Home of Jack Miner

Home of Jack Miner
Year: 
1960
Publisher: 
Sigal Brothers Ltd.
Type(s): 
Postcard
Identifier(s): 
P22968
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 1
Notes: 
C. 1960; home of Jack Miner of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, near Leamington, Canada (from back of postcard); Jack Miner's homestead and Bird Sanctuary is located at 332 Road 3 West, Kingsville, Ontario; John Thomas (Jack) Miner was born in Ohio in 1865 and his family moved to the Kingsville area in 1878; in 1904 Jack created a pond on his property to attract geese, which marked the beginning of his bird sanctuary; he began tagging migratory birds in 1909; the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation was established in 1931 in the U.S. and 1936 in Canada as a charitable organization to continue his legacy; Jack died in 1944.
Subject(s): 
Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary (Kingsville)
Miner, Jack Residence (Kingsville)
Houses
Gardens
Place(s): 
Kingsville (Ontario)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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