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Colour photograph of the mural "Education" by Risto Turunen, c. 1991.

Painted in 1989 by Risto Turunen of Lambeth, ON, at 285 East Main Street (formerly YMCA building, facing Division Street), 59' X 20'.

This mural features the history of…

Colour photograph of the mural "Triathlon" by Paul Elliott, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Paul Elliott of Toronto, ON, at 285 East Main Street (formerly YMCA building), 3 panels at 327 square feet.

The Mike Burwell Memorial Triathlon, an annual…

Colour photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Dan Sawatzky of Chemainus, BC, at 225 East Main Street, 50' X 20'.

The mural illustrates the arrival of immigrants in Welland about 1910,…

Brief history of the business Gram Brothers Garage of Welland. It was owned and operated by two brothers, William A. and Martin F., sons of Paul L. Gram, a pioneer farmer. It was located at 222-228 East Main Street.

From the book "History of the…

Brief biography of William John Thomas, Welland grocer.

From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930.