- CA ON00156 MG 5/2/Front/5
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- 1982
Foster, Lois
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Foster, Lois
File contains a history of the ancestors of John M. Parrott of Belleville and of his farm at 590 Dundas Street East, written by Lois Foster
Foster, Lois
Script for a bus tour from the Ramada Inn in Belleville, with a stop at the Corby Rose Garden. Includes copies of 'Belleville's Heritage', volumes I and II and a printed walking tour of Belleville booklet from 1985.
Preston, Elaine
Belleville newspaper building reports
File contains transcripts of newspaper reports on new buildings in Belleville, Ontario. The reports date from 1856 to 1914.
Foster, Lois
File of research notes, maps, slides, and photographs relating to cobblestone houses in Hastings County.
Foster, Lois
Downtown Belleville early 1800s
Part of Beth Green papers
File contains 18 negatives of Belleville, Ontario buildings (mainly on Front Street: Woodley furs, the Belmont Restaurant, Whalen music) and copies of Lois Foster's notes on the early history of downtown buildings.
Foster, Lois
Part of Beth Green papers
Newspaper and magazine articles about 24 and 49 Dunbar Street, Belleville, Ontario, one from 'Remember When', the others from 'Collage'.
Foster, Lois
Part of Beth Green papers
Notes on Front Street properties, including research notes on the Commercial Hotel site (now 201 Front Street), plans of the Campbell estate (east side of Front Street north of Campbell Street) in Belleville, Ontario. Also Lois Foster's research notes on 265-273 Front Street.
Foster, Lois
Part of Indexes to various land records
An index of names found in the Township Papers series for the town of Belleville and for Sidney and Thurlow townships in the County of Hastings, Ontario. The index was compiled by Lois Foster and entered into a database by Don Kellaway.
Foster, Lois
Joseph H. Dow. Research by Lois Foster
Research material on Joseph H. Dow. Includes: 83 page book on The Dow Chemical Company from 1983, 5 pages of correspondence between E. N. Brandt and Lois Foster, 2 photocopies, and 113 page book The Papers of Herbert H. Dow: A Guide for the Scholarly by E. N. Brandt and Barbara Schettig Brennan.
Foster, Lois
Lois Foster's walking tour, May 1979
File contains:
1) Notes for a slide presentation on the work of the Historic Structures Committee, c.1979
2) List of properties visited on a walking tour of Belleville held on 25 May 1979
3) Report of a Hastings County Historical Society walking tour of Belleville led by Lois Foster
4) Notes by Lois Foster for the walking tour
Foster, Lois
Mackenzie Bowell and Moira Lodge materials
Materials include:
1) Transcription by Lois Foster of an interview from the Daily Intelligencer of 21 November 1903 with Arthur McGinnis, Moira Lodge historian, on 'The Fraternal Societies of Belleville', focusing on the Freemasons
2) Biographical information compiled by the Historical Committee [of Hastings County Historical Society?] in 1982, and introduction to Betsy Boyce's book 'The Accidental Prime Minister', 2000
3) Newspaper clippings relating to Mackenzie Bowell, 1982-2005
4) Correspondence, research materials and speech by Gerry Boyce in relation to the Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque on Mackenzie Bowell's former home at 194 William Street, Belleville, 1982-1984
5) Print of a drawing of Glanmore and the fountain in front of the house by Phillipa Faulkner, 1984
6) Poster 'Beautiful City, Belleville, Ontario' by Terri L. Horricks for the Canadian Mental Health Association, 2006
Foster, Lois
Part of City of Belleville records
Notes taken by Lois Foster on the first minute book of the Town of Belleville, Ontario.
Foster, Lois
Photographic slides of Belleville properties
More than 500 35mm slides used by Lois Foster in talks about the history of properties in Belleville, Ontario.
Foster, Lois
Photographs of 43 and 47 Bridge Street West, Belleville
Collection comprises 33 digital photographs and coloured prints of the interior and exterior of the 'Riverboat' house at 47 Bridge Street West and the property immediately behind it, when it was up for sale. The photographs were taken by Gerry Boyce and listed by Lois Foster.
1) North east room facing Bridge Street West
2) Front door and hall on the east side of the house accessed from the balcony
3) Dormer from the inside of the house and facing north to Bridge Street West
4) Dormer from the inside and facing east
5) Dormer facing south looking toward the carriage house
6) Stairway and dormer facing west
7) Hall door facing east and newel post of the stairway
8) Balcony on the north side of the house and on Bridge street west
9) Entrance from the balcony on the east side of the house
10) View of carriage house taken from south east corner of the balcony
11) The north and west side of 43 Bridge Street West
12) North side of house facing Bridge Street West
13) Under the balcony on the north east corner, "47 Bridge Street West"
14) Under the balcony on the east side
15) View of the carriage house from the window inside lower (ground) level
16) Fireplace on the lower (ground) level, west of the back door
17) The inside stone walls of a room in the main house at ground level
18) Utility room in the main house
19) Clawfoot bathtub in the main house
20) Kitchen in south west corner of the main floor of the house
21) Fireplace in lower level of house west of back (south) door
22) South side of house showing remains of bake oven connected to inside cooking fireplace
23) Kitchen in the carriage house
24) Bathroom in carriage house, showing height of old stone walls
25) Upstairs room in carriage house showing height of old stone walls
26) View from carriage house upstairs window, looking toward the south wall of main house
27) Walkway, from parking lot, along east side of carriage house
28) South wall of carriage house
29) Walkway along east side of carriage house
30) Remains of bake oven on south wall of main house
31) Walkway under balcony along east wall of main house
32) North side of the house on Bridge Street West
33) North side of the carriage house
Boyce, Gerry
Program for plaque unveiling in Victoria Park, Belleville
Flyer with program for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the history of Belleville, Ontario on 1 July 1978. Front cover features a sketch by Lois Foster.
Hastings County Historical Society
Research into the McCurdy family of Belleville
Research notes (including photographs), text of a talk, and 35mm slides relating to Lois Foster's research into the McCurdy family of Belleville, Ontario. Lois presented a talk on the family at a reunion in Belleville in 1994. The file contains related correspondence.
Foster, Lois
Research materials from Lois Foster
Research materials, including:
Foster, Lois
Collection includes:
1) File of copies of newspaper articles on Frank Morse Robb and copy of the patent for his electronic wave organ. Also includes research notes on the William Finkle Machine business at 393 Sidney Street in Belleville (Bristol Aircraft Products during the Second World War) and an article from 'Remember When' on the Argue family home at 338 Charles Street.
2) File of research notes on Belleville buildings constructed by City Hall builder John Forin, c.1988-1898
3) Copy of paper by Gerry Boyce on 'Conflict and Cooperation: The Cemeteries of Belleville, Ontario', 2003
4) Copy of article by Peter Meehan 'The East Hastings By-Election of 1936 and the Ontario Separate School Tax Question', published in 'Historical Studies' 68, 2002
5) Electronic files of research notes on buildings in east Belleville
6) Electronic files of research notes on buildings in west Belleville
Foster, Lois