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      "In 1826, the Niagara Volunteer Fire Department became the first fire department in the history of Upper Canada to be incorporated by an Act of Parliament, thereby guaranteeing that all buildings would be protected by the fire department." Noel Haines: "History of Niagara-on-the-Lake Fire Department"

      Kinsale Public School was a Union School attended by students from Whitby and Pickering Townships.

      This item is photograph of members of the Burford Women's Institute taken in approximately 1926. The members were dressed up for performing in a play titled "The Ladies Aid of Mohawk Crossing". This photograph was digitized from Book #1 of the Burford W.I. Tweedsmuir Histories.

      This item is a photograph of members of the Burford Orchestra in 1926. Pictured are LaPierre Muir, Fred Say, Charles Standing, Ed Standing, Alfred Apps, Mrs. Luard, Andrew Messecar, Irene Standing, and Reverend Kelly. This item was digitized from Book #1 of the Burford W.I. Tweedsmuir Histories.

      This item is a class photo of students at Burford Public School taken in 1926 or 1927. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard frame.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall was proud of his country. In 1926 he wrote to Life Magazine to thank the reporter for writing an article about WWI from a Canadian perspective.

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1926, p. 5. Date of Event: 7 Jan 1926     Newspaper located at Grimsby Historical Society Archives (Photo only, no text)