Research files compiled by Ken Brown for a proposed history of the Rathbun era of Deseronto, Ontario. The files contain draft chapters, photocopies of newspaper articles and email correspondence.
Album with 105 postcards of scenes in Belleville, Peterborough, Campbellford, Warkworth, Meaford, Wallaceburg, Dresden, Lindsay, Stirling, Trenton, Kingston, Ottawa and Picton, Ontario.
Photographs of members of the Rodgers family of Deseronto, Ontario. Some photographs were taken in Belleville. Most are unidentified, but they include Thomas, Robert and Georgie and one man in a Salvation Army uniform.
Photographs are principally of staff and patrons of the Deseronto Public Library and were apparently taken by staff of The Quinte Scanner newspaper. Other images include staff of Deseronto Public School and photographs of buildings in Deseronto, Ontario.
Records relating to water treatment in Belleville, Ontario. The collection includes:
'Minute Book' containing categorized notes on maintenance and repairs, dates of ice coverage in the Bay of Quinte, visitors, sick days, coal deliveries, etc., 1934-1959
Appointment diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, copies of Hansard, campaign materials and correspondence of Doug Rollins, MPP for Quinte, 1995-1999.
"Bridges over Moira River, Belleville, Ont., Canada" (Valentine number 103,301), addressed to Marjorie Weld of Blytheswood, Ontario, with a description of the footbridge, sent 12 October 1909 [stamp missing]
"The Bywash, Kingston Mills near Kingston, Ont." (Made in Germany)
Plan of part of the Town of Deseronto, before 1898 (the Terra Cotta works are still standing), showing roads, railways, buildings and lot numbers for properties south of Dundas Street, east of College Street (which has no name on the map) and west of Boundary Road. The map is hand-coloured to show the blocks and railways.
Negative photocopy (in 4 parts) of a plan of Mill Point village, 1875
Volumes
Bank of Montreal account book for A.S. Valleau, Collector of Customs. 1901 March 26 – 1905 December 30. Includes six official Customs Canada cheques, one for the salary of Thomas Maloney.
Auditors’ Report, Financial Statement and Minutes and Bylaws for the year 1947, the Corporation of the County of Hastings
1950 Municipal directory, Department of Municipal Affairs, Province of Ontario. Includes brief details on towns and villages. Mayor of Deseronto was R.K.Jackson, clerk Miss M.C. Maher, population 1,473.
Minutes of the Local Board of Health, 1920, May 14 - 1941, Nov 18. Includes loose papers – correspondence, some annual reports
‘Record’, Local Board of Health minutes, 1942, February 23 – 1966, May 25, includes copies of correspondence and draft minutes
‘Docket No. 2’ Court register, 1932, July 29- 1933, July 18, giving name of defendant, details of offence and outcome of hearing. Indexed by surname of defendant
Division Court judges’ list for sittings, 1933, July 26 – 1944, March 7, includes names of plaintiffs, defendants and garnishees, with the amount owed and a brief record of the outcome of each case.
County of Hastings report and statements, December 31, 1946, by Garrett D. C. Morton, certified General Accountant. Typescript auditor’s account.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1951-1953, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1954-1955, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1956-1964, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Album of photographs relating to the Delong, Ward and Crampton families of Prince Edward and Hastings counties, Ontario. Also includes photographs sent from family members in Alberta and the United Kingdom.
Printed map of the city of Belleville, with bus routes shown in coloured ink. Some additional hand-written annotations in blue ink relating to golf courses and liquor outlets.