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Black and white photograph of Permilla Arlena Beckett (nee Coon) and Frederick Miller Beckett of Effingham, roughly c. 1915. The photo was a cabinet card taken by T.S. Hill Photographers at 25 Queen Street, St. Catharines.

Black and white photograph of Frederick Miller Beckett posing outside, the son of Taylor and Ella Beckett of Effingham, c. 1894.

Black and white photograph of Taylor and Ella Beckett of Effingham, roughly c. 1900. The photo was a cabinet card taken by Poole Photographers at 79 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines.

Black and white photograph showing Ella Beckett (nee Miller), the wife of Taylor Beckett, with her dog at what is likely the family home in Effingham, c. 1916.

Photocopy of a newspaper obituary for Whitson Beckett of Effingham, July 1899. He was born November 30, 1826 in Pelham, and died on July 2, 1899.

It also serves as an early history of the Beckett family who settled in the area of Effingham, which…

Scanned document concerning the genealogical history of the Sidey family of Welland. It was written by Harold Sidey in 1974 and 1975. The Sidey family is most notable for owning and operating the Welland Tribune from 1865-1920.

Four black and white photographs of the Jones family of Effingham.

The first image is Samuel Jones and Alfretta (Coon) Jones. The second is of their children, John, Alfred (standing), and Mary. The third is a portrait of Alfretta. The final image…

Black and white photograph of Lila (Burke) Daboll posing on her farm in Effingham, c. 1926.

Two black and white photographs of Roland Scrigley (Quaker) posing with his cousins at the Daboll house in Effingham, c. 1916. The first file features Myrtle Burke, and the second shows Lila (Burke) Daboll.

Black and white phtograph of Harry Daboll and Nellie (Dunn) Daboll on their wedding day, date unknown.