Certificate of Baptism - Robert DeVeaux Woodruff

Certificate of Baptism for Robert DeVeaux Woodruff, the child of Percy Carruthers and Margaret Julia Band who was baptized at St. George's Church, St. Catharines, June 14, 1935. The sponsors are listed: Eleanor Gooderham White, Welland DeVeaux Woodruff, and Thomas Rodman Merritt.

Certificate of Baptism - Margaret Elizabeth Woodruff

Certificate of Baptism for Margaret Elizabeth Woodruff, the child of Percy Carruthers and Margaret Julia Band who was baptized at St. George's Church, St. Catharines, June 14, 1935. The sponsors listed are: Maude Band Mabee, Alice Eaton, and Clifford Scott Howard.

Certificate of Baptism - Percy Carruthers

Certificate of Baptism for Percy Carruthers, the son of Charles and Jessie Band who was baptized at St. George's Church, St. Catharines, April 5, 1936. There are no sponsors listed, it simply reads "adult".

Letters of Administration - Estate of Isabel Woodruff

Letters of Administration dated March 29, 1902 in the estate of Isabel Woodruff instrument no. 2344. This is accompanied by a letter stating the validity of these papers (2 copies of the letter of validity), April 16, 1902.

Last Will and Testament - Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff

Last Will and Testament of Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff received by the central office in Nov. of 1906 and April 1907. In pencil it is written that the document is from Aug. 2, 1902.

St. Margaret's College Pin

A St. Margaret's College pin. The college was located at, 144 Bloor St. East, Toronto.

Girl Guides Pin

A Canadian Girl Guides pin presented to H.K. Woodruff to commemorate his presentation of a house to the Girl Guides of St. Catharines.

Ridley College Pin

A Ridley College, St. Catharines pin which belonged to Chester Woolworth of the Woolworth Family.

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.

Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff, Casualty Details, Grave site information etc.

Copies (these items were copied from the internet) of Samuel DeVeaux's attestation paper, casualty details and a copy of a photo of Wailly Orchard Cemetery in which the old wooden crosses have been replaced by stones.

Photograph - Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff with rifle

Framed photograph of Samuel DeVeaux Woodruff, so on William Woodruff. In this photograph he is carrying a rifle. The photograph was taken at his residence, DeVeaux Hall in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1891. This photograph was described by R. Band of Toronto in 1977.

Diary of Winnie Beam

The diary was written when Beam was nineteen years old. Her father, Charles O. Beam, was a dentist with an office on Queen Street in St. Catharines. Winnie Beam lived with her father and mother, Emma, on Ontario Street, St. Catharines.

Wrestling Card - Dan O'Connor

The wrestler's name is Dan O'Connor and the number stamped on the reverse is 230.

Wrestling Card - Joe Corbett

The wrestler's name is Joe Corbett and the number stamped on the reverse is 139.

Wrestling Card - Ken Kenneth

The wrestler's name is Ken Kenneth and the number stamped on the reverse is 119.