Receipt from Burnill McEwan for duty on furniture

Receipt from Burnill McEwan for duty on furniture. There is a Port of St. Catharines stamp embossed on this paper, n.d.

List of prices for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware

List of prices (2 pages, handwritten) for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware. This is embossed with the Welland Canal stamp, Dec. 1855.

List of prices of furniture from Burnhill McEwan

List of prices of furniture from Burnhill McEwan, n.d.

List of prices of furniture from Burnhill McEwan on printed blank

List of prices of furniture from Burnhill McEwan on printed blank, Sept. 15, 1876.

Receipt from Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York for furniture

Receipt from Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York for furniture, Oct. 5, 1886.

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son of Buffalo, New York for furniture

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son of Buffalo, New York for furniture, Nov. 30, 1886.

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York for furniture

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York for furniture, Feb. 19, 1887.

Receipt from Allan Brothers Furniture, St. Catharines

Receipt from Allan Brothers Furniture, St. Catharines for 1 lb. stair[?], Oct. 28, 1887.

Bill from Samuel Browne for furniture

Bill from Samuel Browne for furniture, Dec. 14, 1839.

Car Crash

A student crashes a car through the main entrance of Brock University and ransacks the office of the University President. The Buick La Sabre is driven through the glass doors of the Schmon Tower in the early morning, just as staff are beginning to report for work. The occupant of the vehicle proceeds to the tower's thirteenth floor, where he overturns furniture in the President's offices and breaks windows. University officials find him sitting in the President's chair, claiming he is God or Jesus.

Henry Hope & Sons of Canada Ltd. Letter, 1916

Henry Hope & Sons of Canada Ltd. were located at 45 King Street West, Toronto, Ont. at the writing of this letter in 1916. The company specialized in “weathertight casements in iron steel or gun-metal, unbreakable steel windows, fanlight opening-gear, leaded lights and stained glass, patent glass roofing, locks and door furniture, rainwater goods in cast lead and cast iron”. The letter is addressed to Mr. H.Y. [Harry Young] Grant, c/o Fenwick Farm, Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls, Ont. from R.W. Smith. The letter is in reply to a query about casement windows. Harry Young Grant (1860-1934), son of Sir James Alexander Grant and Maria Malloch of Ottawa, Ont. was a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat. After his retirement he became a member of the Niagara Parks Commission. He was married to Grace A. Smith, daughter of James R. Smith of Buffalo.

Ontario Tender Fruit Grower’s Marketing Board Fonds, 1960, 1967, 1969-1977, 1980-1981, 1987

The Ontario Tender Fruit Marketing Board operates under the Farm Producers Marketing Act. It covers all tender fruit farmers who produce either fresh or canned products. Today the board has over 500 grower-members. Tender fruit in the Niagara region includes: peaches, pears, plums, grapes and cherries. The fruits are used in a number of different ways, from jams and jellies to desserts, sauces and wine. Peaches were first harvested along the Niagara river in 1779. Peter Secord (Laura Secord’s uncle) is thought to be the first farmer to plant fruit trees when he took a land grant near Niagara in the mid 1780s. Since the beginnings of Secord’s farm, peaches, pears and plums have been grown in the Niagara region ever since. However, none of the original varities of peach trees remain today. Peaches were often used for more than eating by early settlers. The leaves and bark of the tree was used to make teas for conditions such as chronic bronchitis, coughs and gastritis. Cherries have been known to have anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties. Like peaches and cherries, pears had many uses for the early pioneers. The wood was used to make furniture. The juice made excellent ciders and the leaves provided yellow dyes. Plums have been around for centuries, not only in the Niagara region, but throughout the world. They have appeared in pre-historic writings and were present for the first Thanksgiving in 1621. The grape industry in Ontario has also been around for centuries. It began in 1798 when land was granted to Major David Secord (brother-in-law to Laura Secord) slightly east of St. David’s, on what is Highway No. 8 today. Major Secord’s son James was given a part of the land in 1818 and in 1857 passed it onto Porter Adams. Adams is known to be the first person to plant grapes in Ontario1. Tender fruits are best grown in warm temperate climates. The Niagara fruit belt, stretching 65km from Hamilton to Niagara on the Lake, provides the climate necessary for this fruit production. This belt produces 90% of Ontario’s annual tender fruit crop. It is one of the largest fruit producing regions in all of Canada.

Letter - E.C. Schmon to Arthur A. Schmon, 25 & 26 October 1918

This letter discusses a piece of furniture Mrs. Schmon is debating whether to acquire. The letter is labelled number 180.

Oak Chest

Oak chest measuring 36 cm in height 45 cm in width and 32 cm in depth. The cabinet contains 5 graduating drawers and it closes with 2 hinged doors, each bearing an arch. There are recessed brass handles on the 2 sides of the cabinet and one of these handles on each of the drawers. On the top of the cabinet there is an escutcheon engraved with “S.D. Woodruff Esq., St. Catharines, 157 Ontario”. The cabinet has a lock which is still functional and opens with a skeleton key which is part of this collection. The top 2 drawers have been lined with a piece of cardboard carefully cut to size and covered with brocade. There is some scratching on the top of the cabinet and one of the front doors is missing some of the wooden trim.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from George C. Flint and Co.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from George C. Flint and Co., Upholsterers and Furniture Manufacturers of New York regarding items such as mantle glass, cornices and fabrics. They have enclosed a handwritten price list with this letter (4 pages, handwritten), Sept. 13, 1876.