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Swayne family

Black and white photographs of varying size. All photos depict members of the Swayne family with names on the back identifying the individuals.

Alligator photos

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photographs show alligators or people sitting on alligators.

Cityscapes

Black and white photographs of varying size. Cityscapes. Nothing is written on the backs of the photos.

Postcards

Postcards. Some have writing on the back. Most don't. Most appear to be personal photos turned into postcards. Belfast,Ireland, Florida, USA, Quebec, Ontario, Tennessee, USA, Kingston, Ontario, Marmora, Ontario Hull, Quebec, Niagara, Ontario, Buffalo, USA, Stayner, Ontario etc.

Downtown Madoc

4x6 Colour photographs. Downtown Madoc showing building on fire and firefighters trying to put it out. Taken in 1998, as well as other Madoc landmarks circa 2000.

USA travel Michigan and Pennsylvania

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photos taken while travelling through Michigan and Pennsylvania. Names of the places are written on the front of the photographs.

Ottawa

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photos taken in Ottawa, Ontario. Place names are written on the photos.

Ontario travel pictures

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photos taken throughout Ontario, Canada. Place names are written on the photos. Napanee, Gananoque, St. Ann, North Bay, Welland Canal, Massey, Point Traverse, Sault Ste. Marie

Building a dam at Shaw Falls

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photographs depict the building of a dam at Shaw Falls. Brief description written on each photograph.

Quebec

Black and white photographs of varying size. Photos taken at different locations throughout Quebec. Montreal, Gaspe and Quebec City. Place names are written on each photograph.

United Empire Loyalist celebration, 1924

Speeches, correspondence and reminiscences concerning the 1924 Loyalist celebrations, including an account by Gwen Lazier of her ride to deliver an invitation to President Calvin Coolidge and a copy of a letter from Thomas Edison declining his invitation to attend.

Pocket diaries

The variously-sized diaries in this fonds were donated already divided into groups for each decade; groups tied with tapes. Group One consists of diaries for 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1918, 1919. Enclosed in 1909 diary are two of G.H. Holton's business cards for The Holton Lumber Co., Limited. There is a monthly list of sales for Holton's Mill for 1905 to 1909. The 1909 diary entries concern both business and personal events. Entry for April 27 mentions first muster parade in new armouries. At back there is a list of machinery. 1910 diary mentions death of Edward VII and ascension of George V in May. Near the back of the diary is a list of wholesale prices for shingles and hardwood flooring. 1912 diary: in front is list of sales, a list of insurance policies, a list of company assets and debits. April 6 "ice came down the river". August 7 has summary of an auto trip and associated tire problems. 1915 diary: in front is list of sales. 1918 diary: Jan 6 "Placed under military open arrest re loss of money." Jan 19: money stolen from GHH is discovered. Jan 28: "acquitted of charge...", list of officers; this year's diary has accounts of military service in France. Diary for 1919 is a British Red Cross diary. Wartime diaries track number of days for letters from Canada to reach him.

Group Two consists of diaries for 1920 through to 1929. All these diaries contain financial records and accounts of illnesses in children, including carefully tracked temperatures. 1920 DIARY: Feb 20 - "all public places closed on a/c of flu"; this year has many entries of sales to various townspeople- e.g., Sold J. Bone $1000 (Jan 22); Sold F, Ketcheson $125 (Jan 24); Sold C. Sulman $100 (Mar 10). April 5 entry mentions "Started to rebuild plant on Church St." 1920 DIARY has frequent entries re planting vegetables. May 1920 has many entries re cost of materials and labour to paint house; May 14 - wages for 9 hours work = $5.40. June 10 - New Summer suit for Minnie Holton = $35.00. End papers list coal purchases and costs.1921 DIARY: in April are lists of vegetable varieties planted. End pages list perennial plant plans for 1922, as well as coal purchases. 1922 DIARY: Sept 19 - "Brought case against Wells for libel..."; end pages have coal purchase, list of orchestra players, household expenditures; in end pocket are 2 newspaper clippings- one about Empire's WWI army strength and one about food prices. 1923 DIARY: a child has written on some April pages; April 30 - Barbara tool sick with scarlet fever; May 22 - GH Holton still quarantined because of daughter's scarlet fever; June 12 - 6 piece jazz orchestra at Kiwanis; Nov 1 - Handed over business & keys to R W Adams; Dec 7 ...contract for London Life District Agency... 1924 DIARY: backs of cheques used for lists are glued into front of diary, one list is of Christmas cards sent and received; Jan 15 - electric light turned on in house for first time; Sep 3 - drive to Toronto, left at 11am, lunched in Cobourg, arrived Toronto 6pm, "...no punctures ..." Sep 7- account of journey back from Toronto; last few pages list auto expenses; clipping in rear pocket refers to garden party at St Agnes school. 1925 DIARY: lists address as 223 Charles St.; Jul 3 - business deal worth $7,500; last pages include a gardening record, auto expenses. 1927 DIARY: Jan 13 - "Carolyn broke out with smallpox. All quarantined." May 16 - test for hayfever; rear pocket contains 1925 and1926 driver's licences. 1928 DIARY: Feb 7 - road accident on ice; July 31 - moved to new office at 25 Bridge St East, rent $20/month; Aug 31 "saw first speaking movie at State Theatre in Detroit"; in Aug and Sep drove out to Manitoba - detailed account of trip; most of Dec child ill with pleurisy. 1929 DIARY: end pocket contains lists of Christmas cards and gifts, 3 motor vehicle permits (slightly burned), list on letterhead of Royal York Hotel; Feb 4 - division of household expenses.

Group Three consists of diaries for 1930 through to 1939, except that 1937 is not present. All these diaries contain financial records and accounts of illnesses in children, including carefully tracked temperatures. Most diaries contain enclosures which are noted only if interesting. 1930 DIARY: Jan 1 - saw Harold Lloyd film at Belle Theatre; Jan 10 - GHH President of Underwriters; Jan 13 - GHH chaired Belleville Liberal rally; Jan 16 - sold stock; Sep 18 - took ferry from Brockville to Morristown; Sep 19 - visited Holton Homestead in Northfield; driving trip from Belleville to Boston and New York, Sep 16-Oct 3 - total cost $187.91. 1931 DIARY: Jan 3 - Fire at 223 Charles St., GHH nearly overcome by smoke; Jun 2 - "...operation for goitre... Dr Cronk"; Dec 17 - "Sold ins. business...". 1932 DIARY: Christmas lists, list of investments, other financial jottings in end pocket; Jan 15 - GHH Sec Treas of Central Ont Lib Assoc; Mar 15 - " Mr. Wilson loaned us 883 - took house as temporary security"; Nov 2 - refers to the Depression; end pages have an account of coal purchases going back to 1919; enclosures re finances, house repairs etc.. 1933 DIARY: many references to active participation in politics; Aug 10 - weighed self at Bishop's Seeds; Sept 12 - elected President of Belleville Liberal Assoc.. 1934 DIARY: many references to active participation in politics, sharp reduction in entries after provincial election June 19, Belleville doctor becomes Minister of Health; May 3 - "let fires out for 1st time"; Aug 15 - became Administrator of School for Deaf; Sept 4 - "moved into Principal's house at O.S.D.". 1935 DIARY: Feb 12 -"arrived in Hamilton to take over position of Steward from G.Boag ..."; Sept 30 - "attachment on my salary..."; Dec11 - daughter had "accident with City of H, fire truck..." 1936 DIARY: Enclosures of interest include clippings re questions raised by Conservative MPP's re G. H. Holton's employment by Ministry of Health. June 6, "New maid... @ 1.50 week."; June 18, "... Letter from M. Hepburn re Steward's job." July 20 - '...predicament re job"; July 21 "Resign. accepted"; Oct. 7 - "Started to work for Lib. Reform Paper..."; Dec 6 - "Took over Office Management of National Reformer..."; 1937 DIARY - NOT present; 1938 DIARY: Enclosures include press passes, B. Holton's driver's licence. 1939 DIARY: Jan 1 - Mother of GHH died - "...a grand mother..."; Jan 4 - "Mother's funeral from Thompson's Funeral Home..."; Jan 19 - "Decided to take house on Indian Road..."; Aug 19 - wedding of daughter to John Robinson of Burlington... "reception in garden of our house 255 Indian Road..."

Group Four consists of diaries for 1940 through to 1949; handwriting is becoming more difficult to read; most diaries have financial records. 1940 DIARY: very few entries. 1941 DIARY: Sept 13 - grandson born, mother is Holton's daughter, Barbara; 1942 DIARY: Jan 25-30 - "John Holton Robinson here all week - a darling baby" Aug 29 - daughter Carol marries Walter England; 1943 DIARY: enclosed are a 12:30 Club constitution and receipts from Howard Park United Church; Feb 8 - "Walter joined Air Force"; Feb 9 - "Walter had his innoculations"; Feb 11 - "Walter taken to Riverdale Isolation Hospital with Scarlet fever"; Feb 22 - "Don started course at OTC, Gordon Head, BC."; Apr 23 - "Walter went to St Thomas Air Force school"; 1944 DIARY: Oct 22 - "Received cablegram from Don 'arrived England OK' "; 1945 DIARY: Nov 17- Eaton's Santa Claus Parade. 1946 DIARY: Mar 19 - "Don arrived at CNE Grounds" (this was son returning from war service); May 1 - "Don came home from Hamilton discouraged and half-sick"; May 17 - "Meeting of Parkdale Lib Executive proved to be a fiasco"; Sept 20 - "Don...to Ottawa in search of a job"; Some notations for 1947 are in the final pages: 1947 DIARY (a little notebook); Mar 3 - Don got job with... Ins. brokers...$3500 a year"; Apr 1 - "Don took over new Ottawa job.. Trade & C Dept"; June 26 - " I was ...chosen Lib Cand by the official Parkdale As..."; Aug 22 - "CNE opened- first time since 1941";Sept 23 - Don engaged to Andree Patrice; Sept 29 - "got word from Don he was to married Oct 8th"; 1948 DIARY: May 18 - "Minnie sold 1,000 War Savings Bonds and had money transferred to Don's a/o in Ottawa"; Jun 1 - "Don...leaving for Greece"; Dec 31 - Moved from 255 Indian Rd to duplex at 82 Tyrell Ave; last pages have entries to Mar 8, 1949; 1949 DIARY: (a little notebook); Feb 19 - "Went to Civic dinner...for St Laurent..."; June 23 "...cable from Don in Greece that Andree had given birth to a little girl..."; Sept 15 - attends opening of Parliament

Group Five consists of diaries for 1950 through to 1957 and a little green notebook with data re trip to Bermuda; handwriting is becoming more difficult to read; most diaries have financial records. 1950 DIARY: Jan 31 - meeting in Danforth Riding; Apr 28- trip to Bermuda [these pages are written a badly faded green ink]; May 14 - list of trip costs; 1950 DIARY: Jan 9 - Minnie has church group to tea, 33 came; May 15 - "started cottage" [possibly in Carrying Place], 24'x30' foundation dug for $90. 1951 DIARY: Nov 22 - Ont provincial election. 1952 DIARY: Mar 2 GHH elected as Elder at St Clair United Church; Apr 19 - Minnie's birthday, gave her a roasting pan; Aug 30 - moved Office to house; 1953 DIARY: Mar 30- flew T.C.A. to New York; 1954 DIARY: May 7 - first letter from Don in Bombay; Mar 26 - moved from Toronto (Lapalm Movers $160), to Holton Heath [Carrying Place]; Apr 30- Jim Beatty plowed our garden; Jun 23 - had first lettuce from garden; Oct 3 - joined a church in Trenton; Oct 11 - Thanksgiving dinner at Quinte. Dec 22 - went to Barbara's in Hamilton for Xmas. In 1954 DIARY is a newspaper clipping about a Liberal political event in 1934. 1955 DIARY: Jan 3 - John took us to see "No Business Like Show Business". May 1 - first game of croquet; May 10 - put in beans; July 12 - picnic at Oak Lake; 1956 DIARY: Apr 3 to 5 - home alone; Apr 16 - ice went out of Bay; Jul 5 - very cool - used furnace; Aug 16 - first tomatoes; Sep 15 - 47th wedding anniversary; Nov 23 - first ice...on Bay; 1957 DIARY: Jan 20 - luncheon at Quinte Hotel; May 13 - political party in Trenton Collegiate Hon. Martin speaker; June 10 - Election day (list of results); Jul 19 - lovely warm day (this is the last diary entry)

Holton, George Harold

File of printed material

Various printed items:

  • "Alphabet of First Things in Canada" by George Johnson, 1890
  • "Spice and Pep Especially Appreciated by After Dinner Speakers" printed by Public Speakers Supply, Warren, Pennsylvania
  • Notebook of news clippings and poems compiled by George Harold Holton
  • Reproduction of 1892 Canadian Pacific Railway timetable, published by Railfare Enterprises Limited
  • Edition of The Canadian's Weekend Citizen magazine, 20 May 1978, featuring homes of Canada's prime ministers. Includes a photograph of Mackenzie Bowell's home, clipped to the photograph in the article.

Research into the McCurdy family of Belleville

  • CA ON00156 2016-66
  • File
  • 1981-1994

Research notes (including photographs), text of a talk, and 35mm slides relating to Lois Foster's research into the McCurdy family of Belleville, Ontario. Lois presented a talk on the family at a reunion in Belleville in 1994. The file contains related correspondence.

Foster, Lois

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