Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary
Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary |
Year: 1960 |
Publisher: Sigal Brothers |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): P14214 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 1 |
Notes: Postmarked 1961; 5 miles from Kingsville and 10 miles from Leaminton, Ontario, Canada; 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; addressed to Mr. A. J. Scott |
Subject(s): Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary (Kingsville) Miner, Jack Birds Children |
Place(s): Kingsville (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |