http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/d97fc4abef2bd37be9a24748b9896419.pdf d1c44f618a3cef0b71833019b76406b8 PDF Text Text ORRIE STORM HOMESTEAD:: Bertie St. north side:up from N. W. Cr. of Spear Rd. opposite Plato Cemetery. Moved to Spear Rd. north 1941. • This two story frame homestead stood on the north side of Bertie, back from the road and reached by a long lane.IT was originally the home of William A. Benner & Annie Spaden.They raised four children there: Walter E. 1886--1976: Roy 1888-IJ&f Bill b. "It 1''/ -- Floyd, .After the death of his parents Walter E. continued to run the farm till it viTas sold in 1919 to Orrie Storn:i.Walter then moved to Nixon Drive in the village of Fort Erie. Orrie Storm purchased the farm in 1919. The old homestead had an addition added to the back of it before his purchase. It consisted of bedroom,kitchen, and bathroom. As it was very cold most of the winter, Orrie removed this addition. The home originally had a small stoop at the front entrance, with roof. This he later enlarged. Back from the homestead, and westerly stood the original large barn. While the Storms lived on Bertie , this burned to the ground. They purchased another hip barn fro m the north west Cr. of catharine and Con cession, that housed the horses for Pierce and S-tevens. When the Queen Elizcibeth finally was completed-to Fort Erie it was thought necessary to move the hometead, which they did in 1941. It still • stood on the farm, on the west side of Spear rd. north • At this time the Storms also Ill9Y:~ another home that st~.9!Vti-i,.e north . . side of Bertie , just west. This i$,:;~now the site of the Niagara PowerBuilding • ~~- .\.\~.~ - Also another home owned by the family was moved from Point Abina Rd.All three were moved to Spear Rd. North. One of, the three burnt and .another new home was built in it's place. The Storm farm consited of 90 acres: 50 acres was owned by Roy Spear and another 50 rented by W, Johnston. THe two 50 acre lots were purchsed by the Fleet-Aircraft when they opened their plant. ~, THe father of Orrie Storm Peter Storm,lived in Humberstone Township Brookfield and Bertie rds. t' ~ 7 ~ � 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 Orrie Storm Homestead Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Orrie Storm Homestead Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection