File contains two copies of “The Kilties: Souvenir Route Book” from 1910 when the Kilties toured the world, a postcard of the Kilties on tour, and paper with the Kilties of Belleville, Ontario letter head. There is also a newspaper article written in 2010 about the history of the Kilties and their tour.
File contains a newspaper article describing an architectural tour of the Lonsdale District ca. 1960s , and a newspaper article on the establishment of the Friends of Salmon River in 2004, including a photograph of the Lonsdale Dam.
File contains newspaper clippings from the column “Historic Hastings” featuring the Iroquois First Nations community, “Fallacies About Indians”, and a short biography of Peter Martin.
File contains a series of information packages from the Ontario Historical Society in a series called “Hometown History: Highlighting Your Heritage”; this includes information on writing an effective newsletter, planning an event or festival, outreach programs for people with special needs, bookkeeping and management, discussing what is archaeology, etc.
File contains a newspaper clipping that is a Letter to the Editor, written by Charles Tupper, about “Indian Names” of places in the area and the possibility of memorial for “A League for Peace” to honour Deskanaweda at Zwick's Island.
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding the life and political career of Sir John A. Macdonald and his connections to the Quinte area. Also contains three index cards of notes concerning Sir John A Macdonald and the early history of the Conservative Party.
File contains letters regarding the official opening of the Hastings County Museum in 1961, several invitations to the opening, and a newspaper article discussing the opening. There are two booklets listing artists in Hasting and Prince Edward County, a handout from the Hastings County Museum with directions to Glanmore House, and a poster from 1975 promoting a talk by Mary Beacock Fryer (author of Loyalist Spy). There is also an itinerary from 1961 for a trip to Upper Canada Village. There is also a pamphlet about Glanmore House.
File contains a mimeographed biography of Samuel Laycock, Ph.D. professor of educational psychology, formerly of Madoc, Ontario. Also contains a typsecript transcript of an undated CBC Radio Talk by Dr. Laycock, a typescript copy of “A Pre-Confederation Canadian Teacher—William H. Minchin” by Dr. S.R. Laycock, an obituary of Dr. Laycock dated 1971, and several letters to the Hastings County Museum from individuals commenting on the life and career of Dr. Laycock.
File contains various printed issues of The Loyalist Gazette from 1964-1975, a semi-annual publication of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada.
File contains letters requesting genealogical information about William McMasters who in the Belleville/Trenton area in the mid-1800s. There is also the family history of Elizabeth Finkle, wife of William McMasters.
File contains a print copy of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society Papers and Records, Vol. 1, 1909. Also contains a newspaper article concerning the demolition in 1970 of White's Church, erected in 1841, in Bayside Ontario.
File contains a typescript letter from C.C. Crouse to Mary Plumpton, Hastings County Historical Society, 2 March 1970, concerning the genealogy of the McTaggart family of Tyendinaga Township and Huntingdon Township.
File contains a newspaper clipping regarding George Young and Cornelius Lawrence, pioneer settlers in Belleville, with a brief genealogical profile of the Lawrence and Young families.
File contains a typescript letter from Robert E. Lord, Johnsonville, New York to the Hastings County Museum regarding the Michael LaValle family genealogy ca. 1875.