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  • "Indians Not Really 'Invisible People'"
    "Indians Not Really 'Invisible People'"
    Newspapermystery  Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Sometimes Indians are referred to as the "invisible people" but it is surprising how many you see if you keep your eyes open. On our recent trip to California we ran across all manner of Indians. We had never been in that part of the U.S. before, so we decided …
    Newspapermystery  Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor   "Sometimes Indians are referred to as the "invisible people" but it is surprising how many you see if you keep your eyes open. On our recent trip to California we …
    Six Nations Public Library
  • Anna Beck (1865)
    Anna Beck (1865)
    Ship       Official No.: 64135; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1881) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1888) 64x23x5 Owned by T. H. Cooper, San Francisco. Used in seal fishery. Illegally seized by United States in Bering Sea 1888, sold at Port Townsend Washington 26/03/89.
    Ship     Official No.: 64135; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1881) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1888) 64x23x5 Owned by T. H. Cooper, San Francisco. Used in seal fishery. Illegally seized by United States in Bering …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Amelia (1863)
    Amelia (1863)
    Ship       Official No.: 88362; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1884) 150x26x9 Owned by J. H. Turner (Peoples Navigation Co.) Victoria B. C. 1886, to Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. 1900, not used by them. Built by H. Owens, San Francisco 1863. Engine 36x72 by J. Kotwell, Jersey City New Jersey. Arrived at Victoria from …
    Ship     Official No.: 88362; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1884) 150x26x9 Owned by J. H. Turner (Peoples Navigation Co.) Victoria B. C. 1886, to Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. 1900, not used by them. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ragna (1917)
    Ragna (1917)
    Ship       Other Names: Ramona; Great Northern I (1938); Official No.: 156612; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1930) as Ramona 95x16x9 Owned by Pacific & Foreign Navigation Co., Vancouver 1930, 1935; F. Millard & Co., Vancouver 1945.
    Ship     Other Names: Ramona; Great Northern I (1938); Official No.: 156612; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1930) as Ramona 95x16x9 Owned by Pacific & Foreign Navigation Co., Vancouver 1930, 1935; F. Millard & …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Premier (1887)
    Premier (1887)
    Ship       Other Names: Charmer (1894); Official No.: 100793; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1893) 200x42x13. Owned by Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. Built by Union iron Works, San Francisco. Engine 23-34-54x36 by builders. Sunk in collision with "Willamette" 08/10/92, 4 killed.
    Ship     Other Names: Charmer (1894); Official No.: 100793; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1893) 200x42x13. Owned by Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. Built by Union iron Works, San Francisco. Engine 23-34-54x36 by builders. Sunk …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Monarch (1898)
    Monarch (1898)
    Ship       Official No.: 107863; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1900) 120x32x5 Owned by F. de Journal, Dawson, Yukon 1901; D. Burns, Whitehorse 1903; G. S. Wilkins, Whitehorse 1905. Engine (details lacking) removed 1900, operated as barge; replaced 1901 by engine from "Clara". Vessel sometimes known as "Clara-Monarch". Sternwheel. Court case May 1902 as …
    Ship     Official No.: 107863; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1900) 120x32x5 Owned by F. de Journal, Dawson, Yukon 1901; D. Burns, Whitehorse 1903; G. S. Wilkins, Whitehorse 1905. Engine (details lacking) removed 1900, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Old Maid II (1882)
    Old Maid II (1882)
    Ship       Other Names: Maid of Orleans; Joan G.; Official No.: 153013; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1926) as Maid of Orleans First Rebuild: Official Number: 153013 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 110 x 30 -- 197 tons Rebuilt: in 1926 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: in (Date?) 110x30x9 Owned by Hudson's Bay Co., to C. …
    Ship     Other Names: Maid of Orleans; Joan G.; Official No.: 153013; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1926) as Maid of Orleans First Rebuild: Official Number: 153013 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 110 x 30 -- …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Olinda (1915)
    Olinda (1915)
    Ship       Other Names: Olinda U.O. (1927); Official No.: 153022; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1926) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1932) 134x26x14 Owned by Union Oil Co. Built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco 1915.
    Ship     Other Names: Olinda U.O. (1927); Official No.: 153022; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1926) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1932) 134x26x14 Owned by Union Oil Co. Built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco 1915.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Maria (1857)
    Maria (1857)
    Ship       Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1858) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1862) 125x24x3 Owned by B. C. Steam Navigation Co. Engines (2) 12½x48. (Sternwheel) Used on Fraser River (originally from Sacramento River.) Upper works to be reduced to cut draft, mid-1860. Back to U.S. (Columbia River) August 1862, sank at dock 23/03/64, raised and …
    Ship     Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1858) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1862) 125x24x3 Owned by B. C. Steam Navigation Co. Engines (2) 12½x48. (Sternwheel) Used on Fraser River (originally from Sacramento River.) Upper works …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Gold Hunters: Schooner Days LIII (53)
    Gold Hunters: Schooner Days LIII (53)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Jun 1932     Both this and the next entry in Schooner Days were numbered LIII (53)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Jun 1932   Both this and the next entry in Schooner Days were numbered LIII (53)
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Yosemite (1862)
    Yosemite (1862)
    Ship       Official No.: 83455; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1883) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1906) 282x35x13 Owned by Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. Built by J. W. North, San Francisco 1862. Engine 57x132 by Allaire Iron Works, New York. ; Final Location: Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A., Wrecked
    Ship     Official No.: 83455; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1883) Later Registration: U.S.A. (1906) 282x35x13 Owned by Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. Built by J. W. North, San Francisco 1862. Engine 57x132 by Allaire …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Prince Alfred (1854)
    Prince Alfred (1854)
    Ship       Official No.: 21591; Previous Registration: British (1871) 206x30x16 Owner unknown. B. C. coast service and to San Francisco. Wrecked in fog 14/06/74 Duxbury Reef near San Francisco. ; Final Location: Near San Francisco, California, U.S.A., Wrecked
    Ship     Official No.: 21591; Previous Registration: British (1871) 206x30x16 Owner unknown. B. C. coast service and to San Francisco. Wrecked in fog 14/06/74 Duxbury Reef near San Francisco. ; Final Location: …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Enterprise (1861)
    Enterprise (1861)
    Ship       Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1862) First Rebuild: Official Number: 83441 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 143 x 27 -- 380 tons Rebuilt: in 1878 143x27x7 Owned by Hudson's Bay Co., to Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. 1883. Built by Curry & Doling, San Francisco 1861. Engine 30x72 by Fletcher Harrison & Co., Hoboken N.J. …
    Ship     Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1862) First Rebuild: Official Number: 83441 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 143 x 27 -- 380 tons Rebuilt: in 1878 143x27x7 Owned by Hudson's Bay Co., to Canadian Pacific …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Trebla (1868)
    Trebla (1868)
    Ship       Other Names: Santa Cruz; Official No.: 150565; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1922) as Santa Cruz 133x32x10 Owned by A. Berquist, Victoria. Used in "coastwise freight trade", i. e. probably rum-runner. Destroyed by fire 10/05/24 Siwash Bay B. C. ; Final Location: Siwash Bay, British Columbia, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     Other Names: Santa Cruz; Official No.: 150565; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1922) as Santa Cruz 133x32x10 Owned by A. Berquist, Victoria. Used in "coastwise freight trade", i. e. probably rum-runner. Destroyed …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Francis Cutting (1889)
    Francis Cutting (1889)
    Ship       Official No.: 126897; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1910) 81x21x8 Owned by D. G. McDonnell, Vancouver 1910; Whalen Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.,1914, 1921. Tug. Sank 12/01/24 Grenville Channel B. C. ; Final Location: Grenville Channel, British Columbia, Canada, Foundered
    Ship     Official No.: 126897; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1910) 81x21x8 Owned by D. G. McDonnell, Vancouver 1910; Whalen Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.,1914, 1921. Tug. Sank 12/01/24 Grenville Channel B. C. ; …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Clara
    Clara
    Ship       Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1899) Dimensions unknown. Owned by Trading & Exploration Co. 1899, chartered to North America Trading & Transportation Co. (Sternwheel) Towboat. Engine to "Clara-Monarch". Very little on record for this one. ; Final Location: On Yukon River, Broken Up
    Ship     Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1899) Dimensions unknown. Owned by Trading & Exploration Co. 1899, chartered to North America Trading & Transportation Co. (Sternwheel) Towboat. Engine to "Clara-Monarch". Very little on record …
    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
  • 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
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