Photographs of Deseronto, Ontario dating from the 1970s to 2011, depicting a variety of Town events. They include a set of aerial photographs of the town from the 1980s; the interior of the former Home Hardware store in the Baker Block on Main Street; the O’Connor House on Main Street before its demolition; the 1989 100th Anniversary celebrations, photographs of Centennial Park and Rathbun Memorial Park; the opening of the Deseronto Public Library in its 358 Main Street location in 2001; the Ontario Provincial Police handover ceremony in 2001; an Easter Parade from the early 2000s; a Santa Parade; the 2002 New Year’s Levee; and the 2010 Olympic Flame run in Deseronto.
Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Town staff. One envelope was donated to the Town by Irene Usher and contains photographs taken by her late husband, Tom.
A map of lots and their owners in the town of Deseronto in Hastings County, Ontario. Black lines show claims to holdings in 1890 and red lines show lots as staked. Scale 1:12,000. Dated 1890.
A certified reproduction of the "Plan of town of Deseronto, compiled fromRegistered Plans & Actual Surveys by M. J. Butler, O. L. S." Surveyed by Evans and Evans, Civil Engineers and O.L.S. Plan signed September 24, 1921.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #517, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
The photographs are arranged by subject matter and cover activities in and around the town of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority date from the late nineteenth century and many depict the lumber-related industries of the Rathbun Company in Deseronto. There are also photographs of school groups, churches, railways, First World War airfields and portraits of Deseronto citizens.
Fire insurance maps of Belleville, Deseronto, and Stirling, Ontario, showing buildings in the city, the materials they were constructed from, and potential fire hazards. The following maps are available:
Digital images taken on April 9th, 2015, of the Langley and Burke architectural plans of a proposed house on Stanley Avenue, Deseronto, Ontario, for Edward Wilkes Rathbun, made May 20th, 1892. The original plans are held at the Archives of Ontario.
Notes on Deseronto’s history and a number of postcards and photographs. Includes a collection of 43 calendars from firms in Napanee, Newburgh and Selby from 1941-1970.
The file contains a photocopy of an article taken from The Mohawk Drummer, Spring 2004 issue, titled Forester's Island in 1904 about the dedication ceremony held August 27, 1904 for the Forester's Orphanage on the Island the work of Dr. Oronhyatekha.
This file contains: 1) A photocopied typed article titled "Telegraph Island Light", about the lighthouse erected 1870 in the Bay of Quinte; 2) A timetable for the steamer Varuna, circa 1920, Captain A. Hicks; 3) A photocopy of the obituary for Rev. James Rollins born 28 October 1865 in Madoc and died 7 February 1943 in Kingston.
A certified reproduction of the Plan of Village lots as laid out on the east half of Lot 38 in the Broken Front of the 1st Concessionof the Township of Tyendinaga for Archibald Culbertson. Surveyed by Publius V. Elmore, P.L.S. and signed May 7, 1857.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan 84, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
A photocopy of a blueprint planning the Grand Trunk Railway station at Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario. Plan features floors, elevation and blocks. Drawn by Joseph Hobson, Chief Engineer in Montreal - October 8, 1897.
David Pershick informs us that this building was later moved by rail to Marysville in 1905.