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      This is the 1971 reprint of the 1876 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Lincoln and Welland

      The Wheel And Cycling Trade Review (18888) FULL TEXT: MAN-NOT-AFRAID-OF-HIS-TIRES Chicago, November 10, 1892. The Tillinghast Pneumatic Tire Co., Providence, R. I.: Dear Sirs— I know it will give you great pleasure to hear that I rode your tires on my "dead broke" trip just finished, and that they gave …

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      "A Brief History of the Wardell Family: from 1734 to 1910" by Gertrude P. Smith was available to purchase at the the Wardell Family Reunion on July 1st, 1912.

      Lake View House, Ontario Methodist Camp Ground : the Chautauqua of Canada, Grimsby, Ont.

      The former land on which the Chautauqua Camp ground was located (Lot 3) was sold to Harry H. Wylie with Peter D. Crerar acting as a trustee on April 10, 1912.

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      Local identifier is 2010-300-03

      Steamships were a main means of transportation to Grimsby Park starting in 1876. There were several ships that brought visitors from Toronto, St Catharines, Hamilton, and Port Dalhousie. Steamships ran Monday through Saturday. Note the wooden walls built up at the front of the pier. They probably served a dual …

      Note the two women with canoe paddles in the front row. Canoeing was a common diversion at Grimsby Park.

      This black and white photograph shows a total of approximately two hundred children, women, and men posing for a photograph at Grimsby Park. They are standing in the street, on porches of two or three businesses, and the second and third story wrap-around porches of the Park House Hotel. There …

      The surrounding area of Grimsby Beach is known as "The Fruit Basket of Ontario".

      This black and white photograph is of Grimsby Beach Railway Station. The camera is facing west and Grimsby Park is behind the station. There are two sets of tracks in front of the station. In the background of the photograph, the loading platform for produce and other goods stretches out …

      The Temple replaced the open-air auditorium in 1888. However, the area where it is located is still known as Auditorium Circle. The cottages surrounding Auditorium Circle were desirable real estate for many of the cottagers.

      This is a street view showing the placement of the Temple, Park House Hotel, and the Check Room in the centre of activity at Grimsby Park.

      According to the promotional period of Grimsby Park, the Temple could hold up to 7,000 people. Notice also, the wiring and lighting system visible in the top of the Temple.

      Each cottage has different details in the woodworking and painting. Most of the cottages were built by either Edward Bowslaugh or Daniel Marsh.

      This area was probably one of the first cleared for the early camp meetings. These pews surrounded an open-aired podium. In 1888, the Temple is built which replaces this auditorium.

      This photograph shows a street view of Grimsby Park. There are several groups of people posing for this photograph. Some of them appear to be spending their leisure time at this intersection. The background shows a row of cottages. In the centre of the photograph is a multi-sided bulletin board.