This file contains a photocopy of 2 articles pertaining to the Choristers of Christ Church in Belleville, Ontario regarding the Canadian premiere of "The Children of the Chapel" a two act opera composed by Sir Sidney Nicholson. Choral group directed by George N. Maybee with dramatic direction by D.C. MacKenzie Hume.
This file contains a copy of a school project written by Scott Randolph from Foxboro Sr. Elementary School. It is titled "One Hundred and Eighty Years of Service" The Vandervoorts of Sidney Township and contains information about the genealogy of the Vandervoort Family commencing in 1784 with Peter Vandervoort.
File contains original copies of: Petition with many signatures from residents asking that instead of building a new road that the two already existing be made passable; Motion to locate a road from Lonsdale to the Tyendanaga Grand Trunk Railway Station.
File contains a number of documents and newspaper articles about the early history and settlement of Tyendinaga, including family names, buildings and industry.
File contains a copy of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Tyendinaga (from the Archives of Canada, Ottawa) dated 24 May 1832, to purchase settled crown land.
This file contains 4 clippings pertaining to the Quaker Cemetery located in Moira.
A newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer dated 2 October 1958 titled "Many Pioneers of District Buried in Moira Cemetery". The article references family names: Swetman, Mullett, Baker, Wood, Hudson, Howe, Denyke and Grass
A handwritten genealogy of the Baker Family beginning with William and Ann Baker from Ireland
An article titled "The Quaker Church" giving a brief history of the church and referencing family names: Mullett, Swetman, Merrill, Latta, Hockey, Wood, Haight, Ostrom, Baker, McTaggart, and Ketcheson
A copy of a page taken from an unknown publication with family information for the Vantassel Family, the Baker Family and Later Families with names Diamond, Denike, Outwaters, Emerson, McGowan and Lafferty.
File contains an original booklet titled "The Story of The Hay Bay Church 1792-1964" written by The Rev. Arthur G. Reynolds and an order of service for the Annual Pilgrimage and Service Hay Bay United Church dated August 29, 1965, with later editions from 1993 and 2003.
This file contains several newspaper articles about the death of Col. Roscoe Dudley Garfield Vanderwater (born 6 January 1889) who died on 13 January 1957. Articles contain detailed biography.
File contains a souvenir booklet published by the 1960-1961 Council of Tyendinaga Indian Reserve, Deseronto, that contains stories and photos of the local Mohawk people. The file also contains a brief history entitled "Mohawks of Tyendinaga Reserve" written by Susan Claus, as well as a copy of Gerry Boyce's chapter on the "Tyendinaga Reserve" from Historic Hastings, annotated by Leslie Claus.
Notice encouraging emigrants to settle in Hastings County, signed by Thomas Campbell, president, and J. H. Samson, secretary, of the Emigrant Society of the county.
The file contains a newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer. It is a letter to the Editor from T.G. Wrightmeyer about the proposition by the then Mayor Haig to change the name of Zwick's Island. The article gives the history of this parcel of land dating back to 1790 given to Captain Phillip Zwick and subsequent generations.
File contains a newspaper article from The Tweed Newsconcerning the disinterment and theft of the body of the late Stephen Conger Johnston and an ensuing controversy involving Kingston medical students in November 1889.