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      John H. Reble (1887-1975) was a Lutheran pastor who served as President of the Canada Synod from 1945 to 1953. John Reble was born in Kropp, Germany on December 14, 1887. He was educated at Kropp Seminary, moved to Canada in 1909. Reble was ordained in Hamilton, Ontario in 1909. …

      See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked February 20, 1908.

      In 1852 Berlin (later Kitchener) was named the seat of the new county of Waterloo. See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked November 26, 1910.

      Postcard with a photograph of World War I soldiers parading down King Street in Kitchener. Taken at the corner of King and Queen Streets. The Walper House Hotel and the Grand Trunk Railway office are on the left. Crowds line the sidewalk and a balcony of the hotel. Note the …

      See reverse for postcard description. See also PC65.

      Colour postcard of some of the vendors and customers inside the market building near the Kitchener city hall on the block bounded by King, Frederick, Duke and Scott streets; the city hall faced King, with the area towards Duke hosting the weekly farmers' market.

      See reverse for correspondence. Stuebing and Son was established in 1881 as Stuebing and Company by Henry Stuebing. Name changed to Stuebing and Son in 1907 when Henry Stuebing joined his father in the firm.

      St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is a member of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. It is located at 49 Queen Street North in Kitchener, Ontario. The congregation was organized in 1863 as Die Evangelische Lutherische St. Petri Gemeinde. The first church building was completed in 1863, …

      St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is a member of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. It is located at 49 Queen Street North in Kitchener, Ontario. The congregation was organized in 1863 as Die Evangelische Lutherische St. Petri Gemeinde. The first church building was completed in 1863, …

      Wilhelmie “Minnie” Pattison (1864-1946) was born in Fergus, Ontario on December 15, 1864. She married C. Everett Hoffman in April of 1888, and they settled in Berlin, Ontario (present day Kitchener). After her husband’s death in 1910 Mrs. Hoffman continued to live at 117 Queen Street North, Berlin. She married …

      Berlin changed its name to Kitchener in 1916, and the House of Industry and Refuge was renamed to House of Refuge around 1900, giving an approximate date range.

      Budd's was established in 1926.

      Kitchener's second city hall was built in 1923-1924 and torn down in 1973.

      In 1894 a Board of Park Commissioners was established and land purchased. The land was improved and construction of a 5 acre lake in a creek took place. It was officially opened on August 27, 1896. Berlin was changed to Kitchener in 1916.

      Fire hall was located on Frederick Street between Duke and King Streets.

      The first Presbyterian church on the site was built circa 1857, this building was completed in 1906. Berlin was changed to Kitchener in 1916.

      Built in 1885.

      The congregation was established in 1855 with the first church built on this site in 1857. The current church building was completed in 1906. Berlin became Kitchener in 1916.

      Library established in town hall in 1884. In 1897 a lot was purchased at Queen and Weber Streets and a grant was obtained from the Carnegie Foundation in 1902, the building erected in 1903 and opened in January 1904. In May of 1962 a larger library opened at 85 Queen …

      Library established in town hall in 1884. In 1897 a lot was purchased at Queen and Weber Streets and a grant was obtained from the Carnegie Foundation in 1902, the building erected in 1903 and opened in January 1904. In May of 1962 a larger library was built at 85 …