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  • Abraham Laing's Lead Bucket and Metal Ladle
    Abraham Laing's Lead Bucket and Metal Ladle
    Objectcomment       A lead bucket and metal ladle that are believed by some to have been used for making bullets. The ladle has a copper scoop and measures 35 cm long with a hook on the end. The bucket, with a metal handle, is stamped with what looks to be an A …
    Objectcomment     A lead bucket and metal ladle that are believed by some to have been used for making bullets. The ladle has a copper scoop and measures 35 cm long with …
  • Powder flask & stopper
    Powder flask & stopper
    Object       A hand-made powder horn, dated approximately 1800, that is believed to have existed since 1790. Both the flask and the stopper are made wood. For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement” by Donald G. Anger, the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum. …
    Object     A hand-made powder horn, dated approximately 1800, that is believed to have existed since 1790. Both the flask and the stopper are made wood. For more information, read “‘Scruples of …
  • Large Copper Powder Flask
    Large Copper Powder Flask
    Object       This large copper powder flask has a brass rim and spout at the top. Below the spout is marked "Dixon & Sons", the Manufacturer. The spout is marked: "DRAMS 4 1/2 4 1/2 4 3 3/4 3 1/2. Below the spout is a lever to open. There are also four …
    Object     This large copper powder flask has a brass rim and spout at the top. Below the spout is marked "Dixon & Sons", the Manufacturer. The spout is marked: "DRAMS 4 …
  • Powder flask
    Powder flask
    Object       A small copper flask that was presumably used for gun powder. There is a brass rim at the opening and a metal lever to open it. The design on the face is the same on both sides: Trees, a hunter and a dog. For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: …
    Object     A small copper flask that was presumably used for gun powder. There is a brass rim at the opening and a metal lever to open it. The design on the …
  • Zavitz Mill Stone
    Zavitz Mill Stone
    Object       A mill stone from the Zavitz Mill located near the Eagle Marsh Drain (western end of Tennessee Avenue and Lakeshore Road in Port Colborne). The Zavitz Mill was one of the first mills in the southern end of the Niagara Peninsula. Another stone is located near the Port Colborne Hospital …
    Object     A mill stone from the Zavitz Mill located near the Eagle Marsh Drain (western end of Tennessee Avenue and Lakeshore Road in Port Colborne). The Zavitz Mill was one of …
  • Cannonballs- C.1812
    Cannonballs- C.1812
    Object       This set of four cannonballs were found at Gravelly Bay in Port Colborne. It is believed that the cannonballs were found here because of their proximity to Zavitz Mill. During the war, the mill would most likely have been protected with one or more cannons against possible marine attacks or …
    Object     This set of four cannonballs were found at Gravelly Bay in Port Colborne. It is believed that the cannonballs were found here because of their proximity to Zavitz Mill. During …
  • Cannonball- C. 1812
    Cannonball- C. 1812
    Object       Cannonball that was found at the south end of Elm Street, near the lake, in Port Colborne. It is believed that military stores and munitions were often kept in the Sugar Loaf area and would be quickly buried or secreted to prevent their seizure by advancing American troops. This was …
    Object     Cannonball that was found at the south end of Elm Street, near the lake, in Port Colborne. It is believed that military stores and munitions were often kept in the …
  • Cannonballs- C. 1812
    Cannonballs- C. 1812
    Object       Two cannonballs, one smaller and lopsided was found in a backyard on Catharine Street in Port Colborne and the other larger one was found elsewhere in the city. It is believed that military stores and munitions were often kept in the Sugar Loaf area and would be quickly buried or …
    Object     Two cannonballs, one smaller and lopsided was found in a backyard on Catharine Street in Port Colborne and the other larger one was found elsewhere in the city. It is …
  • Musket Balls- c. 1812
    Musket Balls- c. 1812
    Object       These five musket balls were found on Nickel beach at a home on Lakeshore Road East, Port Colborne Ontario. It is believed that during the War of 1812 many military stores and munitions were secreted or buried in haste to prevent their seizure by advancing American troops. This would most …
    Object     These five musket balls were found on Nickel beach at a home on Lakeshore Road East, Port Colborne Ontario. It is believed that during the War of 1812 many military …
  • Stamp of Steamer MAYFLOWER Montreal
    Stamp of Steamer MAYFLOWER Montreal
    Object       Property stamp from the steamboat MAYFLOWER of Montreal.
    Object     Property stamp from the steamboat MAYFLOWER of Montreal.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Colin K. Duquemin Masonic Museum
    Colin K. Duquemin Masonic Museum
    ImageObject       Niagara Lodge No. 2 is the oldest lodge in Ontario, but unfortunately most of its masonic documents, clothing and other treasures were destroyed in the War of 1812-14, and later in 1860 fire which consumed the Lodge meeting room on Queen Street. The remaining artifacts and gifts from individual members …
    ImageObject     Niagara Lodge No. 2 is the oldest lodge in Ontario, but unfortunately most of its masonic documents, clothing and other treasures were destroyed in the War of 1812-14, and later …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1938-1953
    Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1938-1953
    ImageObject       missing: Wor.Bro. A.N. Rogers - 1943
    ImageObject     missing: Wor.Bro. A.N. Rogers - 1943
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Portrait of John Knox and two of his medals
    Portrait of John Knox and two of his medals
    ObjectImage       John Knox Born Niagara Township: 1845 July 25 Married Georgina Jane Young: 1879 February 5 Children: Lillian Jane Harry Young Maude Rebecca Charles Stuart John Died Niagara Township: 1931 December 14
    ObjectImage     John Knox Born Niagara Township: 1845 July 25 Married Georgina Jane Young: 1879 February 5 Children: Lillian Jane Harry Young Maude Rebecca Charles Stuart John Died Niagara Township: 1931 December …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Portrait of Charles A. Larson, Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No.7, 1956-1957
    Portrait of Charles A. Larson, Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No.7, 1956-1957
    ObjectImage       Framed portrait photograph of Rt. Ex. Comp. C. A. Larson, Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No.7 R.A.M. 1956-1957, dressed up in full masonic regalia.
    ObjectImage     Framed portrait photograph of Rt. Ex. Comp. C. A. Larson, Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No.7 R.A.M. 1956-1957, dressed up in full masonic regalia.
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1860-1886
    Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1860-1886
    ImageObject       Framed photographic record of the Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, from 1860 to 1886: Rt.W.Bro. R. Wilson M.D. - 1860 W. Bro. W.A. Downs - 1861-62 W. Bro. J.B. Robertson - 1863 W. Bro. S.J.J. Brown - 1864 V. W. Bro. Alexander Servos - 1865 W. Bro. George …
    ImageObject     Framed photographic record of the Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, from 1860 to 1886: Rt.W.Bro. R. Wilson M.D. - 1860 W. Bro. W.A. Downs - 1861-62 W. Bro. …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1886-1907
    Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1886-1907
    ImageObject       missing: W.Bro. F.A. Lane - 1900
    ImageObject     missing: W.Bro. F.A. Lane - 1900
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1908-1922
    Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1908-1922
    ImageObject       Framed photographic record of the Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, from 1908 to 1922: Wor. Bro. C.E. Brown - 1908 Wor. Bro. W.E. Lee - 1909 Wor. Bro. T.M. Ferguson - 1910 Wor. Bro. T.A. Stewart - 1911 Wor. Bro. F.J. Rowland - 1912 Wor. Bro. R.W. Allen …
    ImageObject     Framed photographic record of the Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, from 1908 to 1922: Wor. Bro. C.E. Brown - 1908 Wor. Bro. W.E. Lee - 1909 Wor. Bro. …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1923-1937
    Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, 1923-1937
    ImageObject       missing: Wor. Bro. J.H. Brown - 1925
    ImageObject     missing: Wor. Bro. J.H. Brown - 1925
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Masonic Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake - The Lodge Room
    Masonic Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake - The Lodge Room
    ImageObject       "A 1791 District of Nassau Land Board meeting at Niagara resolved to "authorize a public house" on the corner lot at the east end of the town ...and a Mason's lodge on the next lot to it. This was Lot 33 at the northwest corner of King and Prideaux Streets. …
    ImageObject     "A 1791 District of Nassau Land Board meeting at Niagara resolved to "authorize a public house" on the corner lot at the east end of the town ...and a Mason's …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Presentation shield with the crest of the King's Regiment (U.K.)
    Presentation shield with the crest of the King's Regiment (U.K.)
    ObjectImage       The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of The King's Regiment (Liverpool) which had been raised in 1685 and The Manchester Regiment which traced its history to …
    ObjectImage     The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
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