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Materials collected by Newton Thompson, including: list of high school graduates (including Thompson and his future wife, Fanny Strong); three receipts from Belleville businesses, 1905-1911; application to join the Corby Public Library for Fanny Strong, 1908; sketch by Fanny (Frances) Strong, 1913; Belleville Curling Club membership card, 1919-1920; news clippings from the Intelligencer, principally concerning weather, fires and the McNevin murder and including articles about the Intelligencer building under construction at Pinnacle and Bridge Streets, 1958-1965.

Records of Sidney South Women's Institute, including minutes and Tweedsmuir history.

Materials collected by Ruth Boyce, comprising:
1) 1905 Supplement to Mail and Empire, with photograph of members of the 11th Ontario Legislature (including Marshall B. Morrison, Hastings West https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/36379548670/ ; Major E. Walter Rathbun, Hastings East https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/36637303291/ and Josiah W. Pearce, Hastings North https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/36379549210/ )
2) c.1910 'Greetings from Belleville' postcard brochure
3-4) 1911-1915 and 1917-1920 savings bank pass books for The Standard Bank of Canada, Belleville
5-6) 1912 Postcard of the Dominion Match Company factory in Deseronto, and undated postcard of Deseronto Public School
7) 1914 Book 'Manners: recommended by the Minister of Education for use in School Libraries in Ontario': etiquette guide published by McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, Toronto. Name of Ina M. Calbury, 142 Charles Street, Belleville written inside front cover
8) c.1930 photograph of Case tractors and staff outside Riggs Garage on Pinnacle Street in Belleville. Individuals identified from left as Jack Kent, saleman; Harry Moorman, general manager; Leo Riggs, owner; Roy Thompson, salesman; Cy Jones, Case tractor representative; Carl Gunter, tractor mechanic; George Vanner, tire repair and vulcanizer, Jack Mather, bookkeeper; Gordon Burley, mechanic; Don Brown, mechanic; Archie Brown, mechanic and Perc Hart, mechanic and foreman https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/36379548000/
9) 1945-1946 'Elevator' yearbook for Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
10) c.1950s Flyer for Belleville Creameries 'Mountain Gold Belleville Better Butter Box 59 Belleville, compliments of Mack Robertson'
11) 1952 Booklet 'Story of Cannifton Church: 100th anniversary'
12) 1978 Printed sketch of Belleville Collegiate institute and Vocational School, with threads in the school colours
13) c.1979 'Booklet to commemorate the more than 70 years of service to the community provided by S. S. #6 Thurlow Cannifton Corbyville Public School
14) 1985 'Ratepayers Information' leaflet from the Township of Thurlow
15) c.1990 Printed article on Dr. W. M. Mather of Tweed, Ontario
16-17) c.2010 Two reproductions of photographs: a young Ethel and Nettie Ketcheson, and the same women in later life, with Jack Mather and Mabel Boyce

A series of 34 student assignments featuring transcripts of interviews with people who experienced the Great Depression in Hastings County, Ontario. One interview was with a veteran of the Second World War.

20 colour photographs of the Remembrance Day parade in Belleville, Ontario.

File of photocopied newspaper clippings and photographs relating to the history of Point Anne; original photograph of two boats labelled 'Plant 4 Field Day, local fish & Game Inspector Fred MacDonald, 1952; original photograph of Murney Carter in his boat May-be?, 1956; and one original typewritten letter from the Belleville Portland Cement Company concerning Michael Whalen, 1910.

Photographs taken of activities and locations in Belleville, Ontario between 1990 and 2005.
1) Unveiling ceremonies, 1990-2003, including: Belleville Garden Club plaque, 1990s; War Memorial Park dedication, 18 October 2001; J. Russell Scott Park, Robin Jeffrey Park, Jane Forrester Park, Gerald B. Hyde Park, R. T. Potter Park, all 2002; Bruce Faulds Track, Wilbur C. Purcell Bridge, J. Ben Corke Footbridge, Jean Smith Housing Complex, Tom Gavey Alemite Park, Putman Bridge, Gerry Masterson Community Centre, Thurlow, all 2003; Riverside Trail groundbreaking [c.100 photographs]
2) Parks and arenas, c.2001, including: Wally Dever Arena opening; Quinte Sports Centre/Yardmen Arena internal and external views; Corby Rose Garden; Lioness Park opening; aerial views of Zwick's Island; Parkdale Community Centre; Meyer's Pier; skating in Victoria Harbour; Wharf Street Debating Club; [55 photographs]
3) Moira River views, including aerial photographs and views of the route of the future riverfront trail, c.2001 [34 photographs]
4) Aerial views of Belleville and Thurlow, c.2001, including: Belleville General Hospital, Hastings Manor, Corbyville distillery site, Quinte Hotel, Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, the Armouries, Mary Ann Sills park, Zwicks Park, Quinte Sports Centre, Loyalist College, industrial parks [c.100 photographs]
5) Aerial views of Belleville, c.2004, including: Loyalist College, downtown Belleville, Hastings Manor (new building), Reid's Dairy, riverfront trail (under construction), Albert College, Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf [50 photographs]
6) Aerial views of Bay of Quinte northern shoreline, c.2004, including Bakelite plant, Belleville General Hospital, Belleville Cemetery [49 photographs]
7) Unveiling of the Belleville McFarlands mural on the Memorial Arena, 18 September 2002 [49 photographs] with note from Mayor George Zegouras to Marjorie Buck concerning her role as official photographer for the event
8) Competitors at the Games for the Disabled event held in Belleville, c.2002 [32 photographs]
9) Photographs of a celebratory event at Glanmore National Historic Site, marking 30 years as a museum, July 2003 [c.100 photographs]
10) Photographs of Belleville Farmers' Market, c.2002 (taken in summer and in fall) [8 photographs]

Commemorative print made from a postcard showing the Post Office building at Pinnacle and Bridge Streets in Belleville, with special cancellation mark for the 100th anniversary of letter carrier delivery in Belleville. With accompanying explanatory article.

Digital photographs of Hastings County Historical Society events and activities taken while Anne Rector was a member of the Board. Many are related to fundraising efforts for the Community Archives.

Research files compiled by Bill Hunt.

Collection includes published annual reports of Deseronto Methodist Church for 1902, 1912, 1923 and 1924; souvenir booklet of the Methodist Church, 1911-1912; typewritten history of the Deseronto United Church from the 1860s up to 1976 (apparently extracted from minutes of the Board); newspaper clippings relating to church members and ministers, 1960s; a few photographs of church members, 1960s; printed orders of service 1970s-1980. Also includes a blank contract agreement between public school trustees and a teacher from the 1890s.