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  • Caboose and retired wooden coach.  Coach was built new in Preston Ontario 1912  Nov 1971  (photo: b&w)
    Caboose and retired wooden coach. Coach was built new in Preston Ontario 1912 Nov 1971 (photo: b&w)
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    Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
  • Synod officers at 1961 ordination service
    Synod officers at 1961 ordination service
    Image       Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. In July …
    Image     Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • Man
    Man
    Imagemystery       It is believed that the man shown is William Gray, who was born in 1866 and died on 22 April 1942. James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario between 1870-1920. His studio was located at 113 Queen Street. Photograph mounted on cardboard.
    Imagemystery     It is believed that the man shown is William Gray, who was born in 1866 and died on 22 April 1942. James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario between …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • First school in Preston, Ontario
    First school in Preston, Ontario
    Image       This schoolhouse was built in 1839 and was later established as the first free school in Upper Canada in 1845. It was rebuilt about 2015 after a fire and looks quite a bit different today, but still stands at 849 Queenston Road in Preston.
    Image     This schoolhouse was built in 1839 and was later established as the first free school in Upper Canada in 1845. It was rebuilt about 2015 after a fire and looks …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • R. Werlich home, Preston, Ontario
    R. Werlich home, Preston, Ontario
    Imagecomment       This house was built in 1845. Reginald Werlich was the president of Werlich Industries Ltd., of Preston, Ontario. Werlich Industries manufactured bicycles and wagons and was established in 1903 by John Werlich, as a player piano factory.
    Imagecomment     This house was built in 1845. Reginald Werlich was the president of Werlich Industries Ltd., of Preston, Ontario. Werlich Industries manufactured bicycles and wagons and was established in 1903 by …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston, Ontario
    St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston, Ontario
    Image       St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1834. The current stone-block church was built on the corner of King and Church Streets in the Preston area of Cambridge in 1889. The lower left hand corner of the image is partially obscured by a stain.
    Image     St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1834. The current stone-block church was built on the corner of King and Church Streets in the Preston area of Cambridge in …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Jacob Hagey home, Preston, Ontario
    Jacob Hagey home, Preston, Ontario
    Image       This house was built in 1835. The current address is 214-216 Kitchener Road, Cambridge, Ontario. Jacob Hagey was a deacon, from 1838 to 1893, at the Hagey Mennonite Church, in Preston, Ont.
    Image     This house was built in 1835. The current address is 214-216 Kitchener Road, Cambridge, Ontario. Jacob Hagey was a deacon, from 1838 to 1893, at the Hagey Mennonite Church, in …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Roy S. Bean
    Roy S. Bean
    Image       James Esson was a photographer in Preston between 1875 and 1921.
    Image     James Esson was a photographer in Preston between 1875 and 1921.
    Waterloo Public Library
  • Trek of the Conestoga
    Trek of the Conestoga
    Image       See Waterloo Historical Society journal, Volume 40, 1953.
    Image     See Waterloo Historical Society journal, Volume 40, 1953.
    Waterloo Public Library
  • Maggie Bond
    Maggie Bond
    Image       James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario, between 1870-1920. His studio was located at 113 Queen Street.
    Image     James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario, between 1870-1920. His studio was located at 113 Queen Street.
    Kitchener Public Library
  • William John Parker
    William John Parker
    Image       William John Parker was educated at Preston and Galt Collegiate Institutes. He served as a signaller during the war. He enlisted with the South Waterloo 111th Battalion and later transferred to the 10th Battalion of the British Expeditionary Force. He was killed at Hill 70 on 15 August 1917. The …
    Image     William John Parker was educated at Preston and Galt Collegiate Institutes. He served as a signaller during the war. He enlisted with the South Waterloo 111th Battalion and later transferred …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Private Richard O. Gatehouse and Private Ernest Gatehouse
    Private Richard O. Gatehouse and Private Ernest Gatehouse
    Image       Pte. Richard O. Gatehouse of Preston, Ontario, enlisted with the 34th Battalion and had active service in France. Pte. Ernest Gatehouse, of Preston, also enlisted with the 34th Battalion, served in France with the 49th Battalion and died on 16 April 1916.
    Image     Pte. Richard O. Gatehouse of Preston, Ontario, enlisted with the 34th Battalion and had active service in France. Pte. Ernest Gatehouse, of Preston, also enlisted with the 34th Battalion, served …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Christopher Kress
    Christopher Kress
    Image       Born in 1824 in Baden, Germany, Christopher Kress came to Canada with his parents in 1837, where they settled in Wilmot Township. There, he worked on a farm for Noah Shantz and Joel Good and later went to work for Clare and Beck in Preston. In 1857, he purchased and …
    Image     Born in 1824 in Baden, Germany, Christopher Kress came to Canada with his parents in 1837, where they settled in Wilmot Township. There, he worked on a farm for Noah …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Otto Klotz
    Otto Klotz
    Image       James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario between 1875-1920. His studio was located at 105 King Street.
    Image     James Esson was a photographer in Preston, Ontario between 1875-1920. His studio was located at 105 King Street.
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Aerial Photograph of Preston
    Aerial Photograph of Preston
    Image       Aerial photograph of Preston
    Image     Aerial photograph of Preston
    Esquesing Historical Society
  • Idylwild Park dancing pavilion
    Idylwild Park dancing pavilion
    Image       Idylwild Park was located on the Speed River between Hespeler and Preston, Ontario and was accessible by the Galt, Preston, and Hespeler Electric Railway. The park closed in 1916. This image appeared in the book "Picturesque and Industrial Galt" published by Jaffray Bros., in 1902.
    Image     Idylwild Park was located on the Speed River between Hespeler and Preston, Ontario and was accessible by the Galt, Preston, and Hespeler Electric Railway. The park closed in 1916. This …
    Kitchener Public Library
  • Preston hydroelectric station
    Preston hydroelectric station
    Image       The Preston hydroelectric station was located seven miles from Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario.
    Image     The Preston hydroelectric station was located seven miles from Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario.
    Kitchener Public Library
  • St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church confirmation class, 1916
    St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church confirmation class, 1916
    Image       Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. In July …
    Image     Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church confirmation class, 1918
    St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church confirmation class, 1918
    Image       Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. In July …
    Image     Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church primary Sunday School, 1930
    St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church primary Sunday School, 1930
    Image       St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is located in the Preston area of Cambridge, Ontario. On December 1, 1834 St. Peter’s German Evangelical Church was organized by Rev. F.W. Bindeman. In 1837, the present church site was purchased and the cornerstone was laid on August 31, 1887. A major addition in …
    Image     St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is located in the Preston area of Cambridge, Ontario. On December 1, 1834 St. Peter’s German Evangelical Church was organized by Rev. F.W. Bindeman. In …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
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