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      Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 111 - Item 1 Date of Scrapbook 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She …

      Special issue of the Brantford Telegram, Christmas 1888.

      This 1888 handbook provides comprehensive instructions for rifle training in Her Majesty's Fleet. At the time this book was published, Canada did not yet have its own Navy and Canadian sailors and marines participated in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. This book was provided by Richard Shaver from …

 Canadian Post (Lindsay, ONT), 23 Mar 1888, p. 5, column 5     Mr. Blain has contract for work on galleries at St. Andrews church; services to be held at the opera house for a few Sundays....

      -- Gaston College, formerly known as Gaston High School, was a private school founded in 1886 in Dallas, North Carolina. The school was partially funded by the local Lutheran churches, and was lead by Rev. M. L. Little (1848-1891), father of C. H. Little, until his sudden death. The school …

     

      A two page item on the Magnetawan Public School. This includes two black and white photographs of the Magnetawan public school and short report on the Magnetawan public school. The school is a white wooden building with a bell on the roof. This was likely a one room school. The …

      The Map came from Andre Boissonneault, a contractor. The map is hand written on an oil cloth, and covers a total area of 63922 (unit of measure unknown). Early surveyors, like William E. Logan, used Rochon micrometer telescopes and targets (disk on a calibrated pole) to measure distance. Each microscope …

      This photograph depicts Charles Bruce (C.B.) Capron, who was the son of Hiram Capron's brother Horace and his wife Mary Sovereign Capron. It was taken in Paris, where he was born, in 1888. He had two siblings, Aden and Margaret, and two half-siblings, Amelia and Cynthia. Photographs of them are …

      This mortgage was contracted by Thomas Armour of the Township of Onondaga for $300 dollars and interest at eight percent. He purchased approximately 50 acres for this amount. The original document was provided by Al Robinson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on February …

 Daily Sentinel-Review, 16 Jul 1888, p. 1     Baseball player Tip O'Neill is transferred from St. Louis Brown's to Kansas City in baseball league.

 Grimsby Independent, 1 Nov 1888     Newspaper located at Grimsby Museum

      Summary Constructed in 1888 by Dr. E.E. Kitchen, Sunnyside was built as a show piece with well-kept grounds. This building was the location for the inaugural meeting of the St. George Women’s Institute on January 13th, 1903 and the group continued to meet here until 1920. Beginning in 1957, Sunnyside …

 unknown, The Intelligencer, 7 Jun 1888, p. 2     newspaper article from the Weekly Intelligencer

 Grimsby Independent, 31 May 1888, p. 3     On Tuesday morning Mr. E.E. Loosley, who for 27 years has been one of the leading businessmen of Grimsby took the train for Hamilton, where he will carry on business in connection with his son, E.W. Loosley, under the firm name of Loosley & Loosley. Mrs. Loosley and part of …

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      This is the year the Temple opened. Page 9 (or page 14 in the programme)lists Right Honorable Sir John A. Macdonald, G.B.C. Premier of Canada as giving the opening address. Sir J. A. Macdonald was not able to be there. Grimsby Park received a lot of criticism as a result …

 Grimsby Independent, 21 Jun 1888, p. 2     Newspaper located at Grimsby Museum

 Grimsby Independent, 27 Dec 1888, p. 4     Newspaper located at the Grimsby Museum

      Harley Cemetery is an active cemetery in Brant County (Burford Township), under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located at 125 Harley Rd (Brant Road #202). Range 9-12