Four photographs taken by Belleville photographers
- CA ON00156 2023-076
- File
- 1870s-1890s
Photographs taken by Belleville, Ontario, photographers.
Weese, Durwood Alexander
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Four photographs taken by Belleville photographers
Photographs taken by Belleville, Ontario, photographers.
Weese, Durwood Alexander
Lake family bible and The White House Cook Book
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'
Lake (family)
Collection includes three files:
File 1
File 2
File 3
Hughes, Richard M.
Photograph of a young, bearded man, taken by Margaret Christie of Madoc, Ontario.
Christie, Margaret
Bible and receipts of Irvine and Esther Diamond
Bible, receipts and Bridge Street Methodist Church notices which belonged to Irvine and Esther Diamond.
Diamond, Irvine
Materials relating to John Wesley Johnson
Two certificates and a photograph relating to John Wesley Johnson, President and later Principal of the Ontario Commercial College (later called the Ontario Business College). The photograph is of the Mayor and Aldermen of Belleville, Ontario in the Jubilee year of 1887.
Johnson, John Wesley
Portrait photographs taken in Picton and Belleville
Thirty three cabinet card photographs of unidentified individuals, taken by the following photographers:
Photograph of drawing of St. Peter's Presbyterian Church, Madoc
Photograph of a drawing of St. Peter's Presbyterian Church in Madoc, Ontario. A note on the back of the image states that the church burned down in 1873 and the house on the left was the residence of Rev. David Wishart, later owned by George Gillespie.
Materials transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site
Various items from the collections of Glanmore National Historic Site.
Blank cheque for the Royal Canadian Bank
Materials transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site
Various items donated to Glanmore National Historic Site between 1974 and 2000. See attached list for details.
Deeds, maps and documents regarding mining properties in Lake and Tudor Townships
Deeds, maps and other documents relating to Thomas Ricketts' ownership of mining lands in Lake and Marmora Townships, Hastings County, Ontario.
Ricketts, Thomas
Collection of items, including:
Legal documents relating to 10 Cameron Street, Belleville
The fonds consists of 633 photographs, 23 negatives, letters, sympathy cards, business cards, newspaper clippings, genealogy and family history and a few business papers belonging to the Smith family, primarily Frank Smith of Madoc. The photographs found in this fonds mainly depict the area around Madoc, with some from Bancroft, Maynooth and other places in Hastings County. A large number of the photographs were taken on vacation or while travelling through Canada and the United States. The photographs were taken in Florida, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Healy Falls, Shaw Falls, Coppercliffe, Ottawa, Port Carling, Gaspe, Napanee, Madoc, Bancroft, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.
The families primarily depicted in the photographs are the Smith family, McCaw family, Swayne family and Cassidy family. Many of the photographs have names and places written on the back of them. Other people mentioned on the photographs include: Jean Phillips Thompson, Mary Smith Barton, Aunt Vera, Muriel Smith, George Wright, Hugh Pepper, Frank Smith, Frank and Jane Packer Ingersoll, Elizabeth Baker, Martin Porter, Kay Seaton, Helen Whycock, Bessie Woods, Tom Ross, Jack and Ann Yonkers.
There are 3 letters from Henry and Eliza Smith between 1872 and 1874; a birth certificate for Frank Smith, news clippings on the Smith and McCaw families and events in Madoc. There are also family trees and other genealogical information connecting the Smith, McCaw and other families. Much of the information appears to have been gathered by Mary Elizabeth Barton (born Smith: lived from 1921 to 2017).
Smith (family)
Records of the Town of Deseronto
Minute books and financial records from the Town of Deseronto:
Town of Deseronto
West Hastings Agricultural Society treasurer's book
Account book including names of prize winners and lists of members.
West Hastings Agricultural Society
Registers of marriage licences issued by Hastings County Court
Registers of marriage licences issued in Hastings County.
1) 19 August 1873 to 9 November 1886
2) 9 November 1886 to 10 December 1904
Two volumes recording the name and residence of the intended bride and groom, the names, occupation and residence of their bondsmen, and the date of issue of the marriage licence. The volumes were maintained by Anson G. Northrup, Clerk of Hastings County Court.
County of Hastings
Papers relating to Thomas Kelso's property at 161 George Street, Belleville
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
Kelso, Thomas
Records of the Women's Christian Association of Belleville, Ontario
Reports, minutes, correspondence, press clippings and property records relating to the activities of the Women's Christian Association in Belleville, Ontario and their work in establishing the Belleville General Hospital and Home for the Aged and in administering both The Residence, later renamed The Gables, and the Tickell House, homes for older women.
Women's Christian Association