File contains Sheldon Hawley's oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria in 1842. There is also Hawley family history collected in 1962 about Sheldon Hawley's military career as Captain in the War of 1812, his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel during the Rebellion of 1837-38, and his life in Trenton.
File contains a newspaper clipping from 1966 about changing the name of geographic features between Belleville and Trenton in order to help remove bigotry in Canada; these sites were given names considered offensive today and have “no place in the geographic nomenclature. The article discusses a letter signed by J. Keith Fraser, executive secretary, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names, Geographical Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa.
File contains letters requesting genealogical information about William McMasters who in the Belleville/Trenton area in the mid-1800s. There is also the family history of Elizabeth Finkle, wife of William McMasters.
File contains two newspaper reprints of Andrew Lassing's sketches of Mayhew Mills (demolished) and a residence which formerly stood at King and Victoria Streets in Trenton, Ontario.
File contains a printed booklet commemorating the October, 1955 centennial of the Trent Lodge, Trenton, Ontario. Includes a brief history of the Trent lodge.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning a strike between milk delivery personnel who were members of the Teamsters' Union and dairy operators in Trenton and Belleville, which took place during August- September, 1957.
File contains a newspaper clipping dated 13 August 1888 concerning the cancellation of Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell's wedding. Also contains a newspaper advertisement of an upcoming steamer excursion from Trenton to Napanee on the steamer 'Quinte'.
File contains a printed timetable of the Rathbun Bus Service Ltd., for the company's Trenton-Belleville and Trenton-Picton routes, effective Feb. 4, 1955.
File contains manuscript statements of accounts and correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson, Postmaster, Port Trent concerning land transactions. Also present are printed completed receipts issued by the Commissioner of Crown Lands' Office, Peter Robinson issued in 1834 for lands sold from the Clergy Reserves in the township of Murray, district of Newcastle.
File contains a manuscript deed of land for properties acquired by William Robertson in Belleville from Bleecker Walden Meyers, 26 October, 1842. Also present is correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson concerning the lease and sale of lands in Hastings County, and Northumberland County.
File contains manuscript correspondence originating from and received by William Robertson regarding lands at River Trent in Murray Township. Also present is a completed, printed approval of the Board of Endowment Office, Toronto, of an application for purchase of lot 28, concession 3, Township of Murray by William Robertson, 29 August 1851.
File contains a printed souvenir supplement to the Toronto Daily Star entitled “The Queen & the Seaway,” regarding the opening of St. Lawrence Seaway and the upcoming royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Also present are newspaper clippings regarding the Royal visit including an article from The Ontario Intelligencer, 27 July 1959 concerning the Trenton stop of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the royal tour.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the early history of Trenton, formerly Trent Port, from ca. 1615-1834. Includes a reproduction of a sketch of the settlement as it appeared in the 1830s.
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.
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 newspaper articles and clippings including a Trentonian article on the official opening of the CFB RCAF chapel in 1949, the appointment of Colonel Harold A. Carswell as base commander in 1969, and a upcoming meeting of CFB officers with Governor-General Roland Michener in Canada's Arctic in April, 1969