The Tribune, Dec 2 1898, report on death of F. S. Rathbun [very fragile]
The Tribune, Nov 27, 1903, report on death of E. W. Rathbun [torn and defaced with blue crayon]
Copy of Town of Deseronto deed granting the Long Dock and Ottawa Dock at Mill Street to the Deseronto Boating, Gun and Rod Club, Sep 26, 1957, with rough sketch of property
Summary of 1966 census of individuals in Deseronto, by age
Napanee Beaver, Nov 30 1966 (coverage of elections and death of Wilfred Hill, 47)
Napanee Beaver, Dec 7 1966 (coverage of election of Dorothy McCullough, first woman councillor in Deseronto)
Napanee Beaver, Jun 7 1967 (photo of Muriel Andrew’s painting of the ferry and bridge, on display in Deseronto Public Library, with Mrs Barney Thompson, Mrs Blake Moore and Mrs Jean Griffiths)
1967 Special Centennial supplement [toNapanee Beaver?] on the history of Deseronto
‘Centennial News’ vacation issue by Lake Ontario Development Council, covering ‘7 Holiday Regions’, 1967, 12pp.
Napanee Beaver, Jan 10 1968 (includes details of Deseronto Council committees)
Printed 1968 Deseronto Voters’ List
Napanee Beaver report on Naylor’s Theatre, Apr 28 1971, 1p.
The Quinte Scanner, Jun 16 1971, 100th birthday Deseronto special edition
The Intelligencer, Nov 9 1982 (report on Roger Cole’s election as Mayor of Deseronto)
Napanee Beaver, May 11 1983, report on Camps Mohawk and Rathbun, using information from J. Allan Smith, with photos
Napanee Beaver supplement, 1983, based on 1967 version, published for Summer Parade in Deseronto
Napanee Beaver, Dec 18 1985, including articles on Denny Tompkins’s plans as Mayor of Deseronto and article on Liva Grass of Tyendinaga, who campaigned for non-status Indians to regain their status
Photographs of members of the council of the Town of Deseronto: George E. Clement James Sexsmith William Irvine James Whitton J. M. Olliver George Parnham A. A. Richardson, Deputy Reeve Frederick S. Rathbun, Treasurer Edward Wilkes Rathbun, Mayor Robert Irvine, Clerk James Dryden, Reeve J. McCollough, Assessor George Gonyou, Chief of Police G. E. Deroche, Solicitor T. D. Galt William Mellow James Saunders
Twenty cancelled cheques drawn on the Island Creamery account with the Dominion Bank of Belleville, Ontario, dated from January to February 1898 and signed by James R. Anderson, President.
Fonds consists of one folder of administrative records including the incorporating papers, the organizational rules and regulations, and a copy of the 1954 Milk Industry Act of Ontario, one folder containing various Foxboro Cheese Factory financial records and two books of minutes from annual, directorial shareholders meetings.
Materials collected by Lewis Zandbergen, including many editions of the Stirling News Argus and Community Press newspapers, some Belleville school yearbooks, a collection of photographs and materials relating to the history of Stirling and to Stirling Public Library.
Three items relating to James Vincent Doyle: 1) Apprenticeship agreement between Doyle and Alexander Ray of Belleville, 30 April 1899 2) Affidavit concerning the registration of a partnership by J. Vincent Doyle, 4 November 1943 3) Partnership agreement between James Vincent Doyle and Edmund O'Flynn Doyle [his son], 1 April 1948
Photocopies and scans of newspaper articles and photographs relating to the Dawson and Burley families. 1) Photocopy of Quinte Scanner article about Hudson’s Mill. December 18, 1981 2) Photocopy of photograph of front of Deseronto House Hotel, with Deseronto Bus Line coach and horses. 3) Photocopy of photos of the old Deseronto to Prince Edward County ferry, being made into a houseboat (Reg Dawson did this) 4) Photocopy of article in The Intelligencer about the ferry from October 30, 1974. Mentions Reg Dawson. 5) Photocopy of photos of the ferry in service. Undated.
Photographs of members of the Rodgers family of Deseronto, Ontario. Some photographs were taken in Belleville. Most are unidentified, but they include Thomas, Robert and Georgie and one man in a Salvation Army uniform.
Two photographs: 1) Portrait of a seated man and small child, possibly members of the Walmsley family, taken by D. A. Weese of 279 Front Street, Belleville, Ontario 2) View of floodwaters from CPR tracks near Dundas Street West in Belleville, Ontario, March 1936
Digital reproductions of photographs and research materials relating to the village of Moira, Ontario. Paper materials include an edition of the Ontario Intelligencer of 7 August 1934, reporting on a reunion at Moira and notes on the history of the Methodist/United church compiled by Owen Herity
Photocopy of a plan of the Rathbun Farms (later Fingland and Kimmett farms) on Boundary Road to the northeast of Deseronto, showing crop rotations and land use.
Collection principally comprises research notes, newspaper clippings, promotional publications and postcards relating to the history of the town of Deseronto, Ontario. It also includes a file of materials relating to a voyage on the Empress of Scotland ship in 1956.
Deseronto postcards and photographs, 1900-1920
Notes and ephemera relating to Kay Allin's voyage on the Empress of Scotland, July 1956
Publication Kente Mission, 1668-1680, 1968
Notes by Kay Allin on the history of Deseronto, c.1980-1990
Notes by Kay Allin on the history of the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer in Deseronto, c.1980-1990
File of newspaper clipping relating to Deseronto, 1967-1980
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Rathbun family, 1972-1980
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to Deseronto, 1978-1990
Reproduction of Deseronto High School 'Ballyhoo' publication, May 1928
Deseronto flyers and publications, including 1978 program for the North American Outboard Championships, 1967-1989
Publications relating to centennial celebrations in Deseronto, 1971 and 1989