCE HO�:Es l:E.AJ: loV-veI' end : ; ; ; -THE FOHCE HOJ-:.E: : : : 16 Phipps S�. Lower end. N. 3 .. 1900 This home W<�s built for 1!.rs. Force & her son Hay. Rome cnueht fire b e fore completior: and pltnls )1c.d· to be altered somewhat. Phipps St. ' fire. AP i2 IL 1'172 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Byron Wilson Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Byron Wilson, a World War 1 veteran who lived on Phipps Street. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1976 1970s Bridgeburg Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection streets and avenues http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/c2c2ac0bd95786c857bcf9edea02be9d.pdf 29f8c2335bbab77e9d112fe795f993db PDF Text Text bought Lewis the and remooell in the is WRrren. it and fall continued �redo " of Store He coTIL�encea the upst2irs that year. MrS to 09P.t.ate the the intention of �r. take over the corner business of to apt. Gerr?rd . ,., store, but Guadagno to on his rPtire!'1.Pn � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fredo Store Description An account of the resource Listed here is information on Fredo's Store, which stood on the corner of Warren and Lewis Streets. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970s 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection north end http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/5d08ae8d7d5faaa7e3e70866142a2e2d.pdf 87f1000ecbbac4a91daff3227a8a3af3 PDF Text Text ~The Argyle Boarding House.~ Christine Edwards (Jackson) ran this very popular boarding house on the north side of Jarvis st. It was quite the fashionable place with about eleven regular borders and at time as many as forty to sixty sitting down for the supper meal~ Amon~ the guests were, ur. vornell, Doctor Chapman, , ~ t. 011 ver., Mr. Terrell 'rhe "!':lor:gini;l building was pu_~ up for DR. r~enke , when he came / Erie. ~t was later s old to Frank Benner. I t was _ r~n~ed for a . time by Dr. Hammond ' and stood empty for som~time before it was baue,ht by Christi ne Edwards. . ~ to - ~ orv I Building t s ken 1970 In front offices of Dr. Brown . and pr. Whi tine. -::Ln the rear a;t . of ~rs. (IDackson) iir own . '> � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Argyle Boarding House Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Argyle Boarding House, a fashionable lodge renowned for it's food and service. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/8ee2d994898dbdd0e7e74a5d238ca771.pdf 9421b614164eb4bbd01c1639f5da20fc PDF Text Text ' •' Page 36 THIS ENGLAND, Winter, 1979 T he Post Office, which brings out stamps to celebrate all manner of events, is this year commemorating an important date in its own history, for 1979 is the centenary of the death of Rowland Hill, the founder of the "penny · post". And at a time when it costs two shillings in old money to send a letter by first class post, we may look back with understandable longing to the days of the Victorian "Penny Black". Yet it is not only a time for nostalgia, but for realising just how great a change Rowland Hill made in peoples lives by, what seems to us, such a simple innovation. Before his time it was much more expensive in real terms to send a letter than it is today, and many people who were forced to move away from home to find work could not afford the high cost of keeping in touch with their families. , The main reason for the high charges was the existence of about forty different postage rates, and the cumbersome procedure of collecting money. Postage was decided not only by weight but by distance, so that letters from London to Ireland or from the south of England to Scotland .were charged very high rates indeed. A peculiarity of the old system was that the recipient and not the sender paid the charge on the letter when it arrived on his door-step. Rowland Hill, who came of a poor family, recalled that his mother often dreaded receiving letters when money was short. And many a time the postman was forced to take away letters from families who were longing for news, but could not raise the postal charge! . This odd method of collecting postage charges also greatly added to the Post Office's costs, for the postman was obliged to knock on every door and wait for an answer. His morning round would take three or four times as long as that of the modern postman, who only has to put his letters and packets through the letter boxes. In fact until the latter part of the 19th century, most front doors had no letter boxes at all. Up to the 18th century streets and houses respectively bore neither names nor numbers and it was left to the ingenuity of letter writers .to describe destinations. Here is one such address: "Tis fur old Mr. Willy wot brinds de Baber in Lang Kaster ware te gal is. Gist rede him assume it cums to ti Pushtu/us." A fair translation of the above would be: "It is for old Mr. Willy who prin1s the paper in Lancaster where the gaol is. Just read it to him as soon as it comes to the Post Office." Another direction to a letter carrier reads: "To my sister Jean. Up the Canongate. Down a close. Edinburgh. She has a wooden leg." 6.Sir Rowland Hill, who died 100 years ago, once said: "My mother was afraid the postman might bring letter while she had no money to pay the postage." He changed all that in 1840 by founding the "Penny Post". a SIR ROWLAND HILL: ,(~~~ FOUNDER OF THE 'PENNY POST' Before the days of envelopes, letter sheets were just folded into a rectangle, doubled over, pierced with a knife and through the holes strands of silk were passed which were wound round and secured on the side opposite to the address with a wax seal. From the perilous days of travel extending right into the early 19th century, postboys carried their letters in a mail or leather bag strapped behind the saddle. They were given a horn to blow when they met anyone on the road, in addition to which they were legally compelled to blow it four times in every mile. A swinging posthorn was an official and familiar sign outside every posthouse in those days. In 1792 a public notice was issued by the Post Office instructing postboys not to give lifts on their horse or carriage to any strangers, not to loiter by the wayside or "wilfully misspend their time" with a punishment on conviction·of "Committal to the House of Correction and confined to hard Labour for one Month". One man named John Palmer wrote at the time of such postboys, who were often no older than children: "The m'"il was entrusted to some idle boy without character, m~unted on a worn-out hack who so far from being able to defend himself against a robber was more likely to be in league with on~." ~ This same John Palmer, a theatre owner �THIS ENGLAND, Winter, 1979 K Page35 ent- its very name conjures up a land of bluebells and blossom in the spring, laden cherry trees and strawberries in summer, and the faintly mystical cult of the hops dominant in the autumn air. Yet it is in winter that the bare bones and the elegant structure of Kent's countryside come to view. Trim fields lie square and ordered, tidied against winter weather. Forests are neatly knitted into the landscape, bare and brown or lapped in coniferous green. Features of the Kentish land include the great houses, built, owned and maintained by county families who planted magnificent trees in their parks that we can still enjoy today. Indigenous oaks still flourish, although sadly diminished in numbers. Their huge winter-bare trunks and spreading branches, uncluttered by foliage, silhouette their fine shapes against the sky. The colours of winter are more subtle and varied than the overall greenness of summer. The brown of a newly ploughed field, the gentle green of winter wheat, the russet gold of fallen leaves and withered beech hedge, the deep green of yew and holly contrast with the red tiled roofs of .6A chill winter's day . .. but draw up a chair and enjoy the hospitality of jovial friends in a Kentish pub . .. like the "Ramblers Rest" at Chislehurst Common. ALAN HUTCHINSON the villages. wealth of welcoming and attractive inns to When the snow falls the picture is and ever-changing cloud-scapes overhead. cosset you. Can anything be more There is no shelter from the wind here. transformed. The boundaries of coppice, pleasant on a chill winter's day than to It sweeps over the land uninterrupted by hedge and river outline the patchwork of draw up a chair before a roaring fire, in hills or trees. It blows stark and clean, and the fields. On Christmas Day last year the good company, and watch the flames glint the grass bends before it. Fog comes up Beneden woods might have been a forest upon your glass? over this plain in the damp of winter. No in Bavaria. Inches of snow lay crisp on Let the trippers flock here in summer if summer day can equal the sight of every pine branch, sparkling in the they must, but comes you to Kent in diamond air. The sky was a deep theatrical Romney Marsh, lying under a soft white winter for a real taste of English goodness. blue, the only sound to disturb the stillness mist like a layer of cotton wool. Only the D.M.ADAMS upraised head of a questing sheep or a was the twittering of goldcrests high up in distant church tower rises out of the the tree-tops. Cottage gardens are pretty and scented uniform whiteness. It has a mystical in summer, but when the flowers die away ' quality found nowhere. else. Bird watchers find Kent the happiest of in winter the lovely old cottages and winter hunting grounds. Armed with village streets of Kent come into their binoculars on a fine clear day in midown. How did the old craftsmen build with Without the oak No beam in ship or hall; winter, the enthusiast can almost be such an intuitive appreciation of the Without the pine guaranteed a splendid "haul" of birds, beauty of form and space and satisfaction No stately mast at all; native and visiting. All along the coa&t to the eye? We no longer build with Without the elm from Dungeness eastwards to Dover, beauty but erect straight rows of uniform No barns to store the hay; boxes for living in that must be "landnorth, up past Pegwell Bay to the Thames Without the chestnut scaped" to make them bearable. Our estuary, migrating birds drop down for No conker games to play; rest and refreshment. It is a wintering ancestors created individual houses Without the walnut ground for many breeds of ducks, geese following the contours of the land and the No furniture of note; and gulls and a temporary resting-place winding of the lanes. Whether cruck or Without the ash cob, boarding or brick, almost every for passage migrants. No oars to row the boat; Without the trees .cottage is a gem of pleasing proportion. For the general naturalist, the forest No place to build a home footpaths and bridle-ways hold much of The Kentish sea shore is a lonely world For nesting birds of its own in winter, no children playing by interest in winter. They are easily When early spring is come; the water's edge or browning bodies on · navigable, loosened from the stranglehold Without the trees the sand. Only a loneliness of sea and sky of blackberries. Bright holly berries light No blossom l'tme to bring and the understated pastel colours of the up the hedgerows, and before the coming From year to year pebbles underfoot. of the snow, many brilliantly coloured The promises of Spring; Romney Marsh broods under its most fungi grow underfoot, some almost Without the trees mysterious mood in winter. On clear days, hidden by fallen leaves and seldom seen No shade in summer heat; without heat haze, one can see miles over by human eye. Without the trees No juicy fruits to.eat. the flat land with the huge arc of the sky Should it rain when you are exploring We all need trees, this wonderful winterland, should cold <J Snow hangs like a mantle of purity over the Protect them, please. winds blow, Kent still has the answer. parish church at Lower Hardres near Canterbury VERA SINCLAIR Surely no other county has a comparable in Kent. T.K. ROGERS In Praise of Trees �THIS ENGLAND, Winter, 1979 in Bath, not content with his outburst against postboys, made public his ideas for an improved form of State mail service aimed at driving the best privately-owned and. unofficial letter-carrying coaches out of business. With the eventual backing of Prime Minister William Pitt, the first specially · constructed Royal Mail coach ran from Bristol to London on August 2nd, 1784, at an average speed of 7 miles per hour. So successful was the scheme that six years later the Palmer-.inspired Royal Mail coaches were operating all over England. John Macadam found the incentive for better surfaced roads - and the great era of the stage coach had begun. Later at Palmer's suggestion armed guards eventually put an end to highway robberies, even if passing livestock was sometimes the target of trigger-happy coachmen. The Royal Mail coaches on the new turnpike roads ran with such speed and regularity that villagers set their clocks by their passing. The delivery and collection of postbags whilst the coaches were in motion at speed anticipated the later travelling post offices, although it is recorded that on one occasion the sleepy wife of a wayside postmaster flung her husband's trousers aboard the speeding coach in mistake for the mail! Each year Christmas cards still continue to remind us of the immaculate turn-out of the Royal Mail coach teams with the guard resplendent in scarlet cloth coat, blue lapels, liriings and waistcoat, and hat with a gold band. At the beginning of the 19th century the paths of the Post Office were still far from smooth. It was still difficult to send a letter abroad due to problems of routes and foreign tariffs and letters might even be refused by local post offices. Then in 1840 came the high-water mark in the story of the post when Rowland Hill completely revolutionised the British postal system with the introduction of a fixed charge for a letter for any distance pre-paid by an adhesive stamp. First and foremost Hill was imbued with the desire to help the poor who had for so long been denied the opportunity of writing letters owing to the high charges, and it was his idea at first to sell pre-paid wrappers, later to be known as envelopes. Realising that these wrappers might prove to be a stumbling block to the illiterate he then, quite unaware of the epoch-making step he was about to make, made the following suggestion: "Perhaps this difficulty might be obviated by using a bit of paper just large enough to bear the ink stamp and covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the sender might, by the application of a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter." And so these "government sticking plasters", as they were then nicknamed, not only ushered in the modern international big-business of Page 37 Rowland Hill- inventor, artist, architect, mathematician, teacher, human dynamo, and reformer extraordinaire - was born in this humble cottage at Kidderminster, Worcestershire~ on December 3rd, 1795. He was the third son of Thomas Wright Hill, an advocate of Free Trade and a dedicated opponent of all things conventional who instilled in his six sons a hatred of injustice in all its forms. Rowland's mother, too, was a remarkable, hard-working woman who had all the practical commonsense that her husband lacked. With such parents the Hill children became, in time, an exceptionally brilliant and united family, making their mark in a century of remarkable men. t::::; = philately but, more important, facilitated the founding of the first step in communication between the ordinary peoples of the world. On the first day of the new post the London Post Office was beseiged by thousands of people anxious to post letters stamped with what were later to become known as the famous "Penny Blacks". At the end of that first hectic day the London Post Office had dealt with 112,000 letters, and date-stamped May 2, 1840 (four days before the official day of issue). The first ever stamp in the world was posted on a letter from Bath to Peckham. A year later the Post Office handled treble the number of letters of the first year and five times that number in 1852. The emancipating effect upon the people of England was a momentous one. One amusing story is told at the time of a prosperous farmer ·who on asking the local village postmaster if the new system was likely to last, and being assured it was, replied: "You'd better let me have three stamps, then." Other people had thought of postage schemes long before the middle of the last century, but 'no-one had succeeded in drawing up an acceptable plan which could be operated nationally. The surprising thing was that Rowland Hill was not a Post Office official at all but a private individual who had been a schoolmaster, and he now turned his attention to a variety of reform movements and inventions, such as a rotary printing press. A ware of the pressing need both of private individuals and industry to have a cheap postage service, he made great efforts to obtain permission to study the workings of the Post Office from the inside. His efforts were frustrated at every step and he was forced to rely entirely on the study of Post Office "blue books". From these and his own observations he came to the tremendous cl.iscovery that by introducing a uniform postage rate independent of distance, and prepayment on letters, he could make the postal service much more profitable. All his efforts and plans for change were ridiculed by both governments and civil 'VA letter carrier of 1843, the forerunner of today's postman. �Page 38 .6. Postmen through the ages . .. at the beginning of the last century London letter carriers (left) wore beaver hat, scarlet coat and brass buttons, and by 1859 this uniform had changed to glazed felt hat (centre) with identifying numbers on the coat lapels; by the end of the century the blue uniform w i th the peaked "shako " cap was standard issue throughout England, as worn by this Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, postman pictured in 1897. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY COURTESY OF "!'HE POST OFFICE, CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED) ,. service and it was about five years before he succeeded in getting his scheme for the penny post introduced. It was evident from the great public support he received that his ideas were regarded, not just as a much-needed administrative reform, but as providing enormous benefit to ordinary people as well as the whole business world. The "Penny Black" was the forerunner of similar postage services all over the world. If we look at our British stamps today we will see that, unlike all other countries, there is no mention of the country of origin: They were recognised everywhere as t.he first in the field. With the improved postal service came other reforms , most which we take for granted today, and for which Rowland Hill could also claim some of the credit. Before the middle of the 19th century, senders of letters had either to walk miles to deliver them to a Post Office or, in some urban areas, catch the bellmen who paraded the streets ringing their handbells before the departure of the mail coaches. These bellmen were virtually walking pillar boxes, and they carried Jocked bags with slits ip them so that people could post their letters for a charge. The system was very inconvenient., as it was often difficult to find a bellman , a nd it also made administrative costs higher than ever. A stationery pillar box was the obvious solution, although one which was a long time in coming. Both Rowland Hill and the novelist Anthony Trollope claimed to have thought of the idea but, whoever had the inspiration, the first road-side pillar boxes were coming on to the streets by 1852. Also Rowland Hill encouraged householders to make a slit in their front doors, so that letters could be left without the postman knocking every time. Speed of delivery was, however, frustrated by the lingering custom of paying the postman a half-penny delivery charge at the house, and completely free deliveries did not come in until the end of the century. The postman's knock, dreaded a hundred years earlier when poor recipients of letters could ill-afford to pay the charges, was now regularly heard and welcomed down the poorest streets in every town not only in England but later, following her example, all over the world. In 1861 Rowland Hill issued letter carriers with a new uniform comprising \!Postwomen were a common sight in England during the First World War, to replace men called up to the Colours. They carried satchels, and wore waterproof, brimmed hats. W ILFRED BOYLE blue frock coat and trousers with red facings and pipings and a shako , or peaked cap. In 1883 the first parcel post was inaugurated and about this time the term " letter-carrier" was officially changed to " Man of the Post" - or Postman. The Travelling Post Office was already in service two years before Hill's new system commenced, and the very first T.P.O. consisted of an adapted horse-box and ran on the Grand Junction Railway between Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Sir Rowland Hill retired with many · honours conferred upon him and at his death in 1869 he was buried in Westminster Abbey beside the tomb of a man whose engineering inventions in the realm of steam assured that Hill's Penny Post should reach its destination with speed James Watt. Today the Post Office handles more than a thousand million letters and parcels ·a y~ar. Though the present-day world may be filled with political rifts, wars and national calamaties, it should be a sobering and consoling thought for us all that as we consign our written thoughts to anoth~ r into a metal container standing in conspicuous isolation at the end of our street o r village lane, for our ·ten new pence, we command international air, sea and land services to overcome national and geographical barriers of the world, confident that our message will reach journey's end. And it will reach journey's end , still in the tradition of those first ancient messengers of whom H erodotus .. wrote: Neither rain nor sun nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from their appointed rounds. NORMAN BA LDWIN and PAMELA GILBERT � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rowland Hill: The Penny Post Description An account of the resource Listed here is an article pertinent to Sir Rowland Hill and his postal service. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Louis Mcdermott Collection postal service http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/c15505bb4e2a064c838d9f5b03f753f1.pdf b22803f6fb171ea6bda4a841de02b411 PDF Text Text UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION D A TE o REPL Y TO ATT N OF o S U BJECT o July 15' 1971 N ational Archives and Records Service Washington, D.C. NNL 20408 Consulate at Fort Erie (Your letter of June 23, 1971). Mr. Louis McDermott lo8 High Street Fort Erie, Ontario, CANADA An examination of our files has shown that the State Department has provided you with incorrect information as to the Consuls who served at Fort Erie. According to our records, the following men were appointed: Freeman N. Blake, appointed February 23, 1865; Andrew C. Phillips, appointed April 16, 1869; Harry P. Dill, appointed February 1, 1881; Robert S. Chilton, appointed April ll, 1882; La Rue Peck, appointed February 27, 1883; James WhelAn, appointed May 5, 1886; Ossian Bedell, appointed Ju~ 24, 1890; Ralph Johnson, appointed September 19, 1893; Ossian Bedell, appointed July 5, 1897; Horace J. Harvey, appointed July 1, 1902; and George s. Messersmith, eppointed June 25, 1914. The consulate was closed by Consul Messersmith on June 1, 1916. The on~ location for the consulate which we have been able to find was that of the tenure of Consul Harvey. During this period, the consulate occupied an unnumbered building on Niagara Street, facing the Niagara River, and was about a block from the ferry to' Buffalo and a mile from the bridge. The building was owned by Henry G. Falke of Buffalo. We can provide you with a photographic print of this building for $3.50. - To order please send an international money order or check drawn in United States dollars made payable to the Gener~J. Services Administration {NNL) and addressed to the Cashier, Nationl\l Archives ~nd Records Service, Washington, D9 C. 20408. Sincere~, MJt,,,_ o. JjM£t~~ DR. MILTON o. GUSTAFSON Diplomatic Records Specialist Legislative, Judicial and Diplomatic Records Division Keep Freedom in Yo ur Future With U .S. Savings Bonds � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US National Archives Letter Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter written by the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. to Louis McDermott in 1971. The letter pertains to an inquiry made by McDermott regarding American Consulship in Fort Erie throughout the 19th century. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection US national archives http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/bfc310748aacbafcef033d8c6dd18dac.pdf 620f7015aa85058eb0d6ce4f23f4dfa8 PDF Text Text DEPARTMENT OF STATE Washington, D.C. 20520 July 2, 1971 Dear Mr. McDermott: The Department of State has received your letter of June 23 asking for information concerning the .American Consuls assigned to Fort Erie, and their places of residence . According to Department records, the following Consuls have ser ved at Fort Erie: Freeman N. Blake, appointed February 23, 1865; ·william R. Baker, Deputy '.Consul, appointed February 4, 1868, reappointed Vice Consul April 24, 1869; John M. S. Hunter, appointed Deputy Consul December 23, 1869; Sylvester H. Graham, appointed Vice Consul January 13, 1874; Daniel Derst, appointed Vice and Deputy Consul January 24, 1876; Charles ·wesley Vahey, appointed Vice 'Consul April 19, 1884; Isaac H. Allen, appointed Vice and Deputy Consul July 8, 1891, died April 27, 1897; John V. Bedell , appointed Vice and Deputy Consul January JO , 1900, re- . signed August 1 , 1902; Lewis H. Manly, appointed Vice and Deputy Consul :September 5, 1902; James B. Curtiss , appointed Vice and Deputy 'Consul July 24, 1909; George S. Messersmith appointed Consul June 25, 1914. The Consulate was closed on June 1, 1916. 1 The National Archi ves and Records Service, to whom I am referring your letter, May be able to provide you with additional information on the American Consulate at Fort Erie. Sincerely yours , ~ ' Z~)~~--t:L Acting C Mr. Louis McDermott, 108 High Street, For t Erie, Ontario, Canada. Byron Fairchild , Historical Studi es Division Historical Office �UNITED STAT ES OF AMERICA GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION July 15, 1971 REPL Y T O A TTN OF, SUB J ECT' National Archives and Records Service W ashington, D.C. NNL 20408 Consulate at Fort Erie (Your letter of June 23, 1971). Mr. Louis McDermott lo8 High Street Fort Erie, Ontario, CANADA An examination of our files has shown that the State Department has provided you with incorrect information as to the Consuls who served at Fort Erie. According to our records, the following men were appointed: Freeman N. Blake, appointed February 23, 1865; Andrew C. Phillips, appointed April 16, 1869; Harry P. Dill, appointed February 1, 1881; Robert s. Chilton, appointed April ll, 1882; La Rue Peck, appointed February 27, 1883; James WhelAn, appointed May 5, 1886; Ossian Bedell, appointed Juzy 24, 1890; Ralph Johnson, appointed September 19, 1893; Ossian Bedell, appointed July 5, 1897; Horace J. Harvey, appointed July 1, 1902; and George s. Messersmith, appointed June 25, 1914. The consulate was closed by Consul Messersmith on June 1, 1916. The onzy location for the consulate which we have been able to find was that of the tenure of Consul Harvey. During this period, the consulate occupied an unnumbered building on Niagara Street, facing the Niagara River, and was about a block from the ferry to Buffalo and a mile from the bridge. The building was O!llled by Henry G. Falke of Buffalo. We can provide you with a photographic print of this building for $3.50. - To order please send an international money order or check drawn in United States dollars made payable to the Gener~.l Services Administration (NNL) and addressed to the Cashier, Nation,U Archives ~nd Records Service, Washington, D. C. 20408. Sincerezy, ~ Jtv- 0 . dj~~~ DR. MILTON o. GUSTAFSON Diplomatic Records Specialist Legislative, Judicial. and Diplomatic Records Division Keep Fre edom in Your Future With U .S . Savings Bonds � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource U.S. State Department Letter Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter written by the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. to Louis McDermott in 1971. The letter pertains to an inquiry made by McDermott regarding American Consulship in Fort Erie throughout the 19th century. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection US state department washington dc http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/11a0053026fb6f46680bbd37f70d7dc3.pdf 8c85f0f018361d660e7e06844a6a16eb PDF Text Text HOUSE OF' COM MONS CANADA REPORT FROM OTTAWA GIRVE FRETZ M.P. - ERIE RIDING AUGUST 1979 �HOUSE OF COMMONS CANADA AUGUST 1979 Vea.It F1t,lend1.i : It ,{,1.i my plea.1.ia.nt duty to 1.iend to you my n,l1t1.it new1.i bullet,ln wh,lch 1.ie1tve1.i the pu!tpol.ie on ,lnno1tm,lng the con.1.it,ltuent1.i on E1t,le a.bout 1.iome on the even.ti.> on Pa.1tl,la.ment H,lll. We a.Jte na.ced w,lth many p1toblem1.i wh,lch need 1.ipec,la.l a.ttent,lon. Un.employment ,ln ouJt 1t,ld,ln.9 ,l1.i on pa.1tt,lcula.1t ,lmpoJtta.nce . My 1.ita.nn a.nd I ha.ve been 1te1.iea.1tch,ln.9 wa.y1.i to a.ttJta.ct 1.ima.ll bu1.i,lne1.i1.i a.nd ,lndu1.it1ty to ouJt 1t,ld,ln.9. In a.ny on my con.1.it,ltuent1.i ha.ve a. p!toblem that they th,lnk ma.y conceJtn my onn,lce, plea.1.ie do not he1.i,lta.te to con.ta.ct my 1.ita.nn oft me pe1t1.iona.lly . We a.Jte a.ll w,lll,ln.9 to help ,ln a.ny wa.y we po1.i1.i,lbly can. You ma.y con.ta.ct my onn,lce by phon,ln.9 oft w1t,lt,ln.9 to G,l1tve F1tetz, M.P., Room 356, Wei.it Block, Hou~e on Common.1.i, Ottawa. Onta.Jt,lo. K1A OA7. My Con.1.it,ltuency onn,lce ,{,J.i 12 Cla.Jten.ce St. PoJtt Colbo1tne Onta.Jt,lo, L3K ~F8. The phone numbeJt ,l1.i 835-2771 It ,l1.i a.n honou!t no1t me to 1tep1te1.ient the people on E1t,le a.1.i you!t Membe!t ,ln the 311.it Pa.Jtl,la.ment on Ca.na.da.. I a.m look,ln.9 no1twa.1td to my 1te1.ipon.1.i,lb,ll,lt,le1.i ,ln the Hou1.ie on Common.1.i a.nd I ha.ve 91tea.t opt,lm,l1.im ,ln the nutuJte on ouJt new Gove1tnment. W,lth ve1ty be1.it w,l1.ihe1.i, GIRVE FRETZ AND HIS STAFF IN HIS PARL IAMENTARY OFFICE IN OTTAWA (LEFT TO RIGHT) MARY BROWNJ FRED DAVIESJ •' ....... CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASS ISTANT GIRVE FRETZ J MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (SEATED) »~T~ GIRVE FRETZ M,P, ERIE CONSTITUENCY HEATHER DAWEJ ADMINISTRAT IVE ASS ISTANT �FIRST DAYS IN OTTAWA After the election on May 22, my wife Lenore and I spent a few days resting before we travelled to Ottawa for a caucus meeting with the Prime Minister and a seminar for the new Members of Parliament. We spent some time in the capital city and familiarized ourselves ,with the Parliament Buildings and got acquainted with many of the other newlyelected Members of Parliament from other parts of the country. Because I had not yet been assigned an office, all of my work was done out of my hotel room. I had met with various people in the riding such as Doug Fletcher from Wainf leet and Sam Berkhout from Port Colborne. My staff and I moved into our new off ice in West Block on June 27 and quickly started on the business that had accumulated since the election. While back in the riding, I met with Regional Chairman, aohn Campbell and discussed issues of concern in our area. Shortly after, I attended a Business and Industrial Development Committee meeting held by the Regional Government of Niagara. It was a pleasure for me to meet with the Honourable Mike Wilson, Minister of State for International Trade and with the Honourable Allan McKinnon, Minister of National Defence. Mr. Bob Haack, Director of Aerospace Systems, Transportation Branch of Industry, Trade and Commerce met with me, as well as Brigadier General George MacFarlane, Program Manager of the Aurora Program. (The Aurora is a long range Patrol Aircraft built by Lockheed) I attended the Hamilton Air Show where I inspected the Canadian built "Dash-7" and was introduced to the officers of the United States Airforce "Blue Angels" flying team. On July 5, my assistant Fred Davies and I went on a tour of Fleet Industries in Fort Erie which build parts for Boeing Aircraft and Lockheed Corporation and other major aircraft companie& The next day we again toured another aircraft plant, this time the McDonnell-Douglas plant in Toronto. My interest in the Aerospace industry is due primarily to a desire to stimulate growth and employment in Erie riding. Canada has immense potential in the Aerospace industry and could well be a world leader in this field. I have just returned from a trip to California where I toured the McDonnell-Douglas p7ant and two Lockheed plants. After this, my wife Lenore and I Bpent a few days in Vancouver for a short visit before returning to Ottawa where I have started on a caucus committee on External Affairs and National Defence and also a committee on Economic Development. • MR, FRETZ STANDING WITH OFFICIALS OF THE MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CORPORATION WHILE ON TOUR OF THE PLANT DURING HIS RECENT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. �THE CANADIAN MINISTRY The Honourable John Allen Fraser Postmaster General and Minister of the Environme n t The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark Prime Minister The Honourable William Jarvis Minister of State for Federal-Provincial Relatio n s The Honourable Jacques Flynn Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Honourable Allan McKinnon Min iste r of National Defence and Minister of Veter ans Affairs The Honourable Martial Asselin Minister of State for the Canadian International Development Agency The Honourable Sinclair M. Stevens President of the Treasury Board The Honourable Walter David Baker President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of National Revenue The Honourable Flora MacDonald Secretary of State for Ext ernal Affairs The Honourable James A. McGrath Minister of Fisheries and Oceans The Honourable Erik K. Nielsen Minister of Public Works The Honourable Allan F . Lawrence Solicitor General of Canada and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs The Honourable John C . Crosbie Minister of Finance The Honourable David S. H . MacDonald Secretary of State of Canada and Minister of Communications The Honourable Lincoln Alexander Minister of Labour The Honourable Roch LaSalle Minister of Supply and Services The Honourable Donald F. Mazankowski Minister of Transport The Honourable Elmer M. MacKay Minister of Regional Economic Expansion The Honourable Arthur J. Epp Minister o f Indian Affairs and Northern Development The Honourable John Wise Min ister of Agriculture The Honourable Ronald G . Atkey Mi n ister of Employment and Imm igrat ion The Honourable Ramon J. Hnaty sh yn Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Min ister of State fo r Science and Tec h nology The Honourable Da~id Crombie Minister of Nati onal Healt h and Welfare Th e Hono ur able Robert R. deC otret Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce and Mi n ister of State for Economic Development The Honourable Heward Grafftey Minister of Sta t e for Socia l Programmes The Honourable Perrin Beatty Mi nister of State (Treasur y Bo ?-;t;:4 ), The Honourable J . Robert Howie Minister of State (Transport) The Honourable Steven E. Papr oski Mi n ister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism The Honourable Ronald Huntington Minister of State for Small Business a nd Industr y The Honourable Michael H . Wilson Mini ster of State for I nterna tional Trade L~-0ted above a~e the new memb e~-0 06 the Fede~al Cab~net 60 ~ th e 31-0t Pa~l~ament 06 Canada. �PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE Of COMMONS -I ::c rn :::0 G> ::c -I ::c 0 ::z: 0 c :::0 )> b:1 r rn c.... 0 rn ("") r )> :::0 :;;o;: '· IJ :::0 3: rn 3: ::z: en -I rn :::0 Television in the House of Commons is now an accepted part of the daily proceedings. In the beginning, Members of Parliam~nt were not sure how television would affect their work or how it would be received by the Canadian public. Judging by the response members have received from their constituents, televised daily proceedings have generated a renewed interest in what goes on in the House of Commons. I sincerely hope that many of my constituents will watch the proceedings on televisron. In our riding, the question period is most commonly shown during the day. The purpose of the question period is to allow the Members of Parliament to ask questions concerning important issues of the day. The normal daily pattern is for the speaker to recognize first the Leader of the Opposition £or an opening question and three suppl~mentaries. A second member of the Official Opposition is recognized for three or four questions, and finally, Members for other political parties ask their particular questions. Members seek recognition by standing until "seen" by the Speaker of the House. In the early part of the question period, Mr. Speaker accepts suggestions submitted in advance from the Opposition parties as to who should be recognized. )> ::z: ti G> :::0 < rn '"Tl I. Speaker 2. Clerk 3. Mace 4. Hansard Reporters 5. Sergeant-at-Arms 6. Government Benches 7. Opposition Benches rn 8. Prime Minister ... 9. :::0 -I N AN OUTLINE Of THE HOUSE Of COMMONS Oppositio~ Leader 10. Translation Booths 11. Press Gallery 12. Public Gallery 13. Official Gallery 14. Reserved Gallery 15. Opposition Gallery 16. MPs' Gallery 17. Diplomatic Gallery 18. Public Gallery �r--------------------- r .... .:', ~.?' . ~ -~.' ' \! .,, ' . - once again, if you feel that you need my assistance or the assistance of my staff about any matter, please feel free to contact my office at the following places: CONSTITUENCY OFFICE 12 CLARENCE ST,J PORT COLBORNEJ ONTARIO L3K 3E8 PHONE 416 835-2771 OTTAWA PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE ROOM 356J WEST BLOCKJ HOUSE OF COMMONSJ OTTAWA.A, ONTARIO GIRVE AND LENORE FRETZ IN THE ETHNIC DAY PARADE IN PORT COLBORNE IN JULY, KlA OAt PHONE 613 992-8865 GIRVE FRETZ IN HIS PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE JOE REIDJ M.P, FROM ST, CATHARINES RIDING WITH GIRVE FRETZ AT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT IN ERIE RIDING, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource House of Commons: Report From Ottawa Description An account of the resource Listed here is a report written by PC representative Girve Fretz regarding his visit with the Prime Minister in Parliament during the summer of 1979. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection ottawa politics and government http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/f7d345d5e95be072daacda2f76705731.pdf 7cd52c68a41d90c68e6a090acb6564cf PDF Text Text ·-- - ,.;:::::±'~ .< .i 4rJ l ' ;·','." ?., . 70.•··~ .:;.-. •- ·--· .; ' ·. j -~ .. • ' l ,. · ~C •';' l ' ' .. • ~·~--~ •'f·· ·~~~?' ''&'."·· ·,~:·~\ ··.' , ., '' A - •-'- l ~ ~., ~\·,\:: . .... . ·' .., t' •\"' • LADIES AM> GENTLEMEN: I WOUID LIKE, AS 1".AYOR ClF FORT ERIE, TO WELCCME YOU TO THESE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES AND TO T'rlANK YOU FOR COMING. SOME OF YOU MAY FEEL THIS A S'IRANGE PIA.CE TO HOID SUCH A CEREMONY. OUT REASONING WAS QUITE SIMPLE - HERE, WAS WHERE UNOFFICIALLX OUR MUNICIPALITY BEGAN IN 1810 1 ' BUILT BY THOSE lniO HAD CONFIDENCE IU THIS COUN'.J.RY AND vffiO FELT IT WAS WORTH DEFENDING WITHOUT CONFIDENCE IN ITSELF, NO NATION CAN SURVIVE, NO MUNICIPALITY CAN SURVIVE, NO I INDIVIDUAL CAN SURVIVE - CONFIDENCE CAN' ONLY BE BUILT ON .KNOWLEDGE CF THE PAST, WITHOUT WHICH THERE CAN BE NO BEGINNING. UNFORTUNATELY, I BELIEVE WE ARE LIVING IN .AM AGE WHEU THE TE:ARING DOWU OF RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL TBADITION IS THE FASHION ClF THE DAY. THESE MERCHANTS ClF DES'.IROOTION COUID NEVER HAVE STUDIED HISTORY SERIOUSLY OR THEY WOUID REALIZE THE GREATEST EMPIRE THAT EVER EIISSTED,-THE ROMAN EMPIRE,, FELL FROM WITHIN - A VICTIM OF ITSELF. NOT OiilLY LETS us LOOK INTO THE PAST BUT REFLECTS THE FUTURE. ~s ~~ AREA - ~ BECAUSE r HAVE DEVOTION ~.... . .. - ' ro OUR coUNmY, ,. .tOO SP~TED CO-~PERA_rr;.~~~'- LOYALTY AND ENERGY AS THIS-, BECAUSE WnITION ClF PAST MIRRORED . THAT CAUSED HISTORY WHY DO I FEEL .so smONGLY IN om PEOPLE, TOWN. · .· LAS'Jl.,Y, THE •l ' '· . ' . ' .. ,,. . ' MEM ·'.ID BUIID AND .DlflND ~ORTS SOOH '1'0-'.PAY ·~ '.lHE FUTORE THAT EXISTS HERE THE . ~. ~~ ,-J· ' :,., 1, • • SUCCESS CF OUR TOWN WILL · NOT BE DETERMINED BY ITS PHYSIC.AL ASSE1S BUT RATHER BY 'IHE AMBITION .-: ' -. . ~ .~ - ' . FOR IT IN mE MINDS ClF--THOSE WHO WILL GUIDE ITS DF.STINY. ',•' -· . .~· filsTORICALLY -TONIGHT, 'WE A..-cm PLACED IN AN ENVIABLE POSITION, FOR THE NEW TOWN ClF FORT ER! . ~ -- - ,f ' ~ ... - ,! RECAus ~ VISION '~" ~ P.AST WHEN . WE .ALL ' IS~ ~ ~~~E RE/ll.TZFJJ OUR DF.sTimy, THAT ClF . " ' CRYSTAL BEACH, BERTIE, -FORT ERIE AND WHAT WAS PART ClF WILLOUGHBY, WERE TIED .TOGETHER BY BmID~ ·, CF'. ·~ESSITY ,i:F ~ I · I TO SURVIVE IN .THIS WORID ClF COMPETITimr AND ' TO' -.· · ' ' ·~EVELoP: IN AN .-·. ERA WHEJt"'UNITY WOUID BE THE CATALYST TO SUCCESS. I FEEL I WOUID BE REMISS IF I DID NOT AT THIS TIME CLARIFY A SOMEWHA.T CONFUSED SITUATION, A SITUA.TIOM WHICH WAS NOT ClF OUR DOING. . ' BY BILL NO. 1741 PASSED BY THE HOUSE IN TORONTO, THE REGION OF NIAGARA WAS CREATED WHEREBY '.fHE 'COUNTIES CF U?l:OLN AND WELLAND AS WE KNEW THEM WERE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE . ---::-.u.NICIPALITIES CIF EQUAL D1PORTANCE AS STATED BY THE HONOURABLE DARCY MCKEOUGH, MINISTER OF - MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. THESE WERE .EACH TO BE REPRESEJ.'lTED BY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES VARYING IN NUMBERS ACCORDING TO THE POPULATION - ONE OF WHOM WOUID AU'IOMATICALLY BE THE MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY CONCERNED IN ~T IS KNOWN AS THE REGIONft.L CO~IL NUMBERING A TOTP..L OF 29 -MEMBERSOI~LUDING THE CHAIRMAN WHO WAS APPOINTED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. Jl'HIS SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL SYSTEM, WAS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE PRoVI:tl:IAL GOVERNMENT THE DULY ELECTED REPR"SSENTATIVES OF' THE PEOPLE, WHO IN THEIR WISDOM FEEL IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST ClF THE PROVINCE AS A WHOLE. I AM OUTLINING THESE FACTS NOT AS A CRITICISM BUT RATHER TO ALERT YOU 'l'O FACTS AS THEY ARE AlID MORE PARTICULARLY, TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT WHAT IS DONE'"'IS DONE AND OUR DU'.I"i - XOU Ali[) I, THE COUNCIL Ari[) THE PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR I'I.S SUCC:ESS BECAUSE FAILUilli CAN ONLY WORK A CATAS'lROPHE, ECONOMIC AND SOOIAL1 ON T"HE PEOPLE WE LOVE. . ·. ~-:- - ...-;;: · ..- -:...: ..:::: ;:.,.;..._~, ,.;:.~;"- ,.,..... ~...~.:-_ . .,. ,..:.·-:,.,_ -..-:;F."- ~~· ;:._ -=-~'i. _<:~4 �. ··1,··. ,:·,·l1 ~ . t· ' -2- • M!NY ID1F.S I HAVE BEEN ASKED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, TAXES WILL, IN MY OPINION, RISE DRA..l.fA.TICALLY AS A RESULT OF THIS REASONS FOR THIS WILL BECOME APPARENT IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTORE. CHANGE. HOWE.VER, IN FAIRNESS, '• A REASONABLE FORCAST CF TAXES WITHOUT REGIONAL GOVERNMENT wofo:n BE INCREASED BY A MINIMUM 111 Ca~'4st:; OF 10% DUE TO -~ I.N COSTS OF LABOUR AND MATERIALS. GLOOM FROM THE FOREGOING REMARKS. IMMIIDIATE RESULT. IS WHERE I IT WOUID APPEAR I AM A PREA.CHER OF: I HOPE NOT BJOOAUSE THE FOREGOING IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE IT SHOUID BE THE LONGRUN RESULT IN \-flIICH WE MUST BE INTERESTED. HO~lES'.l'.LY THIS BELIEVE WE IN FORT ERIE HA.VE THE MOST TO GUN FROM SOOCESS BmAUSE WE HAVE THE MOST VACANT LA.ND TO DEVELOP. UIDE.Vli'...LOPID IAND IS ANOmER MATTER. IAND IS THE MOST mE$rous CCM1CDITY WE HAVE - HOWEVER, HERE, IN MY OPINION, LIES OUR PARTICULAR PROBLEM, and -- HERE LIF.S PRIMARILY OUR GREATEST NIDESSITI, THE SERVICING OF ·WHA.T WAS FORMERLY BERTIE TOWNSHIP WITH SEWERJ AND WATER• . THIS IS mE KEY TO OUR INDUS'lRIAL ' ;'.;, - ·-_: .. ~: ; ". . : : : . :{ , , -. ( . .. :. ·,: :; • ' - ' I ' FU~ FOR YITHO'(JT . ' TAx .PAYING .A.ND EMPLOYING ABILITIF.S, INDUSmY AND THEIR • ~,-• • WE HAVE NO FUTURE. YO~ .comi::::II:··:·(H.ls WORKED EARNFSTLY AND CONSCIENTIOUSLY IN YOUR BEH.U.F, ·' ''. - , MEEl'ING ,• , "-• , '· ' I AS A. WHOLE .A.ND SEVERAL .TIME'S A WEEK INDIVIDUALLY ON ONE CCMITTTEE OR ANOTHER.: .. I . - : . :. -: ":,, .- . '- < ·::-:.': ·I _ · ._,':;,:. -·'. o ,. .. , THE TOWN OF FORT ERIE HAS GONE ~·- .-~ FROM NINE SQUARE-MILES TO OVER A. HUNDRED SQUARE MILF.S. '· FEW' REALIZE - THE ml!!MfilIDOUS -AMoONT .~ WORK IllVOLVID IN THE TRANSITION. .~. II WEEKLY ~:,. , THE TRANSFER OF POLICE TO FORT ERIE, I . • _,: ; , ' < ·1 , • . ' , THE INTEGRATION . C!F THE Cu:RK'S DEPARTMENT, _THE mF.ASURER'S DEPAR1MENT, AND OTHERS TOO ' ·.. ·. '. !; ·: ; ?'.: . ~~·~~?'.:~~?~~-~~·~ ~ :;.··-~~ .,· ' . .:- -· ~. . . .. . . . '., .·-·. . NUMEROUS TO MENTION Ilf A ¥.A.TT.ER CF A FEW DAYS, RECORDS BY THE 'lHOUSANDS TO BE RF.ARR.A~'.ED, · I i . .-_, -. -,:; _ - - . PAYROLLS TO BE INTEGRATED. l : ' . MORE WORK HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES IN ONE WEEK . ' THAyl THE WORK THA.T WOUID BE INVOLVED IN THE UNITING IN ONE DAY CF TEREE OF. THE IARGEST INDUSOO:ES nr OUR AREA.. THE COLLmTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY EICESS OF 20,000 PEOPLE HAS BECOME THE DUTY OF YOUR .A.~ECURITY FOR IM CO~IL. IN THE ENSUING THREE YEARS, DECISIONS OF GREAT IMPORTAi~E AND M!GNI'ID)E WILL TAKE . PLACE. ·. .1\T CERTAINLY IN A COUN'lRY SOCH AS OURS NO ONE COUID EXPECT IN A SHORT SPAN OF THREE YEARS ALL IS DESIRED COUID BE ACHIEVED, BUT RATHER '.ffiE FOUNDATIONS FOR THESE DESIRES CAN AND WILL BE LAID BY '.lm:S "COUNCIL M!KING POSSIBLE THEIR FUTORE COMPLETION BY OTHER COUNCILS. - - I FEEL AS I BRING THIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO A CLOSE, I WOUID LIKE TO LFAVE THESE THOUGHTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION - THE '!RUE WEALTH OF A NATIOU LIF.S NOT IN ITS GOID OR SILVER , :::~'T ::J :r-s LE!"i.RNIIiG, I1S w"ISDOM, rxs m.ADITION WITHOUT EITHER ClF WHICH-".EXISTA~E IS POIN'ILESS AI1ID USELESS. LADIES AND GENTLI!MEN, I CLOSE AS I DID EIGHT YEARS ·AGO BY SAYING TO THESE MEMBERS OF com~::!:L, ·~ THIS HOPE, THAT WHEN THIS TENURE OF OFFICE IS FINISHED IT WILL BE SAID OF us WEP..E HONOURABLE PEOPLE, WE WERE JUST PEOPLE, WE WERE GCXD PEOPLE ---FORT ERIE -IS A BETTER TOWN FOR OUR HAVING ADNINISTERED ITS AFFAIRS. ::...:..j ,:;_,"J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Teal Inaugural Speech 1970 Description An account of the resource Listed here is Mayor John Teal's 2nd Inaugural Speech from 1970. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection mayor politics and government http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/b246b8a50b0ac1be08e00af5a277c223.pdf 5bf5322149a1acef93332d1aa2762fe2 PDF Text Text TREASURER LORNE A. KEND . .UCK CLERK JAMES A. SAUER Deputy-Treasurer MARGARET CLARK Deputy-CU!rk DAVID GILMOUR A. aun 1 � · '� .---,-· 200 Jarvi� Street, Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 256 Telephone ��- a-----· , ·--: .....:+-· . -·-· ·. 416 871-1600 �-·- ' l I ·-··; ·- � . ·• August 14, 1975 . ·-- Horton CBI Ltd. , 40 J ennet Street, , FORT ERIE, Ontario. G ent ],. emen : The council of the Town of Fort E rie is aware of the efforts put forth by your Company in the installation and devel o pment of the 6 21 8 Railroad Museum Site • • In the meeting of August 11, 1975 a·resolution was passed to express thei r appreciation f or your co-operation in proposed land exchanges and other assistance. The interest which is being sho wn the 6218 is most encouraging and we wish you to in know that we believe this pro j ect will be a tremendous asset to the Town of Fort Erie. I should like to express my personal appreciation for your interest and eff orts on beh a l f of the. Town of F'ort Erie. Yours very truly , for2u0 JAS/ls J. A. S aue r, Clerk • ... \. �HOFCTOl\J Cl]I. B0X FOR"f ERiE:. UMITED 401 ON I Ar<'IO L:.?A 5N�J • September 16, 1975 Mr. J. A. Sauer Clerk Town of Fort Erie 200 J.arvis Street Fort Erie, Onta rio L2A 286 RE: Dear Mr. • YOUR LETTER SEPTEMBER llTH, LOCATING OF RAILROAD STATION Sauer: In your letter you re�uest permission to place the above building when moved, an the road allowance which is north of our parking lot. I believe what you reaily required is that you would like to store this building temporarily on the road allowance until such time as you have been able to prepare foundations for it. We certainly would give you permission to do this on a temp­ orary basis but would a s k that you work with us very closely when you are ready to make this move. �· Yours very truly, J. K. BROWNHILL Manufacturing Manager . ------- -- ----·�--� • R T L � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Railroad Museum Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter from J.A. Sauer, Fort Erie town clerk, to Horton Steel regarding the railroad museum. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 14, 1975 1970s Fort Erie Horton Steel Louis Mcdermott Collection