Office of the City Clerk, St. Catharines Records, 1928-1974, n.d.

The site of present-day St. Catharines was settled by 3000 United Empire Loyalists at the end of the 18th century. From 1790, the settlement (then known as "The Twelve") grew as an agricultural community. St. Catharines was once referred to Shipman's Corners after Paul Shipman, owner of a tavern that was an important stagecoach transfer point. In 1815, leading businessman William Hamilton Merritt abandoned his wharf at Queenston and set up another at Shipman's Corners. He became involved in the construction and operation of several lumber and gristmills along Twelve Mile Creek. Shipman's Corners soon became the principal milling site of the eastern Niagara Peninsula. At about the same time, Merritt began to develop the salt springs that were discovered along the river which subsequently gave the village a reputation as a health resort. By this time St. Catharines was the official name of the village; the origin of the name remains obscure, but is thought to be named after Catharine Askin Robertson Hamilton, wife of the Hon. Robert Hamilton, a prominent businessman. Merritt devised a canal scheme from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario that would provide a more reliable water supply for the mills while at the same time function as a canal. He formed the Welland Canal Company, and construction took place from 1824 to 1829. The canal and the mills made St. Catharines the most important industrial centre in Niagara. By 1845, St. Catharines was incorporated as a town, with the town limits extending in 1854. Administrative and political functions were added to St. Catharines in 1862 when it became the county seat of Lincoln. In 1871, construction began on the third Welland Canal, which attracted additional population to the town. As a consequence of continual growth, the town limits were again extended. St. Catharines attained city status in 1876 with its larger population and area. Manufacturing became increasingly important in St. Catharines in the early 1900s with the abundance of hydro-electric power, and its location on important land and water routes. The large increase in population after the 1900s was mainly due to the continued industrialization and urbanization of the northern part of the city and the related expansion of business activity. The fourth Welland Canal was opened in 1932 as the third canal could no longer accommodate the larger ships. The post war years and the automobile brought great change to the urban form of St. Catharines. St. Catharines began to spread its boundaries in all directions with land being added five times during the 1950s. The Town of Merritton, Village of Port Dalhousie and Grantham Township were all incorporated as part of St. Catharines in 1961. In 1970 the Province of Ontario implemented a regional approach to deal with such issues as planning, pollution, transportation and services. As a result, Louth Township on the west side of the city was amalgamated, extending the city's boundary to Fifteen Mile Creek. With its current population of 131,989, St. Catharines has become the dominant centre of the Niagara region. Source: City of St. Catharines website http://www.stcatharines.ca/en/governin/HistoryOfTheCity.asp (January 27, 2011)

Anne McPherson family fonds, 1852-2011 [non-inclusive]

Frank C. (Case) McCordick (1873-1946) was the son of William Henry (1849-1930) and Emily D. Howell (1851-1927) McCordick. William H. McCordick was in the coal business. The McCordick family included Frank Case, Mabel Gertrude, Ethel Howell and Arthur Stanley. Frank C. McCordick was educated in St. Catharines, and worked with his father in the coal business and eventually opened up a leather tanning operation. McCordick was active in the Lincoln Regiment and in 1906 was promoted to captain and in command of Company A, 19th Regiment. He was promoted to major and at the outbreak of war he was sent overseas as a commander of the 35th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF). Upon arrival in France he was made officer commanding the 15th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI). After the war and his return to Canada he continued to play an active role in the local military units in the area as well as in Hamilton. After his retirement from the military in 1927 McCordick served as alderman and then mayor of St. Catharines from 1930 to 1931. He was a member of a large number of civic clubs, including St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce, Y.M.C.A., Lion’s Club, St. Catharines Golf Club, Detroit Boat Club, the St Catharines Club, as well as a member of several Masonic lodges. He continued to operate McCordick Tannery and other local investments. In 1903 Frank C. McCordick married May Beatrice Simson, daughter of Thomas E. Simson of Thorold. They had three children, E. (Edward) Frank McCordick, Bruce McCordick and (Margaret) Doris McCordick (m. Hubert Grigaut, d. 1977). The McCordick family resided at 82 Yates Street, near Adams Street. May Simson McCordick (b. 1873) was the daughter of Thomas Edward (1836-1908) and Julia Headlam (1844-1887) Simson of Thorold. Her siblings included: Edward, Frances, John, Augusta, Georgia and Gertrude. E. (Edward) Frank McCordick (1904-1980) was born in St. Catharines, Ont., attended Lake Lodge School in Grimsby, Ridley College in St. Catharines, Beechmont Preparatory School in England, Upper Canada College in Toronto and graduated from Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont. in 1925. Upon graduation he was made a lieutenant in the 10th (St. Catharines) Field Battery. In 1929 he married Helen Stanley Smith, daughter of Stanley George and Mary Walker Smith of St. Catharines. Col. McCordick, now promoted to Major, played an active role in the 10th (St. Catharines) Field Battery, being officer commanding the battery. In late 1939 McCordick headed to England for artillery tactical training and on December 6, 1939 the battery began the long trek overseas. McCordick saw action in Italy and in Holland. Upon his return to Canada at the end of the war he was the Liberal candidate in the federal election for Lincoln County. He remained active in the local military serving as honorary lieutenant-colonel of the 56th Field Regiment (ARCA) and in 1976 as the honorary colonel of the regiment. Col. McCordick held the Efficiency Decoration, the Order of the British Empire, granted in 1945 and was made an officer in the Order of St. John in 1978. He continued to serve his community in various capacities, including the Unemployment Insurance Canada Board, Royal Trust Company and the St. John Ambulance Society. He remained an active member of the alumni of Royal Military College, editing and compiling a newsletter and organizing reunion weekends. He kept in close contact with many of his classmates. Helen Stanley Smith McCordick lived in St. Catharines, Ont., attended Robertson School, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages. During the war years (1939-1945) Helen was active in the Transport division of the local branch of the Canadian Red Cross and the Women’s Auxiliary of the 10th Field Battery. In 1932 E. Frank and Helen McCordick welcomed their only child, (Catharine) Anne McCordick. Helen continued to play an active role in her community until her passing in 1997. Stanley George Smith (1865-1960) was born in St. Catharines, Ont., the only child of William Smith (d. June 16, 1876) a native of Edinburgh, Scotland and his wife Hannah Louisa Maria Bulkeley a native of Fairfield, Connecticut. Stanley George Smith married Mary Walker of Guelph, Ont.(d. 1956) Mary was the daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (d. 1924) Walker. Her siblings included Margaret, Agnes, Jessie, Isabella, Lorne, Ada, Alice, Eva, Alexander and George. Hugh Walker was a prominent fruit and vegetable merchant in Guelph. On 1904 their only child, Helen Stanley Smith was born. He was a post office clerk, and the treasurer for the James D. Tait Co. Ltd., a clothing and dry goods retailer in St. Catharines. The family lived at 39 Church Street in St. Catharines, Ont.

Taylor & Bates Brewery & Vinegar Manufactory - Vignette

A vignette of Taylor and Bate's Brewery and Manufactory, St. Catharines.. "Manufacturers of Taylor's Celebrated Amber Ale, Porter, also, White Wine Vinegar, Dealers in Malt, Hops, Barley, &c. &c." The names listed are James Taylor and Thomas B. Bate.

Letter written by Mahlon Taylor to Samuel Clarke commenting on US troops during Fort George occupation, July 26, 1813

Fort George, situated on the west side of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812. On May 25, 1813, the Americans launched an artillery attack on the Fort, destroying most of the buildings. Two days later, the Americans invaded the Town of Niagara and occupied Fort George. They remained in the Fort for almost seven months, but suffered defeats at the Battle of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams. Only a small number of militia remained stationed at the Fort. Fearing an attack by the British, the Americans retreated back across the Niagara River in December, 1813. The Fort remained in British possession for the rest of the War.

Letter written by Mahlon Taylor to Samuel Clarke commenting on US troops during Fort George occupation - July 26, 1813

A letter written by Mahlon Taylor to his uncle, Samuel Clarke, dated at Marcellus [New York], July 26, 1813. Mahlon Taylor writes that he believes the mail he has sent out is not making it past Princeton, as he has not had a reply to any of his sent correspondence. He also writes that he has heard there are 3500 men at Fort George, 1000 are unfit for duty, and that there is skirmishing daily. He comments that the general opinion is that the troops will withdraw from Canada entirely. The letter is signed Mahlon C Taylor and is addressed to Mr. Samuel Clarke, no. 227 South Front Street, Philadelphia.

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from E.C. Thomas

Letter to Joseph A. Woodruff from E.C. Thomas saying that he intends to send the money which is owed to Mr. Woodruff, Dec. 4, 1865.

Battles of Mexico : Containing an authentic account of all the Battles fought in that Republic : including the treaty of peace : with list of the killed and wounded, toger with a Brief Sketch of the Lives of Generals Scott and Taylor.

UANL

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers

UANL

Bubble Behavior in a Taylor Vortex

We present an experimental study on the behavior of bubbles captured in a Taylor vortex. The gap between a rotating inner cylinder and a stationary outer cylinder is filled with a Newtonian mineral oil. Beyond a critical rotation speed (ω[subscript c]), Taylor vortices appear in this system. Small air bubbles are introduced into the gap through a needle connected to a syringe pump. These are then captured in the cores of the vortices (core bubble) and in the outflow regions along the inner cylinder (wall bubble). The flow field is measured with a two-dimensional particle imaging velocimetry (PIV) system. The motion of the bubbles is monitored by using a high speed video camera. It has been found that, if the core bubbles are all of the same size, a bubble ring forms at the center of the vortex such that bubbles are azimuthally uniformly distributed. There is a saturation number (N[subscript s]) of bubbles in the ring, such that the addition of one more bubble leads eventually to a coalescence and a subsequent complicated evolution. Ns increases with increasing rotation speed and decreasing bubble size. For bubbles of non-uniform size, small bubbles and large bubbles in nearly the same orbit can be observed to cross due to their different circulating speeds. The wall bubbles, however, do not become uniformly distributed, but instead form short bubble-chains which might eventually evolve into large bubbles. The motion of droplets and particles in a Taylor vortex was also investigated. As with bubbles, droplets and particles align into a ring structure at low rotation speeds, but the saturation number is much smaller. Moreover, at high rotation speeds, droplets and particles exhibit a characteristic periodic oscillation in the axial, radial and tangential directions due to their inertia. In addition, experiments with non-spherical particles show that they behave rather similarly. This study provides a better understanding of particulate behavior in vortex flow structures.

Aproximaci??n hist??rica a la Educaci??n Especial en Asturias : el Sanatorio Mar??timo de Gij??n (1945-1986)

La hip??tesis de partida de este trabajo es que la labor del Sanatorio Mar??timo de Gij??n en Asturias ha sido de gran relevancia para la atenci??n a los discapacitados asturianos. Para desarrollar y demostrar dicha hip??tesis, se propone conocer la historia del Sanatorio Mar??timo para contribuir con ello a la Historia de la Educaci??n Especial en Asturias: conocer los motivos que llevaron a su creaci??n, mostrar la evoluci??n que ha seguido el centro en la atenci??n a los discapacitados desde su fundaci??n y analizar la labor psico-pedag??gica desarrollada por el centro con los ni??os discapacitados. Lectura cr??tica de documentos que versan sobre la tem??tica del estudio. Por un lado, se realiza una cr??tica interna contrastando toda la informaci??n recogida sobre el Sanatorio Mar??timo en la Delegaci??n Provincial de la Orden de San Juan de Dios en Madrid. Por otro, la cr??tica externa se lleva a cabo acudiendo a diversas fuentes como bibliotecas, archivos, hemerotecas, etc., comprobando y validando los datos obtenidos en Madrid con los hallados en estas. La metodolog??a aplicada en la realizaci??n de este trabajo es la propia de una investigaci??n hist??rica y est?? basada en la consulta de documentos procedentes de diversos archivos o bibliotecas que aportan informaci??n de inter??s para el tema de estudio. a) La labor realizada por el Sanatorio Mar??timo en el campo de la atenci??n a la discapacidad ha sido de extraordinaria importancia; b) El Sanatorio Mar??timo de Gij??n ha sido un centro pionero en la atenci??n integral de los discapacitados; c) La aportaci??n de este centro a la Historia de la Educaci??n Especial en Asturias ha sido muy notable y decisiva; d) La trascendencia de esta instituci??n sobrepas?? incluso los l??mites regionales, pudiendo afirmar que su aportaci??n a la Educaci??n Especial espa??ola fue tambi??n significativa.

Tamizaje neonatal para fibrosis quística en una muestra de la ciudad de Bogotá

La Fibrosis Quística es la enfermedad autosómica recesiva mas frecuente en caucásicos. En Colombia no se conoce la incidencia de la enfermedad, pero investigaciones del grupo de la Universidad del Rosario indican que podría ser relativamente alta. Objetivo: Determinar la incidencia de afectados por Fibrosis Quística en una muestra de recién nacidos de la ciudad de Bogotá. Metodología: Se analizan 8.297 muestras de sangre de cordón umbilical y se comparan tres protocolos de tamizaje neonatal: TIR/TIR, TIR/DNA y TIR/DNA/TIR. Resultados: El presente trabajo muestra una incidencia de 1 en 8.297 afectados en la muestra analizada. Conclusiones: Dada la relativamente alta incidencia demostrada en Bogotá, se justifica la implementación de Tamizaje Neonatal para Fibrosis Quística en Colombia.

L'educaci?? femenina a la Mallorca de postguerra, 1939-1945. 'La educaci??n femenina en la Mallorca de la postguerra'

El trabajo trata de hacer un an??lisis de los rasgos m??s significativos que caracterizaron la educaci??n femenina durante los primeros a??os de postguerra. Las hip??tesis iniciales parten del hecho de que la educaci??n femenina adquiere un importante papel de cara a la consolidaci??n del r??gimen en sus inicios, as?? como del hecho de que presenta un modelo r??gido y estereotipado que se va reproduciendo con el objetivo de contribuir al mantenimiento de unas estructuras sociales y econ??micas tradicionales. El trabajo se centra en la isla de Mallorca y abarca el periodo 1939-1945, e intenta poner de manifiesto la educaci??n femenina en la postguerra. En la primera parte se hace un an??lisis del aparato general de la educaci??n femenina en la postguerra, a un triple nivel: a) ideol??gico, b) legislativo y c) funcional. La segunda parte se refiere al caso concreto de Mallorca y consta, a la vez, de dos grandes apartados. En el primero, se analiza la educaci??n femenina desde la perspectiva institucional, describiendo los cambios que se producen en este terreno. Se incluye, tambi??n, el estudio de algunos rasgos caracter??sticos del tipo de formaci??n proporcionada por uno de los colegios femeninos religiosos m??s representativos: La Pureza. El segundo apartado est?? dedicado al estudio de la labor realizada en Mallorca por la Secci??n Femenina de FET y las JONS y mujeres de Acci??n Cat??lica. Propios de la investigaci??n hist??rica:. La documentaci??n utilizada comprende el material del Archivo de la Delegaci??n Provincial de la Secci??n Femenina de Baleares, a excepci??n del comprendido dentro del cap??tulo de correspondencia. Las publicaciones peri??dicas, as?? como los manuales y libros de texto para ni??as, han sido tambi??n piezas fundamentales. An??lisis de documentos. En la postguerra se produce un decidido y claro intento por parte del poder y de las clases dominantes de apoderarse de los instrumentos educativos, institucionales y no institucionales, con la finalidad expresa de consolidar el nuevo r??gimen. El concepto de la Educaci??n al servicio del Estado totalitario impera en las Leyes educativas promulgadas a partir de 1938. Los planteamientos educativos del r??gimen no se limitan a realizaciones a nivel institucional normal sino que, al mismo tiempo, se crea un aparato educativo paralelo al escolar que supone un claro intento de educaci??n ideol??gica y, evidentemente, pol??tica. Cabe destacar, en este sentido, todo el montaje de los campamentos juveniles y otras actividades recreativas, la implantaci??n de escuelas especiales tales como las 'Escuelas de Formaci??n', las 'C??tedras Ambulantes' o las 'Escuelas de Hogar'. En cuanto a la educaci??n femenina, se da un claro intento de desligarla de lo que se entiende como educaci??n institucional normal, haciendo de ella una educaci??n 'especial'.