Education - Trustees Accounts 1863-1914 S.S. 23 Thurlow Township
- CA ON00156 TR/3252
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- 1863-1914
This file contains the original accounts book for School Section No. 23, in the Township of Thurlow from 1863 to 1914.
Education - Trustees Accounts 1863-1914 S.S. 23 Thurlow Township
This file contains the original accounts book for School Section No. 23, in the Township of Thurlow from 1863 to 1914.
This file contains an original Certificate of Honor issued to Keith Garbutt who won the greatest number of points in School Township of Thurlow at the Thurlow Rural School Fair held at Cannifton on 17 September 1925. Awarded by the Ontario Department of Agriculture.
Cannifton & The Holgate Family
This file contains a personal writing by Maribeth L. Bird of Belleville, dated 1983 and titled "Cannifton, The Seat of Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada". It contains: a brief history of Cannifton and the people; several reproduced articles from the Intelligencer (death of a child, Clarence William Holgate), unveiling of a plaque in memory of Miss Mary Cowan, "Reminiscent of a Mark Twain Novel" by John Bateman. The majority of the book is a family genealogy starting with John and Mary Holgate, born in England and Scotland in the years 1791 and 1797. The family history also contains photocopies of family pictures.
Bird, Maribeth Lillian
File contains research material for Yeomans Genealogy; including excerpts from the 1851, and 1871 Census' for Hastings County. Family names include Yeomans, Osborn, Clapp.
The file contains a number of legal documents dating from 1907 through to 1929 pertaining to land ownership of various parcels of land including: Hastings Paper Mills (Township of Thurlow), Lazier Paper Mills, Belleville Paper Mills, Lazier Dam. Family names included in these documents are: Colon Bruce Burnham, John Bell, Thomas P. Birchall, Samuel J. Bull, Jonas Canniff, James Canniff, William James Craig, William Oliver Luscomb (wife Coralie), Samuel H. Traverton, S.A. Lazier, Robert Elliott Lazier, Alec Robertson, Charles Edward Ford, Albert Ford, Frederick Ford, Walter Ford, Mary Ford, Mary Fenwick, William Moore, Clara Yeomans, Mary Yoemans, Louis C. Yeomans, Alicia Fenton Russell Yeomans , Horace Yeomans.
Original newspaper clippings of obituaries for: J. Wesley Glass, Orlean Glass, E. Carl Bleeker, Tom Ketcheson, Marjory K. Grass, Sussana Green nee Hart, Howard Bleecker Ketcheson, Charles Ketcheson, Mrs. Nancy Victoria Green, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ketcheson nee Whitley. Photocopies of pages from family bible recording the deaths of: Arthur Ketcheson, Howard Bleecker Ketcheson, Tom Ketcheson; the births of : Howard Bleecker Ketcheson, Arthur Ketcheson, Tom Ketcheson and Mary Jane Glass. Old handwritten note recording births of: Nancy Victoria Glass, Mary Jane Glass, Orlean Glass, Frankie Alberta Glass, Emaly Glass and James Wesley Glass. Memorium cards and church membership cards.
File contains a letter from A.G.W. Lamont to the Hastings Historical Society with a copy of a petition dated 21-December-1798 submitted by customers of John W. Meyer requesting the erection of additional mills.
This file contains a copy of a school project written by Jim Chopman from Foxboro Sr. Elementary School. It is titled The History of the Ross Farm originally purchased from the Crown by Artimus Marsh Ross U.E.L. and 600 acres located in the Township of Thurlow, 4th and 5th Concessions circa 1800.
This file contains a copy of a school project written by Lana Ray from Foxboro Sr. Elementary School. It is titled Floyd Ray's Farm and contains information about the history of the farm owned by Floyd Andrew Ray (Lot 19, 7th Concession, Township of Thurlow) purchased from the Outwaters family circa 1867.
Midland District Hastings County Report on Roads, Crt. of Quarter Sess. 1810-30
This file contains a ledger recording roads passed in the Midland District in the County of Hastings from 1810 to 1830. Allan McLean Esq. was acting as Clerk of the Peace of the District. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_McLean_(Upper_Canada_politician)
these were recorded by James Nichollas, Clerk of the Peace, Midland District.
Zion Hill School Centennial 1838-1938
The file contains an original copy of a booklet complied by H.K. Denyes, titled "History of the Zion Hill School Section For the Past Century 1838-1938". School Section No. 15, Thurlow Township.
Young, Eugene Claude - Obituary
File contain the newspaper obituary for Eugene Claude Young, born 23-November-1882 and died 23-June-1963. Mr. Young was born in Belleville, was the founding member of the Bay of Quinte Branch of the U.E.L. Association, he lived in Wellington at the time of his death and is buried in Zion Hill Cemetery in Thurlow Twsp.
Copy of David Murray's will. 4 pages.
File contains a copy of a newspaper article about the death and funeral of John White, M.P.P. 1894 Thurlow
This file contains a copy of the "Address and Presentation" made on 20-June-1918, gifting Nathaniel Vermilyea a grandfather clock on the occasion of the 42nd year celebration as Reeve of the Township of Thurlow. There is also a newspaper article, dated 23-December-1922 about the return of Nathaniel Vermilyea for the 48th time as Reeve.