Pictures & Documents from the Welland Public Library's
Local History Collection
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Welland Club and bowling green, c. 1925
Black and white photographic print of the Welland Club building and bowling green, c. 1925. The view is the south side of the building, looking north…
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1885 Union Publishing Farmers' and Business Directory for Haldimand, Lincoln, Welland and Wentworth Counties
Scanned copy of the 1885 Union Publishing Farmers' and Business Directory for Haldimand, Lincoln, Welland and Wentworth Counties.
1884 Union Publishing Farmers' and Business Directory for Haldimand, Lincoln, Norfolk and Welland Counties
Scanned copy of the 1884 Union Publishing Farmers' and Business Directory for Haldimand, Lincoln, Norfolk and Welland Counties.
1879 Gazetteer and business directory of Lincoln and Welland Counties
Scanned copy of the 1879 Gazetteer and business directory of Lincoln and Welland Counties.
1851 Business directory of Canada West
Scanned copy of the 1851 Business directory of Canada West.
The Counties of Lincoln, Welland and Haldimand are featured on pages 17-26.
"Nothing But Names: An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Names of the Counties and Townships of Ontario" by H.F. Gardiner, c. 1899
Scanned copy of the book "Nothing But Names: An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Names of the Counties and Townships of Ontario" by H.F. Gardiner, c.…
Being the Reminisces of John Price and his Father, David Price, of Welland, Ontario, by D.D. Babcock, c. 1897
Brief biography of David Price and a more general history of Canadian pioneer days and the War of 1812. Reminisces by John Price and written by D.D.…
Photograph of Margaret Price (née Gonder) (1785-1865), married to David Price, the first white settler in the Welland area, c. 1840-1850
Black and white photographic print of a picture of Margaret Price (née Gonder) (1785-1865), who was married to David Price, the first white settler in…
Portrait of David Price (1750-1841), the first white settler in the Welland area, date unknown
Colour photographic print of a portrait of David Price, the first white settler in the Welland area, date unknown.
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"Biography of William Hamilton Merritt" by J.P. Merritt, c. 1875
Scanned copy of the book "Biography of William Hamilton Merritt" by J.P. Merritt, c. 1875.
1946 edition of "The Student," Welland High & Vocational School's Yearbook
Scanned copy of the 1946 edition of "The Student," Welland High & Vocational School's Yearbook.