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  • First Queenston school 1901
    First Queenston school 1901
    Image       The old stone school was built in 1844 and Charles R. Kilkenny was principal of the school from 1891 till the Laura Secord Memorial School was built in 1914-15. He continued as principal in the new school until his retirement in June 1918.
    Image     The old stone school was built in 1844 and Charles R. Kilkenny was principal of the school from 1891 till the Laura Secord Memorial School was built in 1914-15. He …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Usher Cement Plant in Queenston
    Usher Cement Plant in Queenston
    Image       Black and white photograph of the natural cement plant in Queenston with railway tracks below and groups of employees standing at higher elevations. Queenston Cement Works was founded by Isaac Usher in 1880s and closed in 1905. (For more information - check a link on right)
    Image     Black and white photograph of the natural cement plant in Queenston with railway tracks below and groups of employees standing at higher elevations. Queenston Cement Works was founded by Isaac …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • "Ivy Block" (also known as "Fisher Building") in Queenston
    "Ivy Block" (also known as "Fisher Building") in Queenston
    Image       Possible year: 1908
    Image     Possible year: 1908
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Portrait of William Armstrong
    Portrait of William Armstrong
    Image       A small black and white photograph of William Armstrong, who died in 1921.
    Image     A small black and white photograph of William Armstrong, who died in 1921.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Brock Obelisk in Queenston
    Brock Obelisk in Queenston
    Image       File Number: 15/pt2/31-1.1 The obelisk reads as follows: Near this spot Major General Sir Isaac Brock KCB Provisional Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Fell on 13 October 1812 while advancing to repel the invading enemy.
    Image     File Number: 15/pt2/31-1.1 The obelisk reads as follows: Near this spot Major General Sir Isaac Brock KCB Provisional Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Fell on 13 October 1812 while advancing …
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • Lowrey's stone house in Queenston
    Lowrey's stone house in Queenston
    Image       On some photographs the house is decorated with British flags so there is also possibility of year 1919 - as Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) was on royal tour of Canada in 1919, and was in the area visiting Niagara Falls (in October …
    Image     On some photographs the house is decorated with British flags so there is also possibility of year 1919 - as Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII and Duke …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • First Queenston school and class - 1904
    First Queenston school and class - 1904
    Image       The old stone school was built in 1844 and Charles R. Kilkenny was principal of the school from 1891 till the Laura Secord Memorial School was built in 1914-15. He continued as principal in the new school until his retirement in June 1918.
    Image     The old stone school was built in 1844 and Charles R. Kilkenny was principal of the school from 1891 till the Laura Secord Memorial School was built in 1914-15. He …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Photo taken from the top of Brock's monument 185 feet high
    Photo taken from the top of Brock's monument 185 feet high
    Image       The Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa was begun by D.D. Palmer, who is known as the Founder of Chiropractic. His son Dr. B.J. Palmer is known as the Developer of Chiropractic because he greatly expanded the scope of the school and laid the foundation for the campus and …
    Image     The Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa was begun by D.D. Palmer, who is known as the Founder of Chiropractic. His son Dr. B.J. Palmer is known as the …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Ice jam 1909 at Lewiston, N. Y.
    Ice jam 1909 at Lewiston, N. Y.
    Image       The ice jam in 1909 blocked the mouth of the lower Niagara River, stopping the flow and rising the water 6 metres above the normal level.
    Image     The ice jam in 1909 blocked the mouth of the lower Niagara River, stopping the flow and rising the water 6 metres above the normal level.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Ice jam on Niagara River, 1909
    Ice jam on Niagara River, 1909
    Image       The ice jam in 1909 blocked the mouth of the lower Niagara River, stopping the flow and rising the water 6 metres above the normal level.
    Image     The ice jam in 1909 blocked the mouth of the lower Niagara River, stopping the flow and rising the water 6 metres above the normal level.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Mrs. William Swayzie
    Mrs. William Swayzie
    TextImage       From Armstrong family collection.
    TextImage     From Armstrong family collection.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Unique summer house at Queenston
    Unique summer house at Queenston
    TextImageNewspaper  The Globe, 1909     Newspaper article, in series "Men, Women and Events", about an unique summer house standing on the lawn of a Niagara River fruit farm in Queenston and made of historic wheels. With a photograph of this construction with members of Armstrong family standing at the side of it. Stained newspaper clipping …
    TextImageNewspaper  The Globe, 1909   Newspaper article, in series "Men, Women and Events", about an unique summer house standing on the lawn of a Niagara River fruit farm in Queenston and made of historic wheels. …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
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