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
Deseronto Cemetery Company out-letter book (some entries too faint to read), 1888-1898 ‘The Cemetery Lot Book’ List of cemetery lot numbers (1-900) and the price per lot, [1888] Deseronto Cemetery Company ledger. Includes names of stock-holders, lists of expenses and lots sold (by date), 1888-1907 Deseronto Cemetery Company ledger, including plot-owners’ names and some addresses. Front board detached (has printed schedule of fees attached to it from 1 June 1930), 1928-1954 (2008.07/1) Deseronto Cemetery Company journal of receipts and expenses from 1 June 1928 to 27 Feb 1950 (2008.07/2) Deseronto Cemetery receipts and disbursements from 1 Jan 1950 to 5 Feb 1960 (2008.07/3) Deseronto Cemetery receipts and expenditure, 24 Jan 1966 to 4 July 1977
Plan of part of the Town of Deseronto, before 1898 (the Terra Cotta works are still standing), showing roads, railways, buildings and lot numbers for properties south of Dundas Street, east of College Street (which has no name on the map) and west of Boundary Road. The map is hand-coloured to show the blocks and railways.
Negative photocopy (in 4 parts) of a plan of Mill Point village, 1875
Volumes
Bank of Montreal account book for A.S. Valleau, Collector of Customs. 1901 March 26 – 1905 December 30. Includes six official Customs Canada cheques, one for the salary of Thomas Maloney.
Auditors’ Report, Financial Statement and Minutes and Bylaws for the year 1947, the Corporation of the County of Hastings
1950 Municipal directory, Department of Municipal Affairs, Province of Ontario. Includes brief details on towns and villages. Mayor of Deseronto was R.K.Jackson, clerk Miss M.C. Maher, population 1,473.
Minutes of the Local Board of Health, 1920, May 14 - 1941, Nov 18. Includes loose papers – correspondence, some annual reports
‘Record’, Local Board of Health minutes, 1942, February 23 – 1966, May 25, includes copies of correspondence and draft minutes
‘Docket No. 2’ Court register, 1932, July 29- 1933, July 18, giving name of defendant, details of offence and outcome of hearing. Indexed by surname of defendant
Division Court judges’ list for sittings, 1933, July 26 – 1944, March 7, includes names of plaintiffs, defendants and garnishees, with the amount owed and a brief record of the outcome of each case.
County of Hastings report and statements, December 31, 1946, by Garrett D. C. Morton, certified General Accountant. Typescript auditor’s account.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1951-1953, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1954-1955, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1956-1964, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.
Identity card of Ira Claus, aged 68, member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte [c.1952]
‘In Memoriam’ book (supplied by White Funeral Home, Deseronto) for Ira Alfred Claus, died Mar 18, 1957, aged 73, Brant St., Deseronto, includes names of the bearers and visitors
Particulars of War Veteran’s Allowance payable to Bertha Claus, widow of Ira, from Mar 19, 1958
Statement of contents insurance coverage of Bertha Claus, Thomas Street, Deseronto, with the John S. White Insurance Agency, Deseronto, Feb 11, 1959
‘Souvenir Booklet published by the 1960-1961 Council of Tyendinaga Indian Reserve, Deseronto, Ontario, Canada’ [1961], front page torn
Photograph of boy’s hockey team, sponsored by Sam’s Aluminum [after 1963]
Printed ‘Rules of Order of the Municipal Council of the Town of Deseronto’ 18 Feb 1889
Printed pro-forma for a certificate of public recognition by the town of Halifax for service in the Second World War (with pencilled alterations to make reference to Deseronto instead), 1945
Printed booklet on ‘The Future of the Liberal Party’, address by Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Defence, 4 Aug 1948
Auditor’s report on road expenditures for the Town of Deseronto, 1949
Edition of ‘Roads and Road Construction’ journal, March 1951, Vol. 29, no. 339
Leases between the Town of Deseronto and the Deseronto Lions Club (of the Skating Rink) and Deseronto Boating Club (part of the old saw mill property), 1953-1954
Published report by the Select Committee on Indian Affairs on ‘Civil Liberties and Rights of Indians [Indigenous People] in Ontario’, 19 Mar 1954
Letter from J.D. Lee and Company to the Deseronto Medical Officer of Health, Dr W. H. Duffett, with two copies of blueprint relating to modifications to the septic tank of the Deseronto Public School, 4 Dec 1956
Collection comprises photographs of the two First World War Royal Flying Corps training camps at Deseronto, Ontario and notes for an unpublished book, 'Wings Over Deseronto', on the history of the camps. Camp Mohawk and Camp Rathbun were in operation between May 1917 and November 1918, training men to be pilots for the Western Front. The photographs in this collection are originals and reproductions depicting the aircraft, staff and cadets of the Royal Flying Corps, principally in the Deseronto camps, but also at Camps Borden and Leaside (Ontario) and Camp Taliaferro, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Photograph shows the Pasmore pharmacy at the northwest corner of St. George and Thomas Streets in Deseronto, Ontario. The owner of this property was Dr. William Pasmore.
Photographic copies of pages of an album of Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force photographs taken at Camp Mohawk near Deseronto, Ontario, and Benbrook in Texas. The collection also contains a photograph of Sikorsky S-40 'Southern Clipper' flying boat NC752V on display at an airfield, c.1935.
A series of photographs of members of the Deseronto, Ontario, Sons of Scotland, taken by James Fairbairn. The members of the group are: E. O. Butler J. McKinnon James Fairbairn D. McClew Angus Anderson J. Elliott J. Miller J. L. Macfarlane Robert Whyte Dr John Newton A. D. Macintyre H. McDonald George Richardson J. Buchanan William Stoddart H. Stuart Robert Newton Thomas H. Nasmith H. Irvine W. B. Graham James McKee Joseph Stevenson W. Cummings Thomas Nesbit William McKee H. Kirk W. J. McMicking Robert Anderson
Administrative materials including account books, annual reports and other records from the congregation of the Deseronto United Church. The church (on the northeast corner of Fourth and Thomas Streets) was closed and sold in October 2020.
Research files compiled by Ken Brown for a proposed history of the Rathbun era of Deseronto, Ontario. The files contain draft chapters, photocopies of newspaper articles and email correspondence.
Postcards showing street scenes and buildings in Deseronto, Ontario. The cards were mailed to Dora Mater (later Marr) by Cassie and May, friends of Dora's in Deseronto.
Newspaper clipping taken from page 4 of the Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania published on 24 February 1890, concerning the manufacture of wood gas from sawdust in Deseronto, Ontario.
Three photographs, formerly in the possession of Thelma Joyce: 1) Students and staff of Deseronto High School, 1927-1928, taken by E. J. Powell of Hamilton [photograph has names on reverse] 2) Members of the United Empire Loyalist Pageant in Deseronto, 1929, taken by Marrison of Kingston 3) Students and staff of Napanee Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, 1930-1931, taken by E. J. Powell of Hamilton
