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      Almonte is a town founded on textiles. It grew and prospered in an era of economic expansion - an era when Almonte woolens were regarded as second to none throughout the world. The Mississippi echoed with the clatter of machines from the seven woolen mills on its banks, and the ...

      Formal marriage picture of Isaac Betzner and Catherine Ernest 1880

      An all-wool handwoven winter sheet in natural wool and yellow ochre woven approximately 36 inches wide and seamed in the centre. It is hemmed at both ends. It is a small windowpane check balanced in warp and weft.

      It is a pine blanket box, or storage chest, of six-board construction, nailed rather than dovetailed, set on a ogee bracket foot with moulded decoration around the base. It appears to have been over-painted in flat grey. The lid is attached by simple butt hinges. The cotton quilt inside the ...

      A simple wooden cane with crooked top and rubber tip for added stability.

      A photocopy of a handwritten “Certificat of Matrimony” for Elias Schneider and Hannah Bingeman dated November 10, 1835. A list of names and birthdates of their children was added at a later date. The Certificate of Matrimony was witnessed by John Bingeman, Jacob C. Snider, Jacob S. Shoemaker, and Benjamin ...

      An unsigned papercut or Scherenschnitt from the Bible owned by Barbara and Joseph Schneider. It is a double-headed eagle with a heart and a base with room for text. Another signed version of this same design is known and documented.

      A studio portrait of Elmer and Roland Fried Schneider.

     

      Betzner girls - clockwise from left: Catherine (Ernst) Betzner, Lorena Betzner, Sophia Betzner, Elena (not Elma, as in the book) Betzner

      A copy of a studio portrait of Hannah (Schneider) Shantz and Aaron Shantz and their children, .

      A copy of a photograph taken at Aaron E. Shantz’s farm. The people pictured are Sarah Shantz Schneider, Aaron Shantz, Hannah Shantz and Christian Eby; the three children are not identified. The photograph was reprinted in Miriam H. Snyder’s Hannes Schneider and his wife Catherine Haus Schneider Their Descendants and ...

      A copy of a studio portrait of Joseph C. Snyder and family. From left: Joseph C., Jacob B., Joseph Lincoln, Lucinda, Magdalena, Isadore B., and Elizabeth Betzner Snyder. [need to confirm correct order]

      The family includes five children of Isaac and his first wife, Barbara Snyder (Schneider), one adopted child, and eight children of Isaac and his second wife, Elizabeth Snyder (Schneider). The children are Ephraim, Mary, Jacob S., Josiah, Barbara, Allen, Adam, Isaiah, Malinda, Lydia Ann, Sarah, Minerva, and Melissa. The photograph ...

      It is a Neoclassical-Victorian bureau desk with three graduated drawers below and a drop front revealing the desk interior. A person would have to stand at this desk to use it. It is made of maple and cherry, presumably of lcoal origin, and has carved wooden pulls set on dramatic ...

      A black-and-white copy of a photograph taken at the home of Joseph C. and Elizabeth Snyder on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary and the wedding of their youngest son, Joseph Lincoln Snyder.

      It is a Windsor side chair with curved toprail, spindle back consisting of six turned spindles, plank seat and turned front legs and front rung. It was likely manufactured in 1875-80 and over-painted in red in the recent past.

      A black-and-white copy of a studio portrait of the Joseph C. and Elizabeth (Betzner) Snyder Family.

      It is a simple rod-back Windsor side chair with simple flat curved rail and bamboo-style details on the side supports of the back and the legs. The plank seat is of pine and the legs have an impressive sleigh giving the chair extra stability. It likely was once painted black ...

      A copy of a pair of carte-de-visite studio portraits of Joseph C. Snyder and Elizabeth Betzner Snyder.