Erie & Niagara Railway Collection, 1864-1884

William Alexander Thomson (1816-1878) was a promoter and developer of railway systems in western Ontario. He incorporated the Fort Erie Railroad Company in 1857, purchased the Erie and Ontario Railroad in 1863, and incorporated the Erie and Niagara Extension Railway Company in 1868 (later renamed the Canada Southern Railway). Thomson was also elected to the House of Commons for Welland in 1872, and re-elected in 1874. He was known for his support of public management of the currency and is seen as a pioneer advocate of government monetary policy. He was also an advocate of radical agrarian economic doctrine, believing that Canadian laws favoured mercantile interests over those of the producers of goods, and that this hindered national development.

Invitation to Opening of A & P Front Street, Thorold - 1929

An invitation to the opening of a new A&P Food shop on Front Street in Thorold, Ontario. The date of the event is Wednesday October 23rd, 1929 from 6pm to 10pm.

Inniskillin fonds, 1970-2014, n.d.

Inniskillin Wines was founded by Karl Kaiser and Donald Ziraldo in 1975 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. They had met the previous year, when Karl Kaiser, a winemaker and chemist, purchased some grapes from Donald Ziraldo, who owned and operated Ziraldo Nurseries. The two shared a vision of producing better quality Canadian wines and formed a partnership, with Kaiser making the wine and Ziraldo serving as company President. In 1975, they were granted a winery license by the LCBO, the first one granted since 1929. The company name Inniskillin was derived from the Inniskilling Fusilliers, an Irish regiment whose Colonel once owned the land that Ziraldo Nurseries occupied. This was the original site of the winery, although in 1978 the winery moved to the Brae Burn Estate, their current location. In 1982 the winery expanded by 50 acres with the addition of the Montague Vineyard, and another 50 acres was acquired in 1991. The Niagara-on-the-Lake vineyard produces single vineyards bottlings of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris. In 1984, Karl Kaiser began producing icewine from Vidal grapes frozen naturally on the vine. Inniskillin garnered international acclaim for the quality of their icewines, receiving the prestigious Grand Prix d’Honneur at VinExpo in 1991, for their 1989 Vidal icewine. This established Inniskillin as a producer of world class wines, while also raising the profile of Canadian wines in general. The company branched out their operations, first acquiring vineyards in the Napa Valley in 1989 to form Inniskillin Napa (producing wines under the Terra label), and in 1994 establishing Inniskillin Okanagan in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The Napa valley venture ceased in the mid 90’s, while Inniskillin Okanagan continues to operate. In 2006, Karl Kaiser and Donald Ziraldo left Inniskillin. Kaiser retired, while Ziraldo became chair of the Vineland Research and Innovation Center (2006-2011), and remains involved in the wine industry. In 2007, Bruce Nicholson joined Inniskillin as winemaker. Nicholson continues to produce award-winning wines under the Inniskillin label, receiving the top award, the Premio Speciale Gran Award, at Vinitaly 2009 for his 2006 Gold Vidal and his 2006 Sparkling Vidal Icewine. In 2012, he received several awards for the 2008 Riesling Icewine, including gold at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London, UK, the San Francisco International Wine Championships, and Selections Mondials des Vins Canada.

Photograph - Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser, 1986

Karl Kaiser and Donald Ziraldo posing with an award for the top scoring Canadian wine at InterVin 1986.

Slide - Donald Ziraldo & Karl Kaiser

A photograph Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser.

Printed Blank Regarding the Insolvent Act of 1864 from James McWhirter to S.D. Woodruff

Printed blank regarding the Insolvent Act of 1864, this was sent to S. D. Woodruff in the matter of William Little, an insolvent. There was to be a meeting on the 10th day of October for public examination of the insolvent. The document was signed by James McWhirter, official assignee, Sept. 20, 1866.

El movimiento reformista universitario mexicano : 1929- 1968, su importancia y significado

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Análisis de la atención a los enfermos mentales, en Monterrey, durante el período 1864-1954

Tesis (Maestría en Metodología de la Ciencia) -- U.A.N.L. ; Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, 1997

Parásitos del besugo (Aplodinotus grunniens) Rafinesque, 1819 y de la tilapia (Sarotherodon aurea.) Steindachner, 1864 en la Laguna de Salinillas, Anáhuac, N.L., México

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Parasitología) U.A.N.L. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas.

La formación del Partido Nacional Revolucionario en Nuevo León desde una perspectiva organizacional 1929-1933.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ciencias Sociales) UANL, 2010.

Itinerario político de Nuevo León \f 1900-1929

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El nacionalismo mexicano : los programas políticos revolucionarios (1929-1964)

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Reseña de las festividades nacionales de los días 15 y 16 de septiembre de 1864 en la capital del imperio.

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Combate del buque de guerra francés La Codelliere contra las fuerzas de la Republica Mexicana en las aguas del Puerto de Mazatlán los días 28 y 31 de Marzo de 1864

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