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Mr. & Mrs. James Howills Atherton celebrate 60th anniversary, May 4, 1971
Newspaper clipping of Mr. & Mrs. James Howills Atherton who celebrated their 60th anniversary, from the May 4, 1971 edition of the Welland Tribune. Mr. Atherton led an active community life and was appointed to the high school board in 1919 and…
James Howills Atherton obituary, November 14, 1972
Newspaper clipping of James Howills Atherton's obituary, from the November 14, 1972 edition of the Welland Tribune. He spent 35 years on the board of education in Welland. Henry is written as his middle name but it seems to have been a mistake, it…
Bill Augustine retires, June 29, 1989
Newspaper clipping about Bill Augustine retiring. He owned and operated a business of school buses in Port Colborne. From the June 29, 1989 edition of the Welland Tribune.
Coleman Bagu, from immigrant to Mayor of Port Colborne, February 6, 1964
Newspaper clipping of a biography on the mayor of Port Colborne, Coleman Bagu. As an immigrant from Hungary he would go on to become mayor of Port Colborne in 25 years. From the February 6, 1964 edition of the Welland Tribune.
Mayor Coleman Bagu and family, c. 1960s
Newspaper clipping of a photograph of the Mayor of Port Colborne Coleman Bagu with his family. From the Welland Tribune, c. 1960s.
Coleman Bagu seeks Liberal nomination in Welland South provincial riding, February 24, 1967
Newspaper clipping of Port Colborne mayor Coleman Bagu announcing his intention to receive the liberal nomination in the Welland South riding, followed by a brief biography. From the February 24, 1967 edition of the Welland Tribune.
Coleman Bagu buys King Edward Hotel, September 10, 1971
Newspaper clipping of Coleman Bagu, former mayor of Port Colborne, buying The King Edward Hotel in Fort Erie. Bagu had also already owned the City Hotel in Port Colborne.
History of the Bald family and its ties with the local school board, June 1, 1982
Newspaper clipping recounting the Bald family's contribution to education in the region. This included the creation of the J.C. Bald School named after James C. Bald, the former secretary of the school district. The family also had the first woman,…
Bald family's contribution to education in Welland, c. 1967
Newspaper clipping recounting the Bald family's contribution to education in the region. This included the creation of the J.C. Bald School named after James C. Bald, the former secretary of the school district. The family also had the first woman,…
Wellander Pamela Barbacki named Canada's first "Breck Woman," January 5, 1989
Newspaper clipping with a picture of Pamela Barbacki with an accompanying article about how she was named the first "Breck Woman" of Canada. Breck girls were used in a popular advertising campaign for hair care products from the 1950s to the 1980s,…