File contains a draft copy of the a story for the Intelligencer discussing the story of the Franklin Expedition and the McLure Expedition which looked for the sunken ship. The last living member of the McLure expedition, Henry Gauen, died in 1899 at 77 years old and was buried in Ivanhoe.
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 typescript biography entitled "An Eventful Career," concerning the life of Harrowsmith, Ontario resident J. Myers, militia member in the 1837 rebellion, and prospector in the California Gold Rush in 1853.
File contains newspaper articles and clippings concerning Madoc Ad Owaiin Gwynedd, a Welsh prince and explorer who was reputed to have reached North America in 1170.
File contains two newspaper articles concerning Sieur de la Salle's travels and explorations in the Lake Ontario region in 1678. Includes a description of the natural resources and wildlife.
File contains a newspaper review of a documentary history of Kingston in the period from 1760-1812. Also contains a review of a documentary history of Fort Frontenac (later Kingston) in the period 1673-1758.
File contains brochures, booklets, and magazine articles from the 1960s about Fort Ste. Marie, the history of settlement, First Nations, and Champlain.
File contains a 1783 letter from surveyor, W. Samuel Holland, to General Hallimand in Quebec regarding the establishments of settlements along the St. Lawrence and the Mohawks.