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34th Annual Oille Fountain Potting Ceremony

The 34rd annual Oille Fountain Potting Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 8 at 11:00 a.m. at the corner of King and James Streets in St. Catharines. This event commemorates the contribution to the well being of the citizens of St. Catharines through donation of the City’s first public drinking fountain in 1878 by Dr. Lucius OilleContinue reading “34th Annual Oille Fountain Potting Ceremony”

Future Meetings of the Historical Society

Meetings – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. Guests are welcome. March 25 – “History of St. John’s Anglican Church in Port Dalhousie” by Brian Leyton – Society Member – Come out and learn about the heritage of thisContinue reading “Future Meetings of the Historical Society”

Now available – Historical Society Newsletter Index

Thanks to Paul Lewis, an index to the many Historical Society of St. Catharines’ newsletters is now available. This index lists the major research articles of the many Society newsletters dating from 1991 to December 2009. The Society has always had a strong newsletter and there is a lot of good information in these issues.Continue reading “Now available – Historical Society Newsletter Index”

February Meeting – “Charting the Great Swivel Link – Maps of the First Welland Canal”

February 25 – “Charting the Great Swivel Link – Maps of the First Welland Canal” by Alun Hughes – Society Member. What better way to explore the history of the early Welland Canal than through a look over the maps of this important system by Brock University’s resident cartography expert and local historian. 7:30 p.m. at theContinue reading “February Meeting – “Charting the Great Swivel Link – Maps of the First Welland Canal””

Summary of January’s Talk – “Cholera Reaches Niagara, 1832”

By: Elizabeth Finnie In the summer of 1832, the dreaded cholera came to Niagara. Its arrival was inevitable. The Second Great Cholera Epidemic had started in the early 1800s in the Ganges River area of India and spread across Asia and Europe. Medical knowledge was so primitive that no one was able to stop it.Continue reading “Summary of January’s Talk – “Cholera Reaches Niagara, 1832””

Programs for Winter 2010

Happy New Year from the Historical Society of St. Catharines. We hope to see you out at many of our meetings this year. Meetings in the Winter 2009 – 7:30 p.m. – all held at the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3, 1932 Welland Canal Parkway, St. Catharines, Ontario. Free admission. Doors open at 7:00. GuestsContinue reading “Programs for Winter 2010”