Ella Lola "Lola" Snider

1881 - 1933  (51 years)

• Name	Ella Lola "Lola" Snider
  Born	19 Apr 1881	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lola Snider  [3]
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Association
  Residence	1921	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00106-5863
  Died	11 Apr 1933  [3, 7]
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I21020	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elias Weber Bingeman Snider, MPP,   b. 19 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1921  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Nancy Weber,   b. 11 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1912, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F4678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The History of St. Jacobs Branch Library (This text has been adapted from the article "Modest building belies interesting history of St. Jacobs public library" by Lynne Thompson from the Elmira Independent, March 16, 1998, as well as The History of St. Jacobs Public Library recorded by Mrs. John C. (Rena) Buchanan, 1959) The St. Jacobs Public Library sits on a small lot behind St. James Lutheran church and the Old Factory, in a small, red brick building. Inside the door a staircase leads the way up into the interior of the library which is a gracious, friendly room, large and bright, including two wings and a central alcove. The wing to the north of the door, with windows on two sides and book-filled shelves, is the children's section. It contains a long, low table with a bench on each side. An identical wing to the south is the adult section, with the traditional tables and chairs. Beautiful old wooden shelves covered with books line the walls. Tying these two wings together is the alcove. It is separated from the main room by a specially constructed librarian's desk. This alcove gave the librarian an ideal place in which to work and serve. The architect planned this alcove upon special recommendation from Miss Winifred Snider of St. Jacobs, who in 1934 was in charge of Mount Allison University Library, Sackville, New Brunswick. The side walls are lined with shelves and cupboards and light streams in through two windows in the end wall. It is from this large wooden desk that the librarian commands her post. The library owes its existence to St. Jacobs resident Lola Snider, daughter of E.W.B. Snider and Nancy Weber Snider. She had left a sum of money in her will for her sisters, Ada and Amy Snider (also her executors), to donate toward a charitable purpose in the community. Since Lola had loved books, her sisters decided that a library would be a wonderful way to remember her. Ada and Amy invited three village trustees - Solomon Eby, Henry Ritter and Lincoln Hollinger - as well as other interested St. Jacobs citizens, to their home on August 7, 1933, to discuss the matter. The trustees were so intrigued with the idea of St. Jacobs having its own library that they decided to hold an open meeting at the Public School Hall, on August 31, 1933. Lola's brother, W.W. Snider, told the meeting attendants: "The executors of the Lola Snider estate will secure a site, erect a library building, equip and furnish the same, without any cost to the ratepayers, and will set aside a sum, as an endowment, the income of which will take care of about half of its maintenance, provided the village will make itself responsible for the other half." In the St. Jacobs Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Books (October 15, 1959), Rene Buchanan explains that the executors of the will felt the citizens of St. Jacobs would show more interest in the library if asked to assume half the cost of the upkeep. As the meeting drew to a close, a unanimous vote decided that the village should accept the offer of a library. The citizens of St. Jacobs were given a chance to have their say on September 29, 1933, at Winkler's Hall. The final vote resulted in 152 for the library and 2 against. Once the village had permission for the project, they began considering locations. Two properties were considered. One was the corner lot on the main highway, where Good's Blacksmith Shop had been for forty years. The second one was one block off the main highway, on Queen Street. It was part of the old school property, which had been purchased by the village in 1929 with the intention of creating a park. The village trustees felt that the quiet, peaceful Queen Street location, with its large shade trees, would be an ideal spot for a library. They decided to offer it to the library committee

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 272. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 16. [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. In Loving Memory / Of / Lola Snider / 1881 - 1933 /Until The Day Break / [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 17. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 33. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18365641/lola-ella-snider. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 271. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 587. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Apr 1864. Apr. 19, 1864 Elias Schneider Jr. and Nancy Weber, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Wurster [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Elias Snyder, 21, res. Waterloo Tp. b. Waterloo Tp., s/o Elias Snyder & Hana Beneman, married Nancy Weaver, 21, res Waterloo Tp. b. Waterloo Tp. d/o David Weaver & Pauline Lyons 19 Apr 1864

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1881 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth