This collection contains three volumes and a bundle of deeds and mortgages relating to properties in Hastings County.
'Patent Record': volume arranged by township, concession, and lot number, recording the original patent holder and the date of granting for each lot in Hastings County, 1800-1947
'Liber A': the earliest land register book for Hastings County, covering instruments 1-110, 1800-1811
Printed 'New Topographical Atlas of the Province of Ontario, 1879'
Three items: 1) Clarke's drug store, Belleville, calendar, 1908 [Francis Clayton Clarke (1871-1951) had a drug store at 252 Front Street] 2) Flyer for J. & J. Cash labels, with sample ribbons, 1924 3) Yearbook for King George School, North Front Street, Belleville, 1974-1975
Collection comprises 33 digital photographs and coloured prints of the interior and exterior of the 'Riverboat' house at 47 Bridge Street West and the property immediately behind it, when it was up for sale. The photographs were taken by Gerry Boyce and listed by Lois Foster. 1) North east room facing Bridge Street West 2) Front door and hall on the east side of the house accessed from the balcony 3) Dormer from the inside of the house and facing north to Bridge Street West 4) Dormer from the inside and facing east 5) Dormer facing south looking toward the carriage house 6) Stairway and dormer facing west 7) Hall door facing east and newel post of the stairway 8) Balcony on the north side of the house and on Bridge street west 9) Entrance from the balcony on the east side of the house 10) View of carriage house taken from south east corner of the balcony 11) The north and west side of 43 Bridge Street West 12) North side of house facing Bridge Street West 13) Under the balcony on the north east corner, "47 Bridge Street West" 14) Under the balcony on the east side 15) View of the carriage house from the window inside lower (ground) level 16) Fireplace on the lower (ground) level, west of the back door 17) The inside stone walls of a room in the main house at ground level 18) Utility room in the main house 19) Clawfoot bathtub in the main house 20) Kitchen in south west corner of the main floor of the house 21) Fireplace in lower level of house west of back (south) door 22) South side of house showing remains of bake oven connected to inside cooking fireplace 23) Kitchen in the carriage house 24) Bathroom in carriage house, showing height of old stone walls 25) Upstairs room in carriage house showing height of old stone walls 26) View from carriage house upstairs window, looking toward the south wall of main house 27) Walkway, from parking lot, along east side of carriage house 28) South wall of carriage house 29) Walkway along east side of carriage house 30) Remains of bake oven on south wall of main house 31) Walkway under balcony along east wall of main house 32) North side of the house on Bridge Street West 33) North side of the carriage house
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)
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
