Stuk 2023-023 - Historic Hastings, Volume Two

Gerald Egerton (Gerry) Boyce was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1933. He graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. in History in 1955 and received an M.A. in History from the University of Manitoba in 1960.

Boyce taught for 32 years in secondary schools in the Quinte region. He retired in 1989 to concentrate on research and writing. His many publications include: Historic Hastings (1967), Hutton of Hastings (1972), The St. Andrew's Chronicles (1978), and Belleville: A Popular History (2008). He was a founding member of the Hastings County Historical Society in 1957 and has remained closely associated with the Society and its collections. He was instrumental in establishing the Hastings County Museum and the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County and he served as a Councillor for the City of Belleville from 1991 to 1997.

Gerry died on 5 October 2022 in Belleville.

Orland French was born in Midland, Ontario in 1944. He is a resident of Belleville, Ontario, and is active in the Hastings County Historical Society, serving as president for 10 years and past-president for another five. He is a past director of the Ontario Historical Society and a member of the board of trustees of the Old Hay Bay Church, a national historic site.