Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 TR
Title
Hastings County Historical Society textual records collection
Date(s)
- 1787-2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4,421 files
Context area
Name of creator
(1957-)
Administrative history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection comprises some 4,400 vertical files of materials gathered by the Hastings County Historical Society. They cover a wide range of subjects and were received from a variety of different sources, not always recorded.
The collection includes original materials, newspaper clippings, secondary histories and copies.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
There are too many files in this collection to contain in one archival description. The files have been described in seven separate groups: