File contains a printed booklet entitled “Presentation of Colours to the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment by the Honourable W. Earle Rowe, P.C.” 17 May 1964. Also present are the following printed booklets: The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Canada : a short history / by Lt. Col. K.D.H. Willcocks, ca. 1967; Guide for Officers: The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, n.d.; The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Canada : Customs and Traditions of the Regiment / by Lt. Col. K.D. H. Willcocks, 1968. File also includes newspaper articles concerning the presentation of colours on 17 May 1964, and a printed poster of the colours of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
Program of the Ceremony for the Raising of the Flag of Ontario at the Parliament Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto on Friday, May 21, 1965. Sent to Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. VanBlaricom from Mr. Eldon Woolliams, M.P.
Printed illustration of the Arms of the Dominion and of the Provinces of Canada.
Post card from E.W. VanBlaricom of picture of Namur, Old houses on the Sambre.
File contains a special edition of The Ontario Intelligencer, 3 October 1961, devoted to the opening ceremonies and daily programs of events of the International Plowing Match, which was hosted by Belleville and Hastings County.
File contains a printed programme of an Assault-at-Arms or public demonstration of various military exercises for the benefit of the Officers' Mess of the 15th Battalion Argyll Light Infantry on 23 September 1890.
File contains a typescript Report of the International Plowing Match, 1961 by the local committee of the Hastings County Plowmen's Association. The report provides an overview of the events and reports by various committees involved in the planning and execution of the plowing match. A one-page financial statement of revenues and expenses is included.
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding competitions, exhibits and a celebratory banquet of the International Plowing Match, Hastings County, October, 1961
File contains printed promotional material for the 1961 International Plowing Match including an official programme of events, and a programme for a banquet held at the Belleville Armouries, 6 October 1961. Also present are three photocopied pages of programmes, badges and entry passes; a silk ribbon bearing the inscription “International Plowing Match, City of Belleville, County of Hastings"; and a silk ribbon badge for International Plowing Match official, T.G. Wrightmeyer.
File contains a typescript list of the location of exhibits by companies and organizations for the October 1961 International Plowing Match in Hastings County. Also present are three printed, coloured banners for the plowing match.
File contains a newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer, 8 December 1960 concerning the selection of an area outside of Belleville for the 1961 International Plowing Match, to be held on October 4-7, 1961. Also present are three printed, numbered admission tickets to the Ploughing Match, 1961.
File contains typescript correspondence, reports and planning documents relating to the preparation for the 1961 International Plowing Match in 1961. Includes list of officers and local committee members. Also present are: a printed official programme and prize list, printed pamphlets and a poster for the International Plowing Match which was held at the Farley Vermilyea Farm and neighbouring farms north of Belleville, October 4-7, 1961.
File contains a typescript letter signed by Hon. Lester B. Pearson congratulating Thurlow Township on the publication of a local history as part of a 1967 Centennial Year project.
File contains a typescript copy of a letter dated 10 January 1967 from Mrs. G. D. Williamson, Publicity Convener, Hastings County Museum to The Editor, Centennial Ontario, describing the acquisition of the Paul Lamp Collection and its exhibition under the title “10,000 Years of Light,” as part of the City of Belleville's and the Hastings County Museum's Centennial year project.
File contains a photocopied newspaper clipping announcing a lecture entitled “Tales of Life under all Flags,” to be presented in Belleville by Sir Gilbert Parker July 15, 1890. The event was sponsored by the 15th Battalion, Argyll Light Infantry.
File consists of several newspaper clippings concerning activities of the Northumberland County Historical Society in1956-1957. Includes clippings related to the acquisition of the historic Barnum House and its conversion to a museum in 1957. Also present is a newspaper clipping and photograph dated 29 July 1959 concerning the unveiling of a historical plaque at Presqu'ile Provincial Park commemorating the loss of the schooner 'Speedy,' which sank in 1804 in Lake Ontario off Presqu'ile Point.
File contains a newsheet reprint of excerpts from copies of The [Napanee] Standard for 1864 prepared by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society, in celebration of Napanee and Lennox and Addington County's centenary in 1964.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the Lennox and Addington County Historical Society's preparation for the centennial celebration of Napanee and Lennox and Addington Counties in 1964. Also present is a postcard and stamped envelopes addressed to Edward Daly, Napanee, ca. 1880.
