Outline of Professor Donald B. Smith's forthcoming book The Blind Spot: Canada and the "Indians" in Canada's First Century. A Study of non-Indigenous Canadians' perspectives on the First Nations from 1867 to the White Paper of 1969, with copies of some research materials including:
'The Indian in "the Great" Canadian Society: A Newspaper Series on People of Tyendinaga': series of articles in the Kingston Whig Standard, February 22nd to 27th, 1965
'As A Teacher On The Reserve She Came To Know The Indians': photocopied article from the Napanee Beaver of October 12th, 1966 by Celia File
Commemorative print made from a postcard showing the Post Office building at Pinnacle and Bridge Streets in Belleville, with special cancellation mark for the 100th anniversary of letter carrier delivery in Belleville. With accompanying explanatory article.
Collection includes correspondence between Donna Fano and Claire Mowat about the circumstances in which Alice was donated to the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. Includes a photograph of Farley and Claire Mowat. Also includes 51 digital images taken at an event in Belleville Public Library on 27 June 2013 at which a caricature of Mowat by Susan Moshynski was presented to the library by John Lowry.
Materials relating to the Hastings County Historical Society's fundraising campaign to build an archives facility in Belleville, Ontario. Includes an 'Unlock the Archives!' flyer, press release, and introductory words by Peter C. Newman
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.
The file contains a copy of a magazine page with photo of the marriage of Emma Chambers (Hastings Co) to Sam Hunter (Newcastle). Also a copy of an article from the December 2004 publication Quinte Kin, titled "Andrew Sherman Blown to Atoms on His Farm" who died 7-May-1886 in the Township of Thurlow.
The file contains a copy of the magazine Harrowsmith Country Life, October 2003 Issue, No. 172 with the caption "Then & Now Photography; A Fond Look at the Changing Rural Landscape. On page 2 there is an article with pictures titled "The More Things Change; A black and white look at the changing character of rural Ontario."
File contains an article written by W. Clyde Bell from Tweed, titled "How the family farm has changed". The article was written for the Ontario Historical Society's symposium celebrating 1000 years of Ontario (April 2000)
The file contains a number of newspaper clippings from the 1990's: 1) "The Good Old Days", Bancroft; 2) "Glacing Back", Bay of Quinte; 3) "Historic Hastings", Belleville 4) "Remember When", Belleville.
4x6 Colour photographs. Downtown Madoc showing building on fire and firefighters trying to put it out. Taken in 1998, as well as other Madoc landmarks circa 2000.
Photocopy of chapter from the book "Growth Company: Dow Chemical's First Century" by E. N. Brandt. Chapter copied is about Herbert H. Dow from Belleville (1866-1897).