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Handwritten note by Trent Anderson of Welland, reminiscing about growing up in Welland and his hockey career. He mentions Welland High School, the Welland Falcons, The Welland-Crowland Combines, and the Crowland Bisons.

Considered one of the best…

A newspaper article about how Ross Beard and his friends helped save two men and a teenage boy from drowning in freezing water when their boat began to sink.

Newspaper clipping about how Steve Bauer was welcomed home by family and friends at the Royal Bank in Fenwick. Fans lined up to congratulate Bauer on his past cycling season in Europe. Marion Wright, then 16, said she collects newspaper clippings of…

Two colour photographs of Freddie the Clown in full dress, from Fred Farnham's personal collection.

Two colour photographs of Trent Anderson in his home, c. 2000s.

Considered one of the best ever hockey players from Welland, Trent learned to skate on the Welland River and was the star player of the Welland Falcons when they won the Ontario…

Two photocopies of newspaper clippings of Trent Anderson's point production in games for the Galt Red Wings, c. 1945-1947. Likely taken from the Galt Reporter newspaper (Galt is now a part of Cambridge, Ontario).

Article written by the Executive Director of the Welland United Way describing how the Board of Directors works, and talking about recent additions Fred Farnham and Leon Leroux.

Photograph of eight United Way award recipients, including Fred Farnham, captioned with their names and places of work.

Promotional material for Ross Beard's painting "Upon this Earth," with text describing the setting of the painting along with Ross Beards' history in Wellland.

Black and white photograph of Volney McAlpine with four of his five sons. From left to right: Amos; Archie; Kenneth; Victor Hugo; and the father Volney.