The photographs are arranged by subject matter and cover activities in and around the town of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority date from the late nineteenth century and many depict the lumber-related industries of the Rathbun Company in Deseronto. There are also photographs of school groups, churches, railways, First World War airfields and portraits of Deseronto citizens.
File contains a c.1850 description of a fireman uniform and of activities of the fire department and men according to Mrs. Moodie, c.1851 petition by the residents of the upper part of town to form a separate fire company, c.1851 petition by G. & J. Brown to try and form a separate fire company, a brief history of the Belleville fire department, a newspaper clip of a fire at a cigar factory in Belleville, and a newspaper clip on the fire that destroyed Mr.Neilson's house.
File contains original copies of: Petition with many signatures from residents asking that instead of building a new road that the two already existing be made passable; Motion to locate a road from Lonsdale to the Tyendanaga Grand Trunk Railway Station.
1975-1976: J. B. Corke, Mayor; H. N. Britton, General Manager; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman; L. A. Langabeer, Commissioner
1979-1980: J. B. Corke, Mayor; H. N. Britton, General Manager; L. F. Reid, Chairman 1979; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman 1980
1981-1982: P. D. Russell, Commissioner; G. A. Zegouras, Mayor; H. N. Britton, General Manager; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman
1991-1994: H. N. Britton, General Manager & Secretary; D. R. Parker, Assistant Secretary; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman 1993-1994; S. R. Langer, Mayor; R. A. Barrett, Chairman 1991-1993
1994-1995: D. R. Parker, General Manager & Secretary; R. L. McDougall, Mayor; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman 1994; R. A. Barrett, Chairman 1995 [2 copies]
1998-1999: R. L. McDougall, Mayor; D. R. Parker, General Manager & Secretary; E. G. O'Connor, Chairman 1998; J. A. Cox, Chairman 1999
A blueprint planning the suspension footbridge across the Moira River in Belleville, Ontario. Approved by Charles Mott - April 21, 1936. Submitted by Walter H. Patterson of the Patterson Construction Company.
Eighteen photographs and one photocopy of the interior and exterior of the steam plant (building 27) at CFB Trenton. Ross Masters (the donor's father) worked at the plant.
Original contract between Samuel and Edward James Tanner of Rawdon Township and The Dominion Express Company for stage coach services dated 14 July 1897.
A photocopy of a poster created in 1886 proclaiming "Murray Canal Demonstration! The preliminary opening of the Murray Canal will be celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 6th, '86 at Twelve O'Clock Point, near Trenton, by a grand Demonstration, at which Sir John A. MacDonald and Hon. Messrs. White, Foster & Bowell will be present."
File contains a copy of By-Law No. 1092, Of the Corporation of the City of Belleville passed 18 May 1903, for the management and regulation of the Belleville Water Works.
The file contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, dated 14 Nov 2004, titled "Stirling train station was home; Ken was reared in era of steam". The article is about Ken Nunn who spent his formative years in the Stirling rail station, growing up in the apartments above the ground floor station. His dad was station master at the train station for more than 20 years.