This file contains a number of photocopies of newspaper articles by Judge E. B. Fraleck dating from 1902 to 1929 from Forest and Stream, North Hastings Review and The Bancroft Times. Subjects include: campfire stories, hunting , Madoc gold rush, and John Meyers' cave.
"A Newspaper 127 Years Old" from 1919 about an ancient journal owned by Mr. E.M. Fisk and highlighting the subjects of the then published (16 May 1792) includes sub-titles "Some Strange Punishments", "An Escaped Apprentice", "Cash for Rags" and "The Devil Appears"
"How Peace Came to the School Section", Bancroft 15 March 1920
"Find Hairy Wild Man Living Like Beast On Island", Ethelburt Masters husband of Florence, lived 22 years on Amherst Island.
The file contains a number of newspaper clippings from the 1990's: 1) "The Good Old Days", Bancroft; 2) "Glacing Back", Bay of Quinte; 3) "Historic Hastings", Belleville 4) "Remember When", Belleville.
A biography essay on Hydro company worker and lumber businessman Charles Murphy written by 6th grader James Moak for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 9 pages.
A biography essay on farmer Carl Fitzgerald written by 6th grader Jason Runnalls for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 12 pages.
A biography essay on Hydro company worker and lumber businessman Charles Murphy written by 6th grader James Moak for an essay contest in Madoc Township. Includes photographs. 11 pages.
Bound 1976 reprint of the Bancroft Old Home Week (August 6th-9th, 1961) souvenir programme, written by author-editor Mr. A. F. 'Mike' Burns of Bancroft. List of genealogies available at Bancroft Public Library.
File contains newspaper clippings of Bancroft United Church, of Russian visitors to the Bancroft Hospital, the opening of an old age home, the opening of 2 banks and an appliance shop, the Bancroft Gemboree, the Princess Sodalite mines and Blue Sodalite being found