Using images from the St. Catharines Standard Collection from the St. Catharines Museum, Graham Phair took the Society back to the Niagara area during the early years of World War II. When Hitler invaded Poland and Great Britain declared war, Canada was quick to support their British allies. The people of Niagara were equally readyContinue reading “Meeting Recap: Snapshots of the Home Front – Niagara in 1939 to 1941”
Category Archives: World War II
April Meeting – New Topic – On The Homefront
On April 23, Graham Phair will give the Society a glimpse at how the people of Niagara managed during World War II. Phair is the author of the recent book Snapshots of the Homefront: 1939 – 1941. The book is filled with photographs from the St. Catharines Standard collection. The meeting promises to be aContinue reading “April Meeting – New Topic – On The Homefront”
Treasures from the Vaults – St. Catharines Museum – March 2009
At every meeting, the St. Catharines Museum brings out one of the interesting artifacts from its collection to share with the Society. This week Arden Phair selected the McKee / Trans-Canada Trophy. This trophy was awarded to Murton Seymour in 1940. Murton Seymour was born in St. Catharines in 1892. When a young boy, his familyContinue reading “Treasures from the Vaults – St. Catharines Museum – March 2009”
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