| Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904 | Menno House | Text | 1904/09/29 |
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Subject:Menno House Type:Text Date:1904/09/29 |
Description:Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the September 29, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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Menno House was born in the Township of Bertie on the 25th of March, 1863, and received his education in the Public School. He entered mercantile life in the Village of Stevensville, in the year 1884, conducting a general store. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in March, 1888, and conducted a jewellery business in that city for ten years, returning to Canada in the year 1898. Since then he has been in Bridgeburg, where he has a jewellery and shoe store. Since returning to Canada he has taken an active interest in all public affairs. In 1900-01 he was in the Bridgeburg council, and for the past two years he has served as reeve. He is an official member of the Methodist church and superintendent of the Sunday school. Besides, he is an active member of the I.O.O.F., secretary of the local Home Circle, Vice-President of the County Conservative Association, and a member of the public library board. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904 | Neville B. Colcock | Text | 1904/09/22 |
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Subject:Neville B. Colcock Type:Text Date:1904/09/22 |
Description:Brief biography of Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the September 22, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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N. B. Colcock was born at Andover, Hampshire, Eng., in September, 1848. He received his education at Ackworth School, Yorkshire. Taking to the art preservative, he started with the Advertiser, in his native town; then with Waterloo & Sons, Government printers, London; finishing on the staff of the world-renowned London Times. Coming to this country, he gained a wide knowledge of journalism in Canada by being connected in one way or another with many newspapers, among them The Post, Lindsay, the old Daily Telegram, of Toronto, then under John Ross Robertson. He came to Welland about the year 1870, working on the Tribune staff under Mr. J. J. Sidey for about a year, when he branched out for himself, in partnership with Mr. James Brown who had, just prior to that, purchased The Welland Telegraph. That partnership was subsequently dissolved, when he took the late Mr. James Gilchriese in with him. In 1873 he assumed entire control of this paper, and continued as proprietor until it was taken over by the Welland Printing and Publishing Co. in 1882. He then moved to Brockville, purchasing the Daily Times, which he ran very successfully until selling out in 1895 to take a government position as Asst Inspector of Customs. The government changing in 1895, Mr. Colcock had to step out to make room for a friend of that government and came back to the old county, locating in Niagara Falls, Ont., as a customs house broker and general insurance agent, and we are pleased to know that he has made a decided success of it. Mr. Colcock has always been a consistent Conservative, and for a number of years, when publisher of The Telegraph, occupied the position of Secretary of the County Association His family of three daughters and one son were all born in Welland; of these, two are now married and living in Brockville (Mrs. J. C. Stagg and Mrs. L. R. Cossit), while two are with him at the Falls, Miss Nellie and Harry, the latter being in business with his father. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Norman Andrew Kearns, Welland architect | Norman Andrew Kearns | Text | c. 1930 |
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Subject:Norman Andrew Kearns Type:Text Date:c. 1930 |
Description:Brief biography of Norman Andrew Kearns, Welland architect. It lists some of his works as the Continuation School at Fenwick and Stevensville, the Southworth School at Crowland, the Public Schools at Fort Erie, Garrison Road, Humberstone, Port Burwell, Quaker Road, the Ross School in Welland, the High School at Bridgeburg, the Vocational School at Welland, the Town Hall at Lakefield, the ‘municipal building at Crystal Beach, the municipal building at Thorold Township, fire station No. 2 of Welland, General Hospital of Welland, the Welland Public Library, Market building, Ridgeway Oddfellows Hall, Ridgeway; Rosary Hall, Port Colborne; the Hydro-Electric building, Port Colborne; the J. R. Tuck building, Port Colborne; the St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Goodwin building, W. G. Smith building, Gram building, the W. A. Winger residence in Ridgeway, the Prince George Theatre in Port Colborne, with alterations and additions to the public school of Dunnville, the First Street School of Welland and the Maple Leaf Park School in Crowland.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Norval B. Hagar, c. 1904 | Norval B. Hagar | Text | 1904/10/20 |
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Subject:Norval B. Hagar Type:Text Date:1904/10/20 |
Description:Brief biography of Norval B. Hagar, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the October 20, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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The subject of this sketch was born in the township of Thorold, upon the farm on which he still resides. He is a descendent of United Empire Loyalists, both on his father's and mother's side. The name of his mother's people is yet preserved in the places known as DeCew Falls and DeCewsville, Haldimand County. His education was obtained at the public school at Allanburg and the Collegiate Institute at St. Catharines. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship in the town of Welland at the mason trade. For a number of years he carried on the business of builder and contractor, but of late years has been exclusively engaged upon concrete work, having erected works of various kinds in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba. In politics he is a Liberal. He was elected for several years as Deputy-Reeve for the township of Thorold. In 1901 he was elected County Commissioner for District No. 5, comprising the towns of Welland, Thorold and the township of Thorold. In 1903 he was returned by acclamation and was chosed by his colleagues to fill the position of Warden In 1892 he received the appointment of Justice of the Peace for Welland Co. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Oswald James Thorpe, Welland funeral home proprietor | Oswald James Thorpe | Text | c. 1950 |
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Subject:Oswald James Thorpe Type:Text Date:c. 1950 |
Description:Brief biography of Oswald James Thorpe, Welland funeral home proprietor.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1950.
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| Brief biography of Port Colborne's first mayor DeWitt Carter, c. 1965 | DeWitt Carter | Text | c. 1965 |
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Subject:DeWitt Carter Type:Text Date:c. 1965 |
Description:A newspaper article and photo of DeWitt Carter, first mayor of Port Colborne. The article is a biographical one of the late DeWitt Carter who was a tugboat owner, operator, and captain around the Welland Canal. It focuses on how he warned the canal was not wide enough for large ships. DeWitt became mayor of Port Colborne when it became a town in 1918. From a 1965 edition of the Welland Tribune. [show more]
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| Brief biography of R.B. Law, with portrait | R.B. Law | Still image | Booklet published 1952 |
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Subject:R.B. Law Type:Still image Date:Booklet published 1952 |
Description:Brief biography of Robert Brown Law, with his portrait, from the booklet "Raymond, Spencer, Law & MacInnes, Founded 1835" published in 1952 by the law firm itself.
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| Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904 | Reuben H. Appleyard | Text | 1904/11/03 |
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Subject:Reuben H. Appleyard Type:Text Date:1904/11/03 |
Description:Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the November 3, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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The subject of this sketch was born in the Township of Wainfleet on the Forks Road, Sept. 12th, 1849. When ten years of age he went to Western Ontario and there worked on farms for 12 years. Returning to Welland town, he learned his trade as tinsmith and in 1880 opened business in Humberstone. He has always enjoyed a lucrative trade and now has a well established hardware business. In politics he has always been a true Conservative. Since 1887 he has been treasurer of the Township of Humberstone, and he also served many years on the school board.
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| Brief biography of Rev. Finlay McCuaig, c. 1905 | Rev. Finlay McCuaig | Text | 1905/05/04 |
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Subject:Rev. Finlay McCuaig Type:Text Date:1905/05/04 |
Description:Brief biography of Rev. Finlay McCuaig, c. 1905.
This was published on the front page of the May 4, 1905 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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At present, and for the past 18 years, pastor of the Presbyterian Churches, of Welland and Crowland, is a Canadian, born near Montreal. He was educated for the Presbyterian Ministry in Toronto University and Knox College. He held charges for long periods at Clinton, Kingston and Welland. He has had tempting calls from California, British Columbia and other places. Mr. McCuaig has occupied at various times, positions on almost all the important boards of the church. He has served successive terms as moderator of the Presbyteries of Huron, Kingston and Hamilton. Six years ago he was unanimously elected moderator of the largest synod in the church, that of Hamilton and London. He was for 16 years a director of the Welland Library and for two years its president. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Rev. Gabriel Johnstone, c. 1905 | Rev. Gabriel Johnstone | Text | 1905/04/27 |
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Subject:Rev. Gabriel Johnstone Type:Text Date:1905/04/27 |
Description:Brief biography of Rev. Gabriel Johnstone, c. 1905.
This was published on the front page of the April 27, 1905 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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The esteemed rector of Holy Trinity Church, Welland, was born at Edenton, North Carolina, in 1843. He was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated in 1861. He served under Gen. Stonewall Jackson in the American Civil War, and out of 150 who volunteered with him only eighteen survived. He was through seventeen of the bloodiest battles of Virginia. After the war he studied law for two years and then devoted himself to the ministry. He was ordained at Oswego, New York, in 1870. Seven years later he came to Canada and studied at Trinity University taking a post graduate course and securing the degrees of M. A. and Bachelor of Divinity. His first Canadian appointment was at Jarvis. He accepted the rectorship of Holy Trinity church in 1889, today holding the love, respect and admiration of its members. 1891 he went to England in the service of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and gave lectures in the leading cities of England. He was invited by the society to make a similar tour of Italy and was subsequently pressed to give another series of lectures in England, but both these offers he was forced to refuse owing to the demands of his work at home. He was made a Doctor of Divinity by the University of North Carolina and was notified by the secretary of the Episcopal Convention of that state that his name had been officially proposed as co-adjutor bishop. Despite his long absence he came within one vote of being elected to the position. Johnstone is chaplain of the 44th Regiment and holds a deserved popularity with the officers and men. During the formation of the Canadian contingents for the South African campaign he volunteered three times to enlist in any capacity in which he could serve the flag and relative to this he has a number of interesting letters from Colonel Otter, Sir Frederick Borden and Lord Lansdowne. [show more]
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