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A biography essay on Hydro company worker and lumber businessman Charles Murphy written by 6th grader James Moak for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 11 pages.

File contains a newspaper clipping concerning a 1968 family reunion of the descendants of John and Agnes Moorcroft who were pioneer settlers in Madoc Township in 1850

File contains printed booklets entitled respectively, “The Official Opening of the O'Hara Mill Conservation Area...Wednesday, July 24th, 1957,” and “O'Hara Mill : An Historical Monument Being Preserved by the Moira River Conservation Authority,” the latter of which contains photographs of the Mill and associated artifacts. Also included is a photocopied booklet entitled “The O'Hara Mill Project," by the Moira River Conservation Authority, 1956. Also present are several newspaper clippings regarding the restoration of the O'Hara Mill in the 1950s .

An essay on the Bannockburn School written by 6th grader Angela Grace Pietschmann for Madoc Township. Includes photographs and annual reports. 20 pages.

File contains manuscript quit claims and deeds concerning the following properties:
i) part of lot number nine, eighth concession, Township of Marmora, purchased by James Madison Tuttle and Laura Maria Tuttle from Richard O. Rothwell, 30 May 1877;
ii)-west half of lot number sixteen in the fifth concession of the Township of Madoc purchased by George Dean Dickson and Marian Ellen Wilson Dickson from Thomas Comerford, 2 December 1882;
iii)-five acres on lot fifteen, fifth concession in the Township of Madoc, purchased by Thomas Comerford from David Pitceathly, Thomas Kelso et al, 11 June 1884;

A report on the Riggs' School written by 6th grader Janet Pounder for the Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 12 pages.

This file contains a publicity booklets titled "The Highlands of Hastings And The City of Belleville" published by the County and City of Belleville. Includes local attractions and advertisements for locale businesses.

A history of a lot in Hastings County written by 5th grader Rebecca Best for Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 12 pages.

A report on the Remington School written by 5th grader Jason Runnalls for the Madoc Township. Includes photographs and maps. 13 pages.

A biography essay on farmer Carl Fitzgerald written by 6th grader Jason Runnalls for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 12 pages.

A family tree created by 5th grader Ryan Burnside for a genealogy contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 10 pages.

An essay written by 5th grader Sarah Ketcheson on the history of Pitts Landing in Madoc Township for a contest. Includes photographs. 17 pages.

A biography essay on Hydro company worker and lumber businessman Charles Murphy written by 6th grader James Moak for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 9 pages.

The file contains original copy of The Daily Ontario newspaper with the headline "T.H. Thompson Died Suddenly, Honoured Man". Member for East Hastings. Contained also in file some research notes, photo copies of pictures, copy of Last Will and Testament for Susan Thompson (wife of Thomas)

File contains a manuscript signed petition from landholders in the Township of Tudor to the County Council of the County of Hastings seeking administrative separation from the Township of Madoc, whose council had responsibility for Tudor. Also present is a by-law issued by the County of Hastings Council in 1859 enacting the separation of Tudor Township from the Township of Madoc.

A biography essay on teacher and farmer Phoebe Luella Barker written by 6th grader Matthew van Elsen for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 25 pages.

A biography essay on carpenter Joe Brintnell written by 6th grader Michelle Whiteley for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 9 pages.