Florrie Sexsmith earned $1.00 per week by writing a column for the Deseronto Post newspaper. They include advice, history lessons, decorating tips, travelogues and recipes.
Correspondence and genealogical information on the descendants of Jeremiah Symes of Northamptonshire, England. The family moved to Ireland and then Canada.
Seventeen digital photographs of people viewing the solar eclipse at Meyers' Pier in Belleville and six photographs of artists taking part in the Quinte Arts Council "Plain Air in the Path of Totality" event at the pier.
"Tawow" magazine with article about Oronhyatekha, Summer 1971 "Kahkewaquonaby (Peter Jones) and the Great Spirit (Jesus)," paper presented by Catherine Stoehr at the Canadian Historical Association Annual Conference, May 2002
File of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the relocation of the Carman fountain from Glanmore National Historic Site to the Moodie cottage in Belleville, Ontario, in 1997, including notes on the history of the fountain. The fountain was at the Moodie cottage from 1997 to October 2019, when the City of Belleville removed the fountain into storage. It was located at Glanmore from 1984 to 1997 and was at Franklin Foley's ironworks from the late 1960s to 1984. It was moved to Fireman's Park at Dundas and Front Street in 1961. It was originally located at the Carman property at Dundas and Bleecker, which was built in 1876.
Five copies of photographs showing Louise Fitchett's house in Deseronto and Ken Melhoff as a young boy, c.1944-1946. Photocopy of an article from Our Canada magazine by Carolyn Lori about Joseph Laverture of Green Street, Deseronto, and his miniature cannons. Lavature was at one time the projectionist at Naylor's theatre in Deseronto.
Letters found in the Cronk house. 1) Feb 1881 draft letter to Willliam Aull from his sister, Sarah Jane Cronk (wife of Reuben) 2 & 3) Two letters from E.G. Webb, postmaster of Elkland, Tioga County, Pennsylvania to Reuben Cronk, Chief of Police in Deseronto, re a fugitive staying in the town. 28 Jan and 21 Feb 1882 4) Nov 1882 letter to Reuben Cronk from J. N. Emerson complaining about boys interrupting rehearsals at the school in Deseronto
Collection includes correspondence between Donna Fano and Claire Mowat about the circumstances in which Alice was donated to the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. Includes a photograph of Farley and Claire Mowat. Also includes 51 digital images taken at an event in Belleville Public Library on 27 June 2013 at which a caricature of Mowat by Susan Moshynski was presented to the library by John Lowry.
Materials gathered by Muriel Belcour (b. 1928) and Donald Dafoe (1927-1993) of Belleville, Ontario. They were married in Belleville in 1948.
Reproduction photograph of Muriel and her classmates at Turner School (S.S. No. 16, Sidney Township). People identified are: Floyd MacInnes, Frank Smith, Doug Prest, Gordon Reid, Don De Mille, Evelyn Bleecker, Ruth Wannamaker, Muriel Belcour, Keith McLelland, Harvey Smith, Lois McLelland, Norma Belcour, Elizabeth Laughlin (teacher), Lugo Prest, Mary Carter and Albert Cadman. Taken Oct 18, 1935
Items relating to Muriel's 30-year career at Northern Electric (Nortel) in Belleville, including photographs, press clippings and newsletters, 1959-1986
Belleville Junior Chamber of Commerce materials, including newspaper clippings about Don Dafoe's time as president of the group, 1961-1965
