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Copies of photographs:

1. Ebenezer Arthur Rixen of Deseronto, Ontario. Rixen was born in London, England on February 5th, 1857, the son of James Rixen and Elizabeth (née Moore). He married Ellen Gault in Deseronto on November 5th, 1884 and died in Thomas Street, Deseronto on June 10th, 1928. He was buried in the Deseronto Cemetery. Rixen was an accountant and insurance agent. He served as Mayor of Deseronto in 1917 and 1918.
2. Ellen Rixen (née Gault) of Deseronto, Ontario. Ellen was born in Mill Point (Deseronto) in 1862, the daughter of John and Sarah Gault. She married Ebenezer Arthur Rixen in Deseronto on November 5th, 1884. She died on April 4th, 1955 and was buried in the Deseronto Cemetery.

Photographs of the names of each face of the First World War memorial in Napanee.

Snapshot of children and Santa Claus at a Christmas party held by the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer in Deseronto, Ontario, c.1960.

The children have been identified (left to right) as: Frances Klaver, Teresa Idzenga, Stella Idzenga, [?], [?], Shirley Klaver, [?], [?], Allan Klaver, ? Pringle, Gail Reid.

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.

Photographs taken during the construction of the Community Archives space inside the Belleville Public Library building. Include photographs of the former location of the Community Archives at 154 Cannifton Road, Cannifton, and the physical move of archival materials and shelving from the old building to the new facility.

Scanned copy of class photograph [grade 2] of boys at Deseronto Public School, c.1960.

Children identified as:
Back row: Wayne Keech, Dennis Layfield, ?, Larry Boomhour, ?, Bobby Gilligan, Barry Brummell
Middle row: ?, Paul McTaggart, Andrew Grossett, Bob Sherman, Don Armitage jnr, Terry D. Rushie, Bobby Blewett
Front row: Clayton Brant, David Foster, Philip Berry, Butch (Marshall) Claus, Bob Brinklow, Arnie Marks, Marvin Brooks

Photographs of the old and new library buildings in Belleville, Ontario taken during the move from 223 to 254 Pinnacle Street.

Postcards showing street scenes and buildings in Deseronto, Ontario. The cards were mailed to Dora Mater (later Marr) by Cassie and May, friends of Dora's in Deseronto.

A photograph showing the participants of a swim across the Bay of Quinte in Ontario sometime in 1925.

Included in this photo, starting in the back row: Donald Row, Morley Stork, Bub Galloway, Norman Clarke, Fred Brown, Les Smith, George Oliphant, ? Semark, ??; middle and front row: Cliff Barber, Elmer LaBarr, Jessie Barbart, George Drummond, Margaret Walker, Larry Wray, Marj McGuire, Ken Grills, George Brown.

Materials collected by Violet Elliot:

1. Postcard of the House of Refuge in Belleville. 1915
2. Township of Thurlow Auditor's Report for 1932
3. Two blotters advertising Leslie's Shoes in Belleville, c.1930

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

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.

Four photograph albums of newspaper clippings and photographs relating to the activities of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in West Huntingdon.

Photographs of members of the Ruttan family of Belleville, Ontario and houses in the Great St. James Street area of Belleville. The photographs include some reproductions, including one of a fire at Trudeau Motors in 1948. 111 photographs show construction work for the Quinte Conservation Green Energy Hydro Project at the McLeod Dam on the Moira River between College Street and Cannifton Road in Belleville between 2007 and 2009.

Collection comprises:
1) Three photographs of Belleville Collegiate Institute cadet corps marching on Front Street, Belleville, c.1940
2) Printed 'Our Queen is Crowned' brochure published by George Weston Limited on the occasion of the coronation of Elizabeth II, 1953
3) Program of ceremonies and order of drum-head service for Belleville Coronation Day events, 1953 [2 copies]

Photographs relating to Bill Hunt's research on rum-running.
1) Reproduction of photograph of Ben Kerr at the age of 22 in 1906
2) Photograph of Front Street and Victoria Park in Belleville, Ontario, looking south from the tower of City Hall, c.1950

Newsletters about the history of Camp Wangoma, situated near McArthurs Mills in north Hastings County. The camp ran from 1956 to 1980.

Letters written by members of the Little and King families of Tyendinaga Township and Fulton, New York. Includes some family history information, a postcard of Stirling and a photograph of Edith Roulston, taken in 1960.