Niagara Peninsula Branch – The Wainfleet Nine

A look at the lives of the nine men from Wainfleet Township who perished in World War I.

Drawing from World War I personnel records, as well as birth, death, marriage, and census records, this presentation offers a portrait of each of the nine young men of Wainfleet Township who gave their lives in the service of their country during the Great War.

Bio of Janet Hodgkins, UE

• Grew up in Wainfleet Township where she and her husband raised their two sons and where she still resides on part of her grandparents’ farm.
• Graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. in Honours History.
• Graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an M.L.S. (Master of Library Science)
• Had a career at the Welland Public Library as Children’s Librarian where she told lots of stories.
• Is a Director of the Colonel John Butler (Niagara) Branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada, and is proud to claim 5 UEL ancestors and 6 ancestors who served in the War of 1812.
• Has been President of the Wainfleet Historical Society for over 10 years.
• Enjoys genealogy (of course), sewing (including her own and her husband’s historic period attire), baking (with an interest in culinary history), and reading (often historical fiction and classic novels).

To learn more about the Wainfleet Historical Society, please click on the following link – https://niagara.ogs.on.ca/whs_blurb/