http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/fa2d05a460d766c0ec3a1f23a812b2e6.pdf 8b1971a3f80a2b2659ded20e595256f2 PDF Text Text -----------~-~--...--------·-· ---- -~.Q_J:!JAGAF:A J31YD. it /( :#/?y //fr C:--/ 8Yc,?./ · · I was born in Port Colborne 5Jan, 1915 and moved to Phipp St . " i n ~ridge burg at about 2 years of age. I do not know the exact date, but we moved to 80 Niagara Blvd whn I was about 4 or 5. I can remember walking with Jessie and my doll carriage to our new h<;>me. During my first years there I occupied the 2nd floor bedroom at the back of the house with all my dolls. Jessie Webb had come to live with us in Port Colborne shortly after my brother was, born, and acted as cook Nanny etc -. When I was a child she_ always wore a s~r~ped cotton dress with a full white apron. It was before I began school that a gas stove in an attic room flared up as they sometimes did and set some clothes afire and much of the top part of the house. I know we lived at 9g Niagara while repairs were made but remember very little about it When we returned to 80 Niagara I found my father had had a special room built fo me over the front verandah. I have drawn plans of the house as I remember it""~.,as best I can, and enclosed pictures. Without leaves they seem very barren, but in reality the gardens and trees were· really beautiful. A second lot to the north of the house gave plenty of space to play. Behind the lawn were four line ofgrape vines running east to west, and behind them a picket fence and then a large vegetable garden. Between the house_ and the,;baPn just left of the grape vines were several fruit trees, and there were also apple and cherry trees farther back. Immediately behind the barn were two chicken runs and hen houses. where may father raised chickens, as did most of the people along the boulevard. Dad raised White Leghorns. in one house. and run, • • 1 • and Plymouth Rocks in the other. We also had Bantams and at one time rabbits. In the north half of the barn Dad built large bins for the chicken grain, and kept the car. Behind this he had a work-shop. When we did something wrong we were politely asked t1 see him in there .. aften"supper. and after some discussion our punishment was set- sometimes a spanking with a sanded down wooden shingle which we had to get down for him. I cannot remember that we were ever spanked when he was angry! At one time John and a friend had the use of the south half of the barn to repair engines. They were teenagers at thi time and had an old chassis and 2 engines which they could repair and switch to keep the car running. Ill Because the barn had one been used for horses there were still trap doors from the second floor to drop down hay etc, and one of our p~t ,~~mes was to chase around the barn dropping down a chute ad running up · or up a ladder outaide. Later Dad made us a mini golf course above thee· A big family was a lot of fun and we had the Swanick children and anoth~~, large\~amily often with us. : , . . I ll~ '{ � 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 Fitzgibbon: 80 Niagara Blvd. Description An account of the resource Listed here is a reflection written by Mary Fitzgibbon regarding 80 Niagara Blvd, a house along Fort Erie's waterfront. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection