File contains various newspaper clippings about Hastings County Council activities from 1962-1966 such as: an assessment report, Hungerford Township Reeve Harold Varty elected as Warden, a meeting to discuss hospital requirements, creation of a harbour commission, Rawdon Reeve Fred Beckett elected as Warden, surplus of the budget, Thurlow Reeve Clayton Hall elected as Warden, etc.
File contains a newspaper clipping from 1968 about the Hastings County Municipalities election results, including three upset victories of Reeves defeated. On the back of this article is an article about Trenton voters wanting to keep the old Post Office.
File contains financial records regarding the construction of a new Court House and jail from 1866. Is also a letter from 1866 discussing the care of Miranda Myers at the jail and a document from the Department of Public Instructions for Upper Canada regarding their cooperation with Hastings County to build a library in the jail.
File contains various expense reports the County jail, including the cost of carrying for a “criminal lunatic” in custody and various letters regarding miscellaneous topics, including: the Police Magistrate discussing an act passed by the Policement of Canada in 1864 that increased the jurisdiction of the Police Magistrate, a letter discussing the water closets in the Court House, a Grand Jury report, etc.
File contains financial records from the Court House and County Jail from 1869. There are also reports from 1869 regarding the Trenton Bridge and various roads in Trenton and Belleville.
File contains a brochure for the opening of the Hastings Pleasure Gardens recreation complex in 1967. There is also a booklet for stamps for pre-paid admissions.
File contains newspaper clippings about various council activities in Hungerford and Hungtingdon. There are also newspaper clippings about the opening of the Foxboro Cheese Factory in Carmel District.
File contains a newspaper clipping regarding the retirement of Madoc Postmaster William Hart in 1960, after 41 years of service. Also contains a newspaper clipping about the erection of a new post office in Madoc in 1957.
File contains a newspaper clipping regarding the opening of the Allan Macpherson House, August 3, 1968. Also contains a printed pamphlet produced by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society regarding the history of, and public access to the historic home.
File contains newspaper clipping printed from 1957 to 1959, regarding historic sites in Belleville such as a new steam mill being announced in 1837 and the O'Hara Mill near Madoc. There are also articles about historical times and what life was like, such as Christmas in 1830, developments in transportation, the gold rush, etc.
File contains various newspaper clippings from 1957 about Hastings County Council activities, such as committee appointments, tree-cutting by-laws, the budget, an extension of Highway 41 to meet Highway 2, etc.
File contains various newspaper clippings about Hastings County Council activities from 1961 such as: reconstruction of Carmel Road in Thurlow, other road repairs in the County, an Assessor's Report, lowering the cost to residents of Hastings County Home, County contributions to hospital fund, cost of new courthouse and furnishings, etc.
File contains a Grand Jury from 1857 regarding the conditions in the gaol (jail) and court house in Hastings County and the treatment of those confined there.
File contains newspaper clippings about the demolition of the County Court House in Belleville, including 100 year old maples being cut down to make space the new building.
