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Digital copy of a Deseronto Public School class photograph

  • CA ON00156 DA 2012.14
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  • c.1960

Scanned copy of class photograph [grade 2] of boys at Deseronto Public School, c.1960.

Children identified as:
Back row: Wayne Keech, Dennis Layfield, ?, Larry Boomhour, ?, Bobby Gilligan, Barry Brummell
Middle row: ?, Paul McTaggart, Andrew Grossett, Bob Sherman, Don Armitage jnr, Terry D. Rushie, Bobby Blewett
Front row: Clayton Brant, David Foster, Philip Berry, Butch (Marshall) Claus, Bob Brinklow, Arnie Marks, Marvin Brooks

Digital copy of a letter from Preston North

  • CA ON00156 DA 2012.15
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  • 14 September 1939

Letter from Preston North to his daughter, Alice (grandmother of the donor):

Deseronto
Sept 14th 1939

Dear Alice, and all at home,
The war has started
I was glad to get your letter on sept 12th and I did not get any other letters you sent before Christmas. It is a fight to the finish Canada has gone to a finish no fooling this time.
Returning men are going up by the thousands and no turning back. They have got into Warsaw and the women are fighting like tigers.
I am very well but I don't work much only at my own clothes. 3 years war if not more. Hoping to hear from you at any time. Give my best wishes to all.
From your father Preston North
Deseronto Canada xxxx Bye bye

North, Preston John

Digital copy of a photograph of George Hamilton Backus

  • CA ON00156 2022-005
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  • c.1890

Portrait of George Hamilton Backus (1830-1904). He worked for Brown's foundry in Belleville, and was a member of City Council in 1885 and a public school trustee. He was also a member of the volunteer fire brigade and associated with the 49th Hastings Rifles. He was a member of St. John's Presbyterian Church.

Digital copy of a photograph of the Belleville Memos hockey team

  • CA ON00156 2021-071
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  • 1955

Members of the Belleville Memos hockey team, 1954-1955
Back row: Claude Tice, Vern Goyer, Hub Macey, Ted Degray, Jack Wade Red Doran, John Mockerr, Jerry Hyde
Middle row: Art Charleton, Peter Jones, Davey Jones, Frank Betioll, Doug (Knobber) Day, Bob Wilson, Drury Denyes
Front row: Tony Parisi, Keith MacDonald, Edwin Duncan, Bruce Smith, Erwin Duncan, Doug Hull, Don (Turk) Barclay, Doug Murray

Digital copy of first communion and confirmation certificate

  • CA ON00156 DA 2014.14
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  • 1885

Scanned image of a certificate of first communion and confirmation for Virginia Houle (1874-1944), the donor's grandmother. She received her first communion in Deseronto, Ontario, in August 1885 [at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church] and was confirmed in Napanee, Ontario on November 3rd, 1887 [at St. Patrick's Catholic Church].

The certificate was printed by L. Turgis, 60 Rue Des Ecoles, Paris.

Digital copy of photograph of Henry Thompson of Belleville

  • CA ON00156 2017-25
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  • c.1900

Digital copy of a photograph of Henry Thompson, member of the 49th (Belleville) Regiment during the Fenian raids of 1866. His entry in the Canada General Service Medal Register, 1866-1870 (RG 9, II, A 5 Vol. 4 at Library and Archives Canada) is available online at http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&id=e008681734

Information provided by donor about this individual:
Born 1 May 1835 In Wexford Ireland
Arrived in Canada 1851
First daughter born Aug 1862
Served in military June 1866 Fenian Raids
Found on the 1871 Census in Thurlow
First wife Ann Casey died 1 Feb 1875
Married Mary Frances O'Conner 16 May 1876 in Belleville
Found on the 1881 census in Thurlow
Found on the 1891 census in York West,
Found on the 1901 census in Toronto Juction
Found on the 1911 census in York South
Died 6 March 1914 at home 2119 Dundas Ave (St) W

Digital copy of photograph of Christmas party

  • CA ON00156 DA 2015.05
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  • c.1960

Snapshot of children and Santa Claus at a Christmas party held by the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer in Deseronto, Ontario, c.1960.

The children have been identified (left to right) as: Frances Klaver, Teresa Idzenga, Stella Idzenga, [?], [?], Shirley Klaver, [?], [?], Allan Klaver, ? Pringle, Gail Reid.

Klaver, Henry

Digital copy of photograph of James Ernest Walmsley and others

  • CA ON00156 2019-018
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  • 1914

Photograph of James Ernest Walmsley as John Bull, with Harry Moorman as Uncle Sam and [possibly] Frances (sometimes spelt Francis) Nicholson as Miss Canada. They played these characters in a Tabernacle Methodist Church performance of 'The Courtship of Miss Canada' in 1914.

Digital copy of photograph of staff of Shannonville Canning Ltd.

  • CA ON00156 DA 2015.27
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  • September 1938

Staff of Shannonville Canning Ltd., Shannonville, Ontario, in September 1938.

Names supplied:

Back row: Nellie Howard, Maggie Brant, Maggie Maracle, Mae Hill, Ethel Bardy, Georgina Rupert, Edna Maracle, Beatarice Brant, John Weese, ?, Mac FitzGerald, Lena FitzGerald, Edna Fuller, Harold Burtt, Mavis John, ?, Beatrice Smart, ?, Blanche Hill, Ivan Hill, Cora Maracle, Harold Elmy, Mr. Rightmyer, Tommy Howard and Percy "Diner" Howard

Second row: Marjorie FitzGerald, Dorsey Brant, Josie FitzGerald, Ethel John, Lydia Marion, Winnifred Maracle, Julia Maracle, Lydia Maracle, Kathleen Louis, Sadie Maracle, Gladys Brant, Eva Burtt, Anita Goodfellow, Stella Breadman, ?, Mrs Burtt, Winnie Howard and Marjorie Brant

Third row: Vincent Bardy, Madeline Spencer, ?, Pearl Brant, Leola Brant, Evelyn Noye, Muriel Hill, Alice Dow, Marjorie Elmy, Marion Hill, Reta Conley, Edna McCarthy, Helena Sager, Maggie Hill, Bertha Reed, Flossie ?, and Helen Fuller

Front row: Austin Fuller, Ross Brant, Clifford Hill, Eugene Maracle, Lorne Maracle, Harry Uens, ?, William Hill, ?, Carmon Spencer, Laural Burtt, Gerald Louis, Blake Cook and Roy Sager

Digital copy of photograph of wedding of Stan McTaggart and Lalia Histed

  • CA ON00156 DA 2015.28
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  • 4 November 1942

Photograph of Stanley (Stan) McTaggart (1924-2007) and Lalia Histed (1921-2014) on their wedding day in November 1942 at their home on Dundas Street, Deseronto, Ontario. St. Mark's Anglican Church is visible in the background. Stan worked at Gibbard's in Napanee and later was a police officer in Deseronto for five years.

The individuals have been identified as:

Back row: Stan Sigsworth, Clarence Taylor, Stan Mastin, Elanora Histed, Mrs Robinson, ?, Mrs Mastin [?], ?

Front row: Katherine McTaggart, Herb Histed, Stan McTaggart, Lalia Histed, Blennet Histed, Annie ?, Pastor Leach.

Donated by Esther Wood, September 2015.

Digital copy of photographic collage of Grand Trunk Railway baseball team

  • CA ON00156 2019-019
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  • 1919

Copy of a series of photographs of the 1919 Belleville Grand Trunk Railway baseball team, winners of the Central Ontario League Amateur Championship.

Players identified are: J. Kelleher; J. L. Casey; G. V. Weir; H. Whalen; J. S. Smith; S. Simmons; A. G. Meagher; F. Goyer; W. Gerow; W. Mills; Doug Simon; J. W. Ross.

Clarke, W. S.

Digital image of members of the Hawley family, 1917

  • CA ON00156 2016-101
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  • 1917

Photograph of members of the Hawley family on the occasion of the baptism of the youngest member. From left to right are: Olive Esther Delmage Hawley (1878-1951); Mary Minetta Hawley MacDonald Selby (1916-2009); Howard Delmage Hawley (1908-1982); George Elmer Hawley (1875-1966); and George Rockwell Hawley (1914-1984). George and Olive moved with their family to Deseronto, Ontario,in 1930 and lived at what is now 317 Main Street next to the small park.

Hawley (family)

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