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Various photos and documents concerning the Scholfield and Kilman family of Effingham.

The first two images are portraits of Mary Margaret Scholfield (Kilman) and Col. John Scholfield, likely taken inside their home.

The next two images…

Scanned document concerning the genealogical history of the Sidey family of Welland. It was written by Harold Sidey in 1974 and 1975. The Sidey family is most notable for owning and operating the Welland Tribune from 1865-1920.

Photocopy of a newspaper obituary for Whitson Beckett of Effingham, July 1899. He was born November 30, 1826 in Pelham, and died on July 2, 1899.

It also serves as an early history of the Beckett family who settled in the area of Effingham, which…

Microfilm copy of an obituary in the Welland Tribune for George R.E. Burgar, considered Welland's oldest settler, May 23, 1890.

Biographical text from the book "The History Of The County Of Welland" by the Welland Tribune Printing House, about George R.E. Burgar being one of Welland's earliest settlers. It gives an interesting account of what Welland was like when it was…

Newspaper clipping of a biographical article about Louis Blake Duff in the Globe & Mail magazine, August 15, 1959. It details his life events and interests. He passed away two weeks after publication of the article on August 29, 1959.

Newspaper clipping where Louis Blake Duff recounts his arrival in Welland in 1905, from January 4, 1955.

Obituary for Anna Mary Oram, Welland's first public health nurse and first woman councillor, from the January 8, 1968 edition of the Welland Tribune. She was Public Health Nurse from 1921-1945, and on Welland City Council from 1949-1952.

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Brief biography of Lorne B.C. Livingstone, Welland County Judge, c. 1930. Black and white portrait also included.

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

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