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  • The NANCY Sails for the Fair: Schooner Days CCLV (255)
    The NANCY Sails for the Fair: Schooner Days CCLV (255)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 29 Aug 1936     The NANCY Sails for the Fair Schooner Days CCLV (255) _______ POOR old Port Granby anchor! You will have to wait one more week before we can get on with your story. Next Saturday sure. Meantime we have something ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 29 Aug 1936   The NANCY Sails for the Fair Schooner Days CCLV (255) _______ POOR old Port Granby anchor! You will have to wait one more week before we can get on with …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • H.M.S. NANCY in Winter Quarters: Schooner Days CCLX (260)
    H.M.S. NANCY in Winter Quarters: Schooner Days CCLX (260)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Oct 1936     H.M.S. NANCY in Winter Quarters Schooner Days CCLX (260) _______ "WHAT," inquires a voice with a deep-sea roar in it, "has become of the Nancy?" It is not the first, second or tenth inquiry which has been made since, the ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Oct 1936   H.M.S. NANCY in Winter Quarters Schooner Days CCLX (260) _______ "WHAT," inquires a voice with a deep-sea roar in it, "has become of the Nancy?" It is not the first, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Last Stand of the Nancy
    Last Stand of the Nancy
    Image       The British under Millar Worsley hid Nancy two miles up the Nottawassauga River, but the American squadron still discovered her and attacked. She was hit by an American-installed howitzer shell that penetrated the block house. Nancy caught fire seconds after the shell penetrated the block house....
    Image     The British under Millar Worsley hid Nancy two miles up the Nottawassauga River, but the American squadron still discovered her and attacked. She was hit by an American-installed howitzer shell …
    Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
  • Found - Guns of the NANCY: Schooner Days MCCLVI (1256)
    Found - Guns of the NANCY: Schooner Days MCCLVI (1256)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 28 Jan 1956     Found - Guns of the NANCY Schooner Days MCCLVI (1256) by C. H. J. Snider THE LADY OF MOY rode at the head of 300 fighting men to the standard Prince Charles Edward unfurled in The ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 28 Jan 1956   Found - Guns of the NANCY Schooner Days MCCLVI (1256) by C. H. J. Snider THE LADY OF MOY rode at the head of 300 fighting men to the standard …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Clark Bros. (1890)
    Clark Bros. (1890)
    Ship       Official No.: 94984; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94984 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 51 x 11 -- 33 tons Rebuilt: in 1896 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 40x9x3 Owned by Clark Bros., Toronto; M. Clark, Toronto 1895; to L. Solman, 1905; later Toronto Ferry Co. Original engine 4 1/2x6 …
    Ship     Official No.: 94984; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94984 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 51 x 11 -- 33 tons Rebuilt: in 1896 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 40x9x3 Owned …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Walker House Farm Postcard
    Walker House Farm Postcard
    Image       A postcard depicting pigs at the Walker House Farm with a written message on the back.
    Image     A postcard depicting pigs at the Walker House Farm with a written message on the back.
    Oakville Public Library
  • Walker House Farm Postcard
    Walker House Farm Postcard
    Image       circa 1910s-1920s
    Image     circa 1910s-1920s
    Oakville Public Library
  • Canadian (1882)
    Canadian (1882)
    Ship       Other Names: Thistle (1894); Official No.: 83383; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100761 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 122 x 19 -- 78 tons Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1894 122x19x6 Owned by J. Clendinning (Toronto & Humber Navigation Co.) Toronto 1882; R. Davies, Toronto 1887; to W. Hendrie, Hamilton 1889; to Toronto …
    Ship     Other Names: Thistle (1894); Official No.: 83383; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100761 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 122 x 19 -- 78 tons Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1894 122x19x6 Owned by …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Burlington (1836)
    Burlington (1836)
    Ship       Dimensions unknown. Owned by "Col. Chisholm" 1837; D. Bethune, Toronto 1840; Jones, Hooker & Henderson 1841. Launched 10/07/36. Engine by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. Never registered. Destroyed by fire 27/03/41 Toronto, converted to barge "Scotland". ; Final Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     Dimensions unknown. Owned by "Col. Chisholm" 1837; D. Bethune, Toronto 1840; Jones, Hooker & Henderson 1841. Launched 10/07/36. Engine by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. Never registered. Destroyed by fire …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mascotte (1886)
    Mascotte (1886)
    Ship       Official No.: 90572; 70x14x3 Owned by J. Doty, Toronto 1886; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1890. Built by W. Redway, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x12 by J. Doty, Toronto. Ferry. Licensed for 148 passengers 1886. Launched 05/05/86. Washed into lake from winter layup 30/3/96 Oakville Ont. ; Final Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada, …
    Ship     Official No.: 90572; 70x14x3 Owned by J. Doty, Toronto 1886; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1890. Built by W. Redway, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x12 by J. Doty, Toronto. Ferry. Licensed for …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Last of the "STRATH": Schooner Days DCCXC (790)
    Last of the "STRATH": Schooner Days DCCXC (790)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 5 Apr 1947     Last of the "STRATH" Schooner Days DCCXC (790) by C. H. J. Snider IT'S a sad sight to see on the dump the picked carcass of an old and pliant defender of the Canada's Cup, that ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 5 Apr 1947   Last of the "STRATH" Schooner Days DCCXC (790) by C. H. J. Snider IT'S a sad sight to see on the dump the picked carcass of an old and pliant …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • "Defiance" Herself: Schooner Days DCXXXI (631)
    "Defiance" Herself: Schooner Days DCXXXI (631)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1944     "Defiance" Herself Schooner Days DCXXXI (631) by C. H. J. Snider BOSS HARRIS, Port Credit shipwright whose first name was Jim, was a wit. When, at the end of an open winter 100 ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1944   "Defiance" Herself Schooner Days DCXXXI (631) by C. H. J. Snider BOSS HARRIS, Port Credit shipwright whose first name was Jim, was a wit. When, at the end of an …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Earth in the Time of Corona
    Earth in the Time of Corona
    Text       Poem written by Victoria West
    Text     Poem written by Victoria West
    Whitby Public Library
  • Kathleen (1886)
    Kathleen (1886)
    Ship       Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily ferry, occasional lake excursions in early years. Licensed for 170 passengers 1886, 200 passengers 1914. Damaged by fire in drydock …
    Ship     Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Jean Baptiste (1858)
    St. Jean Baptiste (1858)
    Ship       Other Names: Sadie (1885); Shamrock; Official No.: 41614; First Rebuild: Official Number: 41614 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 98 x 23 -- 116 tons Rebuilt: in 1877 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Third Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Fourth Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Oakville, Ontario, Canada 98x23x7 Owned by Godin & …
    Ship     Other Names: Sadie (1885); Shamrock; Official No.: 41614; First Rebuild: Official Number: 41614 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 98 x 23 -- 116 tons Rebuilt: in 1877 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Third …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott
    CollectionImageText       Created as part of Black History month programming
    CollectionImageText     Created as part of Black History month programming
    Toronto Public Library
  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Toronto, Ontario
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Toronto, Ontario
    Image       There are lines drawn in ink on the photograph. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault …
    Image     There are lines drawn in ink on the photograph. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • N.S. Girl in C.N.E. Beauty Contest
    N.S. Girl in C.N.E. Beauty Contest
    Image       "'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" held at the Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto on Wednesday, September 4. Musicians were Tommy Dorsey, and Al and Bob Harvey and their Canadian Coster Band, with Patricia Bailey, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost $1.00 …
    Image     "'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" held at the Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto on Wednesday, September 4. Musicians were Tommy Dorsey, and …
    Oakville Public Library
  • Pleasant Hours: A Paper for Young Folk, Vol. III No. 20- October 6, 1863
    Pleasant Hours: A Paper for Young Folk, Vol. III No. 20- October 6, 1863
    Text       This issue of Pleasant Hours: a paper for young folk contains an article titled “The Story of Queenston Heights”.
    Text     This issue of Pleasant Hours: a paper for young folk contains an article titled “The Story of Queenston Heights”.
  • Bob Attersley with Trophies, 1957
    Bob Attersley with Trophies, 1957
    Image       Bob Attersley was born at Oshawa on 13 August 1933. A skilled hockey player, he was a member of the Oshawa Generals and the Whitby Dunlops; he won a world championship with the latter in 1958. In 1960, he represented Canada at the winter Olympics and won a silver medal …
    Image     Bob Attersley was born at Oshawa on 13 August 1933. A skilled hockey player, he was a member of the Oshawa Generals and the Whitby Dunlops; he won a world …
    Whitby Public Library
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