Colour the map. Choose a different colour for each route and perhaps colour the different cities and towns along the canal in different colours too.
Museum Classroom: Virtual Gallery Tour
Lesson: Welland Canals TourTopic: The Welland CanalsSub-Topic: The History and Routes of the Welland CanalsGrades: 3-12 Instruction for Educators Watch […]
Museum Chat Live! E310 – The Fallen Workers Part 5
This is Part 5 in a Museum Chat Live! podcast mini-series detailing the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Click […]
Museum Chat Live! E308 – The Fallen Workers Part 4
This is Part 4 in a Museum Chat Live! podcast mini-series detailing the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Click […]
Museum Chat Live! E307 – The Fallen Workers Part 3
This is Part 3 in a Museum Chat Live! podcast mini-series detailing the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Click […]
Museum Chat Live! E306 – The Fallen Workers Part 2
This is Part 2 in a Museum Chat Live! mini-series detailing the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Click here […]
Museum Chat Live! E305 – The Fallen Workers (Mini-Series): Introduction
E305 This is the first in a series of episodes that details the Fallen Workers of the Welland Canal. Over […]
Museum Chat Live! E301 – Company Town
In this podcast study guide (to go along with your reading of the book) we take a look at the idea of Merritton, one of the 4 former cities that amalgamated into St. Catharines, and it’s development as a ‘company town’ alongside the historic Welland Canals. Of course, the history of Merritton, and the history of any place, is far more complex than could possibly be analysed in a brief study-guide podcast, and so this episdoe should not be considered a complete history of the town, but rather the presentation of one idea as a just one part of explaining its rich history.
Museum Chat Live E108 – The Fallen Workers
A staggering 137 men lost their lives as a result of accidents that occurred during the construction of the Welland Ship Canal. This number is shockingly high. To our knowledge, it is the largest loss of life in the history of Canadian government infrastructure projects.
A Walk Around Town – Walk A
Excerpt from “Walk A” in “St. Catharines A-Z” by Junius, originally published in the St. Catharines Journal on May 15th, […]
Revisiting the Construction of the Welland Ship Canal through 400 Photographs
Next time you find yourself caught up in the hustle of life, waiting endlessly for a bridge to lower and […]
Know Your Neighbours – George Keefer
George Keefer was born in 1774 in New Jersey. His family had remained loyal to the King during the Revolutionary […]
Know Your Neighbours – Oliver Phelps Esq.
Oliver Phelps was born December 12, 1779 in Simsbury, Harford, Connecticut. He married Abigail St. John on January 16, 1800. […]
Know Your Neighbours – Alexander Muir – Muir Bros.
Alexander Muir was born on April 26, 1819 on a farm near the town of Stevenston, Ayrshire in Scotland. He […]
The A-Z of St. Catharines History – Introducing “Ask Alicia”
It was a man who went by the pseudonym “Junius” who was first to take on the task of telling […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt. 9 – Thomas Rodman Merritt
Thomas Rodman Merritt (1824-1906) Thomas Rodman Merritt was born on October 17th, 1824 in Mayville, New York to parents Honourable […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt. 8 – Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt IV, M.D.
Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt (IV), M.D. (1865-1924) Lt. Col. William Hamilton Merritt, M.D., a native of St. Catharines, […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 7 – Catharine (Cassie) Welland Merritt Pellatt
Catharine (Cassie) Welland Merritt was born in 1866, the oldest daughter of Jedediah Prendergast Merritt and Emily Alexandrina Prescott Merritt. […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 6 – Emily Lena Merritt and Catharine Nina Merritt
Catharine Nina Merritt (left) and Emily Lena Merritt (Wendy Young Collection 2001.134.30 and 2001.134.39) Catharine Nina Merritt (1859-1926) Catharine Nina and […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 5 – William Hamilton Merritt Jr.
William Hamilton Merritt Junior (William Hamilton Merritt II) (1822-4860) William Hamilton Merritt Junior was the son of the Honourable William Hamilton […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 4 – The Merritt Family
Jedediah Prendergast Merritt (1820-1900) Jedediah Prendergast Merritt was born on June 1st, 1820 in St. Catharines to parents; Honourable […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 3: the Merritt Family
The Honourable William Hamilton Merritt William Hamilton Merritt was born on July 3 1793 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. […]
Know Your Neighbours Special Edition Pt 2: The Merritt Family
Major Thomas Merritt, U.E.L. Thomas Merritt V was born at a family homestead named Mile Square located in Westchester County, […]
Know Your Neighbours ~ Special Edition Pt 1: The Merritt Family
Get to know the personalities that built the City of St. Catharines. This Special edition of “Know Your Neighbours” features the Merritt family
