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      Christopher Smith is a Toronto artist who was one of the five directors of the Livingroom Group (1990-95). Winner of numerous awards, his works are displayed in corporate and public collections throughout Canada.

      Linda Finn has been making art for most of her life. She has studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, the University of Waterloo (Fine Arts Department) and White Mountain Academy of the Arts in Elliot Lake, Ontario, plus numerous other art workshops. A love of language continues …

      A resident of Lindsay, Calvin Nichols did his first paper sculpture in 1985. A member of the Society of Animal Artists, he launched his Wildlife Series in 1989 and earned the Society’s Award of Excellence for his paper sculpture “Hawkeye.”

      Built by John Snider in 1864; then Tweed Estate until early 1940s when it was the head office for the Canada Health and Accident Assurance Company. In the mid-1950s it became Sunbeam Home until 1973 when it was sold and demolished.

      Reverend Vincent Philip Mayerhoffer was born in the city of Rabb, Hungary, on January 22, 1784. When his father died when he was 11 he went to work as a grocer's apprentice. He was a Roman Catholic and entered the Order of St. Francis at the age of 19. At …

      This is the Coat of Arms for Reverend John Pentland. Reverend John Pentland was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1804 and was educated at Kilkenny, Ireland, Trinity College, Dublin; and Cambridge University in England. He served in the British Army from 1824 until he married in 1830 and served in …

      See reverse image for promotional text. Vernon Directory for 1899-1901 lists an A.O. Boehmer and Company Limited on King Street in Kitchener. Vernon Directory for 1907 lists a Boehmer & Erb Company Limited at the same address in Kitchener. Vernon Directory in 1913 lists a Boehmer Brothers (A. and O.) …

      A.H. Bieber not listed in 1901, 1907, 1913, 1927 Vernon Directories. Berlin became Kitchener in 1916.

      This building was located at 101 Brock Street North. It was built in 1866 and demolished in 1964. It was built for Lowes and Powell, a dry goods company, and called the "Dominion Warerooms." In 1914,the Standard Bank refinished the outside of the building and moved in. The Standard Bank …

      This photograph was taken at Bassett's Jewellery Store's first location at 106 Dundas Street West. It was the first store on the south side of Dundas Street, west of the Post Office at Brock Street. Around 1921 the store was relocated to 106 Brock Street North. The store was operated …

 Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     George Hopkins built a music hall on the south east corner of Brock Street and Colborne Street, 201 Brock Street South, in 1877. In 1879 the building became Whitby's town hall and served as such until 1960. The building was demolished at the end of 1960. The window at left …

      This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as …

      This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as …

      The Waterloo Musical Society was established on January 27, 1882.

      Print of group of people at picnic or carnival. Man seated on cushion holding rifle to the right. Note skull and crossbones flag flying on pole.

      The Evangelical Association's first building was a constructed by Samuel Burkholder in 1849 at 7 Central Street. In 1871 a new church was built on Cedar Street (later Bridgeport Road). In 1906 a new structure was completed on the same site. In 1946 they joined with the United Brethren in …

      Official Programme of the "Skating Sensations of 1950" a travelling skating show featuring Barbara Ann Scott which appeared in Waterloo on December 29 and 30.

      See detail photographs for inside of programme.

      Clayton Dotzert was born in 1896 in Waterloo. In 1927 he joined the Waterloo Young Men's club and helped start the city's first outdoor public skating and hockey rinks in 1929. In 1934 he founded the Waterloo Siskins Junior B hockey team. See Detail photographs for team photos.

      The Waterloo Trust and Savings Company was established in 1914 by Thomas Hilliard, founder and President of Dominion Life Insurance Company. In 1968 it was taken over by Canada Trust which later merged with Toronto Dominion to become TD Canada Trust. Seven pages and the cover.