A red and white quilt made in 1894 by the Steady Gleaners, a group of women affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer, Deseronto, Ontario, possibly with the aim of raising funds for missionary work. This quilt may have been made for such a purpose. The signatures of the women in the society are embroidered onto the squares of the quilt.
The names on the quilt are: F.M.R. Bella Smyth Mrs Wm. Gamble Florence A. Davis Mrs F. S. Rathbun Alice McGault Mrs C. E. Ravin Mrs J. W. McCaw Mrs G. Genge Mrs Wm. Mitchell Mrs R. J. Craig, President Mrs Frank S. Hall [Bessie] Annie Hill Mrs McCoy Mrs F. H. Sims Mrs J. D. Dulmadge Mrs J. Douglas Tillie Maxwell Mrs D. Dant Miss Mary Huff Mrs G. Gordon Ella Pegan Mrs G. A. Grant Mrs Joe Hopper Mrs Wm. Geney Gertrude R. Craig Aggie Elliott Mrs Mackie Mrs A. D. Macintyre I. Thornton Mrs C. Forrester Mrs R. Anderson Ira B. Anderson L. Smyth Mrs R. Geddes Mrs F. McMaster Mrs J. M. Denmark Mrs A. G. Knight Mrs J. Buter Clara McClain Mrs C. Bennett Mrs J. T. Garmon
Photograph album of Stuart Hilton Plante's time as a member of the Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force stationed at Camp Mohawk near Deseronto, Ontario.
This description is for part of a collection of some 4,400 vertical files of materials gathered by the Hastings County Historical Society. They cover a wide range of subjects and were received from a variety of different sources, not always recorded.
The collection includes original materials, newspaper clippings, secondary histories and copies.
Children of Riggs School, Madoc (S.S. #13) circa 1920. Top row, seventh child is Cecil Willis. Second row, seventh child is Elizabeth Jane Willis. Bottom row: third child is Bert Willis, sixth child is Edward Willis, last child is Oliver Willis. School was at the NE corner of Riggs and Pigden Roads in Madoc Township.
Harry Harrington and Joyce Dunk outside Cecil Willis and Frances WIllis's grocery store at 27 Front Street, Trenton, Ontario, circa 1943. Harry was Frances's father.
Digital copy of a Smith Photo photograph of children in the Grade 1 class at Queen Alexandra School, Belleville, Ontario. Individuals identified are: Row #4: The teacher is Miss Evelyn Lockhart Row #3: 2nd in from left - Jane Freeman (Father was CEO of Stephen Adamson MFG) 3rd in from left - Carol Wishart 5th in from left - Anne Burton (grew up 144 Albert St)
