Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2014-47
Title
Bill Hunt display items on rum-runners
Date(s)
- 2014 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 file
Context area
Name of creator
(1931-2016)
Biographical history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Bill Hunt in July 2014.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File of materials used in a display about rum-runners in the Quinte area, including reproductions of photographs and newspaper clippings on Ben Kerr and the Corby distillery.