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Photographs of members of the Goyer family and teams of which they were members.

Collection comprises:

1. Family cabinet card and tintype photographs, c.1860-1920
2. Staff and students of Grier Street School, Belleville, 1905 and original and copy of two 1908 Grier Street school photographs (the copy was published in the Intelligencer), both including Howard Aselstine
3. Snapshots including several of Aselstine buses in Belleville, 1910-1940
4. Second World War ration books for Howard and Mae Aselstine and Dorothy Aitchison (their daughter, mother of Jane Bond), 1940s
5. Photograph album with pictures of Aselstine buses, 1890-1935
6. Newspaper clippings relating to the Aselstine bus business, 1965-1971
7. Typescript and hand-written notes on the history of the Aselstine business
8. Loose photographs, 1915-1970

1. Letters addressed to Cassie Robinson of 214 Coleman Street, Belleville
2. Paper copies of Deseronto postcards
3. One postcard of Belleville buildings

Letters to Cassie Robinson:

1. From St. Lucia, 3 Feb 1909
2. Love letter to Frank Robinson, 1 Aug 1912
3. Letter from Arthur McCoy in Palestine, 4 Oct 1914
4. Invitation to wedding of P. G. Johnson and Phyllis Lewis in Belleville, 22 Apr 1915
5. Christmas card from Private Cecil Holway, 1915
6. Christmas card from Bruce [Sills], 1915
7. Christmas card from Frank McDonell, 1915
8. Letter from Mary O'Connor in Detroit, 10 Jan 1916
9. Letter from W A. Hutchinson 'Yankee', France, 18 Feb 1916
10. Letter from Sergeant W. A. Hutchinson, France, 28 Mar 1916
11. Letter from Bruce Sills describing journey to England, 14 Jul 1916
12. Field postcard from 'Scud', 13 Oct 1916
13. Christmas card from Bugler Bert Robson [killed 30 Nov 1917], 1916
14. Christmas card from Mary in Toronto, Dec 1916
15. Christmas card from Bugler Charles Rand, Godalming, Dec 1917
16. Letter from Mrs. F. Stevens, Detroit, [mentions that sugar is hard to get] 19 Jan 1918
17. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 21 May 1918
18. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 26 Aug 1918
19. Letter from F. Farrell, Toronto, 16 Sep 1918
20. Letter from Eliza Clark of Peterborough (with dried leaf), 15 Dec 1918
21. Letter from Eliza Clark of Peterborough, 20 Jan 1919
22. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 20 Jan 1920
23. Letter from Gladys and Oscar, Picton, 23 Jan 1920
24. Letter from Jean M. [?], Toronto, 8 Feb 1920
25. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 8 Apr 1920
26. Letter from Bill [Robinson], Oshawa, 10 Apr 1920
27. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 12 Apr 1920
28. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 14 Apr 1920
29. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 20 Apr 1920
30. Letter from Thomas F. Diamond, Toronto, 23 Apr 1920
31. Letter from Thomas F. Diamond, Toronto, 26 Apr 1920
32. Letter from Frank [Robinson], Toronto, 27 Apr 1920
33. Letter from Ethel, 474 Brock Avenue, Toronto, [mentions that potatoes are a luxury] 5 May 1920
34. Letter from Bill [Robinson], Oshawa, 2 May 1920
35. Letter from Thomas F. Diamond, Toronto, 6 May 1920
36. Letter from Thomas F. Diamond, Toronto, 6 May 1920
37. Invitation to wedding of Ella Priscilla Moore and Edward D. Clarke on 16 Jun, sent 7 Jun 1920
38. Letter from Bill [Robinson], Oshawa, 8 Jun 1920
39. Letter from Ethel (Mrs. Joe Belch), Toronto, 8 Jun 1920
40. Letter from Thomas F. Diamond, Toronto, 11 Jun 1920
41. Letter from Marie [?], Belleville, 20 Jun 1920

Photographs of Belleville Fire Department activities and personnel.

Six digital reproductions of photographs relating to Roy Wardle's time in the Belleville Fire Department, Belleville, Ontario.

Photographs, printed materials, certificates, newspaper clippings and administrative records relating to the education of nurses in Belleville, Ontario.

Flyers, newspaper clippings and choir photographs relating to activities at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Belleville, Ontario.

Materials donated are:

1. 1867 map of Trenton, showing lots
2. Trenton assessment rolls for 1884 and 1918
3. Fire insurance map of Trenton, 1924

Materials loaned for scanning are:

4. Map of Trenton, 1913
5. Map of Trenton, 1917
6. Panoramic view of Frankford, c. 1925
7. Group of Trenton soldiers, c.1915

Collection consists of two items:

• Digital copy of a photograph of the Redi-Heat building on Mill and Water streets in Deseronto, taken by Frederick Harold Ball in 1938
• Financial statements for the Redi-Heat Electrical Appliance Company, 1946, prepared by W. S. Stone, Chartered Accountant, of Belleville, Ontario

Collection of materials from Bill Stovin, including:

• Prize list and ticket for Bay of Quinte Exhibition, 1897 [damaged by 'Ponton fire' in July 1954]
• Itinerary for train journey to Quebec City and hotel receipt, May 1946
• Letter from Belleville Chamber of Comerce about a reception at the Hotel Quinte, 27 March 1947
• Booklet of Rules and Regulations for No. 418 (Belleville) Wing R.C.A.F. Association, c.1950
• Pocket calendar with birthstones and wedding anniversaries from Paul Mercier, jeweller for 1952
• Kiwanis Club of Belleville bulletins for:
  • 27 April 1956 [top half only]
  • 14 March 1959
  • 18 July 1959
• Photocopies of photographs relating to CJBQ staff, 1950s
• Booklet about Canadian Forces Base Trenton, c.1974
• Photocopy of press clipping about a plaque to Horice Stovin at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, 11 December 2000
• Letter to Phil & Helen Flagler from Bill Stovin, 10 March 2001
• Letter to Phil from Stovin, 25 August 2008
• Undated letter from Stovin to Phil
• Printed email correspondence between Stovin, Gerry Boyce, Phil Flagler, and Shelley Wildgen about memories of CJBQ, 2010

Oversized items:

• 2 drawings by W. B. Mac of Belleville Sales & Advertising Club members, 1950s: Ted Schwab; Len Smith; Bill Stovin; Bill Riley, Ben Yanover; Brian Humphreys; Frank Murray; Phil Flagler; Ralph Plumpton; Fred Maund

Letters written by members of the Little and King families of Tyendinaga Township and Fulton, New York. Includes some family history information, a postcard of Stirling and a photograph of Edith Roulston, taken in 1960.

Reports and publications relating to Northern Electric and their Belleville operation. Includes:

• 'Northern News', 14 Mar 1955
• Résumé for W. J. Needham Throop, 1965
• 'Look What's Going On in Belleville' publication, 26 October 1970
• 'Look What's Going On in Belleville' publication, 25 January 1971
• 'Northern Electric now...and the future' publication, 1974
• Proposal for Business Systems to assume responsibility for the office service function, 1980
• Suggestion Plan Manual for the Subscriber Switching Division, 28 January 1983
• Certificate of membership in the Telephone Pioneers of America for W. J. Needham Throop
• Nortel Belleville 50th Anniversary publication, 1997

Other items:

• Four postcards of the Ontario School for the Deaf; Front Street and United Empire Loyalists monument; Bay Bridge; Moira River, c.1940s
• Belleville McFarlands decal, 1959
• Promotional card for Dixie Inn Barbeque on Bridge Street West in Belleville, owned by George A. De Vuyst, c.1959
• Belleville-Trenton directory published by F & N Directories, 1962-1963

Receipts and certificates addressed to Thomas Kelso from suppliers and contractors involved in building his property at 161 George Street, Belleville, Ontario. The work was carried out between 1873 and 1876 under the direction of John D. Evans, architect. This collection also includes notes on the Kelso/Roberts family tree, compiled by Trudi and Bob Banting, with reproduction photographs of family members.

The material has been arranged into the following files:
1) Invoices and receipts relating to the construction of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1873-1876
2) Contractor's certificates relating to the construction of 161 George Street signed by John D. Evans, architect, 1873-1875
3) Summary of expenses relating to the construction of the house at 161 George Street, c.1875; calculation of simple and compound interest, 1869-1882; bill for pine lumber from the Rathbun Company, 1888; specifications for construction work for the Sodus Point & Southern Rail Road, not dated
4) Legal papers relating to costs incurred by the Grand Junction Railway in 1877; a case against Henry Covert involving Kelso and Pitceathly in 1879; a report into the condition and affairs of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Maine, 1884
5) Abstracts of title for lots 4 and 5, east side of George Street, Belleville, 1950; newspaper clipping announcing the designation of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1986
6) Reproduction photographs of 161 George Street and Kelso/Roberts family members, c.2019

Six loose coloured postcards showing:

• Front Street, Belleville, Ontario
• Aerial View of R.C.A.F. Station, looking South, near Belleville, Ontario
• Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
• General Hospital, Belleville, Ontario
• Albert College, Belleville, Ontario

• Dominion Entomological Building, Belleville, Ont.

  A fold-out 'Souvenir of Belleville' set of postcards produced by Valentine-Black Ltd., Toronto. They depict:

• Post Office, Quinte Hotel, Churches, Armouries, Belleville, Ontario
• Church of St. Michael the Archangel (R.C.)
• St. Thomas' Church (Anglican) Belleville, Ontario
• Bridge Street United Church, Belleville, Ontario
• Front Street looking North, Belleville, Ontario
• Front Street, Belleville, Ont. looking North
• Moira River looking North from Victoria Park, Belleville, Ontario
• Bridge St., bridge over Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
• Main bldgs., Belleville General Hospital
• Hotel Quinte, Belleville, Ontario
• High School, Belleville, Ontario
• Albert College, Belleville, Ontario
• Main bldg., Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• Club House, Quinte Golf and Country Club, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• The Armouries, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• War Memorial, Belleville, Ont., Canada

Collection comprises:

• album with 128 photographs of family scenes taken by Hannah Harrison of 64 Emily Street, Belleville, Ontario
• mounted photograph of the house at 64 Emily Street, c.1900
• photograph of six young women in naval costumes (Hannah Harrison bottom right), c. 1910
• Methodist Church annual ticket for 1902-1903 in the name of Hannah Harrison
• Canadian National Railways passes for David Harrison, blacksmith, 1935-1942
• 'Happy Birthday Sweetheart' card addressed to Hannah Harrison, 1939
• Wharf Street Debating Club membership card in the name of D. Harrison, 1941
• photographs of Hannah Harrison holding a baby, c.1970.

Tintypes and photographs taken or collected by members of the Lazier family of Belleville, Ontario. There are 10 tintypes, all showing groups of two or more young men. The other photographs were taken in Belleville between 1900 and 1975.

Collection of materials comprising:

1. Photograph of Intelligencer press room, 1903
2. Framed and mounted front page of the Daily Ontario for 28 April 1924 (with Gwen Lazier story)
3. Belleville Diesel Electric O.H.A. Senior Hockey Club programme, 1949-1950 (donated by Harm Bisschop)
4. Framed aerial photograph of Belleville by Richard Lumbers, June 1965
5. Printing proof for front page of The Intelligencer of 14 June 1977
6. Quinte Air Show calendar, 2017

Materials collected by Violet Elliot:

1. Postcard of the House of Refuge in Belleville. 1915
2. Township of Thurlow Auditor's Report for 1932
3. Two blotters advertising Leslie's Shoes in Belleville, c.1930

Notes on Deseronto’s history and a number of postcards and photographs. Includes a collection of 43 calendars from firms in Napanee, Newburgh and Selby from 1941-1970.

Collection comprises the following items:

Maps

1. 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.

2. Negative photocopy (in 4 parts) of a plan of Mill Point village, 1875

Volumes

3. 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.

4. Auditors’ Report, Financial Statement and Minutes and Bylaws for the year 1947, the Corporation of the County of Hastings

5. 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.

6. Minutes of the Local Board of Health, 1920, May 14 - 1941, Nov 18. Includes loose papers – correspondence, some annual reports

7. ‘Record’, Local Board of Health minutes, 1942, February 23 – 1966, May 25, includes copies of correspondence and draft minutes

8. ‘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

9. 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.

10. County of Hastings report and statements, December 31, 1946, by Garrett D. C. Morton, certified General Accountant. Typescript auditor’s account.

11. Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1951-1953, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.

12. Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1954-1955, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.

13. Bound ‘Population Census’ summary, 1956-1964, showing number of individuals in each lot by age.