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.

Cardboard Tube

Cardboard tube in which the scroll was sent. The scroll was sent to relatives within a cardboard tube which was 7 1/4 inches long. The wording on the cardboard tube is "O.H.M.S. Valuable Document - with card. If not delivered return to Secretary, Militia Council (Director of Records), Militia Headquarter, Ottawa, Ontario.". It was sent to Alfred S. Woodruff at 137 Ontario St., St. Catharines.

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paper, casualty details and a copy of a photo of Wailly Orchard Cemetery in which the old wooden crosses have been replaced by stones.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.

Broadside Reporting the Fenian Invasion, June 2 1866 (evening)

The collection consists of 6 broadsides reporting the events of the Fenian invasion of Canada on June 2 and 3, 1866. Three of the broadsides are titled Leader Extra, two are titled Globe Extra, and the last is titled News Extra. This one is titled "Leader Extra" and the headings include: "From St. Catharines: The Queen's Own Behaved Well", "The Fort Erie Affair: List of our Men Taken Prisoners", From Port Colborne. Muir and Fahey only Wounded", "The Ridgeway Affair: List of Killed and Wounded", "Militia General Orders. More Troops Called Out", "Military Preparations. Latest from Head Quarters", "The Preparations in the East", "From Montreal. The American Authorities Waked up in the East", "Report from New Germany", "The Evacuation of Fort Erie. The Fenians Cross at two this morning".

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.

Wrestling Card - Bobby Bruns

The wrestler's name is Bobby Bruns and the number stamped on the reverse is 536. There is also some handwriting "Mid Western wrestling champion".

Wrestling Card - Pete Petersen

The wrestler's name is Pete Petersen and the number stamped on the reverse appears to be 630.

Wrestling Card - Sandy O'Donnell

The wrestler's name is Sandy O'Donnell and the number stamped on the reverse is 095.

Wrestling Card - Nango Singh

The wrestler's name is Nango Singh and the number stamped on the reverse is 439.

Wrestling Card - Mike Mazurki

The wrestler's name is Mike Mazurki and the number stamped on the reverse is 459.

Wrestling Card - Bob Wagner

The wrestler's name is Bob Wagner and the number stamped on the reverse is faded. There is a handwritten number RA9972.