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Certificate commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Welland Public Library on November 27, 2024, from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The acknowledgement was arranged through Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey.

Certificate commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Welland Public Library on November 27, 2024, from Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey.

Certificate commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Welland Public Library on November 27, 2024, from Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch.

A plaque commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Welland Public Library, presented by Mayor Frank Campion to library CEO Julianne Brunet on November 27, 2024.

Original document where the Ontario Municipal Board approves annexation of parts of Crowland, Humberstone, Pelham and Thorold to the City of Welland, October 3, 1960.

The document features the arguments for and against annexation, and the reasons…

A history of the William Townsend Trial at the Welland County Courthouse, which took place in 1858. This is a chapter from the book "The History Of The County Of Welland" by the Welland Tribune Printing House.

This trial was a sensation at the…

A brief history of the Welland Police Department, written by Sgt. Walter Stevenson, c. 1958. It was likely written as part of the city's Centennial celebrations for that year and to be published in the Welland Tribune.

Correspondence regarding funding and construction of the Carnegie building at 140 King Street, c. 1913-1924.

Documents include letters from Welland's Mayors to the Carnegie Corporation, as well as receipts and instructions regarding construction …

A special section of the Welland Tribune, titled "The people of Welland wish the City of Welland A Happy 125th Anniversary," from July 23, 1983.

It features the names of local citizens and families and their wishes to the city they live in, on the…

Microfiche copy of the book "A century of municipal history, Part 2: 1841-1893", by Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, c. 1893.

Cruikshank compiled his book from the municipal records of the County of Welland, and it is a valuable summary of the…