Browse Collections (19 total)
The Friendship Festival
![FriendshipFestival1987.pdf FriendshipFestival1987.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/d71115524e28a8026c620c6ff47614be.jpg)
The Friendship Festival was an annual event celebrating the bond between the border cities of Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. The festival…
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Stevensville
![hope.jpg hope.jpg](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/e061d1e847ca9ba11fe72cc4134f0f62.jpg)
Images, documents, and other items of historical significance to the town of Stevensville.
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Oral History Transcripts
![oralhistoryronaldgrimmell.pdf oralhistoryronaldgrimmell.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/609e25e75f46abe6bf73d92e7e88d24b.jpg)
Transcriptions from interviews of various Fort Erie residents conducted in 1985 by the Fort Erie Public Library
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Obituaries
![obithelenclimenhage.pdf obithelenclimenhage.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/a076549136343508f42197e66cd6cf9b.jpg)
Obituaries from Fort Erie and Niagara newspapers published between early 1980s and 2015
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Marriage Announcements
![marriageannouncementclarkhill.pdf marriageannouncementclarkhill.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/8c1e10d526afe87416883034d3f0acb7.jpg)
Wedding and marriage announcements from Fort Erie and Niagara newspapers published between the early 1980s and 2015
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Louis McDermott Collection
![125thAnniversaryofConfederation.pdf 125thAnniversaryofConfederation.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/3070bc85599f15176f563010d57a357c.jpg)
A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to…
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott
Horton Steel
![HortonLayoffs.pdf HortonLayoffs.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/7b0407b3d7a67499524aff64c5a20028.jpg)
Photos of Horton Steel and Horton Steel employees from the Louis McDermott collection
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Historical Photos
![FortErie'sFinest.pdf FortErie'sFinest.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/b64162b2225207c4b94e90e194906bd6.jpg)
Older photos of Greater Fort Erie businesses and various points of interest
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Graves and Headstones
![obitwilliamcleary.pdf obitwilliamcleary.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/c634f05ca5ae2acfc69ad7ca41b2fcf0.jpg)
Photos and descriptions from graves and headstones collected at various Greater Fort Erie cemeteries
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Found Items
![Checkout card- Master of Morgana.pdf Checkout card- Master of Morgana.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/abc759796ed7d8a2c28b85be993a67de.jpg)
We often find old clippings, pictures, and other ephemera in donated books. This collection aims to document these otherwise lost items.
Contributors: Fort Erie Public Library
Fort Erie Schools
![SchoolsInTheFortErieDistrict.pdf SchoolsInTheFortErieDistrict.pdf](https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/square_thumbnails/3cb9aa640f7e70f70730e27c1685234c.jpg)
Historical photos and documents of Fort Erie district elementary and high schools
Contributors: Forte Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott