Notes prepared for a plaque-unveiling event on 23 August 2017 in Belleville, Ontario, commemorating the former railway on Pinnacle Street. The plaque was installed by the Hastings County Historical Society.
Notes on the names and period of activity of photographers in Belleville, Tweed, Stirling and Madoc, Ontario, with photocopies of examples of their work. The photographers covered are:
Hand-written notes summarizing 1954 correspondence at the Churchill Archives Centre (reference CHUR 2/330) relating to the naming of Sir Winston Churchill Public School in Belleville, Ontario.
Promotional materials written by Ron Truman for Northern Telecom: 1) CompQuote (Montreal) Displayphone case study flyer 2) Slater Steels (Hamilton) Displayphone case study flyer 3) Health Care Telecommunications Meridian SL-1 flyer 4) The Canada Council Meridian SL-1 Application Report flyer 5) Meridian Report, Volume 1, Issue 1, December 1986
The collection reflects the publishing interests of Nick and Helma Mika. It comprises four main series: photographic files, reference files, printing process files and other materials. The collection is strong in local history materials, particularly relating to the history of the United Empire Loyalists, railways, and the city of Belleville.
Materials collected by Newton Thompson, including: list of high school graduates (including Thompson and his future wife, Fanny Strong); three receipts from Belleville businesses, 1905-1911; application to join the Corby Public Library for Fanny Strong, 1908; sketch by Fanny (Frances) Strong, 1913; Belleville Curling Club membership card, 1919-1920; news clippings from the Intelligencer, principally concerning weather, fires and the McNevin murder and including articles about the Intelligencer building under construction at Pinnacle and Bridge Streets, 1958-1965.
Various items relating to Foxboro, Ontario: 1) 'Historical Foxboro' newspaper supplement, 28 July 1976 2) 'There's something unique about a small town: Foxboro' supplement to Intelligencer, 23 June 1981 3) Newspaper article on the history of the Hopkins Garage at 236 Main Street, Foxboro, Ontario, 20 April 1988 4) Paper grocery bag printed with the name of Doucette's General Store
Newspaper articles from the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and the Intelligencer concerning the expulsion of Derek Sloan from the Conservative Party caucus.
Newspaper articles from the Intelligencer and The Pioneer on the death of Sheila Turnbull, a long-serving volunteer with Bridge Street United Church who was actively involved in developing programs to help people in need.
Poem, published in February 1916 (an article on the reverse of the poem mentions a candidates' meeting of the 1916 Peel by-election which took place on 23 February).
Newspaper clipping taken from page 4 of the Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania published on 24 February 1890, concerning the manufacture of wood gas from sawdust in Deseronto, Ontario.
The Community Archives has an extensive collection of original local newspapers and magazines, as well as microfilm copies of the Intelligencer, the Hastings Chronicle, and the Daily Ontario.
Newspaper clippings relating to clubs and organizations of Belleville, Ontario. These clippings were compiled by staff of the Belleville Public Library.