Beth Green was born in Hartney, Manitoba to Reginald J. Mckenzie and Harriet V. Well Wood on 25th January 1924. She married Geoffrey W. Green in 1949. They lived in Quebec and in Fort William (later Thunder Bay) and Clarkson, Ontario and moved to Belleville, Ontario, in 1971. In Belleville Beth worked part-time in the reference room of Belleville Public Library and became a member of the Hastings County Historical Society. She played an active role in the Society's Building Research Committee and chairing the Archives Committee. She died on 6 January 2017.
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Research notes and other materials relating to Beth Green's work for the Building Research Committee and the Archives Committee of the Hastings County Historical Society in Belleville, Ontario.
Donated by Beth Green in 2007 (2007-21) and later additions. The original accession is contained in files 1-40, later additions in 41-46. The file of research material in 47 was donated by Susan Green on 30 July 2015.
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File contains:
* a poem (or song?) in limerick form about the McIntosh-Ridley House in Belleville, Ontario
* invitation to light entertainment by the Wharf Street Players in aid of the Friends of the McIntosh-Ridley House at the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
* two news clippings about the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's Quinte Branch
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File contains a copy of a cross-sectional diagram of a house, with numbers labelling various elements of the building.
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File contains newspaper clippings about controversial property transactions involving Mayor George Zegouras and other members of Belleville City Council.
Lois Foster is a historical researcher specializing in the study of buildings and families of Belleville, Ontario.
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File contains 18 negatives of Belleville, Ontario buildings (mainly on Front Street: Woodley furs, the Belmont Restaurant, Whalen music) and copies of Lois Foster's notes on the early history of downtown buildings.
The negatives have been scanned and are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/sets/72157674352594183.
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Newspaper clipping about residential zoning requirements for properties in the East Hill area of Belleville, Ontario.
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"Hastings County Historical Society Archives Draft Policy Statement": typed statements about the role of the Archives its policies, with annotations by Beth Green.
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March 1982 edition of 'Outlook', news clippings about Society activities and a souvenir supplement to the Intelligencer featuring historic Belleville buildings, 28th April 1981.
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Research notes and photocopies relating to the Bank of Montreal's history in Belleville, Ontario.
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Commemorative issue of The Intelligencer issued on 18 December 1984.
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Copies of articles on historic buildings which appeared in the Intelligencer and were written by Beth Green and Lois Foster of the Local Architectural Conservation Advocacy Committee of Belleville, Ontario.
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Correspondence with the City of Belleville Planning Committee in 1990 concerning adding John Macoun's name to a list of possible street names in Belleville, Ontario. Extensive notes by Beth Green on John Macoun, Canadian explorer and naturalist, for a Canadian Federation of University Women talk on 23 February 2004.
Beth Green donated 'Autobiography of John Macoun, Canadian Explorer and Naturalist, 1831-1920' (published in 1979 by the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club) in 2015. This volume is available in the Belleville section of the reference library of the Community Archives.
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Reproduction of editorials from 'The Madoc Mercury and North Riding News' of 1866 recording the discovery of gold deposits in the area.
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Copies of 1816 and 1874 maps of Belleville and other printed maps of the Quinte area.
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Article by Benzie Sangma from the Intelligencer, 24 November 2002 on 'Plying a future' on the Frontenac, the first steamboat to sail Lake Ontario (in 1816). It was constructed by Henry Teabout on the orders of Lucretia Finkle, owner of a shipyard in Ernesttown (now Bath).
Elizabeth Mitchell was a librarian and resident of Belleville, Ontario. She worked at the Belleville Public Library from 1973 to 2010. In her retirement, she was active in the Hastings County Historical Society, the Probus Club and St. Thomas Anglican Church.
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"The United Empire Loyalists Around the Bay of Quinte: a bibliography of materials in the Belleville Public Library" by Elizabeth Mitchell, published in 1984.
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Photocopy of 1847 plan of land to the south and east of the Moira River in Belleville, Ontario, belonging to the heirs of Jacob W. Myers.
Lois Foster is a historical researcher specializing in the study of buildings and families of Belleville, Ontario.
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Copy of typed notes made by Lois Foster on the Wallbridge papers at the Archives of Ontario in 1979. Also handwritten notes on Belleville references in the Baldwin papers and a photocopy of p.898 of 'Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte' relating to Elijah Wallbridge.
Prior to the Government Efficiency Act of 2002, was known as the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee.
Now, a municipal heritage committee for Belleville, Ontario: https://www.belleville.ca/city-hall/page/heritage-belleville.
The Hastings County Historical Society was founded in 1957 with the mandate to promote, encourage and conduct research into the history of Hastings County, Ontario.
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Three L.A.C.A.C./Heritage Belleville/Hastings County Historical Society walking tour guides to downtown Belleville, Ontario.
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Research notes on the properties at 25-25½ and 47 Alexander Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Page from 'Remember When' of 1 August 1993 about the history of 179 Ann Street, Belleville, Ontario and handwritten notes on the City of Belleville's designation of the Ellis Burrell storage building known as 'Meyer's Mill' in 1978.
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Newspaper clippings on the Riverboat House and Susannah Moodie's cottage, brochures of 'A Short History of Bridge Street Church' and a file of research on 118 Bridge Street East, Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clipping from 'Remember When', 30 January 1994 on the history of the house at 23 and 23½ Charlotte Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clippings about the churches on Church Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clippings about Billa Flint's house on Coleman Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clipping about Sears' destruction of the cobblestone house on College Street, Belleville, Ontario in December 1991.
Lois Foster is a historical researcher specializing in the study of buildings and families of Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper and magazine articles about 24 and 49 Dunbar Street, Belleville, Ontario, one from 'Remember When', the others from 'Collage'.
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Newspaper and magazine articles about the unveiling of the Dundas Street Burying Ground plaque, the Maybee house at 160 Dundas Street East, the Deacon Brothers factory and the house at 277 Dundas Street East.
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Newspaper clipping from 'Remember When' of 6 February 1994 on the history of the house at 2 Forin Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Notes on Front Street properties, including research notes, photograph and correspondence relating to the McIntosh-Ridley house on south Front Street, Belleville, Ontario.
Lois Foster is a historical researcher specializing in the study of buildings and families of Belleville, Ontario.
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Notes on Front Street properties, including research notes on the Commercial Hotel site (now 201 Front Street), plans of the Campbell estate (east side of Front Street north of Campbell Street) in Belleville, Ontario. Also Lois Foster's research notes on 265-273 Front Street.
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Postcards, photographs and press clippings about Front Street properties in Belleville, Ontario, including a photocopy of a panorama of Front Street properties made in a 1981 study by Du Toit.
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Press clippings about historic homes in George Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Press clipping on the history of mills in Belleville and Hastings by Nick and Helma Mika.
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Photographs showing the demolition of the former Common School #2 on the southwest corner of Octavia and Catharine Streets in Belleville, Ontario.
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News clipping on 4 Pine Street and research notes from Land Registry sources on 19 Pine Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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News clippings on Pinnacle Street properties in Belleville, Ontario, and research notes on the Corby Library property.
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Research paper by Georgina Zikopoulos on Bellevue House at 35 Centre Street, Kingston, and the Bell Riggs House at 21 Queen Street in Belleville, Ontario.
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Notes on Captain John Meyer's brick house in Belleville, Ontario.
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Timelines of publications of Catharine Parr Traill and Susanna Moodie.
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Photocopies of plan and photograph of the rolling mills on St. Paul Street in Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clippings, copies of plans and research notes on 20-24 Victoria Avenue, Belleville, Ontario.
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Newspaper clippings and research notes on 240 William Street, Belleville, Ontario.
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Reproduction of a sketch of the Moira River in Belleville, Ontario, by Edwin Whitefield. The original is at Library and Archives Canada.
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Notes by Beth Green about herself for an 'Archives Angels' presentation on 18th February 2008.
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News clippings and two photographs concerning the seven-week shutdown of Belleville Public Library from late October 1986 over a contract dispute between employees and the library's board. Includes letters to the newspapers from local citizens in support of the staff and reports of the support received from Farley Mowat.
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Research notes on the history of the stone building commonly known as 'Meyer's Mill' in Belleville, Ontario, originally part of Ellis Burrell's axe factory.
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Correspondence with researchers who sent queries to the Hastings County Historical Society.
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Copy of the codicil to the will of Jane England, 1864, and notes on Belleville businesses provided by James A. Roy to W. C. Mikel around 1940.
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File of notes relating to the management of the Hastings County Historical Society's archives.
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File of research notes, reports, news clippings and correspondence about the stone building on Station Street known as 'Meyer's Mills', built by Ellis Burrel between 1878 and 1883.
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Volume presented to Beth Green by Heritage Belleville in 1992. Annotated with revisions made by Beth Green which were later incorporated into the 2012 edition.
Donated by Susan Green, February 2017.
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File of press clippings and correspondence concerning the Filliter building on Front Street, Belleville, Ontario and the future of the Belleville Collegiate Institute building.