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and general interest in our own work. We have held regular meetings 

 every month during the winter at which, interesting papers were read, 

 and one open meeting at which an address was given by A. W. Wright, 

 on "Lessons of the War." We have printed No. 27 "Names only 

 but much more" and the story of No. 1 Company Niagara. Our 

 picnic was held in Niagara Park in August and was well attended a 

 short address was given by Mrs. Forsyth Grant, the President of the 

 Women's Historical Society of Toronto. The papers read during 

 the year were Reminiscences of Mrs. Pilkington the daughter of Col. 

 Nelles of Grimsby one of the earliest settlers. Letters of Hon. Wm. 

 Dickson of Albany when a prisoner in 1813 and correspondence with 

 General Dearborn, Reminiscences of Michael Gonder of Black Creek, 

 Extracts from the diary of the Hon. James Crooks of Niagara during 

 the war of 1812-14 printed by the Woman's Historical Society of 

 Toronto. Letter giving an account of voyage of two companies of 

 the Royal Canadian Rifles in 1857 to Fort Garry by way of Hudson 

 Bay, contributed by the late Nichol Kingsmill K.C. A paper was 

 read by Mrs. J.J. Wright on the work of the Women's Institute and 

 the women of Niagara in contributing to the Hospital Fund, the Red 

 Cross, the relief of the Belgians and the Secours National as well as 

 to the Niagara boys who have since the beginning of the war volunteered, 

 are in training or are at the front. 



We are now printing pamphlet No. 28 which will consist almost 

 wholly of family history, being reminiscences of early settlers in the 

 Niagara peninsula. During the year we have distributed 600 pamph- 

 lets and nearly 800 reports, 1,500 visitors have inscribed their names 

 in the visitors' book, several tablets have been placed in the building, 

 one to the King's 8th or Liverpool Regiment which served here in 

 early years, one to Silas Smith of Winona, one to John Kennedy of 

 St. Anns and one to John Harris of Niagara, all early residents of the 

 town or neighborhood. 



The President of the Society was one of those appointed by the 

 Ontario Historical Society to attend the anniversary of the battle of 

 Beaver Dams, the interesting points of which were the unveiling of a 

 memorial window to George Keefer, the founder of Thorold, the at- 

 tendance of Indian chiefs and the making of Dr. Ryerson a chieftain, 

 the presence of 4,000 from the military camp at Niagara. The 

 centenary of the battle of Lundy's Lane was also attended. In the 

 exhibition of relics the only article of military clothing worn at the 

 battle was the coat of Col. MacDougal of Niagara then in the Glen- 

 garry Light Infantry. 



There have been many groups of visitors as Literary Clubs, 

 Sunday schools, Military, all interested in the collection. The building 



