Bible which belonged to Charles W. Lake and Ann Janet McEwen of Foxboro (married 28 December 1870) and 'The White House Cook Book', published in 1905. Bible was printed by James Spencer, Toronto, and includes 'A Pictorial history of the Books of the Bible' by Rev. Washington B. Erben and the illustrated 'Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible' by Rev. Alfred Nevin. It includes genealogical information about the Lake family of Foxboro: James Carford Lake (b.1871), Etta May Lake (b.1872), John Wesley Lake (1878-1880) and Mary Edna Lake (b.1880).
The bible contained the following items: 1) Two newspaper cuttings with poems about loss of a child: 'My Little Boy that Died' and 'Dear Little Hands' 2) Newspaper cutting of evidence given by Paul Deshane in the case of the drunkenness of William G. Simmons, 1 July 1887 3) Printed 'South Hastings Sabbath School Association Program of the Eight Annual Convention' held at the Methodist Church in Foxboro on 15 October 1902 4) Printed Order of Service for Canadian Sunday Schools, Sunday 27 June 1915
Cook book contained 'Selected Recipes for use with Cox's Sparkling Gelatine'
Twenty cancelled cheques drawn on the Island Creamery account with the Dominion Bank of Belleville, Ontario, dated from January to February 1898 and signed by James R. Anderson, President.
Four photographs showing the Nortel plant on Sidney Street in Belleville, Ontario, when it was under construction by E.G.M. Cape and Company Limited, contractors and engineers. Photographer not identified.
Aerial view of Belleville from the Bay of Quinte, looking north, with the Corbin Lock factory on the left and Bridge Street United Church on the right.
This collection represents materials originating or used by W.C. Mikel. The first folder contains three speeches delivered during his time as Police Magistrate and Mayor. The next series of folders contains references and sources for his volume The City of Belleville History. The second folder contains correspondence regarding the book. Folders three through ten contain the notes Mikel used for each chapter. Folder eleven contains the plans for “Quinte City" and documents from the Town Planning Institute among others. Folder twelve contains unattributed reference material and general research for the book. Folder thirteen contains Mikel's collection of material for the 1924 United Empire Loyalist celebration which was held during his first term as Mayor. Folder fourteen contains Mrs. Mikel's obituary, a letter from Mikel to the Bank of Montreal, and a letterhead from the period he served as Police Magistrate. Folder fifteen contains three copies of his book, Godlove Mikel. The sixtenth folder contains a variety of newspaper clippings.
Colour photographs taken by Bobby-Jo Morris of two events: 1) Protests on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory concerning missing and murdered Indigenous women, 4 March 2014 (16 photographs and four pages of explanatory notes) 2) Flooding in Foxboro, Belleville and Millton, Ontario in April 2014 (30 annotated photographs)
Two coins: 1) Masonic penny from the Quinte Friendship Chapter, G.R.C.#227, 1921 2) United Empire Loyalist bicentennial commemorative dollar produced by the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce, 1984
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Victoria Cheese and Butter Manufacturing Association including one folder of administrative documents containing real estate records and the company's charter. It also contains one volume of minutes from annual meetings.