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Inside the Cruikshank House, #2

This is the Library of the Cruikshank house.

Tags: Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, houses, Louis Mcdermott Collection, niagara boulevard

Lake Erie Surf

Pictured here is the Lake Erie surf.

Tags: 1970s, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library

During the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, librarys were required to close. Pictured here is the front door of Fort Erie Public Library's Centennial branch, which communicates its indefinite closure.

Tags: 2020s, Covid 19, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, north end

Magician at Fort Erie Public Library

Tags: 1970s, Centennial, Crystal Ridge, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie Times, public library, stevensville

Native Dances at Fort Erie Public Library

Tags: 1970s, Centennial, Crystal Ridge, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie Times, public library, stevensville

New Library Machine Keeps Tabs on Books

The Centennial branch of the Fort Erie Public Library purchased a SRC-816 Micro-fiche machine.

Tags: 1970s, Centennial, Crystal Ridge, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie Times, microfilm reader, public library, stevensville

Oral History - Pickard, Winnifred

Provided here is Winnifred Pickard's interview. She discusses such topics as:

Stores
Railroad
North end
Fort Erie Public Library
Schools
Erie Beach
Crystal Beach Amusement Park
Amalgamation
Bridgeburg
Peace Bridge
The…

Tags: 1980s, 1985, amalgamation, Bridgeburg, Crystal Beach amusement park, Erie Beach, Fort Erie Public Library, Great Depression, hotels and taverns, north end, Oral history, peace bridge, railroad, recreation, restaurants and bars, ridgeway, schools, stores and businesses, transcripts

Oral History - Sayles, Ella

Provided here is Ella Sayles' interview. She discusses such topics as:

Stores
North end
Post Office
World War II
Fort Erie Public Library
Erie Beach
Crystal Beach Amusement Park
Old Fort
Bootlegging

Tags: 1980s, 1985, Crystal Beach amusement park, Erie Beach, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, north end, old fort, Oral history, post office, restaurants and bars, transcripts, world war II

Proposed Library Expansion

This model represents the proposed expansion of the Centennial Branch of the Fort Erie Public Library.

Tags: 1970s, Centennial, Crystal Ridge, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie Times, model, public library, stevensville

Special Services for the Handicapped

The Fort Erie Public Library expanded services to the collection to include talking books. Pictured here is Community Services Coo-ordinator Lynda Goodridge.

Tags: 1980s, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie Times, talking books

Stevensville Branch Library, #1

Pictured here is the front sign of the Stevensville branch of the Fort Erie Public Library.

Tags: 1970s, Centennial, Crystal Ridge, Fort Erie, Fort Erie Public Library, public library, stevensville

Stevensville Branch Library, #2

Pictured here is the front of the original Stevensville Branch library.