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Meeting Recap: Snapshots of the Home Front – Niagara in 1939 to 1941

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”

Meeting Recap: The Datebooks of Ransom Goring

On March 26, Mary Friesen introduced the Society to the Goring family of Niagara.   Francis Goring was born in England in 1755.  On the eve of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Goring arrived in Quebec.  He soon moved to Fort Niagara where he worked as a clerk in the fur trade.  ThroughContinue reading “Meeting Recap: The Datebooks of Ransom Goring”

April 24 Meeting – Some Vanished Villages of Niagara –

Generations ago, there were villages throughout Niagara that held much promise for the future.  They had general stores, schools, churches, mills and more.  Fast forward 100 years and some of these villages are not even on a modern day map.  Perhaps merely a footnote in a history book.  What happened to these villages?  Why did theyContinue reading “April 24 Meeting – Some Vanished Villages of Niagara –”