Collection

Found Items

Found Items
Title
Found Items
Description
We often find old clippings, pictures, and other ephemera in donated books. This collection aims to document these otherwise lost items.
Contributor
Fort Erie Public Library
Type
Still images, documents.

Collection Items

    Checkout card: Master of Morgana by A.C. McLean
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    Checkout card: Master of Morgana by A.C. McLean

    We found this checkout card among a stack of donated books. It appears to be from a school library since we see the room number for some of the borrowers included. The actual book was not part of the donation.

    Master of Morgana by Allan Campbell McLean
    O Canada
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    O Canada

    A newspaper clipping of O Canada. Found in a book donated at the Crystal Ridge Branch.

    The text indicates that this was printed before O Canada became Canada's official national anthem on 1 July 1980. This version contains extended verses that deviate from what was finally adopted. See the current version here.
    A Primary Catechism: For religious instruction in the home and Sunday school
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    A Primary Catechism: For religious instruction in the home and Sunday school

    This booklet was found in a book that was donated at the Crystal Ridge Branch. It contains religious texts aimed at educating youth.
    Grandma Weaver
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    Grandma Weaver

    This photograph was found in a book donated to the Crystal Ridge Branch. The back is inscribed with the following text: " Niagara Falls, Aug-26-49, Grandma Weaver".
    Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church
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    Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church

    This pamphlet from the Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church was found in a donated book at the Crystal Ridge Branch. The last page includes a directory for the church. The church minister was Rev. W.J. McKeown, B.A.
    Camp Kandalore application form
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    Camp Kandalore application form

    A blank application form for Camp Kandalore in Toronto. It was found in a donated book at the Crystal Ridge Branch.
    Newspaper scrap: Where to find
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    Newspaper scrap: Where to find

    This newspaper scrap was found in a book that was donated to the Crystal Ridge Branch. It was likely used as a bookmark.
    Snippets include mention of the Ontario Liberal Party, the U.K., and more.
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