File contains copies of the original field notes of the Township of Wollaston by Quintin Johnston 1857; and Returns of the survey of the Township of Wollaston, Crown Lands, 6-October-1863 by John Allen Snow.
This file contains the original Crown Sale Grant No. 526 issued 16 June 1860 from the Crown to The Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto for 100 acres in the township of Tyendinaga for the north half of Lot No. 26 in the first range north of road.
File contains a typescript copy of an announcement of an 1884 ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the settlement of the Tyendinaga Reserve by the Mohawk
File contains a souvenir booklet published by the 1960-1961 Council of Tyendinaga Indian Reserve, Deseronto, that contains stories and photos of the local Mohawk people. The file also contains a brief history entitled "Mohawks of Tyendinaga Reserve" written by Susan Claus, as well as a copy of Gerry Boyce's chapter on the "Tyendinaga Reserve" from Historic Hastings, annotated by Leslie Claus.
File contains a diagram of Lot 19 Con. I, Twp of Madoc, Co. Hastings. Shows plots and names of owners. Names include Griffin, Broad, Morrison, Ferguson, and Hobson.
File contains a copy of manuscript field notes by W.H. Deane, Provincial Land Surveyor concerning an 1858 survey of Tudor Township, and copies of manuscript field notes by A. McLeod, P.L.S connected with a survey of Tudor Township in 1863. Also present are i) manuscript correspondence from M.L. Jenkins to Gerry Boyce in response to a chapter review request on Tudor Township history and ii) manuscript notes on surveys and aspects of Tudor Township history by Gerry Boyce.
File contains several photocopied typescript histories, and typescript correspondence by Mrs. Thomas Jenkins concerning the history of Tudor & Cashel Townships. Also present is a photocopied typescript history of Tudor and Cashel Townships by W.A. McMurray, Gilmour. File includes a newspaper clipping dated 6 December 1956 concerning the election of Reeve James Spracket of Tudor and Cashel Townships.
File contains a number of newspaper articles, financial statements, and receipts of payment, ranging in years from c. 1876 to c. 1922. The oldest item in the file is an article in an unknown newspaper, written by Eugene Schuyler c. 1876; about issues regarding the country of Turkey. There are financial statements from The Town of Trenton, Ontario, and purchase receipts from the same municipality.
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 photocopied township maps and directories and manuscript notes compiled and written by Tom Ransom in 1965-1967, concerning the early history and development of Thurlow Township by concession.
File contains a typescript excerpt of The Rambling River, written and compiled by Mary G. Plumption, concerning the early settlement of Thurlow Township from 1784, together with brief biographical information on Lord Thurlow, and Baron Rawdon, Earl of Moira. Also present are four printed lists of Thurlow Township land holders by name and date of patent from 1798-1818.
File contains a copy of a sketch of town lots in Thurlow by Joseph Canniff in 1849. Also present are several photocopied survey maps by lot of Thurlow Township, ca. 1878.