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Minutes, correspondence and photographs documenting the activities of the Hastings County Historical Society.

Grant of three acres in Deseronto, Ontario, part of the territory of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, to the Board of the Deseronto High School (John Newton, Frederick Sherwood Rathbun, Thomas Roach, Arthur Stanley Valleau, Herbert Burt Rathbun and Thomas Hamlin Nasmith), for the sum of $2,500. A stamp on the reverse of the deed states that it was registered on 12 May 1965.

Plastic sign produced for Pat Culhane's campaign for Mayor of Belleville. The campaign website was saved by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20141012193248/http://www.votepat.ca/

Photograph of members of the Queen's University Aeschylean Society (associated with members of the Education faculty). Names of members in the photograph are:

• W. J. Hyland, Secretary-Treasurer
• F. McNab
• W. J. Weir, B.A.
• Miss E. F. White
• R. S. Foley, B.A., Prophet
• Miss M. Bennett
• G. E. Copeland, B.A.
• Miss M. C. Money
• Miss G. Hazard, M.A.
• W. J. Lamb, M.A., President
• Miss A. Haight, B.A.
• Miss M. Rose
• Miss H. Miller
• Miss A. Pierce, B.A.
• G. L. Warner
• N. Miller, M.A.
• Miss W. Girdler, M.A.
• Miss M. Stewart, B.A., Vice-President
• Professor Laird, M.A., B. Phil., Honorary President
• Dean Ellis, M.A., B.Sc.
• Inspector Stuart
• Miss B. Robson, M.A.
• Miss E. Bishop
• Miss W. Garvin
• Miss D. Stewart, M.A.
• Miss V. Norrish, Historian
• Miss L. Phillips, B.A., Poetess
• Miss J. McAlister, B.A.

Four photographs of the exterior of the Armouries building on Pinnacle and Bridge Streets in Belleville, Ontario.

Collection consists of the following files:

1. Items removed from a self-adhesive photograph album, including photographs and notes on the history of the church, 1884-1994
2. Two issues of The Choir Herald publication from May 1901 and April 1904
3. Newspapers and clippings with stories about St. Mark's, 1972-1980
4. Order of service for Christmas 2001, with invitation to attend the church's deconsecration service
5. Various dedication plates from windows in the church and two bags embroidered "St. Mark's Sunday School"

Four photographs of St. Mark’s Church, Deseronto, Ontario:
1) Interior of church, taken by A. V. Richardson of Deseronto, early 20th century
2) Exterior of church, taken from Dundas Street, looking northwest, early 20th century
3) Interior of church, looking towards the altar, c.1940[?]
4) Exterior of church, taken from Dundas Street, looking north, dated December 1976

Collection principally comprises research notes, newspaper clippings, promotional publications and postcards relating to the history of the town of Deseronto, Ontario. It also includes a file of materials relating to a voyage on the Empress of Scotland ship in 1956.

1. Deseronto postcards and photographs, 1900-1920
2. Notes and ephemera relating to Kay Allin's voyage on the Empress of Scotland, July 1956
3. Publication Kente Mission, 1668-1680, 1968
4. Notes by Kay Allin on the history of Deseronto, c.1980-1990
5. Notes by Kay Allin on the history of the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer in Deseronto, c.1980-1990
6. File of newspaper clipping relating to Deseronto, 1967-1980
7. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Rathbun family, 1972-1980
8. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to Deseronto, 1978-1990
9. Reproduction of Deseronto High School 'Ballyhoo' publication, May 1928
10. Deseronto flyers and publications, including 1978 program for the North American Outboard Championships, 1967-1989
11. Publications relating to centennial celebrations in Deseronto, 1971 and 1989

• Business card for Deseronto House Hotel
• Postcards of Deseronto: Post Office; Bank of Montreal; hockey team of 1909; 'Greetings from Deseronto'
• Postcard showing a 22 April 1918 aircraft crash into a building in Oshawa
  Newspapers:
• Napanee Post-Express for 27 May 1954 and 22 November 1956
• Deseronto Special Centennial Edition, 1967
• Napanee Beaver, 25 November 1970

Notes on the Danfords of Stirling-Rawdon and nomination for an award for Harry Danford by the Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show, 2008.

Two digital photographs of the demolition of the Edith Cavell Residence at Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Ontario.

Photograph taken at Camp Barriefield, Ontario.

Collection of photographs and albums relating to the Young family of Belleville, Ontario.

Photograph of the Commercial Department of Belleville Business College, Belleville, Ontario, 10 March 1903. Names on photograph:

• Fred Wannamaker, Hartsmere, Ont.
• H. A. Millar, Cardinal, Ont.
• George Cook, Belleville
• Frank Pillsworth, Belleville
• Blake Milligan, Melrose, Ont.
• A. D. McDonell, Greenfield, Ont.
• J. A. Toner, Port Ashford, Que.
• J. D. Johnson, Sydney, C.B.
• Alex. Hosie, Belleville
• Fred Ketcheson, Belleville
• Raymond Zufelt, Belleville
• J. A. Wilson, Belleville
• Thomas Fenlon, Stoco, Ont.
• Harold Sanders, Belleville
• E. Bourassa, St. Barthelemi, Que.
• Fred Denyes, Plainfield, Que.
• J. D. Hutchison, Lemesurier, Que.
• Aylmer Frederick, Campbellford, Ont.
• Ryerson Vandervoort, Trenton, Ont.
• J. F. Treverton, Belleville
• J. Mackewen, Foxboro, Ont.
• Laura Mouck, Tweed, Ont.
• Walter Goswell, Foxboro, Ont.
• Daisy McDonald, Belleville
• Harry Mackie, Belleville
• Dora McPherson, Bouck's Hills, Ont.
• Anson Lowry, Picton, Ont.
• May McDonald, Tyndal, Man.
• J. W. Sprague, Demorestville, Ont.
• Florence Ellis, Lindsay, Ont.
• J. D. Burnet, St. Timothee, Que.
• Blanche Banford, Hainesville, Ont.
• Angus F. Pringle, Belleville
• Harry Denton, Assistant
• A. M. McInnes, Teacher
• J. A. Tousaw, Teacher
• J. Frith Jeffers, M.A., Principal
• S. T. Thompson, Teacher
• Douglas Kirby, Assistant
• Maggie Troy, Belleville
• Carl Sills, Foxboro, Ont.
• Robert Bunnett, Plainfield, Ont.
• George A. Mathison, Havelock, Ont.
• Helen E. Moore, Belleville
• Bidwell Sharp, Belleville
• Fred Clark, Belleville
• Harry Richards, Wooler, Ont.
• John Dale, Madoc, Ont.
• Lizzie Farrell, Belleville
• George Denyes, Plainfield, Ont.
• J. M. Dodd, Elmside, Que.
• W. A. Grills, Chapman, Ont.
• Benson Wannamaker, Hartsmere, Que.
• Pearl Montague, Gananoque, Que.
• M. I. Corrigan, Winchester, Ont.
• James E. Palmer, Corbyville, Ont.
• Wakefield Ward, Foxboro, Ont.

Newspaper clipping taken from page 4 of the Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania published on 24 February 1890, concerning the manufacture of wood gas from sawdust in Deseronto, Ontario.

Charter for Belleville Local Division Number 126 of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers.
Officers listed:
President: J. G. Shaw
Treasurer: C. Kellet
Financial Secretary: V. P. McIntyre
Local Chairman: H. J. Armstrong
Recording Secretary: C. A. Finnigan
Reporter: H. Pointer

Two digital photographs taken at the unveiling of the Kay Manderville plaque at the Lions Park Bridge in Belleville, Ontario.

Digital photographs of the Climate Strike events in Belleville and Quinte West on 20 and 27 September 2019. The photographs were taken by Kristen Parks, the organizer of the events.

Souvenir items relating to The Kilties band:

1. Souvenir Route Book of The Kilties' world tour, 1908-1910
2. Souvenir Album of songs and marches, c.1910
3. Famous Bands of the British Empire by J. P. Hull, London, 1926
4. Poster published in Chicago, reading "Hoot Mon! The Kilties are coming, Canada's greatest Concert Band all appearing in full kilted regimentals introducing all their special features that have made them famous, the band that toured the world", c.1912
5. 21 cigarette cards featuring "Wee Jamie" Clark, Pipe Major of The Kilties Band, c.1910
6. Photograph of The Kilties beside a train car bearing their name, c.1910
7. Photograph of ten members of The Kilties, c.1910
8. Photograph of Murdoch J. Macdonald, conductor of The Kilities, c.1910