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      Donated by Lt. Col. Roy C. Phelps. This painting was previously hung in the First United Church in St. Catharines after being donated by Mrs. John S Campbell, great-grandaughter of Abagail St. John Phelps.

      A portrait of Jediah Prendergast who was the first non-military doctor in the Thorold/St. Catharines area. He was also the father-in-law of William Hamilton Merritt, builder of the First Welland Canal. This unframed oil painting is 29 3/4 inches in height, 25 inches in length, and 1 inch in width. …

      This portrait is of Penelope Chase Prendergast, a woman of a prominant family in the St.Catharines and Thorold area. Her husband was Dr. Jediah Prendergast, the first non-military doctor in the St. Catharines and Thorold area. She was also the mother-in-law of William Hamilton Merritt. The unframed, oil painting is …

      This image is an oil painting of the main building at Kawandag, the Eaton's summer residence.

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      Merton boundaries were present day Burloak Drive to 3rd Line, the railway tracks near Lake Ontario north to Upper Middle Road. The intersection of Bronte Road (originally called Station Road) and the Queen Elizabeth Way (formerly Lower Middle Road) was the centre of the Merton area. Early area settlers were …

      Harvey Switzer, Captain and Paymaster in the 20th Halton Battalion, the volunteer militia of Halton County. For more information about Harvey Switzer, his life and family, click on the link under the image in this record. The artist was Frederic Marlett Bell Smith. The internet sometimes has his surname as …

      The community of Palermo started as early as 1806. By 1835, the town had developed enough to boast its own post office, churches, schools, stores, blacksmith and surrounding mixed farming. The active community started the Palermo Sons of Temperance in 1850 and this group was the genus of the community …

      King Street, downtown Oshawa 1936, looking East. Moonlight Café is situated at 19 King Street West, South Side. Further along the street is the Central Hotel, which was located at 9 King Street West, South Side. Next to the Hotel is Central Café at 7 King Street West.

      This original piece of art was presented to the Whitby Public Library by the artist. It is framed and contains a brass plaque which reads, 'Venetian shipping by Florence H. McGillivray, A.R.C.A., O.S.A. - of Whitby - presented by the artist to the Whitby Public Library.'

      Library Archives Canada lists Alexander Proudfoot as the PM in 1832 through 1854 when J.L Beggar took over. James Appelbe also purchased the position. For more information on the early post offices of the area, David Hobden refers us to several articles in the newsletter of The British North America …

      The post mark says SHERIDAN SEP 17 ONT. The stamp is a 1 cent Canada Postage stamp of King Edward VII wearing the Ermine Robes of State.

      This is a black and white photo of a picnic table area under the trees at Bronte Beach Park. Ladies, gentlemen and children are sitting and conversing at the tables. Although the postcard is addressed, it has no stamp and was not mailed.

      This black and white photographs shows people sitting on the beach and wading, in the bathing suit styles of the 1930`s to 1940`s. The photograph is somewhat blurred so some of the figures and clothing lines have been outlined by hand to give them more focus.

      D. Bolus and Sons owned the Top Hat Inn which was located on the Lake Shore Highway between Bronte and Burlington, Ontario.

      Lakeshore Road was called Triller Street through Bronte. (East in the town of Oakville, it was called Colborne Street.) Trafalgar Street is now called Bronte Road and runs down the east side of the Twelve Mile Creek to Lake Ontario. See Also the published book, The Story of Bronte by …

      The stamp is of King George VI, a "War Issue" 3 cent stamp in which he wears a service uniform.

      J. S. Flumerfelt & Son, of Bronte, Ont. were Joseph S. Flumerfelt and his son, Allie O., both postmasters at Bronte in succession. This postcard was commissioned by J.S. Flumerfelt for local sale. The United Church was formed in 1925 when the Methodists, Congregational Union and 70% of the Presbyterian …

      The postage stamp is a 2c stamp with King George VI wearing a suit and tie. This "Mufti" stamp was issued on April 1, 1937 as per the Postal History Corner website, Canadian Postal and Philatelic History, http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com.

      Walton was founded in 1850 under the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. The original sanctuary was a white wooden church situated at the mouth of Bronte Creek on what was then called Triller Street . It was known as Bronte Methodist. This site had originally been set apart for the …