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A newspaper article featuring an interview with Laura Birrell about her dancing career and how she had just moved to Welland. Birrell, then 26, had been dancing since the age of 4 and hoped to open up her own school of dance in Welland. In her career…

A newspaper article on Dr. Grant Black and his recognition as a specialist in anesthesia by becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He introduced many anaesthetics to the Welland Hospital in the 1940s and 1950s. From the…

A newspaper article on Harold Black Park, named after former mayor of Pelham, Harold E. Black who had died the previous year. From the September 30, 1986 edition of the Welland Tribune.

A newspaper article and photo paying tribute to Mayor Harold Black who died at the age of 78 on October 12. The article contains memories and anecdotes about Harold Black from friends and family. From the October 16, 1985 edition of the Welland…

A newspaper obituary and photo of Mayor Harold Black who died at the age of 78 in St. Catharines on October 12. From the October 15, 1985 edition of the Welland Tribune.

A newspaper article about the uncontested re-election of Mayor Harold Black to Pelham. From the November 14, 1972 edition of the Welland Tribune.

Black and white photograph of Mickey Rooney posing for the camera at the Fort Erie Race Track, flanked by Rudy Pilous and Conn Smythe.

T.N. Morrison was the managing editor of the Welland Tribune for many years.

Rudy Pilous, a close friend of…

Black and white photograph of Peter Viau, retired driver for Electro Metals, posing next to the current driver and truck, c. 1950s. Part of WPL's T.N. Morrison archives, the former editor of the Tribune, possibly taken by Morrison for an article…

Newspaper clipping of an obituary about Joseph Phylias (Peter) Viau, who was a well-known Welland personality and worked at Electro Metals (later Union Carbide) for 42 years. From the June 17, 1970 edition of the Welland Tribune.

Black and white photograph showing Liberace being interviewed by T.N. Morrison, editor of the Welland Tribune, on July 8, 1969. Liberace performed that night at Melody Fair in North Tonawanda, NY.

Also included in the files are a microfilm copy of…