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Two colour slides showing uniformed members of an unidentified group marching at the Rose Parade, summer 1968. The photos were taken near 195 East Main Street.

The slides were donated to the library by John H. Flett.

Two colour slides with a view of Welland River and Merritt Island, summer 1968. The photos were taken by Court House Lane and Dorothy Street. The Welland Water Treatment Plant can be seen on the left.

The slides were donated to the library by John…

Colour slide with a view of the Welland Canal and Main Street Bridge, summer 1968. The photo was taken on Cross Street at the Aqueduct.

The slide was donated to the library by John H. Flett.

Colour slide with a view of the fountain on Merritt Island by the Welland Water Treatment Plant, summer 1968.

The slide was donated to the library by John H. Flett.

Colour slide showing the empty Cross Street wading pool (or splash pad) near Merritt Island, summer 1968. The Welland River can be seen in the background. The pool is where the parking lot behind the Courthouse is now located.

The slide was…

A newspaper article about how Ross Beard and his friends helped save two men and a teenage boy from drowning in freezing water when their boat began to sink.

Newspaper clipping about David Barrett who was going to be honoured at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual banquet in Toronto. He was to be presented with the Anniversary Municipal Recognition Award for his service with the Welland…

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.

Article from the Guardian Express introducing the mural artists to the community. It gives brief biographies of the artists as well as the work they will be doing.

Newspaper clipping with a picture of Pamela Barbacki with an accompanying article about her experience being 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…