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File contains an original printed discourse, written by A. Robinson and titled "A Reply to Dr. Jeffers' Discourse on Future Punishment, delivered by him in Bridge St. Methodist Church, April 8th, 1883." Donated by W.N. Ponton Estate.

Tax Notice for lot 37 & 38 of concession 1, Sidney Township. Address W. N. Ponton. Description of water lots 12 & 13, part of lots 37 & 38.

File contains a photocopied advertisement for a shop opening by S.Stevens, decorative painter, Sidney Township in 1848, and an advertisement of two acres of land and a house for sale on Trenton Road for $650 in 1881.

File contains correspondence from Robert Sherry of Wintersville, Ohio pertaining to the "Sherry" family of Belleville.

File contains correspondence between E.S. Sherwood, The Hon. J.C. Anderson (The Court House, Belleville) and Gerald Boyce (Hastings County Historical Society). Mr. Sherwood was trying to locate a portrait of his grand uncle The Hon. George Sherwood.

File contains a newspaper article titled "Sculpting Once a Hobby Now Retirement Project" about William Eakins local Belleville sculptor.

File contains a newspaper article titled "Great Day Here Reunion Begun Scots To Arrive", about the arrival and celebration of the Toronto Scottish Regiment.

File contains a newspaper article titled "PUC Secretary-Manager Oswald H. Scott Retires After 48 Years' Service", also a typed bio of Mr. Scott.

File contains three newspaper articles about Dr. Russell Scott, then Mayor of Belleville, and a dispute with Mead Johnson.

File contains a newspaper article from the Intelligencer dated 25-August-1966 and titled "Early Life in North Hastings Recalled by Private Museum at Scotts' Lavallee Lake Park. It is about pioneer items collected by Dr. J. Russell Scott of Belleville.

File contains original hand written copy and typed copy of of a poetical comparison of Belleville 1906 vs. 1944, written by William James Savage, 165 East Moira Street, Belleville, Ontario

File contains two notes with names and dates pertaining to the ancestors and descendants of Merrick Sawyer. Also, a typed copy of the obituary for his wife Almira Sawyer died 1883.

File contains a typescript letter to Dorothy Sargent from J.R. Ellis, Mayor of the City of Belleville, commending Ms. Sargent's efforts on behalf of the Centennial Year celebrations and enclosing a printed certificate of recognition of service. Also present is a silhouette drawing from the St. Louis Fair, 1904 by E.J. Perry with the inscription on verso : J.T. Sargent.

File contains newspaper clippings regarding the transfer of Capt. June Dwyer as head of the Belleville Salvation Army Corps to take up a new position in June 1969, and her succession by Capt. Ed Gurney.

File contains newspaper clippings regarding plans for the erection of a new Salvation Army Citadel in east Belleville in 1966, and the opening of a Salvation Army camp for children at Roblin Lake in July 1956. Also present is an October 10, 1925 issue fo the War Cry, the official publication of the Salvation Army, and a printed poster announcing a concert by the Salvation Army International Staff Band at Belleville Collegiate Institute ca. 1950s.

File contains an Intelligencer article, dated 14 August 1968, concerning average earned income in cities in Canada, in which Belleville ranked forty second out of eighty-eight cities listed.

File contains a newspaper advertisement dated 21 November 1961, announcing the candidacy of Benjamin Safe, Chairman of Public Works, for the office of Mayor of Belleville, and announcement on 1 December 1961 of Mr. Safe's withdrawal from the mayoralty contest due to illness.

File contains an obituary, dated 29 August 1958 for Abraham Safe, a prominent Belleville businessman who was instrumental in the building of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville.

File contains photocopied and original newsclippings regarding the efforts of former Belleville resident, Alexander Milton Ross's efforts to free slaves by aiding them to cross into Canada during the Abolitionist Movement in the United States, ca. 1857-1861.

File contains three newspaper clippings regarding the establishment of a local chapter of the Rosicrucian Order in Belleville in October 1956.