Listed here is a document pertinent to the Finch homestead on Queen Street. The Finch family operated a carriage business and spent generations in Fort Erie.
Listed here is a newspaper article regarding the rediscovering of an old rock wagon used in the mining of the Ridgemount Quarries. It was originally purchased by Wilson Teal in 1911.
"The Ship Canal on the Niagara" tells the story of James Kerby requesting support for a ship canal at Fort Erie. Other documents include his military involvement with "the Queen's Own Fencibles" and his dealings with a local grist mill.
Listed here are various items pertinent to the First World War, and belonging to a Fort Erie veteran of the conflict. Items include an article from Maclean's that revisits the causes of the war, and the role played by Canadians in assisting the efforts of Great Britain. Additionally, a note reciting the words of stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is used to illustrate the lessons learned in the trenches.
President Asplin, with his assistant, Al Mudge, show a group the vast stockpile of steel plates before they are conveyed by overhead crane into the plant to be shaped, cut and welded into tanks. Apart from name badges, guides on the tour were identified by steel safety helmets.
This document contains original photographs of School #7 on Eagle Street from 1890, coupled with a teachers list, class photo, and a separate text regarding the reconstruction and renaming of the institution in the 1950s.
