The Old Brockville Collegiate [1889-1929]

90 Pearl St. E., Brockville

Brockville Collegiate Institute, built in 1889

Miss Edith Giles who joined the staff of the High School in 1889, and taught there until her retirement in June 1927, wrote the following history in 1930:
The Brockville Collegiate Institute was built in 1889, and was formally opened for the Fall term in September [...]

Ebenezer “Aben” Nicholson

a.k.a. “Little Mac”
Born in Brockville, July 11, 1844

“Little Mac” was the stage name under which Ebenezer Nicholson performed with shows such as Dan Bryant’s Minstrels during the 1860s.

Small in stature but big in talent, this local boy gained fame all over North America. Ebenezer Nicholson, born in Brockville, and known as“Aben” [...]

“The Flying Islanders” ?

Brockville’s Ice Maidens

Back row (left to right)
Frances Timleck (Marlow), Mary (Simons),
Celia Belmont (Hall), Maude Timleck (Vance)
Front row (left to right)
Mrs. D. Burns, Hazel Pennock, Maude Davison

“The Flying Islanders” may have been the name of this well dressed team of young women who played hockey [...]

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 [...]