Deseronto Fire Department collection
- CA ON00156 DA 2010.31
- Collection
- 1933-2000s
Materials relating to the Deseronto Fire Department, including photographs and press cutting and fund-raising materials.
Deseronto Fire Department collection
Materials relating to the Deseronto Fire Department, including photographs and press cutting and fund-raising materials.
Typewritten list of names residents of Tweed, Ontario,1902-1920, with their professions, four photographs of the Belleville, Ontario, flood of 1936 and two newsclippings from April 1999 about the Belleville Choral Society.
Bowes, Dorothy
Prize draw ticket for Belleville Fair
Draw ticket for a Nash-Lafayette four door sedan from Riggs Motor Sales, Belleville, sold at the Belleville Fair in August 1939.
Soroptimist Club of Belleville photographs and leaflet
Photographs of Belleville Soroptimist Club outings and leaflet about the Soroptimist International Association.
Johnson, Mary Lloyd
Quinte Skating Club Ice Show program
Program for an ice show held on 21 February 1947 at the Memorial/Hume Arena in Belleville, Ontario, with advertisements from local businesses.
Quinte Skating Club
Canada Optical Company collection
Collection of materials relating to the Canada Optical Company in Deseronto, Ontario, including:
The materials were collected by Don Simpson, former general manager of the Deseronto plant.
Canada Optical Company
Six digital reproductions of photographs relating to Roy Wardle's time in the Belleville Fire Department, Belleville, Ontario.
Digital copies of photographs from Bev Boomhour
Photographs:
1) Bev and Vern Boomhour on their wedding day, 28 July 1956
2-10) Quinte Classic boat races in Deseronto in 1980
11) Dignitaries at the entrance to Deseronto Town Hall for the Terry Fox Run in 1982
Roslin Women's Institute programme
Programme of events and list of officers for the Roslin branch of the East Hastings Women's Institutes.
Roslin Women's Institute
The Quinte Scanner was a newspaper published in Deseronto, Ontario, between 1968 and 1981.
Slides of Belleville and Ontario scenes
Slides made by Rudolf Donninger during his time in Belleville, Ontario, working at Northern Electric. They include photographs of buildings in Belleville, rural scenes, cars, a parade and the Belleville Fair in 1970, winter scenes, Ottawa and Kingston views, and aircraft at the Trenton Air Show.
Donninger, Rudolf
Typescript memoir of life in Lonsdale by Annie Margaret Farrell.
Farrell, Annie Margaret
Deseronto Town Hall photograph collection
Photographs of Deseronto, Ontario dating from the 1970s to 2011, depicting a variety of Town events. They include a set of aerial photographs of the town from the 1980s; the interior of the former Home Hardware store in the Baker Block on Main Street; the O’Connor House on Main Street before its demolition; the 1989 100th Anniversary celebrations, photographs of Centennial Park and Rathbun Memorial Park; the opening of the Deseronto Public Library in its 358 Main Street location in 2001; the Ontario Provincial Police handover ceremony in 2001; an Easter Parade from the early 2000s; a Santa Parade; the 2002 New Year’s Levee; and the 2010 Olympic Flame run in Deseronto.
Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Town staff. One envelope was donated to the Town by Irene Usher and contains photographs taken by her late husband, Tom.
Photographs transferred from Deseronto Town Hall
Photographs found in Deseronto Town Hall, dating from the 1970s to 2011, depicting a variety of Town events. They include a set of aerial photographs from the 1980s (some duplicates), photographs of Centennial and Rathbun Memorial Park, the opening of the Deseronto Public Library in its 358 Main Street location in 2001, the 2010 Olympic Flame run in Deseronto, an Easter Parade from the early 2000s, a Santa Parade, the OPP handover (2007?), interior of the Home Hardware store in the Baker Block, 1989 100th Anniversary celebrations, 2002 New Year’s Levee, the O’Connor House before demolition.
Some were taken by Tom Usher (donated by Irene Usher), others are of unknown provenance: probably taken by Town staff.
Town of Deseronto
Book: Bancroft and District Old Home Week and list of Bancroft Public Library genealogies
Bound 1976 reprint of the Bancroft Old Home Week (August 6th-9th, 1961) souvenir programme, written by author-editor Mr. A. F. 'Mike' Burns of Bancroft.
List of genealogies available at Bancroft Public Library.
Bancroft Public Library
Belleville Yardmen Benefit Fund materials
Belleville Yardmen Benefit Fund lottery ticket, photograph of six members of the Board of the Fund and fifteen colour slides of the Quinte Sports Centre under construction.
Belleville Yardmen Benefit Fund
Collection comprises:
1) Typewritten history of the Argyll Chapter, IODE, printed in 1980 for the organization's 70th anniversary
2) Menu and program for 90th anniversary dinner held on 10 November 2000
3) Undated newspaper clipping on plans for a military ball on 19 November
4) Printed history of the Argyll Chapter, updating the 1980 edition to mark the closure of the group in 2000
Argyll Chapter IODE
Editions of the Quinte Weekly news, August 1986 to May 1992, with photographs and negatives.
Quinte Weekly News
Materials relating to Santa's Village, Belleville, Ontario
Two photographs, a colouring book, a Quinte Weekly News newspaper of 22 December 1987 and 'What's Happening' magazine November/December 1993. The publications have features on the 'Santa's Village' Christmas display of Bruce and Marjorie Nickle of Marsh Street, Belleville, Ontario, set up in memory of Billy Foster. One photograph shows a snow-covered toadstool house and two gnomes, the other shows the 'Santa's Workshop' structure made by students of the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf.
Nickle (family)
AIDS Awareness Committee materials
Newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed materials relating to the AIDS Awareness Committee of Quinte. Organized by Barbara Brenton after losing her brother in 1991, the committee held events from AIDS walks, candlelight vigils, World AIDS Day events, and fundraising events. In partnership with the Eastminster United Church and the Rev. Ed Bentley, annual vigils were held from 1994 to 2004. Brenton left the committee in 2005.
Brenton, Barbara