Original cataloguing for this image noted that "the steam traction engine was the first sign of automation on farms in Erin Co. This engine was being built in Waterloo."
Traction engines were built by the Waterloo Manufacturing Co., Waterloo, Ontario, between 1850 and 1928.
This image is a copy of a photograph which was published in the 1976 Grand River Conservation Foundation Calendar 1976, and is part of the Boston Mills Press Collection.
This image is in the Jim Johannes Collection.
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Catharine Litt Alles was born on 19 February 1835 and died on 30 June 1876.
There are two, identical copies of this photograph in the Kitchener Public Library photograph collection.
Please see images with local identifiers P007045, P007046, and P007048 for additional photographs of Alles family members.
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Dr. John Scott immigrated to Upper Canada in 1834, settling first in Galt then in Berlin, Ontario. He opened a doctor's office in 1835 and began to practice medicine and perform surgeries. He became the Warden of Waterloo County in 1852 and the first Reeve of Berlin in 1856. He died at 42 years old from consumption.
This photo is in fair condition: thumb-tack holes, some spotting.
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Black and white photograph mounted on mat of St. Mary's High School and St. Mary's Church on Young St. in Berlin, Ontario.
St. Mary's Separate School is seen in the foreground; part of the church is visible in the background. The view of the school is obscured by two trees growing in the adjacent …
Black and white photograph mounted on mat of St. Mary's High School and St. Mary's Church on Young St. in Berlin, Ontario.
St. Mary's Separate School is seen in the foreground; part of the church is visible in the background. The view of the school is obscured by two trees growing in the adjacent school yard.
Established as St. Ann's Prepatory School it was later renamed St. Mary's High School. The school was built on the site of the former Erb homestead at the corner of Weber St. W. and Foundry St. Many extensions and renovations were made throughout the years. The older buildings were demolished to allow construction of of a large new building in 1955.
St. Mary's Church was built on land purchased from David Weber on August 16, 1854. Construction was completed and the building was dedicated in 1856. The parish grew considerably and a larger church was erected (1900-1903). The old church building was used as a parish hall for many years after the new church was built.
This photo is signed on the back by Rev. Theobald Spetz. Father Spetz was president of St. Jerome's College and was responsible for establishing St. Louis parish in Waterloo, as well as assisting with the St. Mary parish, Berlin. He died in 1921.
This photograph is in poor condition: the mat is soiled and has two long tears (top and bottom) on the left half. Large chunks are missing from the mat in the centre top and on the top right corner. The photo is also torn in three spots and has several red markings on its surface.
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There are two identical copies of this photograph in the KPL collection. Please see images with local identifiers: P007045, P007047 and P007048 for additional photographs of Alles family members.
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Black and white engraving of view of Berlin, Ontario, dated 1854, which is mounted on black cardboard. The view looks down King Street. The Waterloo County Courthouse sits on the hill to the left in the image.
Returned from Doon Heritage Crossroads on 24 July 1987.
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Black and white engraving of view of Berlin, Ontario, dated 1854, which is mounted on black cardboard. The view looks down King Street. The Waterloo County Courthouse sits on the hill to the left in the image.
While the engraving is dated 1854, the railroad didn't come to Berlin until 1856.
The first Council meeting was held in January 1853 at the Waterloo County Courthouse.
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The Honourable William Dickson was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1769 and emigrated to Canada in 1784. In 1794 he married Charlotte Adlam who became the mother of their three sons: William, Robert and Walter. Mr. Dickson received a special licence from the government of Upper Canada to practise law and he did so in Niagara Falls in 1803. In 1806, because of a misunderstanding, Mr. Dickson challenged another lawyer, Mr. Weekes, to a duel. Mr Dickson accused Mr. Weekes of abus ing the memory of the late Governor Simcoe. The duel was fought with Mr. Dickson emerging the victor. During the War of 1812, Mr. Dickson spent his time as a soldier in Albany, as a prisoner. He had been captured when the Americans took Niagara but was able to return to Canada in 1814. In 1815 Mr. Dickson was elected to the legislative council of Upper Canada. In 1816, Mr. Dickson purchased the entire block of land comprising the Township of Dumfries from the Honourable Thomas Clark for the sum of twenty-four thousand pounds, or a little over one dollar per acre.
He lived for nine years in Galt, or what was at that time Shade's Mills, and then went back to Niagara, leaving the handling of his land to his son, William Junior, and to Absalom Shade, a building contractor from Buffalo, whom he had induced to come to Dumfries. Mr. Dickson made several trips back to Scotland to induce his countrymen to emigrate to Canada and settle on the lands he had bought. The Dickson family sold all of the township, except one or two farms, and retained an active interest in the community. Although Mr. Dickson did not reside long in the community, his family continued to settle their lands with the kind of emigrants they believed would make good Canadian citizens.
A few words about Mr. Dickson's family may be interesting. Mr. Dickson had three sons: Robert (1796-1846), William (1799-1877) and Walter Hamilton (1806-1884). Robert and Walter were barristers and lived at Niagara. They were both in the Militia and probably both served as cavalry officers during the Rebellion of 1837« Walter repre sented Niagara in the Assembly from 1841-1&51. He was appointed a Legislative Councilor in 1855 and after Confederation, he sat in the Dominion Senate. Robert also was a Councilor. He died at Leghorn, Italy, in 1846. William lived at Kirkmichael, Galt, where he died in 1877. Walter lived at Niagara and married Augusta Maria Geale.
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Born in 1810 in Wuertemberg, Germany, Jacob Hespeler first emigrated to the United States before reaching Preston in 1830. During his stay in Preston, Hespeler operated a general store and founded several industries. After a failed attempt to purchase the John Erb Mill, Hespeler left Preston and moved to New Hope in 1845, where he purchased a valuable water privilege and constructed saw, flour, distillery, and woolen mills. Hespeler was an ardent promoter of the arrival of Great Western Railway in New Hope, which served as a connection between Galt and Guelph. The settlement of New Hope became the village of Hespeler on 1 January 1859 and Jacob Hespeler served as the first reeve. Hespeler died on 22 March 1881.
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Black and white photo mounted on cardboard of men in a cleared field pulling tree stumps out of the ground with stump pulling equipment and horses. Two large triangular frames on wheels supporting winches are visible.
Black and white photo mounted on cardboard of men in a cleared field pulling tree stumps out of the ground with stump pulling equipment and horses. Two large triangular frames on wheels supporting winches are visible.
Handwritten on the card is the following: "Pine stump pulling Waterloo Tp. About 1860. Donated by Miss Katherine Potter. Stump pulling about 1860."
This photograph is in fair condition: mat is soiled, faded around the edges.
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