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  • Historic Laura Secord House renovations near completion.
    Historic Laura Secord House renovations near completion.
    TextImage  Archer, Steve, St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), 2 Mar 1972     Newspaper article about restoration of Laura Secord house in Queenston. Full Title: "Historic Laura Secord House Renovations near Completion. Official Opening Set For Early June"
    TextImage  Archer, Steve, St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), 2 Mar 1972   Newspaper article about restoration of Laura Secord house in Queenston. Full Title: "Historic Laura Secord House Renovations near Completion. Official Opening Set For Early June"
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  • Queenston Novelist - Historian To Be Commemorated By Plaque.
    Queenston Novelist - Historian To Be Commemorated By Plaque.
    TextImage  Niagara Falls Review, 24 Sep 1960     Article about unveiling a plaque dedicated to Major John Richardson on the grounds of Laura Secord Memorial School in Queenston. The ceremony took place on Sep 28, 1960 and additional photos were published after that.
    TextImage  Niagara Falls Review, 24 Sep 1960   Article about unveiling a plaque dedicated to Major John Richardson on the grounds of Laura Secord Memorial School in Queenston. The ceremony took place on Sep 28, 1960 and additional …
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  • Brock Students Dig Way Into Queenston's History.
Secord Home Is Site of Dig.
    Brock Students Dig Way Into Queenston's History. Secord Home Is Site of Dig.
    TextImage  St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), 27 May 1971     Newspaper article about restoration of Laura Secord house in Queenston. "Brock Students Dig Way Into Queenston's History" published by St. Catharines Standard, May 27, 1971. "Secord home is site of dig" published by Niagara Falls Review, May 29, 1971
    TextImage  St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), 27 May 1971   Newspaper article about restoration of Laura Secord house in Queenston. "Brock Students Dig Way Into Queenston's History" published by St. Catharines Standard, May 27, 1971. "Secord home is site of …
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  • Life Anew, Spring Comes to Niagara.
    Life Anew, Spring Comes to Niagara.
    ImageText  St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), Spring 1949     John D. Larkin, a successful industrialist from Buffalo, started buying land in Niagara in 1900. He purchased Glencairn near Queenston and developed three farming communities in the township with over 1,700 acres of land. One group was built on "Upper" or "Mountain farm", these were all flooded when the hydro …
    ImageText  St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada18910421), Spring 1949   John D. Larkin, a successful industrialist from Buffalo, started buying land in Niagara in 1900. He purchased Glencairn near Queenston and developed three farming communities in the township with over …
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  • Peach Grading and Packing- Warehouse at Queenston
    Peach Grading and Packing- Warehouse at Queenston
    ImageText       Newspaper photograph of a peach warehouse in Queenston, Ontario from 1913.
    ImageText     Newspaper photograph of a peach warehouse in Queenston, Ontario from 1913.
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  • Fairview Fruit Farm in Queenston
    Fairview Fruit Farm in Queenston
    Text       Matthew Charles Lowrey bought 42 acres of Niagara Township lot 4 in 1888 and established a successful fruit growing operation known as Fairview Fruit Farm on this land. Fruit farming became profitable in the 1880s, largely because railways had opened up new markets and tax records show that his 12 …
    Text     Matthew Charles Lowrey bought 42 acres of Niagara Township lot 4 in 1888 and established a successful fruit growing operation known as Fairview Fruit Farm on this land. Fruit farming …
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  • Queenston Cement Works
    Queenston Cement Works
    Text  Usher, Harold, Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 8 Oct 1980     "Queenston cement works". Article about the Queenston quarries and cement plant there (founded by Isaac Usher in 1880s) written by Harold Usher. "Queenston Cement Mill". A student report prepared by the Grade 8 class of Col. J. Butler School and teacher T. A. Clifford with assistance from Mr. Harold Usher. …
    Text  Usher, Harold, Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 8 Oct 1980   "Queenston cement works". Article about the Queenston quarries and cement plant there (founded by Isaac Usher in 1880s) written by Harold Usher. "Queenston Cement Mill". A student report prepared by …
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  • Queenston crash of 1915
    Queenston crash of 1915
    Text       Article in series "Footnotes to history"
    Text     Article in series "Footnotes to history"
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  • Frank Digweed, former worker for Larkin farms and NPC
    Frank Digweed, former worker for Larkin farms and NPC
    Text       Newspaper clipping (including obituary) about Frank Digweed, former employee of Larkin Farms in Queenston and Niagara Parks Commission, published in the local newspaper.
    Text     Newspaper clipping (including obituary) about Frank Digweed, former employee of Larkin Farms in Queenston and Niagara Parks Commission, published in the local newspaper.
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  • Obituary for Jean Huggins (1885-1989)
    Obituary for Jean Huggins (1885-1989)
    TextImage  Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 23 Aug 1989     Obituary for Jean Huggins, a teacher at the Laura Secord Public School in Queenston for many years, and historian of Queenston village.
    TextImage  Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 23 Aug 1989   Obituary for Jean Huggins, a teacher at the Laura Secord Public School in Queenston for many years, and historian of Queenston village.
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  • Hazel Alberta Corman
    Hazel Alberta Corman
    TextImage       Obituary for Hazel A. Corman, a principal of Laura Secord Public School in Queenston, between 1918 and 1953.
    TextImage     Obituary for Hazel A. Corman, a principal of Laura Secord Public School in Queenston, between 1918 and 1953.
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  • The new Fisher Peach
    The new Fisher Peach
    TextImagecomment       "New Fisher Peach. Outstanding phenomenon in peach history, discovered near Queenston, Ontario." Newspaper clipping with photographs of Fisher family and their orchard. Photo 1: Walter Fisher, Jr. surrounded by luscious Fisher peaches Photo 2: C. Howard Fisher, Walter Fisher and Boynton Fisher with the peach tree, one limb of which …
    TextImagecomment     "New Fisher Peach. Outstanding phenomenon in peach history, discovered near Queenston, Ontario." Newspaper clipping with photographs of Fisher family and their orchard. Photo 1: Walter Fisher, Jr. surrounded by luscious …
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  • Memory of Wm. Armstrong of Queenston
    Memory of Wm. Armstrong of Queenston
    Text       William Armstrong died on January 27, 1921 in St. Augustine, Florida. From Armstrong family collection.
    Text     William Armstrong died on January 27, 1921 in St. Augustine, Florida. From Armstrong family collection.
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  • J. H. C. Durham
    J. H. C. Durham
    ImageNewspaper       John H. C. Durham, son of Eliza Durham and John Durham of Queenston (who was a grandson of the late James Durham, U.E.L.) was for 25 years general manager of the Merchants Fire Insurance Company.
    ImageNewspaper     John H. C. Durham, son of Eliza Durham and John Durham of Queenston (who was a grandson of the late James Durham, U.E.L.) was for 25 years general manager of …
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  • A Pioneer Honoured - Thomas Ellis Armstrong
    A Pioneer Honoured - Thomas Ellis Armstrong
    Text       From Armstrong family collection.
    Text     From Armstrong family collection.
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  • Busy On Eve Of Birthday Toronto Woman, Aged 93, Recalls Knowing Royalty
    Busy On Eve Of Birthday Toronto Woman, Aged 93, Recalls Knowing Royalty
    TextImageNewspaper       Newspaper photograph and article about Mrs. Mary Elizabeth MacQueen, religious women living in Toronto who knew Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II. At some point of her life she worked for Armstrong family. Newspaper clipping, on a page of scrapbook, measures 33 x 10 cm. Unknown publication. At the bottom …
    TextImageNewspaper     Newspaper photograph and article about Mrs. Mary Elizabeth MacQueen, religious women living in Toronto who knew Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II. At some point of her life she worked …
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  • Reunion of the Queenston Old Boys
    Reunion of the Queenston Old Boys
    ImageTextNewspaper       Solomon Andrew Vrooman (11 Sep 1829-14 Nov 1913) Jacob Field (? - 1917) Charles Fisher(? - 10 November, 1913) G. D. [George Dobson] Prest (?-27 May 1916)
    ImageTextNewspaper     Solomon Andrew Vrooman (11 Sep 1829-14 Nov 1913) Jacob Field (? - 1917) Charles Fisher(? - 10 November, 1913) G. D. [George Dobson] Prest (?-27 May 1916)
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  • Ancient Toll House moved to new location on fruit farm
    Ancient Toll House moved to new location on fruit farm
    TextImage  Niagara Falls Evening Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canada19141005)     handwritten note: "Queenton historic houses. Toll house now relocated corner Line 6 & Niagara Parkway"
    TextImage  Niagara Falls Evening Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canada19141005)   handwritten note: "Queenton historic houses. Toll house now relocated corner Line 6 & Niagara Parkway"
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  • Mrs. William Swayzie
    Mrs. William Swayzie
    TextImage       From Armstrong family collection.
    TextImage     From Armstrong family collection.
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  • Thomas E. Armstrong
    Thomas E. Armstrong
    Text       From Armstrong family collection.
    Text     From Armstrong family collection.
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