File contains an original letter, dated 21-September-1896 from R. Weddell, Proprietor, Weddell Bridge and Engine Works and address ed Mr. N. Ponton Esq. regarding a lake lot.
File contains original documents dating from 1858 to 1911. Including By Law No. 102 passed in 1858 lending the Village of Trenton monies from the County of Hasting to build Market House Town Hall; invoices and receipts .
File contains a number of newspaper photos from various dates and titled "Picture Peeks Into The Past", these are pictures of buildings in and around Trenton.
File contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, dated 22-July-1967 and titled "It's Only Five Minutes But it Starts Drivers Fuming" and is about the swing bridge in Trenton.
File contains a number of original documents from 1857-1863 about the Trenton Bridge built in 1834. Included is a petition of residents to rebuild the bridge (1856), and a motion of Trenton Village council requesting financial assistance from county (1857).
File contains a number of newspaper photos from various dates and titled "Picture Peeks Into The Past", these are pictures of boats in and on the Trent River and about boating in Trenton.
File contains a newspaper article titled "1907 To 1919 Trenton's Board of Trade" with various details about events concerning the Board during that time period.
File contains two typescript memos dated 22 March 1960 from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation expressing the OSSTF's support for teachers in a dispute between the staff of Trenton High School and the Trenton Board of Education over treatment of the Principal and staff in general. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning the controversy.
File contains a printed booklet entitled “The Evolution of Trenton Ontario,” published in 1913, providing a history of the community from the late 18th century, its incorporation as a town, and the industrial and commercial development of the centre. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning Trenton's evolution into a town in 1880.
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding local personalities in Trenton including, Major W.G Grant, operations officer of CFB Trenton: Allison Liversidge, winner of the Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival; and former mayor Kenneth Couch and O.W. Larry, recipients of a Centennial year medal.
File contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings and photographs relating to aspects of Trenton's history including education, sports, the construction of CFB Trenton and industrial development.
File contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings and photographs relating to aspects of Trenton's history including education, sports, the construction of CFB Trenton and industrial development.
File contains the July 2, 1880 issue of the Daily Intelligencer which recounts the celebration of Trenton's inauguration as a town on Dominion Day, 1880. Includes a brief account of the growth and development of the community.
File contains two manuscript petitions submitted to the Warden and Councillors of the County of Hastings concerning the inability of the incorporated village of Trenton to pay the annual county rate. Also present are : a manuscript report of a special committee consisting of Billa Flint and others investigating the matter and recommending financial relief for the town; and two manuscript resolutions of the council regarding relief from the county rate for Trenton.
