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Lowry, Desmond Herbert Douglas

  • Person
  • 1926-2016

Desmond Lowry was born in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland on 22 August 1926. He became a draughtman and emigrated to Canada in 1951, where he signed up to help survey the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway. He then moved to Toronto, Ontario where he worked for a brief period in the drafting department of AVRO during which time he was witness to the famous ‘Arrow’ jet fighter project as well as the development of the CF100 jet fighter.
After a brief time back in Ulster (where he met Patricia Kaine, his future wife), Desmond returned once again to Canada where he went into the employ of the British American (BA) Oil Company. He would continue with this company (which was eventually taken over by Gulf Oil Canada) for the next 27 years working as a construction and maintenance superintendent. Later he would also work for Mobil Chemical in Belleville before he retired permanently at the age of sixty.
Once established in Canada, Desmond was joined by Patricia and on the 5th of September 1955 the couple were married at St. Olaves Anglican Church in Toronto. They lived in Toronto for a few years and then moved to a brand new home in Oshawa. In 1962 the Lowrys moved to Sault Ste. Marie and in 1969 the family of five moved south to the city of Belleville.
Desmond was a keen pilot and longtime member of the Belleville Flying Club. He died in Belleville on 5 August 2016.

Alpha Dairies Ltd.

  • Corporate body
  • fl. 1949

Alpha Dairies was located at 57 Cannifton Road in Belleville, Ontario.

Little, T. V.

  • Person
  • fl. 1945

T. V. Little was a photographer based in Ottawa, Canada.

Boyce, Ruth

  • Person
  • b. 1930

Ruth Boyce is a resident of Cannifton, Ontario and a former volunteer with the Hastings County Historical Society.

Fraiberg, Gerry

  • Person
  • fl. 2017

Gerry Fraiberg is a videographer and resident of Belleville, Ontario.

Belleville & District Shrine Club

  • Corporate body
  • 1946-

The Belleville & District Shrine Club was incorporated in 1946. Its headquarters are at 51 Highland Avenue, Belleville, Ontario, a property built in 1881 by barrister Nathaniel Baldwin Falkiner (1838-1905).

Bethel-Zion Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1912-

Bethel-Zion Women's Institute was organized in Phillipston in January 1912.

Kilties

  • Corporate body
  • 1902-1933

The Kilties Band of Belleville, Ontario, was one of Canada's most popular international touring bands of its day. Thomas P.J. Power and William F. Robinson were its first bandmasters, and its membership at times included cornetist, Mr. Voss, and pipe sergeant, David Ferguson (who also recorded bagpipe solos for Berliner). Playing at parks and touring on the vaudeville circuit, they eventually performed in 20 countries, appearing at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 and giving two Royal Command Performances in Britain. From 1908 to 1910 they went around the world, and in 1915 played to great critical acclaim at the Panama-San Diego Exposition.

Hastings County Land Registry Office

  • Corporate body
  • 1800-

The Hastings County Land Registry Office was responsible for recording transaction relating to ownership of land in Hastings County, Ontario.

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