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Date(s)
- 1983 (Creation)
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Item
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1 Item
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Maribeth Lillian Holgate was born in Cannifton, Ontario, in 1930, the third child of Charles Arthur Holgate and Myrtle Alice Winsor. She married Herbert Stanley Bird and was a longtime member of the Hastings County Historical Society. She died in Belleville, Ontario on 21 July 2009.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Maribeth Bird.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This file contains a personal writing by Maribeth L. Bird of Belleville, dated 1983 and titled "Cannifton, The Seat of Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada". It contains: a brief history of Cannifton and the people; several reproduced articles from the Intelligencer (death of a child, Clarence William Holgate), unveiling of a plaque in memory of Miss Mary Cowan, "Reminiscent of a Mark Twain Novel" by John Bateman. The majority of the book is a family genealogy starting with John and Mary Holgate, born in England and Scotland in the years 1791 and 1797. The family history also contains photocopies of family pictures.