LIBRARY

Canadian Heritage Seekers Library:  For Dues Paid Club Members Only

 

The Club Library is maintained by Dennis McMullen. The library is listed in categories in order to make it more “user friendly” to members. Just scroll down to the category that you are looking for and check all of the items listed there for the one(s) you want.

 

·         There will also be a separate listing for DVDs.

 

·         Items may be borrowed for one month’s period and returned back at the next club meeting.

 

·         To borrow an item: Write your name and the item borrowed in the Club library signout book.

 

·         There will an updated hard copy library list on the library table at each CHS meeting.

 

·         Also at the club member’s request, a copy of the library may be emailed to the club member.

 

 

MILITARY:

 

 

American Military Insignia,Medals and Decorations-William Fowler and Evans Kerrigan

 

American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976; A Final report To the People Vol 1

 

America’s Battlefields – Hubbard and Cobb

 

And All Their Glory Past – Donald E Graves

 

The Arms, Flags and Emblems of Canada – Deneau Publishers

 

Badges of the Canadian Forces – by the Ministry of Supply and Services Canada

Billy Bishop V.C. – W.D. Mathieson

The Bridge at Dieppe – Good

 

Brock: Canadian Men of Action – Hugh S Eayrs

 

The Call To Arms-The 1812 Invasions Of Upper Canada – Richard Feltoe

 

Canadian Militaria Directory and Sourcebook 1996-1997 Edition, Service Publications

 

Canadians and the Victoria Cross – Douglas A Melville

 

Centenary of the Battle of Lundy’s Lane – published by the Lundy’s Lane Historical Society

 

Death at Snake Hill: Secrets From a War of 1812 Cemetery by Paul Litt, Donald F. Williamson and Joseph A. Whitehorne

 

Field Of Glory: The Battle of Chrysler’s Farm 1813 – Donald E Graves

 

Fortress Of Louisbourg – John Fortier & Owen Fitzgerald

 

The Green Tiger James Fitzgibbons: A Hero of the War of 1812 by Enid L Mallory

 

A Guide to Colonial Artifacts of America – Ivor Noel Hume

 

A History of Artillery – Ian V Hogg

 

A History of the 57th Artillery Regiment – G. Michael Kirby

 

A History of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment – Major R.L. Rogers

 

The History of the R.A.F. 1939-1989 – Christopher Chant

 

A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Vol 1 – Lawson

 

A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Vol 2 – Lawson

 

History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire – Barlow Cumberland

 

Military Uniforms of the World in Colour – Blandford

 

The Origins of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

 

The RCMP Early Canadian Life – Erin Banting

 

Red Coats and Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa 5 July 1814 -Donald E Graves

 

The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps – John Marteinson

 

Uniforms of the American Civil War – Philip Haythornthwaite

 

Where Right and Glory Lead: The Battle of Lundy’s Lane 1814 by Donald E Graves

 

 

METAL DETECTING BOOKS:

 

Competition Treasure Hunting – Ernie Curlee

Detectorist – Robert H. Sickler


Dive Detecting: The Modern Treasure Hunter – Steve Zazulyk

An Eastern Th’ing Second Edition

Favorite Finds – Vaughan Garrett

 

Finders Secrets of Success by T.D. Bunce

 

Gold Panner’s Manual – Garner Basque

 

Great Lakes Diving Guide – Cris Kohl

 

Metal Detecting Advice and Tips – Robert Sickler and Joseph Patrick

 

Modern Metal Detectors by Charles Garrett

The New Successful Coin Hunter – Charles Garrett

The New Treasure Recovery From Sand and Sea – Charles Garrett


The Ring Finder – Steve Zazulyk

The Simplex + Handbook – Andy Sabisch

Treasure Hunting Manual – Treasure Hunting Publications

 

Treasure Hunting Pays Off – Charles Garrett

 

Treasure Under Your Feet – Roy Volker and Dick Richmond

 

 

LOCAL HISTORY:

 

 

An Area Of Historical Interest in the Counties of Lincoln and Welland Ontario

 

Bicentennial Stories Of Niagara On the Lake Published by the Bicentennial Committee 1981

 

Canada’s Story: Book One The Dawn of Time – Bob Foley

 

Canada’s Story: The Struggle For a Continent Book 2 – Bob Foley

 

The Canadians Vol 4 – Bob Foley

 

Cave Springs Mystique – Margaret Reed

 

Cave Springs Farm in Lore and Legend – William F. Rannie

 

Daredevil’s Over Niagara – George Bailey

 

Drummond Hill Story – Agnes Leslie

 

Education in the Niagara Peninsula – Vanwell Publishing

 

Exploring Niagara- Hans and Allyson Tammemagi

 

Exploring Niagara On the Lake and the Niagara Peninsula by Susan

Walker and Dori Herod

 

Fading History Vol 1 and Vol 2-Dave Cook

 

Fall View Bridges History and Collapse – James C Morden 1938

 

Fort Erie (1764-1823) An Historical Guide – David Owen

 

Great Gorge Route – Peter Watson

 

Historical Writings Of Willoughby Township – (pamphlet)

 

Images Of a Century The City Of Niagara Falls Canada 1904-2004

  

It Happened At Niagara – Third Series Sherman Zavitz

 

Lake Erie A Pictorial History – Julie MacFie Sobol and Ken Sobol

 

Looking Back: Niagara Falls Historical Notes- Sherman Zavitz

 

Looking Back: The Niagara River the Ontario Shore – Sherman Zavitz

Maid of the Mist – George Bailey

The Mini Atlas of Early Settlers in the District of Niagara

 

Niagara A History of the Falls – Pierre Burton

 

Niagara Escarpment From Niagara Falls To Tobermory – William Gilliard and Thomas Tooke

 

Niagara On the Lake 1781-1991 – Acton Press Publications

 

The Niagara Portage Road 1790-1990 – George Seibel

 

Niagara Portage From Past to Present – Theodora Vinal

 

The Niagara Story Vol 1 The Beginnings To 1812 – Bob Foley

 

NS&T -Andrew Pankow and Peter Brown

 

Niagara Then and Now – Sherman Zavitz

 

Ontario’s Niagara Parks 100 Years – George Seibel

 

Ontario’s Niagara Parks A History – Ronald L Way

 

The Public Parks and Gardens of Niagara – Roland Barnsley and John H Pierce

 

Queen of the Mist: The Story of Annie Edson Taylor by Charles Carlin Parish

 

Rails Across Ontario – Ron Brown

 

Railways in the Niagara Peninsula by john N Jackson and John Burtniak

 

Sketches of Niagara – Florence B Ledoux

 

Stamford Township of Old Buildings

 

Stamford Presbyterian Church 200th Anniversary (Pamphlet)

 

Tempest in a Teapot: The Cave Springs Opera by Margaret Reed

 

To Many People Many Things: Niagara On the Lake – Hugh D Maclean

 

Through the Years at Erie Beach 1988 – H.I. Matthews

 

The War of 1812 Vol 2 – Bob Foley

 

Who’s Who in Heritage in Niagara 1997-1999 – Burtniak Printing

 

Wings Over Niagara: Aviation in the Niagara District 1911-1944 -Published
by Niagara Aviation Pioneers

 

 

NEW YORK STATE:

 

History of New York State – Ellis, Frost, Syrett and Carman

 

Letchworth State Park (Pamphlet)

 

 

TORONTO:

 

Casa Loma – Bill Freeman

 

I Remember Sunnyside – Mike Filey

 

Once Upon a Century 100 Years of the EX by J.H. Robinson

 

Spadina A Story of Old Toronto – Austin Seton Thompson

 

The Town of Leaside A Brief History – J I Rempel

 

Trillium and Toronto Island – Mike Filey

 

 

HAMILTON AND BURLINGTON:

 

Burlington Images of a City – George Balabar

 

Dundurn Castle – Donalda Badone

 

1846 Hamilton – Brian Henley

 

Hamilton: A People’s History – Bill Freeman

 

Hamilton Our Lives and Times – Brian Henley

 

Memories of Wentworth – Gary Evans

 

The Relic Hunter Buried Treasure in Hamilton – Mike Guarascia

 

 

WELLAND CANAL:

 

The Canals at Welland – David M Michener

 

A Light On the Seaway – Ethel Williamson

 

Mr Merritt’s Ditch A Welland Canal’s Album – Roberta M Styan and Robert R Taylor

 

The Welland Canal Vol 3 – Bob Foley

 

The Four Welland Canals – John N Jackson

 

 

ST. CATHARINES:

 

A Century With the St Catharines General Hospital – John Lawrence Runnalls 1974

 

Glimpses Into Our Past Vol 1 and Vol 2 – Published by the Standard

 

Lincoln County 1856-1956 Published by the Lincoln County Council

 

The St Catharines Centennial Book – Advertising Works

 

St Catharines Centennial History 1967 – Advance Printing Ltd.

 

St Catharines: Garden On The Canal – Robert Shipley

 

The Shaver Hospital 75th Anniversary

 

Merritt A Canadian Before His Time – Jack Williams

 

Thorold Booklet 1850-1975

 

History of the County of Brant – F. Douglas Reville

 

 

WRITINGS FROM NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

 

Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1812 Part 3

 

Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara frontier in 1813 Part 5

 

Niagara Historical Pamphlets No 5 Sermon by Rev. Robert Addison, History of
Mrs. Jean Baptiste Rousseaux,Historic Houses,Evolution of an Historical
Room

 

No 6 Niagara Library 1800 to 1820 Early Schools of Niagara

 

No 12 The Battle of Fort George (2 Copies)

 

No 14 Letters of Mrs Wm Dummer Powell 1807-1821

 

No 17 Ten Years of the Colony of Niagara 1780-1790 by Lieut.-Colonel E Cruikshank

 

No 18 Early History of St Marks Reminiscent Papers, No 1 Soldiers Pensioners,
Early Shipbuilding Robert Gourlay (2 copies)

 

No 19 Inscriptions and Graves in the Niagara Peninsula

 

No 20 Reminiscences of the Fenian Raid 1866,Reminiscences of Niagara and St
Davids,Canadian Confederation in the Making With Some Glimpses at the
Confederators, Translation of Part of the Journal of St Thomas de
Boucherville

 

No 21 Historic Buildings

 

No 22 Some Graves on Lundy’s Lane

 

No 23 Fort Niagara, Letters of 1814 From Dominion Archives, Steamer Chicora
Formerly Confederate Blockade Runner, Riders of the Plain

 

No 26 Notes on the History of the District of Niagara 1791-1793

 

No 27 Names Only But Much More Number 1 company, Niagara Family

History and Reminiscences of Early Settlers (2 Copies)

 

No 29 The Niagara Frontier in 1837-38

 

No 30 Some Notable Results of the War, Original Documents

 

No 31 Letters of 1812,Brock’s Monument,1840,Katherina Maideen, Appreciation of it, W.J.Wright, M.A.Emigrants of 1847 in Niagara, U.E.Loyalists,Inscriptions (2 Copies)

 

No 32 Notes on Niagara 1759-1860 (2 copies)

 

No 33 Relating To the Invasion of the Niagara Peninsula By the United States
Army commanded by General Jacob Brown in July and August 1814

 

No 34 Whose Debtors We Are by Catharine Creed

 

No 35 Captain Matthew Hamilton, Polish Force in Niagara, Polish Relief Work in
Niagara, Rev. Robert Addison, Rev. John Burns

 

No 36 Fifty Years of Peach Culture in Ontario, Lieut.-General John Graves Simcoe First Governor of Upper Canada, First Bridges Over the Niagara River, Mrs John Graves Simcoe, Address by Gen.Cruikshank on the Battle of Fort
George, The Tragedy of Milford Lodge, Reminiscences of Captain Decew

 

No 37 United Empire Loyalists, The Read Family in Early Years, The Women’s
Institute

 

No 38 A Collection of Documents Relating To the First Settlement 1778-1783

 

No 39 Records of Niagara 1784-1787

 

No 40 Records of Niagara 1784-1789

 

No 41 A collection of Contemporary Letters and Documents 1790-1792

 

No 42 Records of Niagara in the Days of Commodore Grant and Lieut-Governor Gore 1805-1811

 

No 43 A Collection of Contemporary Letters and Documents 1812

 

No 44 A Collection of Contemporary Letters and Documents Jan to July 1813

 

 

COLLECTIBLES:

 

Aeronautica Collectibles Reference Guide – A.J.Marriott-Smith

 

An Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage – Don Taxay

 

Antique Arms and Armor – Frederick Wilkinson

 

Standard Catalogue of World Coins 2003 Edition -C hester L Krause and Clifford Mishler

 

Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Paper Money 1st Edition

 

Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian coins 61st Edition 2007

 

Canadian Coin and Variety Catalogue 1st Edition 1961

 

Trade Tokens of Ontario – Fred Bowman

 

Supplement to Bowman’s Trade Tokens of Ontario – Canadian Association of Token Collectors

 

Coin Collector’s Survival Manual 4th Edition – Scott A Travers

 

Official Know It All Guide USA Coins 59th Edition by Dr Roderick P Hughes

 

Hard Times Tokens 1832-1844 – Russell Rulav

 

A Guide To Metal Toys – Constance King

 

Guide Book of United States Coins – Red Book  R.s.Yeoman 73rd ed 2020

 

Modern Toy Trains – Gerry and Janet Souter

 

Modern Lionel Trains – Robert Schleicher

 

Modern Soldiers in Colour – Roy Dilley

 

Matchbox Toys Price Guide – Nancy Schiffer

 

Toys and Prices 2010 17th Edition – Justin Moen

 

US Scouting Collectibles – George Cuhaj

 

Collecting Today For Tomorrow Radio Premiums – David Allan Herzog

 

Tomart’s Guide To Radio Premiums and Cereal Box Collectibles by Tom Tumbusch

 

Guide To Old Radios – David and Betty Johnson

 

The Padlock Collector Price Guide-Franklin M Arnall

 

Schroeder’s Antique Price Guide 10th Edition

 

Silver: A Practical Guide To Collecting Silverware and Identifying Hallmarks

– Joel Langford

 

American Silver and Pewter – Donald L Fenimore

 

Royal Doulton Figurines and Character Jugs-Katharine Morrison McClinton

 

Mugs and Tankards A Collector’s Guide-Deborah Stratton

 

Pocket Guide To Depression Glass and More-Gene Florence

 

Cutglass Handbook and Price Guide-John H Hotchkiss

 

Table Glass in Canada 1700-1850-Paul McNally

 

Victorian Jewellery-Deidre O’Day

 

Collector’s Value Guide To Harry Potter Collectibles-Checkerbee Publishing

 

Buttons of the Canadian Militia 1900-1990-Eric Smylie

 

Cap Badges Of Canada Expeditionary Forces 1914-1919-Leonard Babin

 

Cap Badges of World War 1 Price Guide and Checklist (1982) To Leonard Babin’s

Guide – Chris Brooker

 

Charlton Standard Catalogue of First World War Canadian Infantry Badges

W.K. Cross Second Edition

 

Medals and Decorations-Ian Angus

 

Canada’s Army in World War 2 Badges, Histories of the Corps and Regiments

F.R.Tripp

 

Civil War Collector’s Encyclopedia-Francis A Lord

 

Norman Rockwell Value Guide 3rd Edition-Mary Moline

 

Schroeder’s Collectible Toys 1997 3rd Edition

 

Dinky Toys Third Edition Revised Price Guide-Dr Edward Force

 

Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe – Paul Hieronymussen

 

Orders, Decorations and Medals to Canadians- Ross Irwin and Edward Denby

 

The Illustrated Guide To Collecting Bottles-Cecil Munsey

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS:

 

Archaeology The Definitive Guide  Weldon Owen Publishing

 

Archaeology Magazine Jan/Feb 2022

 

Back Roads of Ontario-Ron Brown

 

Bathroom Book Of Ontario History – Rene Biberstein

 

The Book of Gold-Kenneth Blackmore

 

Britain’s Kings and Queens – Sir George Bellew

 

The Bruce Trail Reference Edition 23

 

An Introduction To Canadian Archaeology-David L Newlands and Claus Brede

 

Canada’s History Magazine: formerly the Beaver

 

June/July 2004, Dec 2004/Jan 2005

Feb/March 2005, April/May 2005,June/July 2005

Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Men of Medals VC Winners

Apr/May 2006 The 1907 Quebec Bridge Collapses, The Sinking of the Athenia (missing)

June/July 2006 Explore Canada’s Top Ten Achaeological Sites

Aug/Sept 2006 Was Jack the Ripper Canadian?

Oct/Nov 2006 The War That Made Canada  (Missing)

April/May 2010 Saving David Thompson

June/July 2010 Shell Shock

Aug/Sept 2010 Pirates: Bloodthirsty Cruel Canadian

Oct/Nov 2010 Canada’s Navy 100 Years

Dec 2010/Jan 2011 Gold Rush

Feb/March 2011 10 Best Historic Sites

April/May 2011 God’s Warriors

June/July 2011 Terry Fox Remembering Our Canadian Hero

Aug/Sept 2011 Rum Runners:Vigilantes Enforce Prohibition

Dec 2011/Jan 2012 War Brides

Feb/March 2012  On a Mission

June/July 2012  Canada’s Queen

Aug/Sept 2012   Goal Of the Century

Oct/Nov 2012  Canada’s Father Figure

Dec 2012/Jan 2013  Who Really Won the War Of 1812?

June/July 2013  Bluenose Reborn

June/July 2014 Lundy’s Lane war of 1812″s Bloodiest Battle

Aug/Sept 2014  The Death Of Wolfe

Dec/Jan 2014 The Last spike + 11 More Train Tales

Feb/March 2015  Captain Cook

April/May 2016 Outlaws The Roughest Toughest Bandits of Canada’s Wild West

June/July 2016  Hello My Name Is Canada

Oct/Nov 2016  Bows and Arrows

Dec 2016/Jan 2017  100 Years the 8 greatest Games Ever Played

Feb/March 2017  Sitting Bull

Oct/Nov 2017   Timber

Aug/Sept 2018 The Dust Bowl

 

Our Canada Magazine:

 

Our Canada Dec./Jan 2011  Christmas Hopes and Wishes

Our Canada Oct/Nov 2014 Wartime Memories

Our Canada June/July 2017 Our Country Our Stories

 

City Parks of Canada-Linda Martin and Kerry Seagrave

 

Faces and Places Along the Railway – Elizabeth A Willmot

 

Footpaths to Freeways Ministry of Transportation and Communication

 

A Guide to Antique Hunting Across Canada – John Hearn

 

Guide to Conservation Areas in Ontario (Pamphlet)

 

History of the Kiwanis

 

I Married the Klondike by Laura Beatrice Berton

 

Meet Me at the Station – Elizabeth A Willmot

 

National Geographic Magazines:

May 1918,May 1920,Jan 1921,Oct 1921(2),Sept 1921,Jan 1922(3),Aug, Sept,

Nov, Dec 1940,Jan,March,Apr,July,Sept,Nov 1941,Mar,May,June 1945,Feb-Dec 1946, Jan-Nov 1947,Jan-Aug 1948,March 1958,Bound Vols 1916,1922,1925

 

Official Road Guide of Canada 1912

 

Ontario Historic Sites,Museums,Galleries and Plaques

 

Passengers Must Not Ride On Fenders-Mike Filey

 

A Picture History of Canadian Cars 1932-1947 by John De Bondt

 

A Picture History of Ontario

 

Portable Antiquities Report On Austria by Raimund Karl (from Kiara Beaulieu)

 

Saskatoon’s Electric Transit- Easten Wayman

 

Saturday Evening Post Magazine:  48

1952 Aug 2, June 14

1954 Apr 5, June 5, Oct 30

1955 June 25, Sept 3

1956 Jan 7, Feb 18, Mar 3, May 5, June 16

1957 Feb 2, Mar 30

1958 Jan 4, Jan 25, Feb 18, Apr 5, Apr 19, June 14, July 19, Nov 8

1959 Mar 7, Apr 18, July 11, Aug 8, Oct 3, Oct 24

1960 June 11, June 18, July 2

1961 Feb 11, Apr 22, July 8, Sept 16

1964 Feb 15, Mar 21, Apr 18, June 11-18, June 20, Aug 8-15, Nov 14, Nov 21

1965 Jan 16, June 19, July 17, Oct 9, Dec 4

 

Secrets of Lake Simcoe-Andrew Hind & Maria Da Silva

 

Quebec City 1765-1822-David T Ruddell

 

T Eaton and Co. Reprint Catalogue 1901

 

United Empire Loyalists Pioneers of upper Canada – Nick and Helma Mika

 

The Visits of Royalty To Canada – North America Life Assurance Co.

 

Waterfalls of Ontario – George Fisher and Mark Harris

 

Waterfront Trail and Greenway Map

 

What Is It? A Gallery of Historical Phrases-Lorraine O’Bryne

 

Whiskey and Wickedness Halton County 1815-1875-Larry D Cotton

 

Whiskey and Wickedness Barrie Ontario 1815-1885- Larry D Cotton

 

Whiskey and Wickedness Vol. 2 Orillia Ontario 1800-1900 Larry D. Cotton 

 

DVDS:

 

The Armoury (Niagara Falls)    44m

 

The Antique and Collectible Jewellery Series Vol 2 Circa 1887-1930 by

Jeanenne Bell

 

Battle Hill A Living History     21m

 

Battle of Vimy Ridge Pt 4-National Film Board of Canada 31m

 

Big Battles of WW2 Documentaries 10 Features-8 hours

 

The Blizzard of 77 30th Anniversary-Rossi

 

City of Gold   21m

 

Crystal Beach Park: Thanks For the Memories 90m

 

Dan Berg’s Dive Wreck Valley Video Series Exploring Northeast Shipwrecks 24m

 

Daredevil’s of Niagara Falls-Producers John Grant and Catie Siodmak WNED 2006  37m

 

A Day At Fort George 1813    18m

 

The Detectorists Series 1   British TV Series

 

The Detectorists Series 2   British TV Series

 

The Detectorists Series 3   British TV Series – 3 copies

 

The Detectorists Movie Special – 2 copies

  

Digging Into the Future Armenia Travel Scope

 

1812 The Forgotten War   78m

 

Fort Niagara The Struggle For A Continent     26m

 

Haunted Niagara-Daniel Rodrique/Maple Tree Production   73m

 

Lyme Disease What You should Know

 

Niagara’s Great Gorge Route   (no sound)    10m

 

Schoellkopt Hydro collapse 1956   11m

 

Secrets Of Archaeology  6 Discs    11 hours

 

Shadows of Niagara Investigating Niagara’s Most Haunted Region (2 DVD’s)

 

Sketches of Our Town:

Cobourg, Fergus, Gananoque, Goderich, Guelph, Niagara Falls, Paris   2 Boxes Discs

Port Colborne, Stratford      23m each

 

Their Finest Hour:The R.A.F. and the Battle of Britain    94m

 

Time Team:  Case of Discs + 3 Episodes

 

United Empire Loyalists A-V Discovery LTD    21m

 

War On the Thames    25m

 

Standard Catalogue of World Coins-Krause 3 Discs 1800 to Date

 

Equipment Instructional DVD’s:

 

Garrett Ace 250,150 and Pro Pinpointer   38m

 

Garrett GTI Instructional DVD

 

Garrett AT Pro International DVD

 

Fisher 1266X/1266 XB    7m

 

Whites Mastering The Classics      42m

 

Whites Spectrum   XLT     89m

 

 

 

Metal Detecting Magazines: Western and Eastern, Treasure, Lost Treasure  etc

 

Field Test Reports – Metal Detector