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Fourteen photographs of the total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024.

Shot with a Canon camera and a 300 mm lens with a 1.4X extender. It was too cloudy in Welland to see the eclipse, but the clouds were thin enough in the West Lincoln area for these…

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Four photographs of the aurora borealis from Welland, May 10, 2024.

In a rare occurrence, a geomagnetic storm brought the phenomenon to the Niagara region from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Taken from Doan's Ridge Cemetery, the first two…

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Three photographs of the aurora borealis from Welland, May 10, 2024.

In a rare occurrence, a geomagnetic storm brought the phenomenon to the Niagara region from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Taken from the Welland International Flatwater…

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Newspaper clipping about Paul Beeston being named to the Welland Sports Wall of Fame. It recounts his history with the Toronto Blue Jays, and at the time of the article he was president and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball. From the…

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Newspaper clipping about Paul Beeston who would be returning to Welland in May to receive the H.L. Cudney Award as Welland's Sportsman of the Year. It features an interview with his teacher from Aqueduct School Kay Mudie. From the April 19, 1999…

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Microfilm copy of Roger Belanger's obituary, from the September 19, 2011 edition of the Welland Tribune. Roger Belanger from Welland was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984 alongside Mario Lemieux and played 44 games for them. Unfortunately…

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Two colour slides showing Jim Main in front of his new business Main Regional Glass Ltd., at 11 Pietz Avenue, c. 1978.

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Colour slide showing damage to the Steelton freighter after it collided with Welland Canal Bridge 12 on August 25, 1974.

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Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water in front of the Steelton freighter after they collided on August 25, 1974.

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Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
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