Contains mostly the Quinte Branch newsletter but also correspondence, minutes, reports and a number of walking tours of Belleville and Picton. Some of the minutes from meetings are also included as are some newspaper clippings associated with historic buildings of the region.
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Quinte Branch
The file contains a copy of the publication "Journal of the Society for the study of Architecture in Canada" Vol. 30, no. 2, 2005. On pages 25-38 there is an article (with pictures) titled "Joseph Connolly in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario. It discusses churches in Belleville, Kingston, Kemptville, Prescott, Tweed, Grafton, Gananoque and Picton.
Newspaper clipping (possibly from the Intelligencer newspaper of Belleville) with a photograph of the construction of the piers of the new Skyway Bridge at Green Point in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
A blueprint planning the COR passenger station at Bloomfield, Hastings County, Ontario. Plan features floor, platform plans, elevation and sections. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Surveyor/Engineer - July 24, 1909.
Colour photographs of the Norris Whitney bridge under construction between Rossmore and Belleville, Ontario and aerial photographs of Belleville, Wellington, Picton, Tweed, Stirling and the open pit mine at Marmora. Photographs of aircraft, including a replica of the 'Spirit of St. Louis', which visited Belleville in 1977 or 1978.
File contains program and map a House Tour: Historic and Modern in Piction in 1966, the proceeds went to the Picton Library Centennial Project. There is also a newspaper clipping about this event.
A map showing the roads, forts and inns of Hastings and Prince Edward Counties in 1850, by Major Baron DeRottenburg. The map extends from Brighton to Gananoque, Prince Edward County. and North to include Rawdon, Huntingdon, Hungerford Townships of Hastings County. Scale: 2 miles = 1". Dimensions 63cm x 44cm.
Nineteen photographs of the Norris Whitney bridge between Belleville and Rossmore, Ontario, under construction. Three were taken from the air when Ross Cummings was flying a Cessna 150 over the bridge.
Two photographs taken on October 15th, 1992: 1) Front of the former movie theatre on south end of Front Street, Belleville 2) Front windows of Dinkel's Restaurant, Bridge Street East, Belleville
Two photographs of the interior of Marilyn Adam's home in Prince Edward County, taken in June 1989: 3) Parlour 4) Buffet and corner cupboard
5) One photograph of Stirling station (undated, c.1990)
A blueprint of the proposed new COR station at Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Engineer. Published by the Office of Master of Bridges and Buildings G.T.R. on February 18, 1911.
A blueprint of the proposed new COR station at Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Engineer. Published by the Office of Master of Bridges and Buildings G.T.R. in December 1901.
A blueprint of the proposed new COR station at Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Engineer. Published by the Office of Master of Bridges and Buildings G.T.R. in December 1901.
A blueprint of the proposed new COR station at Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Engineer. Published by the Office of Master of Bridges and Buildings G.T.R. on March 23, 1911.
A Regional Map of Belleville, Trenton, Sidney Township and Picton. Including advertisements around map. Composed by the Belleville & District Chamber of Commerce. Published by the Ontario Mapping Company in 1995.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the relocation of the historic Roblin's Mill which was originally located In Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, to Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto in May, 1967, as an example of a typical pioneer water-powered mill.