One hundred and fifty years ago, Beaverdams Church was in need of a new fence and other repairs.
And, thus, in 1865, a group of local Beaverdams and Thorold residents gathered their resources and go to work … or so we can assume from the statement of accounts that was drawn up in December of that year:
Courtesy of Mayholme Foundation, St Catharines
The names listed are familiar to the story of Beaverdams Church, including the Swayzes (Hiram, John and Malum, in this instance), James McIntosh, [Richard] Hendershot, Thomas Grenville, George Keefer, and John Whitelock.
Do you know if any or how many of their descendants still live locally?
