Black and white photograph of the three grand old men of Effingham, c. 1920.
Affectionately so called by the local citizens of Effingham's past, they are from left to right: William Norris (1842-1927), Peter Ward (1847-1924), George Beckett…
Black and white photograph of the Beckett family outside their home in Effingham, c. 1900. Fred Beckett is sitting in the middle at the front. Anna Beckett (nee Manson) is sitting front right.
Newspaper clipping about the early days of the telephone in Welland, written by George Sawle, as published in the Welland Tribune on February 23, 1957. Sawle includes personal reminisces in his history.
A brief history of the telephone in Welland, from 1877-1958. It was written by Bell Telephone Company's then-Public Relations Officer (for the Welland branch on Division Street) Jack Haskett.
A history regarding the Town Bell of Welland, as published in the Guardian Express on November 17, 1984. It turned 100 years old on November 19, as it arrived in Welland on November 19, 1884.
The article was based off research compiled by Welland…