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Sartorio’s Sons of Italy Band
A 1927 photograph of the Sons of Italy in Guelph previous to the discrimination and isolation of the Second World War. Visible in the photo are both…
The Northern Rubber Company Building
Two views of the Northern Rubber Company building from around the intersection of Huron Street and Alice Street.
Rick Ferraro Button
Rick Ferraro is a Guelph born politician who was the first Italian-Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament. Ferraro represented Wellington South from 1985 to 1990. Ferraro advocated St. Joseph's hospital becomming an acute care facility but lost in…
Sartorio’s Sons of Italy Band
A 1927 photograph of the Sons of Italy in Guelph previous to the discrimination and isolation of the Second World War. Visible in the photo are both the Union Jack and the flag of the Kingdom of Italy in the background. Italy was, at the time,…
Sacred Heart School Boxing Club
The Sacred Heart School Boxing Club was composed, predominantly, of Italian youth. This photo is from 1945.
Multicultural Festival at Memorial Gardens
An Italian flag flies alongside a Canadian flag at Memorial Gardens during the Multicultural Festival (Italian Day) in 1981.
Mural on the side of City Vac at 93 Elizabeth Street in Guelph
A mural on the side of the City Vac shop at 93 Elizabeth Street. This mural demonstrates the continuing presence of the Italian community in Guelph.
Some Recollections of James Walter Lyon
The first page of a memoir created by James Walter Lyon in 1924.
St. George's Church from across the Speed River
St. George's Church was constructed by the Boult family, which Lyon married into through his marriage to Lucy Boult.
Lyon Park
James Walter Lyon used the land he had purchased, not only for industry, but for parks. Lyon donated the land necessary for the creation of Riverside Park in 1905 which some suspect was a ploy at generating more traffic for Lyon's Guelph Radial…
Pictures of C.P.R. Train and Track, Guelph
A CPR train during a time period in which St. Patrick's Ward became a fully industrialized neighbourhood in Guelph.