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Black and white photograph of Empire Public School, c. 1972.

It opened in 1921 on the corner of Duncan and East Main Streets. Mr. John Flower was the supervising principal at its onset. It was demolished in 2016, and in 2017 Niagara’s Provincial…

Black and white photograph of Queen Street School, c. 1972.

The school opened in 1915 and relieved overcrowding at First Street School. It closed in 1981. It then housed the Welland Museum from 1984-2006, when it moved to the old library building…

Black and white photograph of First Street School, c. 1972.

First Street School was opened in 1912 and was built on land donated by the Plymouth Cordage Company. In 1981 the school's students were transferred to Plymouth School, and First Street…

Black and white photograph featuring portraits of the faculty of Welland Central Public School, c. 1903. The school opened in 1900 and closed in 1968.

Names include: W. J. Dowkes, principal, Hon. R. Harcourt, Minister of Education, D. Ross, Esq.,…

Black and white photograph of the front of what was once the North School, also known as Aqueduct Street School, c. 1970, the year the Niagara South Board of Education disposed of it.

It was built in 1862 and was located on the corner of Aqueduct…

Black and white photograph of the South School (also known as east side school) in Welland, on Hellems Avenue and Dorothy Street, building constructed in 1858. The photograph was taken in the early 1900s when it was by then the YMCA building. The…

Three photographs of the aurora borealis from Welland, May 10, 2024.

In a rare occurrence, a geomagnetic storm brought the phenomenon to the Niagara region from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Taken from the Welland International Flatwater…

Four photographs of the aurora borealis from Welland, May 10, 2024.

In a rare occurrence, a geomagnetic storm brought the phenomenon to the Niagara region from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Taken from Doan's Ridge Cemetery, the first two…

Black and white photograph of the County of Welland's float for the City of Welland's Centennial Parade, July 1958.

Black and white photograph of Crowland's float for the Centennial Parade, July 1958.