C.W. 'Bill' Hunt, a former history teacher, business executive, and entrepreneur, retired from business to devote his energies to writing in 1996. He wrote a number of books on the history of the Belleville area including Booze, Boats and Billions and Gentleman Charlie and the Lady Rum Runner. He died in Belleville, Ontario on 30 December 2016.
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Research files compiled by Bill Hunt.
Donated by Mildred Hunt in May 2019.
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Notes, photographs, newspaper articles, brochures and magazines in relation to buildings and businesses in Belleville, Ontario.
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Newsletters from the restaurant chain "Dixie Lee." 1978-1980
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Notes, newspaper articles, and guides in relation to buildings and businesses in Belleville, Ontario.
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Notes, photographs and newspaper articles in relation to local gambling and rum running practices.
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Notes and newspaper articles in relation to true crime stories in Hastings County.
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Notes, photographs and newspaper articles in relation Ed Thomas and his cigar shop on Front Street in Belleville, Ontario.
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Notes on prostitution for a planned Outlook article.
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Notes, photographs and newspaper articles in relation to local ghost stories and rum running practices.
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Notes and newspaper articles on WWl German spies in relation to aviation camps.
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Notes and newspaper clippings on Belleville airmen in the First World War.
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Notes on Front Street properties for a walking tour, conducted by Bill Hunt.
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1) Marriage certificate of George Hunt and Margaret Bell, October 19th, 1865.
2) B.C.I. footballers: George Locke and Bob Taylor c. 1948.
3) Unidentified sportsman receives a trophy.
4) Buckley's Food Market on Victoria Avenue, c. 1950.
5) Notes on Belleville census records 1818-1959 and federal elections results 1867-1924.
6) Booze, Boats and Bullets Interviews with Cecil Lobb and Norm Conley, Kem McConnell and Ann Jones, circa 1990.
7) DVD Slideshow of images relating to Royal Flying Corps in Canada, circa 2009.