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File contains a manuscript claim submitted to the Provincial Government by Mary Melvin for the provision of a horse team for six days in 1838.

This file contains two newspaper article clippings of the origins of mechanical washing machines. These articles are dated October 27 1965.

File contains a copy of a newspaper article from the Belleville Sun, dated Saturday, June 8, 1895 about The Woman's Christian Association (Past, Present and Future) about the establishment of the Woman's Christian Association.
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File contains original handwritten Annual Reports for the W.C.T.U.: Belleville "Y.W.C.T.U." from 1907 through to 1922, prepared by Miss Maud Reeves, Belleville

File contains three programs for the First, Second and Third Annual W.C.T.U. County Conventions, 1910, 1911 & 1912. Also a copy of a newspaper article from 1956 about the 47th Annual County Convention held in Trenton.

File contains a printed booklet entitled Quintena : Golden Anniversary, May 1913-1963, which traces the history and lists executive officers of the Quintena Rebekah Lodge, #133, Belleville branch of the Rebekah Oddfellows.

File contains miscellaneous documents from Foxboro; including: a price list Mrs. I.B. Gay Dress and Mantle Making, a poster for the production at the Foxboro Methodist Sunday School; om the 1920s, and a newspaper clipping about the Foxboro Hawks baseball team.

Book of handwritten recipes, some written by Elizabeth Argue and some sent by mail from friends.

The fonds consist of minute and cash books, newsletters, handbooks, reports and songbooks of the Tyendinaga East Women's Institute. Materials added in 2016 include six photograph albums, five volumes of Tweedsmuir histories, autograph books and memorabilia.

The collection also includes a school register for School Section Number 10, Tyendinaga Township, 1879-1921.

Books of remembrance. One records the names and dates of death of Women's Institute members of the branches at: Roslin, Plainfield, Phillipston (Bethel) Zion, Quinte, Carmel, Cannifton, Melrose, Foxboro, Tyendinaga East, Moira, Chapman's, Parkdale, Lonsdale and Marlbank (1925-2013). The other is a scrapbook with photographs and brief biographies of men who had enlisted for the Second World War in the areas covered by the Women's Institute branches of: Melrose, Phillipston (Bethel) Zion, Plainfield, Quinte, Roslin and Tyendinaga East (May 1944).

Minute books for: 1917-1926; 1925-1930; 1930-1935; 1935-1938; 1938-1947; 1947-1953; 1953-1960; 1962-1970; 1970-1975; 1975-1980; 1980-1987

File of programmes for the Wallbridge Women's Institute, the Hastings West District and the Prince Edward/Hastings area group activities.

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

Minutes of the Thurlow Junior Farmers and Junior Institute for young women on the fifth concession of Thurlow Township in Hastings County, Ontario.

Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, invitations and cards compiled by Mary Elizabeth Roberts (later Mary Elizabeth Haig).