Entries from March 2008

30 March 2008

The Brockville Volunteer Firemen

Brockville Volunteer Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 – ca.1890
[Listed individually below, along with their daytime job, if known]
Back Row (from left): Patrick S. Roberts (railwayman), John York, William J. Reynolds, John L. Upham (bookseller), James Connors (moulder), W. Kelly, James H. Stewart (butcher), W. Ezra [...]

22 March 2008

The Halladay Block

175-210 King St. W., Brockville

The two photographs below show views of one of Brockville’s more interesting west-end commercial blocks at two points in its history. This property on the south side of King St. W. east of Mill St. was originally owned by the Daniel Jones family and contained the large Jones home and grounds. [...]

22 March 2008

King Street, looking west from Market Square – ca.1869

[This photograph can be viewed full size in a separate window by double clicking on the picture on this page until you reach the enlarged version further into the system]
This is one of the most important and informative photographs of King Street that has been found. It is a real encapsulated moment on a [...]