Materials produced to support a webinar held in June 2021 by the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board, in partnership with SAGA-LGBTQ and Bay of Quinte Pride:
Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce report on recommendations for creating a successful LGBT+ tourism strategy in the Bay of Quinte
Contains mostly the Quinte Branch newsletter but also correspondence, minutes, reports and a number of walking tours of Belleville and Picton. Some of the minutes from meetings are also included as are some newspaper clippings associated with historic buildings of the region.
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Quinte Branch
The fonds consists of 1 box of textual records and 7 audio tapes. The fonds consists of research notes and 7 tapes of interviews with Tyendinaga Mohawk elders relating to the research, writing and production of Rona Rustige's book Tyendinaga Tales.
A map entitled "Canada Showing Location of Indian Bands with Linguistic Affiliations." Published by Indian Affairs Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1968.
Scale: 100 miles : 1 inch.
Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of
File contains a newspaper clipping from 1966 about changing the name of geographic features between Belleville and Trenton in order to help remove bigotry in Canada; these sites were given names considered offensive today and have “no place in the geographic nomenclature. The article discusses a letter signed by J. Keith Fraser, executive secretary, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names, Geographical Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa.
File contains a souvenir booklet published by the 1960-1961 Council of Tyendinaga Indian Reserve, Deseronto, that contains stories and photos of the local Mohawk people. The file also contains a brief history entitled "Mohawks of Tyendinaga Reserve" written by Susan Claus, as well as a copy of Gerry Boyce's chapter on the "Tyendinaga Reserve" from Historic Hastings, annotated by Leslie Claus.
File contains a copy of the "Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario Suggestions for Compiling Tweedsmuir History Books" by Mrs. Robert C. Walker, Provincial Curator of Tweedsmuir History Books.
File contains brief history of the Parish of St. Charles Borromeo in Read as well as two newspaper clippings from the Intelligencer, one dated 20-August-1968 titled "Burial Site of Early Anglican Catechist Who Served Mohawks Is Rediscovered" and the other dated 27-November-1968 titled "Parish Centre of Tyendinaga Mohawks Endowed with Historical Significance".
File contains a number of newspaper articles from the late 50's early 60's pertaining to the local chapters of the Women's Institute, along with a booklet about Adelaide Hunter Hoodless' Homestead, the birthplace of the founder of the Woman's Institute and three annual programes of the Melrose Branch, East Hastings Women's Institute for the years 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1954-1955.
This file contains a photocopy of 2 articles pertaining to the Choristers of Christ Church in Belleville, Ontario regarding the Canadian premiere of "The Children of the Chapel" a two act opera composed by Sir Sidney Nicholson. Choral group directed by George N. Maybee with dramatic direction by D.C. MacKenzie Hume.
File contains a copy of a "Paper on Parlor Meetings for the W.C.T.U." written by Mrs. Williams and dated September 1914. The file also contains other various material pertaining to the temperance movements, such as pledge cards, quotes, Sunday School pledge card, fliers and a prohibition small map of part of the Province of Ontario. '
File contains three programs for the First, Second and Third Annual W.C.T.U. County Conventions, 1910, 1911 & 1912. Also a copy of a newspaper article from 1956 about the 47th Annual County Convention held in Trenton.
File contains original handwritten Annual Reports for the W.C.T.U.: Belleville "Y.W.C.T.U." from 1907 through to 1922, prepared by Miss Maud Reeves, Belleville
File contains various materials pertaining to the W.C.T.U. Belleville "Y's" including a folder with copies of the "Union Battle Hymn", handwritten notes on parlor meetings. An original copy, dated Oct 1, 1907, of The Canadian White Ribbon Tidings referencing the "Busy Belleville Y's". A copy of typed address, titled "Why we need new members for the W.C.T.U. & Y's", prepared by Miss Maud Reeves of the Belleville "Y" for the 1923 Convention at Picton.
File contains an original letter dated 20-April-1836 from J. Givins, Chief Superintendent Indian Department requesting a list of "squatters" on the land.